Rediscovering the Urge to Live

Behind-the-scenes stories from the cast and crew across 50 years of Doctor Who.

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

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...

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.

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

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

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

A history of the Cybermen, presented by writer and broadcaster Matthew Sweet.

A brief history of the Ice Warriors in Doctor Who by the people who designed and brought them to life.

Toby Hadoke gets an insight into the life of Adric actor Matthew Waterhouse when he moves in for the weekend.

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.

The cast and crew of Frontios reflect on the making of this story.

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

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.

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

A retrospective of actor Philip Madoc's many roles as a Doctor Who villain.