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A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams. With contributions from Julian Glover (Scarlioni / Scaroth), Catherine Schell (Countess), Tom Chadbon (Duggan), Michael Hayes (director), Anthony Read (former script editor), David Fisher (writer of A Gamble with Time, the original story which was reworked into City of Death), Pennant Roberts (director of Adams’ other Doctor Who stories, The Pirate Planet and Shada), new series writers Steven Moffat and Rob Shearman, and archive footage of Douglas Adams.

Meet Sardoth - the second-to-last of the Jagaroth. Sardoth tries his best to fit into the community of Blatchford and raise money to build a time machine.

Director Christopher Barry, on location in the Wiltshire village of Aldbourne, talks about his career.

A look back at a somewhat troubled production of Nightmare of Eden with three of the behind-the-scenes crew who worked on it. With visual effects designer Colin Mapson, video effects designer A J "Mitch" Mitchell and assistant floor manager Val McCrimmon.

Writer Bob Baker talks about Nightmare of Eden, the only Doctor Who story he wrote without his long-time writing partner, Dave Martin.

Anthony Read, writer of The Horns of Nimon, looks back at the production of the story.

Cast and crew look back at the making of the incomplete story Shada. With actors Tom Baker (the Doctor), Daniel Hill (Chris Parsons), Director Pennant Roberts, Production Manager Ralph Wilton, Production Assistant Olivia Bazalgette and Design Assistant Les McCullum.

Although it's the only Doctor Who story never to be completed, Shada was by no means the only one affected by industrial action. With former companion Nicola Bryant, Liberal Democrat peer Lord Addington, BECTU Union President Tony Lennon and Script Editor/Union Rep Gary Russell. Presented by BBC Political Correspondent Shaun Ley.

An examination of the representation of women in Doctor Who.

Actor Peter Purves talks about his time in Doctor Who in this interview originally shot for the BBC's 2003 documentary The Story of Doctor Who.

S0 · E467Remembering Nicholas Courtney 1989-09-29 · 26 min＋

Nicholas Courtney's friend and biographer Michael McManus takes the actor most famous for playing Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart on a fond look back at his life in this documentary recorded shortly before his death in 2011. Featuring many clips from his long career in television and a special appearance by the Fourth Doctor himself, Tom Baker.

Actresses Kate O'Mara (the Rani), Camille Coduri (Jackie Tyler) and Tracy-Ann Oberman (Yvonne Hartman) are joined by writers Gareth Roberts and Clayton Hickman to examine the role of the diva in Doctor Who.

A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by John Nathan-Turner for his first story as producer, which opened the programme's eighteenth year on BBC1. With contributions from Lovett Bickford, Christopher H Bidmead, John Leeson (Voice of K9), Peter Howell (Music), Sid Sutton (Title Sequence), June Hudson (Costume Designer), Val McCrimmon (Assistant Floor Manager) and archive interviews with Tom Baker and John Nathan-Turner.

Writer David Fisher and script editor Christopher H Bidmead examine the making of The Leisure Hive from the screenwriter's point of view.

Costume designer June Hudson talks about her inspirations for creating the costumes seen in this story.

Graphic designer Sid Sutton and composer Peter Howell recall their creation of the brand-new title sequence and theme arrangement, which was first used on The Leisure Hive.

Writers John Flanagan and Andrew McCulloch revisit some of their old London haunts and meet with script editor Christopher H. Bidmead at his home to discuss Meglos.

Actress Jacqueline Hill was one of the original companions to accompany the Doctor in his early adventures, returning to the show many years later to play Lexa in Meglos. This documentary looks at the life of an actress whose life was taken tragically early by illness. With husband Alvin Rakoff, Doctor Who's first producer Verity Lambert and actors William Russell and Ann Davies.

The Scene Sync Story was a documentary that explained the technology of Scene Sync, a motion control process for improving the composition of shots involving CSO. It interviewed two camera operators, Peter Leverick and Roger Bunce, along with visual effects designer, Stephen Drewett. It was included on the Meglos DVD, since Meglos was the only Doctor Who serial to use Scene Sync.

Dr Philip Trwoga of the University of Westminster looks at the principle of entropy, key to the plot of Meglos.

Cast and crew look back at the making of Full Circle. With actors Lalla Ward (Romana), George Baker (Login), John Leeson (K-9) and Bernard Padden (Tylos), Director Peter Grimwade, Writer Andrew Smith, Script Editor Christopher H Bidmead and Film Cameraman Max Sammett.

A look at the science behind the concept of Exo-Space. With Christopher H Bidmead, Visual Effects Designer (and Fellow of the British Interplanetary Society) Mat Irvine, authors Stephen Baxter and Paul Parsons, planetary scientist Dr Andrew Ball and astronomer and television presenter Sir Patrick Moore. Narrated by Sophie Aldred.

Cast and crew look back at the making of State of Decay, with actors Lalla Ward (Romana), John Leeson (K-9) and Clinton Greyn (Ivo), Director Peter Moffat, Writer Terrance Dicks, Script Editor Christopher H Bidmead and Designer Christine Ruscoe.

A history of vampires in literary fiction. With authors Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Gallagher, Kim Newman, Pete Crowther, Simon Clark, Alison L R Davies, Chris Fowler and vampire specialist Dr Tina Rath. With Nick Scovell reading excerpts from Dracula, I Am Legend, Interview with the Vampire and Anno Dracula. Narrated by Nicholas Briggs.