Farewell to Matt Smith

Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith was a 2013 television documentary to celebrate the Matt Smith era and say goodbye to him. It aired on BBC America before the Eleventh Doctor's swan song The Time of the Doctor was broadcast on 25 December.

Topics covered

 * The history of Doctor Who
 * Regeneration, and the different actors who have played the role of the Doctor
 * Matt Smith's first day on set
 * Initial reactions to the casting
 * Fish fingers and custard
 * The Eleventh Hour
 * The Eleventh Doctor's costume
 * Bow ties
 * The companions: Amy Pond and Rory Williams
 * River Song
 * The Doctor's hats
 * The TARDIS
 * The monsters
 * The Weeping Angels
 * The Daleks
 * Jammie Dodger
 * Two Doctors in The Almost People.
 * Children in Doctor Who
 * Craig Owens
 * Paternoster Gang: Strax and Vastra
 * Destinations of Doctor Who
 * Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
 * The United States of America
 * New York City
 * Filming A Town Called Mercy in Spain
 * San Diego Comic-Con
 * Matt Smith and Doctor Who fans
 * The Angels Take Manhattan: farewell to Rory and Amy
 * "Retirement" in Victorian London
 * Clara Oswald
 * The Day of the Doctor
 * The decision to leave

People interviewed

 * Steven Moffat
 * David Tennant
 * Matt Smith
 * Noeline Clark
 * Jenna Coleman
 * Karen Gillan
 * Chris Hardwick
 * Caroline Skinner
 * Arthur Darvill
 * Alex Kingston
 * Jamie Oram
 * Mark Sheppard
 * Mark Sheppard

Home video releases
This special was included on the Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor & Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials DVD & Blu-ray released on 20 January 2014; and the Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 8 September 2014.