The Ultimate Guide to Doctor Who

The Ultimate Guide to Doctor Who played to 4.9% of the total audience share of the audience of 0.89 million people Monday night. The two hour documentary featured wonderful archival footage of the first doctor, regenerations, companions including the sexy Leela and Perry, fourth doctor, and cybermen. They discussed how the fifth doctor introduced self doubt and how his regeneration was upstaged by a pair of breasts.

 Like the other doctors mentioned, we got showrunners and celebrities to discuss how the Master, Jon Simm, and sixth doctor had an impact on the series. There was discussion of the seventh doctor being comedic with influences from Buster Keaton, but also being the coldest and manipulative doctor who is even willing to use his companion to serve his purpose. They discussed male companions such as Mickey, Captain Jack and Rory. There was also a surprising number of people who spoke of the eighth doctor's groundbreaking kiss and being the first of the romantic doctors.

 

Praise was given to Christopher Eccleston's scene confronting the dalek in Dalek along with his style and introduction of psychic paper.

 

 

David Tennant's tenure was covered quite well with an amusing quip from David not understanding why he is considered the ladies man of the group and dismisses the amount of times caught kissing girls.  

It also featured the band, McFly, talk about what they think of the Tardis and how Matt flirts with it.

There were also some amusing quotes:

On Why We Love Doctor Who

 We still want to be scared. We still want to be inspired. But in the same way as when we were kids. -Paul McGann

We want a hero. That's what we want. -Paul McGann

On The Doctor

He's an explorer who is in love with the universe -Steven Moffat

 

On the TARDIS

Tardis is like a Narnia wardrobe -David Tennant

Tardis is not just a vehicle, it's another character - Paul McGann

 

On Patrick Troughton

 



Patrick Troughton had the hard job. When he took over that part, flipped it on its side, put its legs in the air, and he became this loving cosmic hobo who is disarming and charming - Colin Baker

He's not just the hero. He's the comedy hero. -Steven Moffat

If there wasn't a Patrick Troughton there wouldn't be a Matt Smith today -Sylvester McCoy

 

On Daleks

Ruthless enemy that looked ridiculous -Paul McGann on daleks

On Jon Pertwee

Once Jon Pertwee lays down those tracks, the other doctors run on it. They're all almost a little actiony after that. -Steven Moffat

 

On Matt Smith



When I heard they were going to get a 12 yr old to play Doctor Who, i was like nooooo you can't go for young. But then Matt came along, he's terrific. -Sylvester McCoy

I love that energy, it's youthful of course -Paul McGann

He's like a boffin and an action hero at the same time. - Steven Moffat

He captures the character perfectly. I just think he was born to play that role. - Karen Gillan 

He's one of the sillier versions of the character. He definitely played up the alien aspect. He's so not of earth. - Karen Gillian

I love the sheer brilliance of his physical comedy -Sophie Aldred

He's somewhere on the bowtie access between Indiana Jones and Stan Laurel - Steven Moffat

It reminds me of a silent screen comedian -Paul McGann

He thinks he's cool and is utterly wrong - Steven Moffat