Rediscovering the Urge to Live

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

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.

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

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

Doctor Who directors Michael Briant, Graeme Harper and Tim Combe take an epic road trip to all the filming locations from Season 8 as they discuss directing the show in the early 1970s.

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

The cast and crew of The Ribos Operation look back at the making of the 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 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.

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