"How Doctor Who Came Back" - Documentary

[@JoshSnares]

CORRECTION: 🌸 The final episode was not broadcast on the 23rd of November. I confused the dates. The final monologue was recorded on the 23rd! NOTE: sometimes I make mistakes, since I’m working by myself. Thank you for bringing to my attention :)

[@tinascousin]

You do amazing work Josh. Keep it up please! 😊

[@davidaston5773]

I always find it ironic that the BBC put Doctor Who on (coughs bullshit) hiatus yet during the 90s and early 2000s you either had new versions on new mediums OR talk of a film or new show. And that's before to include Big Finish. Doctor Who wasn't dead... it was merely having renewal problems... PUT SIMPLY BOTH the TV audience AND TV land missed Doctor Who. 2003 Michael Grade put Doctor Who in room 101 and said he hated it ect Two years later he had to eat humble pie. NOW THAT WAS FUN. Curious though that it waas women who were the ones who had fond memories or at least saw a show that had way more potential. Which is odd when you hear feminiists claim it's sexist? RTD proved that with the right creative vision and a lot of RESPECT for the original - ANYTHING can be made a success. SOMETIME IN 2005 Daleks are throwing popcorn at the TV as the Doctor comes back

[@davidaston5773]

Micheal Grade: 1985 Got Doctor Who put on hiatus and slowly helped kill it. 2005 The same man trries to sabotage Doctor Who and get it cancelled. Isn't this man meant to be a professional? He acted like he had a personal vandetta against the show? Fitting that 20 years later Doctor Who turned the tables on him and made HIM look like the out of date joke who was living in the past. Doctor Who and all those wonderful people who BELIEVED in it were the new blood moving things forward. Not living in the past and trying to ruin everybody's joy in the present.

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

Here's a new pronoun what's someone looks like this person and at a glance you can't really tell what they are IT what is IT supposed to be male or female or maybe mixed like all mixed up I think I prefer it

[@thehillbillygamer2183]

@@tinascousin yeah so amazing so brave and stunning 🤣🤣🤮🤮🤮

[@Cortinaman63]

As one of the cast members in "SURVIVAL", (I played one of the "Defence Lads") and a fan of Dr Who since the 1960's I really enjoyed this, working with Sylvester McCoy, Sophie Aldred, Julian Holloway, Antony Ainley, Will Barton, Lisa Bowerman, & Sakntala Ramanee, and other cast members was great fun, the entire cast & crew on the location shoots were lovely, I have vivid and fond memories of filming the scenes in the Hall and on Horsendon Hill, and although I have worked on so many productions and with an amazing list of big stars in TV & Film, it remains one of my personal all time favorite Acting jobs from the many years I spent in the industry, growing up watching the show I never thought that one day I would get to be a part of Dr Who History, I would like to say a massive thank you to all the fans of the Series, for your love & support of the show, and thanks to Josh Snares for this Documentary, I have a few nostalgic videos looking at fellow Stage School Friends, Stars I got to work with, and some of the many productions i worked on, like Grange Hill, etc, on my channel, if anyone that see this is interested in looking at them.

[@Shew28]

So which one were you?

[@karlkammer3050]

"try not to over complicate it." When it comes to Doctor Who, that is The understatement of the century. I remember in 1996 videotaping the TV Movie and thinking, "This isn't too bad, but why did they have to make it so American?" I live in the USA, and for quite a large number of us, the 'Britishness' of Doctor Who is why we like it so much. Great job Josh, another triumph!

[@williamhumes7332]

Moral of the story: Don't cancel the Queen's favorite TV show.

[@romanschautfilme]

Why didnt the Queen gave them Money? xD

[@williamhumes7332]

@@romanschautfilme Because even Whovians have standards. Something that modern news lost.

[@AvengerVincent]

I had zero idea the Shalka team signed their own death warrant. I'm really impressed at the quality of these documentaries. There's information that the Dr Forever DVD extras left out and I'm glad it's included

[@RainbowWarrior71]

JN-T biographer Richard Marson wanted to make it clear that Doctor Who was cancelled in 1985. What changed the cancellation to a 18 month hiatus was fear of negative publicity over fans protesting the government. Marson is very clear about this in the biography and in an interview he did on Radio Free Skaro.

