Seasons & episodes
S0 · E577Happiness Will Prevail 1988-11-18 · 24 min
The cast and crew of The Happiness Patrol reflect on the making of this intriguing story. Actors Sophie Aldred (Ace) and David John Pope (The Kandy Man) are joined by script editor Andrew Cartmel, writer Graeme Curry and director Chris Clough in their analysis of this story's creation.
S0 · E578When Worlds Collide 1988-11-18 · 47 min
BBC Political Editor Shaun Ley explores what happens when Doctor Who enters the world of politics. Contributors Barry Letts (1970s producer), Terrance Dicks and Andrew Cartmel (script editors), Bob Baker, Graeme Curry and Gareth Roberts (Doctor Who writers), and Steven O'Brien (cult media journalist) examine the morals and ideologies of the Doctor over time.
S0 · E579Industrial Action 1988-12-09 · 34 min
The cast and crew of Silver Nemesis look back on the creation of Doctor Who's 25th Anniversary tale. Actors Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred and Gerard Murphy (Richard) join director Chris Clough, writer Kevin Clarke, script editor Andrew Cartmel, stunt arranger Nick Gillard and musician Courtney Pine in their analysis of the story.
S0 · E580The Psychic Circus 1989-01-06 · 4 min
music video
S0 · E581The Show Must Go On 1989-01-06 · 31 min
Cast and crew look back on the making of The Greatest Show in The Galaxy. With actors Sophie Aldred and Ian Reddington, producer John Nathan-Turner, director Alan Wareing, script editor Andrew Cartmel, designer David Laskey and visual effects assistant Mike Tucker.
S0 · E582Storm Over Avallion 1989-09-29 · 23 min
Cast and crew talk about the making of Battlefield. With Actors Sylvester McCoy (the Doctor), Sophie Aldred, Nicholas Courtney, Jean Marsh (Morgaine), Angela Bruce and Marcus Gilbert (Ancelyn), director Michael Kerrigan, writer Ben Aaronovitch and script editor Andrew Cartmel.
S0 · E583Past and Future King 1989-09-29 · 12 min
Ben Aaronovitch and Andrew Cartmel look back at how Battlefield was commissioned and written, with comments from Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Nicholas Courtney, Angela Bruce and Michael Kerrigan.
S0 · E584Light in Dark Places 1989-10-20 · 39 min
A look back at the making of Ghost Light, and an examination of the complexities of the script. With contributions from Sylvester McCoy (The Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Michael Cochrane (Redvers), Sharon Duce (Control), Ian Hogg (Josiah), Katharine Schlesinger (Gwendoline), Mark Ayres (composer) and Andrew Cartmel (script editor).
S0 · E585Shooting Ghosts 1989-10-20 · 20 min
A unique look at the studio recording process.
S0 · E586Recutting The Runes 1989-11-17 · 15 min
A look at Mark Ayres working on the Special Edition of The Curse of Fenric.
S0 · E587Nebula 90 1990-10-06 · 20 min
The cast and crew reunited at a 1990 Doctor Who convention
S0 · E588Catflap: Part One, Conception and the Casualty Connection 1989-12-07 · 28 min
A two-part documentary covering the making of the last ever classic Doctor Who story, Survival. With contributions from Sylvester McCoy (the Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Lisa Bowerman (Karra), Will Barton (Midge), Sakuntala Ramanee (Shreela), Adele Silva (Squeak), Andrew Cartmel (script editor), Alan Wareing (director), Mike Tucker (visual effects), Dominic Glynn (composer), and Ken Trew (costume design). Narrated by Paul Ewing. This first 30-minute programme covers the set-up and pre-production process of this story.
S0 · E589Catflap: Part Two, Cats, Comedians and Quarry 1989-12-07 · 34 min
A two-part documentary covering the making of the last ever classic Doctor Who story, Survival. With contributions from Sylvester McCoy (the Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Lisa Bowerman (Karra), Will Barton (Midge), Sakuntala Ramanee (Shreela), Adele Silva (Squeak), Andrew Cartmel (script editor), Alan Wareing (director), Mike Tucker (visual effects), Dominic Glynn (composer), and Ken Trew (costume design). Narrated by Paul Ewing. The second 30-minute programme looks at the location recording and post-production of Survival.
S0 · E590Little Girl Lost 1989-12-08 · 17 min
A retrospective look at the development of Sophie Aldred's character, Ace, from her first story, Dragonfire through to her last, Survival. With Sophie Aldred, character creator Ian Briggs, and script editor Andrew Cartmel.
S0 · E591Endgame 1989-12-08 · 45 min
A 45-minute documentary that takes a detailed look at the reasons why Doctor Who ended in 1989, and what plans were being made by the Production Team had there been a twenty-seventh season of the series in 1990. With contributions from actors Sylvester McCoy (the Doctor), Sophie Aldred (Ace), Andrew Cartmel (script editor), Ben Aaronovitch (writer), Colin Brake (Eastenders), Mike Tucker (visual effects), Mark Ayres (composer), and for the first time ever, Peter Cregeen (BBC Head of Series), the man who cancelled Doctor Who. Narrated by Paul Ewing.
S0 · E592Search Out Space 1990-11-21 · 25 min
Search Out Space was a special crossover episode between Search Out Science, a children's education programme, and Doctor Who that aired on BBC Two in 1990. It was written by Lambros Atteshlis and Berry-Anne Billingsley. It was also produced by the former and directed by the latter.
S0 · E593The Seven Year Hitch 1996-05-15 · 54 min
Ed Stradling documents Philip Segal's quest to return Doctor Who to the screen. Featuring Philip Segal (Executive Producer), Jo Wright (Executive Producer), Peter Cregeen (BBC Director of Programmes), Alan Yentob (BBC1 Controller), Matthew Jacobs (Writer) and long-time Doctor Who director Graeme Harper. Narrated by Amanda Drew.
S0 · E594The Wilderness Years 1996-05-15 · 24 min
In the years between the end of the classic series and the broadcast of Doctor Who The Movie, Doctor Who survived in print, video and audio, kept alive by fans who were determined not to let it die. With Peter Cregeen, John Freeman, Tom Spilsbury, Peter Darvill-Evans, Justin Richards, Andrew Cartmel, Keith Barnfather, Bill Baggs, Kevin Davies and Jason Haigh-Ellery. Narrated by Glen Allen.
S0 · E595Go Figure: More than a Toy Story 2025-09-26 · 49 min
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S0 · E596Go Figure & Beyond: The Doctor Who Experience 2025-09-26 · 14 min
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S0 · E597Go Figure & Beyond: Battles in Time 2025-09-26 · 4 min
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S0 · E598Figuring It Out with Katy Manning 2025-09-26 · 13 min
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S0 · E600Real Time (1) 2002-08-02 · 25 min
There has been a series of mysterious vanishings on the desert planet Chronos in the 33rd century. Survey teams working for a university seem to have simply vanished amongst the pyramids on the planet. Alongside two other survey teams and an expert on cybernetics, the Doctor and Evelyn learn the deadly truth: that the planet Chronos is being used as a base for one of the Doctor's oldest and deadliest foes — the Cybermen.
S0 · E601Real Time (2) 2002-08-09 · 25 min
There has been a series of mysterious vanishings on the desert planet Chronos in the 33rd century. Survey teams working for a university seem to have simply vanished amongst the pyramids on the planet. Alongside two other survey teams and an expert on cybernetics, the Doctor and Evelyn learn the deadly truth: that the planet Chronos is being used as a base for one of the Doctor's oldest and deadliest foes — the Cybermen.