Doctor Who @40

Doctor Who @40 Weekend was a programming event on UK Gold that ran from 22-23 November 2003 to commemorate Doctor Who's fortieth anniversary. Programming ran from 7:00am-7:00pm on both days and the stories show were in omnibus format. Fans had been asked to pick their favourite stories for each Doctor, with the winners being shown.

The weekend was presented by K9, as voiced by John Leeson, in segments titled K9 presents.

Doctorin' the Tardis was used to score the titles, credits and break bumpers.

The weekend was produced by Free @ Last TV for UKTV. It was directed & produced by Veerinder Mann and David Walton, and executive produced by Barry Ryan and Matthew Tombs.

Schedule
Saturday 22 November 2003
 * 1963: The Year of Doctor Who
 * The Patrick Troughton Years
 * The Tomb of the Cybermen
 * The Curse of Fatal Death: Part 1
 * The Peter Davison Years
 * The Caves of Androzani
 * The Curse of Fatal Death: Part 2
 * The Jon Pertwee Years
 * The Dæmons
 * The Curse of Fatal Death: Part 3
 * (5 minute short)
 * Adventures in Space and Time
 * The Curse of Fatal Death: Part 4
 * (5 minute short)
 * The Two Doctors
 * The Cancellation Crisis

Sunday 23 November 2003
 * The Doctor Who Years
 * The William Hartnell Years
 * The Time Meddler
 * The Curse of Fatal Death: Part 1
 * The Sylvester McCoy Years
 * Dragonfire
 * The Curse of Fatal Death: Part 2
 * The Colin Baker Years
 * Attack of the Cybermen
 * The Curse of Fatal Death: Part 3
 * (5 minute short)
 * Carnival of Monsters
 * The Tom Baker Years
 * Pyramids of Mars
 * The Curse of Fatal Death: Part 4
 * (5 minute short)
 * The Three Doctors
 * The Time Lord's Coming Home

The four 5 minute shorts were called The Time Lady, Monster Mania, Don't Mention Mel and The Theme Music, but it is unknown in what order they were broadcast.

People interviewed

 * Dick Fiddy, TV Historian
 * Andrew Beech, Whovian
 * Verity Lambert, Original Dr Who Producer
 * Barry Letts, Dr Who Producer
 * Kim Newman, Author
 * Paul McGann, The Eighth Doctor
 * Hilton Fitzsimmons & Steve Berry, A Sontaran & TV Cream
 * Colin Baker, The Sixth Doctor
 * Nev Fountain, Writer
 * Sophie Aldred, Ace
 * Mark Campbell, Author - Dimensions in Time & Space
 * Antony Wainer, Dr Who Appreciation Society
 * Clayton Hickman, Editor - Dr Who Magazine
 * Nicola Bryant, Peri
 * Wendy Padbury, Zoe Heriot
 * Terrance Dicks, Dr Who Script Editor
 * Nicholas Briggs, Big Finish Productions
 * Arabella Weir, Female Dr Who
 * Michael Kilgarriff, Cyber Controller
 * Gary Russell, Big Finish Productions
 * Sylvester McCoy, The Seventh Doctor
 * Stephen Thorne, Azal
 * Nicholas Courtney, The Brigadier
 * Louise Jameson, Leela
 * David J. Howe, Author/Telos Publisher
 * Dale Who, Whovian
 * Daniel Billing, Whovian
 * Peter Davison, The Fifth Doctor
 * Elisabeth Sladen, Sarah Jane Smith
 * Katy Manning, Jo Grant
 * Jon Culshaw, Entertainer
 * Michael Jayston, The Valeyard
 * Ian Wheeler, Dr Who Appreciation Society
 * Andrew Cartmel, Script Editor
 * Matthew Tombs, Executive Producer - UKTV
 * Paul Smith, Art Editor - Radio Times
 * Andy Earl, Photographer
 * Peter Purves, Steven
 * Carole Ann Ford, Susan
 * Tom Baker, The Fourth Doctor
 * Gardner Goldsmith, Whovian
 * Andrew Green, Whovian
 * India Fisher, Charley
 * Jenney Stacy, Whovian
 * Terry Molloy, Davros
 * John Ainsworth, Big Finish Productions
 * Andre Vincent, Comedian
 * Karen Davies, Dr Who Appreciation Society
 * Rachel Wallis, Whovian
 * Hilary Wilson & Susan Blairgowie, The Chalkwell Ladies Drum 'n' Bass League
 * Mark Ayres, Radiophonic Workshop
 * Brian Hodgson, Radiophonic Workshop