The Science of Doctor Who
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Overview
Like all great science fiction shows, there are kernels of truth and nuggets of science fact scattered throughout the incredible ‘Doctor Who’ universe. In this special, we are going to explore these dynamic ‘Doctor Who’ moments where science fiction and science fact converge and mingle.
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Runtime
43 min
Release Date
2012-08-04
Status
Released
Original Language
English
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Dallas Campbell
Chloe Dykstra
Maggie Aderin-Pocock
Michio Kaku
Steven Moffat
Scott Adsit
Jim Al-Khalili
Alison Haislip
Natalie Morales
Godfrey
Kurt Braunohler
Matt Smith
The Doctor (archive footage)
David Tennant
The Doctor (archive footage)
Billie Piper
Rose Tyler (archive footage)
Alex Kingston
River Song (archive footage)
5.0
Doctor Who Am I
In 1996, a Doctor Who TV movie was envisioned to lead the franchise into an exciting new future with a fresh direction but was met only by an outcry from disapproving fans. Now, follow the film’s screenwriter, Matthew Jacobs, as he is pulled back into the world of the Doctor Who fandom, where he unexpectedly finds himself a kindred part of this close-knit, yet vast, family of fans.
2022-10-27 | en
7.4
Breaking Boundaries: The Science of Our Planet
David Attenborough and scientist Johan Rockström examine Earth's biodiversity collapse and how this crisis can still be averted.
2021-06-04 | en
6.2
Doctor Who
The Seventh Doctor becomes the Eighth. And on the streets of San Francisco – alongside new ally Grace Holloway - he battles the Master.
1996-05-12 | en
6.1
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
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.
1966-08-05 | en
10.0
Doctor Who: The Doctor's Meditation
The Doctor contemplates a journey to see an old acquaintance and digs a well. Released in cinemas alongside the 3D double-bill of Dark Water and Death in Heaven.
2015-09-15 | en
7.2
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023
The Doctor hurtles through space and time to a crucial point in the Daleks’ history.
2023-11-17 | en
1.0
Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace
The Doctor and his friends find themselves in the lost city of Atlantis, where the crazed Professor Zaroff has convinced the people of Atlantis that he can raise their sunken city from beneath the sea. However, the Doctor discovers a terrible secret behind Zaroff's plan — a secret that could destroy all life on Earth.
2023-11-13 | en
0.0
Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets
A video cassette that accompanied Play Tech's Mr. Wizard's Science Secrets kit (#1001), produced in 1994, which included 25 props and a booklet used to demonstrate a variety of physics principles.
1994-01-01 | en
5.7
Dr. Who and the Daleks
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.
1965-08-23 | en
8.0
Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker
While the Doctor plays the Trilogic Game, Steven and Dodo are forced to play seemingly childish but ultimately dangerous games with the aim of being reunited and getting back to the Tardis. This brand new animated version has been created using the original audio recordings.
2024-03-02 | en
7.0
LOCKDOWN: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide
During the COVID19 pandemic, a call went out to fans of the BBC TV science fiction series DOCTOR WHO to film personal videos of how they coped with being confined in their homes for months on end. Shot on mobile phones, laptops, tablets and cameras …anything they could lay their hands on … the following film is the result. It's an inspiring tale of the indomitable human spirit - all wrapped up in some utterly unique stories and videos!
2021-08-09 | en
4.7
Doctor Who: 60 Years of Secrets & Scandals
Behind-the-scenes stories from the long-running sci-fi drama. There are tales of stunts that went dangerously wrong and secrets of how the crew brought monsters to life, as well as revelations about how some storylines proved to be so scary the BBC were forced to re-edit episodes.
2023-11-25 | en
6.3
Doctor Who: The Daleks in Colour
The very first crew of the TARDIS land in a petrified forest on an alien planet. Determined to explore, the Doctor leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy... the mutant Daleks. It's time to encounter the Daleks once again, but this time in a way you've never seen them before. Originally transmitted in December 1963 to February 1964, the seven original episodes of the first Dalek story have received a cosmic makeover, dazzlingly colourised and woven together into a 75-minute blockbuster with brand-new sound and a brand-new score created by Mark Ayres. The Daleks has been gloriously updated, whilst ensuring the original story remains as thrilling as it was in 1963.
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0.0
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1991-06-03 | en
10.0
The Women of Doctor Who
Behind every great time lord there's a great woman. Whether they're busting Daleks or the Doctor's ego, the women of Doctor Who prove that you don't need testosterone to save the universe.
2012-08-11 | en
0.0
Doctor Who: The Pertwee Years
Following on from the other documentaries 'The Hartnell Years' and 'The Troughton Years', which showcased rare surviving episodes from incomplete stories. There are no missing Pertwee episodes, so instead, using a similar format with interviews and clips, Jon Pertwee introduces full episodes from his favourite stories - "Inferno" (episode 7), "The Frontier in Space" (final episode) and Pertwee's personal favourite, the final episode of "The Daemons".
1992-03-02 | en
7.0
Doctor Who: Shada
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7.7
Revontulien armoilla
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2019-12-04 | fi
8.3
Farewell, Sarah Jane
Following the death of Sarah-Jane Smith, her friends and allies reunite at a memorial service to pay their respects.
2020-04-19 | en
5.4
Last Sentinel
Set in the future on a war-ravaged Earth, four exhausted soldiers man Sentinel - a remote military base in a vast ocean that separates two warring continents. While their tour of duty ended three months ago, the relief crew still hasn't arrived and as the empty weeks turn to months, paranoia descends, testing relationships to breaking point...
2023-03-17 | en