The Ties That Bind Us

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.

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...

Scientist Doctor Who accidentally activates his new invention, the Tardis, a time machine disguised as a police telephone box. Who, his two granddaughters Barbara and Susan, and Barbara's boyfriend Ian are transported through time and space to the planet Skaro, where a peaceful race of Thals are under threat of nuclear attack from the planet's other inhabitants: the robotic mutant Daleks.

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.

Director Christopher Barry, on location in the Wiltshire village of Aldbourne, talks about his career.

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.

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.

Three friends stumble upon a mysterious light in the sky, triggering a terrifying pursuit by unseen forces ...

Belinda Chandra has been kidnapped by robots, faced a terrifying god and a creature of pure evil on her travels with the Doctor. With the TARDIS still unable to get her home to Earth, Belinda must fight for her life as the Doctor faces an almighty threat to reality itself…

Matthew Sweet chats to companion Bonnie Langford.

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.

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.

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

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