Adventures in Space and Time

Adventures in Space and Time was a documentary that looked at the history of Doctor Who, from its initial broadcast to the 1996 television movie. It was produced by BBC Manchester.

Beginning with the first episode of Doctor Who, An Unearthly Child, the documentary charts the history of the show, analysing the style of the various eras and incarnations of the Doctor.

The documentary also shows the opinions of several interviewees about the show. Verity Lambert describes it as "part of growing up", several say whether they believed if Doctor Who should come back, and Tom Baker admits that "the BBC keeps sending me copies of the compilations, and I never look at them".

Additional topics covered;
In between each segment looking at the stages of the development of Doctor Who, the documentary also looks at various elements that are a seen thoughout the series as a whole, including:

Companions;
Daleks
Regeneration
The use of sound effects, and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop
Cliffhanger endings



Broadcast on: BBC Two
Broadcast with: Doctor Who Night
Broadcast date: 13 November 1999

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