[@Polavianus]

"I wonder if Russel would use that idea later on" -Josh Snares, 2021

[@JoshSnares]

it was time for a new catchphrase

[@Jim_The_Fish]

I laughed every time he said it. It just kept getting funnier.

[@AdamMartyn]

Another marvellous documentary Josh! You're such an engaging host and the ways in which you present the information is so unique! Big love bud ❤ x

[@JoshSnares]

Thanks Adam! 💕

[@benmiller3252]

Doctor who was facing the dark age period during the eras of the sixth and seventh doctors. The television networks at the time started to focus on doing soap dramas and reality TV shows. That's how it lead into the BBC pulling the plug on the show for 16 years.

[@alexfletcher5192]

I continue to feel that fandom in the late 1980s (and I was in the Appreciation Society at the time) made a rod for its own back by conflating its love for the show with the public's view of it. My sense was that, from about 'The Five Doctors' onwards, it started to become a much harder sell. The kids I knew wanted the big budget American shows, the action movies. I remember talking to a not-really friend, Alex Tuplin, and he said something like 'I've got nothing against it, but-' and that was the best reaction I got. By the time of the TV Movie the culture had moved on a bit, into post-modernism, so it felt like you could go back and revisit these things.

[@Thenesrookie]

Ahhhh I'm so excited to watch this! BBC NEEDS to contract you to do some documentaries for the 60th!

[@JoshSnares]

That's very kind! I enjoy having full creative control though! 😂

[@JoshSnares]

@@jorgelewis6568 💕💕

[@paulscottrobson]

@@JoshSnares Seems fine to me :)

[@paulscottrobson]

@@jorgelewis6568 Just don't let him write the jokes ... terrible last name :-

[@paulscottrobson]

Having thought about this, probably every other documentary would be about Nyssa, which might be a problem ....

[@petefischer3820]

Thank you for this. I have to tell you, it felt like forever during the wilderness years, holding onto Doctor Who Magazine and always hoping for something to move. What a journey....an adventure worthy of The Doctor himself with villains and allies to finally both help The Doctor come back.

[@eshbena]

Kids today telling me how having to wait a year or two for the next Marvel movie is so awful and I just glare at them and say "I'm a Whovian and you will NEVER know my suffering!"

[@5roundsrapid263]

@@eshbena The wilderness years… no streaming, no KZbin, no DVD or Blu-ray. There were only a few VHS tapes and rare reruns. When a show was cancelled, it was really cancelled!

[@ThatIronsideGuy]

These documentaries just make my day and are so professionally made. Thanks Josh!

[@JoshSnares]

Thank you! 💕

[@davidaston5773]

I think the BBC should hire Josh to do a documentary about the show for the 60th. And yes I know that would take months or even a full year but... WHO knows?

[@alexfletcher5192]

The only time I remember a new companion having a 'profile' on the series that led to heightened publicity before 2005 was when Bonnie Langford was brought on board. And that was inevitably coloured by her association with song and dance and a rather well known clip of her that probably doesn't bear repeating today. Billie Piper felt like the most absurd pick, because the one thing the show had not been for the bulk of my life was 'cool'. And in that it must be remembered that words like 'Cool' had stopped being 'cool' for part of that time also! If you started waxing lyrical about the latest series, it was like that scene in the original Superman movie where Clark Kent gets a dressing down for using the word 'swell'.

[@supersonicsjm]

Just an added point, in 2005, most of the UK still hadn't adopted HD yet and the vast majority of the population still had SD TV's. Given Doctor Who is a British production, it stands to reason that they would go with SD over HD as most of the home market for the show wouldn't be able to watch it in HD anyway.

[@occono3543]

It doesn't really make sense why they couldn't film in HD and do the effects in SD though. That's completely possible and would save them regret later.

