List of Doctor Who documentaries

There have been various documentaries about Doctor Who over the years, with a considerable number of new ones featuring as part of the BBC DVD range. The 2005 revival of the series has been accompanied by a documentary series entitled Doctor Who Confidential.

Series Overviews

 * Thirty Years in the TARDIS - A 1993 documentary to celebrate the show's 30th anniversary
 * Adventures in Time and Space - A 1999 documentary
 * More than Thirty Years in the TARDIS - An expanded 90 minute video release (BBC Video) of Thirty Years in the TARDIS made in 1994
 * Resistance is Useless - A 1992 documentary using only clips
 * The Story of Doctor Who - A 2003 documentary to celebrate the show's 40th anniversary
 * Whose Doctor Who - BBC Two documentary from 1977, presented by Melvyn Bragg

Era Overviews

 * A New Beginning - A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by incoming Producer John Nathan-Turner
 * A Matter of Time - A documentary exploring Graham Williams' three year tenure as Doctor Who's Producer and the Key to Time season as a whole
 * Doctor Who: Endgame - Documentary delving into why Doctor Who was cancelled at the end of Season Twenty-Six and what might have been in store for the Doctor and Ace if the series had continued into Season Twenty-Seven
 * Doctor Who: Origins - Detailing the creation of Doctor Who
 * Musical Scales - A look back at an era of musical experimentation in Doctor Who
 * Serial Thrillers - A look back as the Philip Hinchcliffe era and what made it one of the most successful and popular periods in Doctor Who's history
 * The UNIT Family (Part One) - Looks at the role of UNIT in the world of Doctor Who through to the end of Jon Pertwee's first year as the Doctor

Cast & Crew

 * Behind the Sofa: Robert Holmes and Doctor Who - Looking at this popular writer
 * Being Doctor Who - Peter Davison dicusses how he approached this iconic role
 * Directing Who - A series of short documentaries involving Directors from the series
 * Fiona Cumming
 * Michael Ferguson
 * Ken Grieve
 * Michael Hayes
 * Peter Moffatt
 * Highlander - The Jamie McCrimmon Story - Frazer Hines takes an informal look back at his time in Doctor Who
 * Mouth on Legs - Actress Janet Fielding talks about playing Tegan Jovanka.
 * Paddy Russell: A Life in Television - In this special interview, Paddy looks back over her forty year career in television as an actress, Stage Manager, and Director
 * Philip Madoc - A Villain for All Seasons - A retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's numerous roles as a Doctor Who villain down the years
 * Playing with Time - An interview with Composer Jonathan Gibbs
 * Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction - With a career spanning six decades, the special documentary looks at Terrance Dicks' work for books and television
 * Terror Nation - A documentary about the writer Terry Nation, creator of the Dalek characters
 * There's Something About Mary - Actress Mary Tamm looks back at her time as Romana

