Seasons & episodes

The life and work of respected director Douglas Camfield is remembered in this documentary. With actors Celia Imrie, Peter Purves, Jonathan Newth and John Levene, Philip Hinchcliffe, Robert Banks Stewart, director Graeme Harper and Joggs Camfield. Narrated by Glen Allen.

S0 · E434Merry-Go-Round: The Fuel Fishers 1977-05-09 · 19 min＋

Elisabeth Sladen makes a journey to the North Sea to meet the oil-men who are fishing for our future.

S0 · E435Planetary Performance: Acting in Doctor Who 1975-10-20 · 14 min＋

A look at the production of Planet of Evil from an actor's perspective. With contributions from Tom Baker (the Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah), Prentis Hancock (Salamar), Tony McEwan (Baldwin) and Graham Weston (De Haan).

S0 · E436A Darker Side 1975-10-20 · 26 min＋

A selection of key production personnel look at the making of Planet of Evil, in this 25-minute documentary. With contributions from producer Philip Hinchcliffe, writer Louis Marks, designer Roger Murray-Leach, director David Maloney, and actors Tom Baker (the Doctor), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah) and Prentis Hancock (Salamar).

S0 · E437Osirian Gothic 1976-03-08 · 22 min＋

A nostalgic look back at the making of Pyramids of Mars, with contributions from actors Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah), Bernard Archard (Marcus Scarman), Michael Sheard (Laurence Scarman), Peter Copley (Dr Warlock), Gabriel Woolf (Sutekh), plus producer Philip Hinchcliffe, director Paddy Russell and designer Christine Ruscoe.

Sutekh is walking down the street with an umbrella, wishing a passer-by a good morning, before he enters his pyramid-shaped house. A woman with a fez is cleaning Sutekh's mask, but when he looks at himself in a mirror, he tells the woman that she missed a bit before he kills her. Sutekh talks about how doing "Doctor Who" typecast him before mentioning one of the projects that the BBC had lined up for him: "Seek Sutekh". The premise involved Sutekh hiding in people's houses and jumping out at them while shouting "Grr!", but the show only ran for one episode after Sutekh killed an old woman. Another project was "Sutekh's Swap Shop" which also only ran for one episode after a child swapped a Bunty annual for an Osiran War Missile, with unpleasant results. Sutekh says that he has some photographs of the filming and gets up to get them, revealing a stage hand on his seat which he slaps away before saying to the camera that he's always doing it.

S0 · E439The Village that Came to Life 1975-12-15 · 31 min＋

Cast, crew and local residents look back at the making of The Android Invasion in this documentary presented on location by actor, writer and Dalek voice artist Nicholas Briggs. Featuring actors Milton Johns and Martin Friend, producer Philip Hinchcliffe and director Barry Letts.

S0 · E440Getting a Head 1976-01-26 · 32 min＋

An exclusive documentary on the making of a classic slice of gothic Doctor Who, The Brain of Mobius. Contributors include director Christopher Barry, producer Philip Hinchcliffe, writer Terrance Dicks, designer Barry Newbery, composer Dudley Simpson, and actors Philip Madoc (Solon), Cynthia Grenville (Maren), Colin Fay (Condo) and Gillian Brown (Ohica). Narrated by Paul McGann.

S0 · E441Podshock 1976-03-08 · 38 min＋

The cast and crew of The Seeds of Doom look back on the making of this story. Actors John Challis, Kenneth Gilbert, and Ian Fairbairn (Dr Chester) are joined by producer Philip Hinchcliffe, writer Robert Banks Stewart, production assistant Graeme Harper, designer Jeremy Bear, design assistant Jan Spoczynski, visual effects designer Richard Conway and composer Geoffrey Burgon.

S0 · E442So What Do You Do Exactly? 1976-03-08 · 15 min＋

Graeme Harper, the production assistant for The Seeds of Doom, and later Doctor Who Director for stories in the 1980s and 2000s, explains what being a Production Assistant actually entails.

S0 · E443Playing in the Green Cathedral 1976-03-08 · 10 min＋

Composer Geoffrey Burgon talks about his contribution to the unique feel of The Seeds of Doom through scoring its music.

