Trials and Tribulations (documentary)

 was a documentary released as a special feature on the DVD release of The Ultimate Foe. It covered the behind-the-scenes issues during tenure of the Sixth Doctor, from Colin Baker's casting to his departure.

Topics covered

 * The events leading to Colin Baker's casting as the Sixth Doctor
 * The costume design for the Sixth Doctor
 * The Sixth Doctor's erratic behaviour and Peri's attitudes towards it
 * Commissioning writers to write for the Sixth Doctor era and John Nathan-Turner's reluctance to preciously-used Doctor Who writers. This included the recruitment of Philip Martin
 * The launch and transmission of Season 22, including a positive attitude between cast and crew
 * The controversial announcement of the 18-month hiatus
 * The protest/charity single Doctor in Distress
 * John Nathan-Turner and Eric Saward's regrets to not leave Doctor Who following the 18-month hiatus
 * The radio adventure Slipback
 * Relaunching Doctor Who as 14 episodes, 25 minutes each. This included pre-production, promotion and untransmitted footage from The Trial of a Time Lord
 * The departure of Peri Brown
 * The casting of Bonnie Langford as new companion Melanie Bush, which included unfavourable views of her casting
 * The unfavourable views of The Trial of a Time Lord, including a negative view from future Doctor Who writer and producer Chris Chibnall
 * The death of Robert Holmes, which led to the fallout between Eric Saward and John Nathan-Turner over the conclusion of The Trial of a Time Lord and the fourteenth episode's rushed rewrite
 * Eric Saward's controversial interview with Stardust, which led to him falling out with Colin Baker and John Nathan-Turner
 * John Nathan-Turner being forced to axe Colin Baker as the Doctor and Colin's pledge to then-BBC bosses to extend his contract in order to give him time to record a regeneration story, which ultimately never happened.
 * The regrets of the Sixth Doctor's choice of clothing.
 * Defending Colin Baker over the outcome of Doctor Who' s troubled era.

People interviewed

 * Colin Baker
 * Nicola Bryant
 * John Nathan-Turner (archive interview from the 1994 documentary The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond)
 * Eric Saward
 * Philip Martin
 * Pip & Jane Baker
 * David Reid
 * Jonathan Powell
 * Ian Levine
 * Gary Leigh

Home video releases

 * The documentary was released on the DVD and Blu-ray releases of The Ultimate Foe.