Doctor Who: Thirty Years in the TARDIS

Enjoyable documentary(More than 20 years ago now!) about my favorite TV series covers the important aspects of the show, including interviews with surviving cast & crew, behind the scenes footage, outtakes, and commentary on why the show remained so popular years after its cancellation.

Some lighthearted comedy bits aren't so funny really, but it is an affectionate tribute to a celebrated British institution that is still popular around the world.

Recently put on DVD with 'Shada', the unfinished Tom Baker story from Season 17. Well worth watching again for nostalgia purposes, this documentary may be a model for other such specials, now that the series is having its 50th birthday this year, having premiered on 23 November 1963, on a late Saturday afternoon...

I remember having or recording ths special on VHS back in the early 90s'. And to this very day, it never gets tiring. A great (although brief) documentary of the greatest british sci-fi series to ever grace our television sets.

The documentary gives a great overview of the past, present and (perhaps the lack of) the future of Doctor Who, the British TV institution.

Interviews include former actors, producers, and directors from Who, and celebrity memories of the show.

A fitting tribute to a wonderful show: If you like Dr Who, then this is a must~

Not a documentary, more of a loving tribute. Cast and crew from the entire length of the series (1963 - 1989) share their thoughts on the series and it's future.

I got a sentimental buzz for the show just watching it. In addition to clips from just about every existing story made, you get Jon Pertwee driving the Whomobile and telling us how silly he thought the Daleks were, Sylvester McCoy expressing his regret at the show's cancellation, and Colin Baker and Nicola Bryant discussing the true definition of a Doctor Who companion. There's footage from British news shows regarding the series (notably Blue Peter), and behind-the-scenes footage of some episodes. Love the old PRIME computer commercials featuring an engaged Fourth Doctor and Romana, er, Tom Baker and Lalla Ward. And I'm a sucker for that Jon Pertwee rap that plays during the end credits. I even got a kick out of hearing Mary Whitehouse's rhetoric. And it's only fitting that Nicholas Courtney, a man who was involved with the series from almost the very beginning all the way up to it's last season, should be the narrator.

I have seen documentaries on DOCTOR WHO in the past but to be honest they`re almost always disappointing at best . Not so with with 30 YEARS IN THE TARDIS which is the greatest documentary ever to have featured British telefantasy`s best loved icon . What I absolutely loved about this tribute was seeing stuff I thought I`d never see like a TV advert for ice lollies featuring the Doctor or some 8mm silent film footage of William Hartnell opening an air show or the winner of a " Build your Doctor Who monster " or what a Dalek playsuit looks like on a young boy . This is an absolutely amazing documentary for casual fans or diehard ones like myself . The fact that 30 YEARS IN THE TARDIS was made by fellow fans really shines through . Take for example the opening of the young boy on his way home and sees a post box suddenly transform into a Dalek . I can testify that as a child this also happened to me . As a child dustbins often did the same , and bollards . Yes I know that sounds extremely sad , but in a mundane cynical cruel world of adulthood I really miss the days when I looked forward to seeing the next DOCTOR WHO episode on a Saturday teatime.

Thank you to everyone involved in making this great documentary