A look at the history and design of the TARDIS. With actor Tom Baker, designers Barry Newbery and Matthew Savage, and writers Robert Shearman, Christopher H. Bidmead and Francesca Gavin.

S0 · E445A Matter of Time 1978-09-25 · 60 min＋

A 60-minute documentary that explores the origins and making of the Key to Time season, and the entirety of Graham Williams' eventful three years as producer of Doctor Who. Featuring contributions from actors Tom Baker (the Doctor), Mary Tamm (Romana), Louise Jameson (Leela), Lalla Ward (Princess Astra/Romana), and John Leeson (K9), plus new series writer Gareth Roberts. Narrated by Toby Longworth.

S0 · E446The Ribos File 1978-09-25 · 20 min＋

The cast and crew of The Ribos Operation look back at the making of the story. Featuring interviews with actors Mary Tamm (Romana), Nigel Plaskitt (Unstoffe), Paul Seed (the Graff Vynda-K), Prentis Hancock (the Captain) and stuntman Stuart Fell, plus Doctor Who Magazine's Clayton Hickman.

S0 · E447Parrot Fashion 1978-10-23 · 31 min＋

A 30-minute documentary looking at the writing and production of The Pirate Planet. Featuring an archive interview with writer Douglas Adams, plus contributions from actors Mary Tamm (Romana), John Leeson (K9), Bruce Purchase (Pirate Captain), Rosalind Lloyd (Queen Xanxia) and Primi Townsend (Mula), script editor Anthony Read, director Pennant Roberts, film cameraman Elmer Cossey, visual effects designer Colin Mapson, Douglas Adams' half-brother James Thrift, and Adams' friend and biographer Nick Webb.

S0 · E448Weird Science 1978-10-23 · 17 min＋

A spoof 1970s schools programme looks at some of the science seen in the various stories of the Key to Time season. Featuring David Graham and Mat Irvine, with Stevii the 8-bit super-computer!

S0 · E449Getting Blood from the Stones 1978-11-20 · 27 min＋

Cast and crew look back at the making of The Stones of Blood. Featuring interviews with writer David Fisher, script editor Anthony Read, director Darrol Blake, actors Mary Tamm (Romana), John Leeson (K9) and Susan Engel (Vivien Fay), visual effects designer Mat Irvine, plus Doctor Who Magazine's Clayton Hickman and SFX's Steve O'Brien.

S0 · E450Stones Free 1978-11-20 · 9 min＋

Mary Tamm visits the Rollright Stones used in the story to meet experts on this ancient stone circle.

S0 · E451The Humans of Tara 1978-12-18 · 22 min＋

The cast and crew look back at the making of The Androids of Tara, featuring interviews with actors Paul Lavers (Swordsman Farrah), Mary Tamm (Romana/Princess Strella) and Neville Jason (Prince Reynart), writer David Fisher, script editor Anthony Read and director Michael Hayes.

S0 · E452Double Trouble 1978-12-18 · 11 min＋

A brief history of doubles in other Doctor Who stories, with contributions from Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilbury, and Doctor Who Adventures' editor Moray Laing and art editor Paul Lang.

S0 · E453There's Something About Mary... 1979-02-26 · 10 min＋

Mary Tamm looks back at her time as the Doctor's companion Romana.

S0 · E454Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons 1979-01-15 · 10 min＋

A retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's many roles as a Doctor Who villain, spanning The Krotons (1968-9), The War Games (1969), The Brain of Morbius (1976), and The Power of Kroll (1978), plus spin-off movie Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150AD (1966).

S0 · E455Defining Shadows 1979-02-24 · 16 min＋

The cast and crew look back at the making of The Armageddon Factor, with interviews from writers Bob Baker and Dave Martin, director Michael Hayes, script editor Anthony Read, designer Richard McManan-Smith, with Mary Tamm, Lalla Ward, Davyd Harries (Shapp) and Barry Jackson (Drax).

S0 · E456Rogue Time Lords 1979-02-26 · 13 min＋

A potted history of the many errant Gallifreyans to have appeared in the show, featuring actor Nicholas Courtney, script editor Terrance Dicks, writers Pip and Jane Baker, Doctor Who Magazine editor Tom Spilsbury, Doctor Who Adventures editor Moray Laing and art editor Paul Lang.