Alex Skerratt

Doctor Who's first producer Verity Lambert helped shape the programme into the success that it is today - a success that came (almost) overnight. Doctor Who was in the germinative stages when Verity Lambert joined the production team. The BBC was still figuring out what kind of show it was going to be, and who was going to star in it. There was only a handful of potential … [Read more...] about How Verity Lambert turned Doctor Who into an overnight success

Terry Nation was one of Doctor Who's most popular writers, creating the iconic Daleks and penning some of the series' most memorable stories. These are (perhaps) his top five adventures... 5) The Keys of Marinus 'The Keys of Marinus' is a much-overlooked tale from Doctor Who's first season. Unusually for a Terry Nation script, it doesn't feature the dreaded Daleks, but … [Read more...] about Terry Nation’s top 5 Doctor Who stories

In 1983, Doctor Who Season 20 ended in spectacular style with a 90 minute special celebrating 20 years of time and space. Here's how the classic adventure 'The Five Doctors' came to made. For a start, we should point out (before we get emails) that 'The Five Doctors' isn't technically part of Doctor Who Season 20, given that it was broadcast some months after the season's … [Read more...] about Doctor Who Season 20: The making of The Five Doctors

'Nightmare of Eden' is one of the darkest and funniest stories from Doctor Who's 17th season. What is it about these Doctor Who episodes which makes them so appealing? We're not going to pretend that these Doctor Who episodes are among fans' favourites. Like many Doctor Who stories, 'Nightmare of Eden' has earned many detractors over the years, but this blog post focuses … [Read more...] about Doctor Who episodes: 5 reasons to love Nightmare of Eden

Peri Brown travelled with the Fifth and Sixth Doctors and was the first American companion in the series' history. Or was she? In the 1980s, producer John Nathan-Turner wanted to have a bona fide American Doctor Who companion to join the Time Lord on his travels, partly to capitalise on the series' popularity across the Pond. And he succeeded - Peri Brown was indeed an … [Read more...] about Peri Brown: Who was she, and what happened to her?