Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential

2005 - 2011DocumentaryPG6 Seasons78 Episodes

Doctor Who Confidential is a documentary to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode was broadcast on BBC Three on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the weekly television episode on BBC One. The running time of the first two series was 30 minutes, being extended to 45 minutes in the third. BBC Three also broadcast a cut-down edition of the programme, lasting 15 minutes, shown after the repeats on Sundays and Fridays and after the weekday evening repeats of earlier seasons.

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Seasons

Series 1

Series 1

13 Episodes • 2005

Series 2

Series 2

13 Episodes • 2006

Series 3

Series 3

13 Episodes • 2007

Series 4

Series 4

13 Episodes • 2008

Series 5

Series 5

13 Episodes • 2010

Series 6

Series 6

13 Episodes • 2011

Episodes - Season 1

Bringing Back the Doctor

1. Bringing Back the Doctor

28m

A behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This episode looks at the inspiration behind Christopher Eccleston's Doctor.

Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

2. Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

27m

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This episode celebrates the men who have made the monsters, the actors who have been inside the monsters and the doctors who have acted opposite monsters in over 40 years of rubber and robots.

Tardis Tales

3. Tardis Tales

28m

A behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. This episode celebrates the Doctor's ultimate mobile home - the blue police box known as the Tardis.

I Get a Sidekick Out of You

4. I Get a Sidekick Out of You

27m

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the long line of feisty, sexy, screaming sidekicks who have joined hands with the Doctor for his intergalactic globe trotting.

Why on Earth?

5. Why on Earth?

28m

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the Doctor's affinity with the human race and his ongoing battle to save the earth.

The Daleks

6. The Daleks

28m

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. Trundling tanks of terror, armed with a sucker, a ray gun and a really bad attitude - it can only be the Daleks.

The Dark Side

7. The Dark Side

28m

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. Pegg himself plays the latest incarnation of evil to face the Doctor.

Time Trouble

8. Time Trouble

28m

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. This edition looks at the trouble that time travel and messing with the past can cause, as Rose finds out to her cost.

Special Effects

9. Special Effects

28m

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the special effects, including Rose's suspension from a barrage balloon, a state of the art spaceship and CGI effects that put gas masks in a terrifying new light.

Weird Science

10. Weird Science

28m

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the strange science of Doctor Who, from the fantastical nanogenes to the technical gizmos and gadgets. Not forgetting, of course, the sonic screwdriver.

Created by: Gillane Seaborne, Russell T Davies

Top Cast

Matt Smith

Matt Smith

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Karen Gillan

Karen Gillan

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Russell Tovey

Russell Tovey

Narrator

Arthur Darvill

Arthur Darvill

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Available on: BBC Three

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