[@supersonicsjm]

@@occono3543 it was an added expense that the BBC would have needed to fund. Remember, the BBC operates on license payer money, not advertising revenue, so their budget is more limited than more commercial channels. If most people didn't have HD at the time in their home market, there's no point paying for it yet as there would be little to no benefit. I don't even think BBC even had HD broadcasting available as of 2005. It's short sighted in retrospect, but sadly that's the way the cookie crumbles.

[@occono3543]

@@supersonicsjm Were HD cameras really that much more expensive in 2005? Broadcasting/streaming may have been but there's lots of shows from that era on Bluray. Torchwood was filmed in HD from the start.

[@supersonicsjm]

@@occono3543 Torchwood started a couple of years later, so it allowed time for the BBC to invest in HD. Doctor Who started in filming in 2004 and BBC didn't start using HD until 2006. So yes, Torchwood would have been HD because that's around the time the BBC started investing in it. Doctor Who however, was before that. It also took time for the BBC to move its programming over to HD, so not everything moved straight over to HD once they actually started using it.

[@drew_wadd]

Ah! The tone drop when mentioning G.R was gold… combined with the flick of the photo, it held the right amount of disdain.

[@paulosborne6517]

As much as encyclopedic knowledge, in depth research and all the rest are essential, your videos have one thing a lot of people seem to forget in their fan-channel presentation - a sense of fun that carries it all along. Your videos are never dry, which implies that you make "moist" videos and well, that's a whole other thing entirely... The whole history of Doctor Who is littered with comedy, tragedy, lunacy, irony... and affectionately 'taking the piss' out of the BBC / Doctor Who is part and parcel of enjoying it to the fullest. Well done, Tiger! Keep it up - the good work that is, up... Err, taxi???

[@tomsalinsky1]

As poetical as it would have been for Survival Part Three to have gone out on 23 November 1989, it was actually shown on 6 December.

[@JoshSnares]

Oops!

[@tinascousin]

You can get away with it Josh. Kinda. It was the first ep of the last story after all, so… 🤪

[@tomsalinsky1]

@@tinascousin Episode One went out on 22 November. One day out.

[@tinascousin]

@@tomsalinsky1 OMG it did too! I’m usually the one who’s anal retentive about all these things, but I thought I’d cut Josh some slack, if it was the 23rd for Part 1. But no, not so. Oh dear. Josh, love you and your content… but *YOU MUST FIX THIS!* I’m afraid it may be far from being all over if you don’t. (No I don’t know what that means either, just wanted to work one of your favourite phrases into this)

[@SometimesCreator]

the ending monologue was recorded on the 23rd; myth plausible

[@rosemaryfarell5264]

BRILLIANT watch and the only person ive seen mention the Paul WS Anderson rumours back in the day. I remember reading in 2000 he was linked as Director and wanted Larry Fishburne for the Doctor.

[@JAProductions494]

Well, this was a wonderful surprise. Well done Josh, absolutely loved it

[@JoshSnares]

Thank you :)

[@DoctorWhoAdventures]

Loved this!!! :D Such a cool story (and I had no idea Michael Grade attempted AGAIN to stop Doctor Who that close to the air date!!! :O)

[@Frank-Einstein-Madman]

That was an awesome retrospective, you make the best Doctor Who videos on KZbin!

[@hereticosjc]

I completely understand why you don't do many uploads but honestly I love when you do. Your stuff is always interesting, and fun to watch.

[@SFMPlayz]

Well done Josh! Excellent as always. You inspired me to create my own Doctor Who Docuseries based on the early years of Doctor Who called "The Creation of Doctor Who". It comes out tomorrow so hopefully it goes well!

[@joelakat]

Fantastic and fun documentary! A lot of information I'd heard before -- but I'd rather hear it from you because you always offer such a unique perspective (and as you said -- you leave out the boring bits). Love the background lighting by the way -- very Galaxy 4!

[@chrise7359]

Another great vid Josh, thanks again! I was waiting for the tidbit on the Daleks though. There were some hard negotiations going on early with the Nation estate. Russell T even came out and told fans that if the Daleks weren't used then there would be some other great new foes instead. I'm SURE this idea would be reused elsewhere!!! Seriously, I dread to think of the finale to S1 with the Slitheen! It was a tense time for sure. To think Grade could have blown it all! Still would have loved to see a film with Donald Sutherland though!

