Alex Skerratt

First broadcast in 1972, Doctor Who Season 9 saw the Third Doctor and Jo battle Daleks, Sea Devils and the dreaded Master across 26 action-packed episodes. The Third Doctor Jon Pertwee was at the peak of his popularity by the time Doctor Who Season 9 came around. Now into his third year as the eponymous Time Lord, Pertwee's era was regularly pulling in 8 million viewers, … [Read more...] about Looking back at Doctor Who Season 9

Six-parter, four-parter or one-parter? We look back at some of the finest adventures in time and space and ask: What is the perfect length for a Doctor Who story? Between 1963 and 1989, a typical Doctor Who story would either comprise of four parts or six parts. There were a few notable exceptions: pacing issues made 1964's 'Planet of Giants' the very first three-parter in … [Read more...] about What is the perfect length for a Doctor Who story?

Some Doctor Who trailers have been almost as epic as the episodes themselves. He's a rundown of some of the very best... The Web of Fear trailer Doctor Who trailers were rarer in the 1960s, and they certainly weren't the fast-paced, teaser-filled cinematics that we experience today. And in 1968, Doctor Who went one step further and actually shot a specially-written … [Read more...] about Looking back at the best Doctor Who trailers

John Nathan-Turner produced Doctor Who between 1980 and 1989 and mastered the art of generating publicity for his favourite show. John Nathan-Turner was, at times, a controversial producer. He was the man who opted to dress the Sixth Doctor in a multi-coloured outfit that was almost universally disliked, and indeed he later admitted that this decision was a misfire. … [Read more...] about How John Nathan-Turner boosted Doctor Who’s popularity

Want to know more about the Daleks' deranged creator? Here are the top five Davros stories to get you started... Once a humanoid being from the planet Skaro, the Daleks' creator underwent a radical transformation in his adult years as he descended into evil. Not unlike Darth Vader in Star Wars, Davros became part person and part machine as his body decayed and he became … [Read more...] about Doctor Who: The top 5 Davros stories