A detailed look at the reasons why Doctor Who ended in 1989, and what plans were being made by the Production Team had there been a season 27 of the series in 1990 and what might have happened.
Social & External
The people behind it
Paul Ewing
Self - Narrator
Peter Cregeen
Self
Andrew Cartmel
Ben Aaronovitch
Sylvester McCoy
Mark Ayres
Mike Tucker
Sophie Aldred
Colin Brake
Doctor Who and his companions are hurled into the future and make a horrifying discovery: the Daleks have conquered Earth! The metal fiends have devastated entire continents and turned the survivors into Robomen.
Matthew Sweet chats to companion Bonnie Langford.
In the far future, the remaining population of an oxygen-depleted planet Earth lies in enforced stasis in The Field of Dreams. Looking for ideas to help him re-connect to his captive audience, Zed, a young scenariosmith, turns to the world of Doctor Who for inspiration...
Continuing his search for inspiration, Zed resumes his studies of twentieth-century television's Doctor Who. What he finds will have a profound effect...
A brief history of the Ice Warriors in Doctor Who by the people who designed and brought them to life.
The team behind the reconstruction of Planet of Giants explain how it was put together.
A tribute to the people dedicated enough to capture the soundtracks of Doctor Who in the 1960s.
The cast and crew of The Ribos Operation look back at the making of the story.
A 30-minute documentary looking at the writing and production of The Pirate Planet.
Cast and crew look back at the making of The Stones of Blood.
A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams.
A look back at the somewhat troubled production of Nightmare of Eden with three of the behind-the-scenes crew who worked on it.
The cast and crew of Frontios reflect on the making of this story.
The cast and crew look back at the making of The Androids of Tara.
The cast and crew look back at the making of The Armageddon Factor.
A retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's many roles as a Doctor Who villain.
Meet Sardoth - the second-to-last of the Jagaroth. Sardoth tries his best to fit into the community of Blatchford and raise money to build a time machine.
After the destruction of his home, Sutkeh the Destroyer struggles to find work and acceptance in an unforgiving world.
The Doctor is on trial... again but this time he is disputed by some Silurians, or more accurately the people who played them.
A meteorite crash lands in a college field based in Bristol, however the despite the nature of the event the college is kept open by the college principal, Roger Tersam. The fourth Doctor soon arrives having tracked down the metorite while travelling in the TARDIS. Upon reaching the college the Doctor discovers that one of the cleaners has been murdered and the college is now the centre of an Auton invasion plan.
The making of Matrix Revolutions, The (2003) is briefly touched on here in this documentary. Interviews with various cast and crew members inform us how they were affected by the deaths of Gloria Foster and Aaliyah, and also delve into the making of the visual effects that takes up a lot of screen time. Written by Rhyl Donnelly
The Captains is a feature-length documentary film written and directed by William Shatner. The film follows Shatner as he interviews the other actors who have portrayed starship captains in the Star Trek franchise.
A documentary exploring the legacy of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, the reasons it went from the black sheep of Star Trek to a beloved mainstay of the franchise, and a brainstorm with the original writers on what a theoretical eighth season of the show could look like.
Roddy McDowall takes you, film by film, from production meetings to make-up sessions, then right onto the movie set to see the actual filming of the science fiction masterpiece. The most comprehensive history of Planet of the Apes ever created, this fascinating 127-minute documentary explores one of the most imaginative and influential series in movie history.
A look at the origins, history and conspiracies behind the "Majestic 12", a clandestine group of military and corporate figureheads charged with reverse-engineering extraterrestrial technology.
Take a virtual vacation to some of the Star Wars films' most iconic and beloved locations like Hoth, Tatooine, and Sorgan, as this charming series whisks you off for fly-through tours of the Galaxy Far, Far Away.
A documentary on Al Gore's campaign to make the issue of global warming a recognized problem worldwide.
An impressionistic portrait of the iconic actor Harry Dean Stanton comprised of intimate moments, film clips from some of his 250 films and his renditions of American folk songs.
Does infinity exist? Can we experience the Infinite? In an animated film (created by artists from 10 countries) the world's most cutting-edge scientists and mathematicians go in search of the infinite and its mind-bending implications for the universe. Eminent mathematicians, particle physicists and cosmologists dive into infinity and its mind-bending implications for the universe.
A visual montage portrait of our contemporary world dominated by globalized technology and violence.
Have you ever read the Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policies connected to every website you visit, phone call you make, or app you use? Of course you haven’t. But those agreements allow corporations to do things with your personal information you could never even imagine. This film explores the intent hidden within these ridiculous agreements, and reveals what corporations and governments are legally taking from you and the outrageous consequences that result from clicking “I accept.”
Through deeply personal interviews with her siblings and an examination of the photographs, letters, and belongings left behind, Mariska assembles a new portrait of her mother Jayne Mansfield, an extraordinary and complex woman.
Musician and performance artist Laurie Anderson reflects on the deaths of her husband Lou Reed, her mother and her beloved dog.
A feature length documentary about the all-women team at the helm of Pixar's original feature, Turning Red. With unprecedented behind-the-scenes access to Director Domee Shi and her core leadership crew, this story shines a light on the powerful professional and personal journeys that brought this incredibly comical, utterly relatable, and deeply heartfelt story to the screen.
Film adaptation of French economist Thomas Piketty's ground-breaking global bestseller of the same name: an eye-opening journey through wealth and power.
This documentary focuses on the actors and their journey over two summers to create the remake to the original IT, by Stephen King. The documentary originally released as bonus material, bundled with IT: Chapter Two.
Go behind the scenes with stars, puppeteers and creators as they bring Jim Henson's magical world of Thra back to life in a sweeping fantasy series.
Martin Scorsese spends an evening with larger-than-life raconteur Steven Prince—a former drug addict, road manager for Neil Diamond, and actor—as he recounts stories from his colorful life.
A special celebrating the origins and legacy of Star Wars' legendary bounty hunter, Boba Fett.
Using the book 'Fragments', which collects Marilyn Monroe's poems, notes and letters, and with participation from the Arthur Miller and Truman Capote estates who have contributed more material, each of the actresses will embody the legend at various stages in her life.