30 Years in the TARDIS

Nov 29, 1993

1h 38m

★ 7.5

Overview

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

Genres

Documentary

Science Fiction

TV Movie

Production Companies

BBC

30 Years in the TARDIS Trailers

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Cast

Himself / Narrator

Nicholas Courtney

Himself

Barry Letts

Himself

Terrance Dicks

Himself

Philip Hinchcliffe

Himself

Colin Baker

Herself

Verity Lambert

Herself

Carole Ann Ford

Herself

Deborah Watling

Himself

Frazer Hines

Himself

Jon Pertwee

Herself

Mary Whitehouse

Herself

Sadie Miller

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.

6.1

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Aug 5, 1966

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.

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Doctor Who: The Stuff of Legend - The Live Show

Dec 31, 2024

Something is afoot in the lonely Cornish village of Merrymaid Bay. Rumours of dead men working in the tin mines have sent a chill through the community, and it's up to the Doctor and Charley to get to the bottom of the mystery. Can the legends of the Bucca that haunts the mines be true? And just what awesome power do the Doctor's greatest enemies - the Daleks! - threaten to unleash upon the universe?

7.8

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan

Jan 29, 1966

In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels and a weapon capable of destroying the very fabric of time. Only the Doctor and his friends can prevent catastrophe — and there is no guarantee they will escape with their lives...

8.0

Doctor Who: Frontios

Feb 3, 1984

"Frontios buries its own dead", or so the saying goes. The Doctor, Turlough and Tegan are forced into landing on the remote planet of Frontios, a human colony where deaths go unaccounted for. What lies beneath the surface, dragging its victims down?

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Doctor Who: The Wrath of Eukor

Aug 4, 1984

The Doctor regenerates in London, 1911, but there's no time to rest. In this fan production she meets her new companion, chimney sweep Carl Evans, and they set off to 1980s Seattle. There, Vietnam war veterans living in an urban park are mysteriously disappearing by the day; what's the cause? And could it be as alien as the Doctor herself?

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Doctor Who: The Savages

Mar 24, 2025

The Doctor, Steven and Dodo land on an alien world in this animated reconstruction of a lost 1966 Doctor Who adventure. There, they meet two peoples: the cutthroat Savages and civilised Elders, who claim to know all about the Doctor and his travels. Is all as it seems, and will the TARDIS crew come out in one piece if it isn't?

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Bonnie Langford: In Conversation

Oct 7, 2019

Matthew Sweet chats to companion Bonnie Langford.

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Rogue Time Lords

Sep 24, 2007

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

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The Perfect Scenario: Lost Frontiers

Oct 5, 2009

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...

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The Perfect Scenario: The End of Dreams

Oct 5, 2009

Continuing his search for inspiration, Zed resumes his studies of twentieth-century television's Doctor Who. What he finds will have a profound effect...

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A New Beginning

Jul 5, 2004

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.

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Doctor Who: Endgame

Apr 16, 2007

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.

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The Ties That Bind Us

Mar 3, 2008

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.

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Philip Madoc: A Villain for all Seasons

Sep 24, 2007

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

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Paris in the Springtime

Nov 7, 2005

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

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Driven to Distractation

May 30, 2011

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

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The Foe from the Future

Oct 4, 2010

A look at the unmade story, The Foe from the Future, which formed the basis of The Talons of Weng-Chiang.

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Warriors of Mars

Jan 18, 2010

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