Story Specific

 * A Darker Side - Looks at the making of Planet of Evil with contributions from many of the cast and crew
 * Adventures in Time and Spain - Production Manager Gary Downie offers his insight into the making of The Two Doctors
 * A New Body at Last - Looks at the transition from Tom Baker to Peter Davison, featuring many of the actors and production team involved
 * Anti-Matter from Amsterdam - Presented by Sophie Aldred, this documentary examines the making of Arc of Infinity
 * Are Friends Electric? - A documentary examining Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story
 * Back to School - Cast and crew talk about the making of Remembrance of the Daleks
 * Beginning the End - The cast and crew of The Time Warrior look back on the making of this story
 * Being Nice to Each Other - Looks at the making of The Keeper of Traken
 * Can You Hear the Earth Scream? - Looks back as the making of Inferno
 * Cat Flap - Documentary covering the making of Survival
 * Celebration - A look back at Doctor Who's 20th anniversary celebrations in 1983
 * Changing Time - Looks at the making of The Hand of Fear and the special relationship between the Doctor and Sarah
 * Defining Shadows - The cast and crew look back as the making of The Armageddon Factor
 * Designing The Aztecs - An interview with set designer Barry Newbery
 * Evolution of The Invasion - Cast and crew recall the making of The Invasion
 * From Avalon to Argolis - David Fisher and Christopher H. Bidmead recall the writing of The Leisure Hive
 * Future Memories - A look back at The Dalek Invasion of Earth by cast and crew
 * Future Visions - A look at the designs of Spencer Chapman on The Dalek Invasion of Earth
 * Genesis of a Classic - Looks at the making of Genesis of the Daleks with contributions from many of the cast and crew
 * Getting the Blood from the Stones - Cast and crew look back as the making of The Stones of Blood
 * Going Underground - The Producer, Director, and Designer of Doctor Who and the Silurians discuss the problems of creating caves in a TV studio
 * Hello Sailor! - The trials and tribulations of filming The Sea Devils are discussed by the cast and crew
 * Leisure Wear - June Hudson talks about the costumes for The Leisure Hive
 * Light in Dark Places - A look back at the making of Ghost Light
 * Lords and Luddites - Actors and crew recall the making of The Mark of the Rani
 * On Location - Eric Saward, Matthew Robinson, and John Nathan-Turner interviewed about Resurrection of the Daleks
 * Osirian Gothic - A nostalgic look back at the making of Pyramids of Mars
 * Over the Edge - Cast and crew look back at the production of The Edge of Destruction
 * Paris in the Springtime - A look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and Script Editor Douglas Adams
 * Parrot Fashion - A documentary looking back at The Pirate Planet and Douglas Adams
 * Philip Segal - Talks about the making of the telemovie
 * Planetary Performance - A look at the production of Planet of Evil from an actor's perspective
 * Putting the Shock into Earthshock - Charts the development and creation of Earthshock, and the unique effect it had on viewers
 * Remembering The Aztecs - Interviews with John Ringham, Walter Randall, and Ian Cullen
 * Remembrances - Cast and crew talk about the influences and references to other adventures in Remembrance of the Daleks
 * Revelation Exhumed - The cast and crew of Revelation of the Daleks look back on the making of the story
 * Robert Sloman - An interview with the writer about the writing of The Green Death
 * Scoring The Visitation - Composer Paddy Kingsland discusses his score.
 * Shattering the Chains - Ian Briggs talks about writing The Curse of Fenric
 * Stewart Bevan - An interview with the actor about The Green Death
 * Tales of Isop - The cast and crew recall the making of The Web Planet
 * The Depths - The production team and cast recall their experiences of working on Warriors of the Deep
 * The Fact of Fiction: The Making of 'The Mind Robber' - The cast and crew look back on a story which had more than its fair share of challenges
 * The Good, the Bad and the Ugly - Looks at the making of Timelash
 * The Humans of Tara - The cast and crew look back as the making of The Androids of Tara
 * The Ribos File - Cast and crew look back as the making of The Ribos Operation
 * Visual Effects - Colin Mapson talks about the effect in The Green Death and how to build a Giant Maggot
 * What Lies Beneath - The cast and crew explore how the socio-political climate of the late 1960s shaped Doctor Who and the Silurians
 * Writing a Final Visitation - Writer Eric Saward talks about the origins of his first script for Doctor Who

Restoration

 * Character Design - A featurette showcasing Steve Maher's character design drawings and animation tests for The Invasion DVD
 * Colour Silurian Overlay - A featurette explaining how Doctor Who and the Silurians was restored to full colour for DVD
 * Film Restoration - Before and after examples of techniques used during the restoration of the location film elements of Black Orchid
 * Flash Frames - A featurette about the creation of the animated Episodes 1 and 4 of The Invasion
 * Restoration - A featurette showing the techniques used in the restoration of The Time Meddler
 * Restoring The Aztecs - A featurette with look at the digital remastering process for the DVD release
 * Reverse Standards Conversion - The Axon Legacy - A featurette that looks as the restoration of The Claws of Axos

Monster/Villain Overviews

 * Built for War - The genesis and development of the Sontaran race through the history of the series
 * Creation of the Daleks - A look at the origins and creation of Doctor Who's most feared villains, the Daleks
 * Rogue Time Lords - A potted history of errant Gallifreyans
 * Sssowing the Ssseedsss - Interviews with Alan Bennion, Sonny Caldinez, Bernard Bresslaw, and Sylvia James about the Ice Warriors
 * Talking Daleks - A look at the creation of the Dalek voices
 * The Dalek Tapes - Tells the story of Doctor Who's most iconic villains, as well as providing a history of the 'classic series' Dalek stories
 * The Omega Factor - Writers and actors look at the character and motivation of the renegade Time Lord, Omega
 * The Return of the Master - Geoffrey Beevers, Christopher H. Bidmead, and John Black talk about the return of the Doctor's arch-enemy
 * They Came from Beneath the Sea - A featurette exploring the realisation of the Silurians, Sea Devils, and the Myrka in Warriors of the Deep

Other

 * Inside the Spaceship - A look at the TARDIS
 * Double Trouble - A brief history of doubles in other Doctor Who stories
 * Hammer Horror - A featurette considering the influences of horror films on Doctor Who stories over the years
 * Love Off-Air - An affectionate tribute to the people dedicated enough to capture the soundtracks of Doctor Who in the sixties
 * Masters of Sound - A look inside the BBC Radiophonic Workshop which created electronic sounds and music during Doctor Who's early years
 * Stripped for Action - A look back at the comic adventures of the Doctor
 * Synthesizing Starfields - Peter Howell and Sid Sutton recall the creation of the new titles sequence and theme arrangement
 * The Crowded TARDIS - A look at the increase in the TARDIS crew at the end of Season Eighteen
 * The Missing Years - About the missing episodes of Doctor Who
 * The Ties that Bind Us - Examines the links to the show's past and future in The Five Doctors
 * The Tunnel Effect - Grpahic Designer Bernard Lodge explains how he created the complex opening titles for Tom Baker's stories