Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals

Nov 25, 2023

1h 10m

★ 4.7

Behind the scenes of the longest-running science fiction programme in the world.

Overview

Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went dangerously wrong and secrets of how the crew brought monsters to life, as well as revelations about how some storylines proved to be so scary the BBC were forced to re-edit episodes.

Genres

Documentary

Production Companies

Raw Cut TV

Channel 5

Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals Trailers

Cast

Self - Narrator

Kate Robbins

Self

Waris Hussein

Self

Sophie Aldred

Self

Nicola Bryant

Self

Frazer Hines

Self

Andrew Cartmel

Self

Toby Hadoke

Self

Mat Irvine

Self

Mark Strickson

Self

Richard Latto

Self

Stuart Fell

Self - archive

Barry Letts

Bill Baggs first met JNT as a fan at the BBC Dr Who Production Office in the 80's. He later worked with JNT on various projects. Bill conducted this interview as part of the BBV dvd '30 Years of Time Travel & Beyond' produced in 1995. In the recording sequence of filming, Bill conducted this interview last in order to give John the opportunity to respond to criticisms from other contributors. The cafe where it was filmed was local to JNT in Saltdean, near Brighton where he was a regular visitor. When Bill first approached Jon about the documentary, John was initially resistant to take part, asking why he'd been left until last. However, once Bill explained the logic of 'save the best 'til last' John agreed.

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