The Direct Route

A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive footage and recently discovered material.

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.

Featuring cast and crew interviews, recreated sets, and newly shot 16mm film inserts starring the Cybermen.

A look at the subtle (and not so subtle!) links to the show's past and future contained within the story of The Five Doctors.

The making of Revenge of the Cybermen, with director Michael E Briant, incoming producer Philip Hinchcliffe and outgoing producer Barry Letts.

This documentary examines Tom Baker's introduction as the Doctor and the making of his first story, Robot.

Cast and crew look back at the making of Terror of the Zygons.

The cast and crew of The Seeds of Doom look back on the making of this story.

A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by John Nathan-Turner for his first story as producer, which opened the programme's eighteenth year on BBC1.

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.

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 potted history of the many errant Gallifreyans to have appeared in the show.

A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams.