Myth Makers



Myth Makers was a semi-professional series of documentaries about the principal creatives of the 1963 version of Doctor Who. It was produced for the direct-to-video market by Reeltime Pictures — with most releases being interviews of a single cast or crew member conducted by Nick Briggs. The vast majority of the original interviews were conducted between the mid-1980s and the early 2000s. A few more volumes surfaced until the late 2000s, but most of the releases in the 2000s were actually remastered — and often re-edited — versions of the the interviews that had originally been recorded in the 1980s or 1990s.

The series was notable for being the first video series about the production of Doctor Who. Its longevity proved there was an appetite for such information, and it is probably fair to say that it helped pave the way for Doctor Who Confidential, as well as the audio interviews that became commonplace on most Big Finish audio CDs.

Availability
Most of the Myth Makers releases were never made available in North America, in part due to the expense of PAL to NTSC conversion. However, in the mid-late 1980s, there was some limited distribution to comic book shops through the American-based company Pleiades.

Music
Mark Ayres, a composer for the Doctor Who series during its final seasons, was commissioned to write music for the videos, and this later resulted in the release of a soundtrack album, Myths and Other Legends on Silva Screen Records (FILMCD 088).