The Ribos File

In 2004 a documentary was commissioned by the BBC looking back at the Philip Hinchcliffe era of British Television Series Doctor Who and what made those years some of the most popular in the series history.

The life and work of respected director Douglas Camfield is remembered in this documentary.

Cast and crew look back at the making of Terror of the Zygons.

The team behind the reconstruction of Planet of Giants explain how it was put together.

A retrospective documentary looking at Graham Williams' three-year tenure as Doctor Who producer.

A look at the complex production of the Doctor Who story Underworld, with particular emphasis on the difficulties in achieving the bluescreen virtual studio sets.

A look at the making of the Doctor Who story, The Time Monster.

Actress Janet Fielding talks about playing the role of the popular character Tegan Jovanka and her time on Doctor Who.

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.

Cast and crew look back at the making of Snakedance. With actors Peter Davison and Janet Fielding, director Fiona Cumming, writer Christopher Bailey, script editor Eric Saward, designer Jan Spoczynski, and new series writer Robert Shearman.

An overview of the Third Doctor era, with new interviews and archival contributions.

A look back at the somewhat troubled production of Nightmare of Eden with three of the behind-the-scenes crew who worked on it.

During the mid-1980s, senior BBC executives had doubts about whether Doctor Who should continue. In 1987, the programme was given one final chance...

A special retrospective of Peter Davison's tenure as the Fifth Doctor.

With the introduction of the Master, the Doctor now had his very own Moriarty, who would be the dark figure behind every story in Season 8, and many more beyond that. This documentary discusses the enduring appeal of the character.

Michael Hayes talks about his directing career on Doctor Who.