[@TheFlankFrustrater]

I think the toclafane were intended to be possible Dalek replacements originally.

[@chrise7359]

@@TheFlankFrustrater Ewwwwwww!

[@Kaoruishere]

Wonderful handling of the Roberts photo! Yes, very wonderful handling indeed, huhuhuhoo.

[@D4dodge]

Fantastic! Another beautifully crafted Dr Who documentary (easily worthy of being featured on Blu-Ray boxset's). Clear and concise, yet you also managed to include a few details I was unaware of. Thank you so much!

[@RossParker1877]

Two Josh Snares videos in a week? We are being spoiled by the best, most adorable Doctor Who person on the Internet. Keep being awesome ❤

[@KatzePiano]

A great documentary, as always. I love learning all the little details about things. There was certainly a rocky path to the show coming back, but I'd say it all worked out for the best!

[@RT2000]

Marvellous work! I love these documentaries you do. It's clear that a lot of time and research goes into these and it's hugely appreciated. Also, I love the tribute to Matty at the beginning ❤

[@epsilon_281]

i cant even tell you how happy i was to see another one of your amazing videos uploaded today! i truly believe you are an essential part of the fanbase Josh!

[@jeffhall1364]

Another great production, Josh. Well done that man!

[@DoctorWhoHome1]

This was brilliant! It'd be cool if you made a video like this for the Season 7 relaunch, or even a more in depth look at the compliacted origins of the TV Movie!

[@JanRademan]

Strictly Come Dancing making a surpise appearance during the first broadcast is one for the ages.

[@TheMameBus]

Ngl I'm going to be so pissed if this show doesn't outlive me

[@JoshSnares]

Doctor Who will never die! Even when it’s cancelled, it still goes on 😂

[@LukeNyul]

An excellent documentary Josh! It's clear that Doctor Who never went quietly in the first place, and although it took over 15 years to get it back on telly properly it wasn't through lack of trying! Brilliant video :)

[@docskywalker51riftstudios58]

Famstastic documentary, it’s amazing to see all the trials and tribulations of my favourite show and it’s impressive to see all the people in the background of doctor who who make this excellent show happen!

[@whovian59]

Loved your video, Josh. Really entertaining and informative! Great to have you back and looking forward to the next one. XX

[@jaygent2836]

Love that casual flicking away of Roberts' polaroid

[@alangroves7066]

I love how you worked in the phrase "far from being all over" at the end of Chapter 1 xx

[@joeporter5972]

Thanks so much for such a thoughtful and passionate presentation. Been watching The Doctor since Tom Baker and you've captured the mirth and irreverence very well.

[@armana1404]

This might be one of the best Doctor Who documentaries I’ve ever seen. Excellent editing and cuts! Everything is laid out so well and it’s so well organized!

[@nicholasdickens2801]

According to the BBC (Puttup) wasn’t cancelled, it was just ignored. They didn’t have the balls to admit that they cancelled it. A great video.

[@5roundsrapid263]

Great point about reboots. They were very rare when the series was rebooted. It was a real shock, but a good one! It’s almost like Doctor Who started the reboot craze in a way.

[@jasonotoole1822]

Well done Josh! Another awesome piece of work in both research and production. I always enjoy your content and I even learned a few new things about the series out of this video too. Thanks mate!

[@bsharpproductions2793]

12:48 Yeeee!! Such a lovely surprise to hear my music! Another awesome documentary Josh! :D

[@JoshSnares]

Thank you once again for your amazing music! 💕💕

[@edith2002100]

A magnificent video yet again, although is that a surprise at this point? Always so lovely to see all the effort you put in pay off so wonderfully!

[@PirateNovelist]

Thank you for these videos! I am preparing for work at this time. It’s helping make my week start off right (I’m in the us). I always learn something new!

[@3ddoctorwho]

I love how stylish your documentaries are!! This is so fantastic!

[@Cybermanalf]

This video is something else! I love the orange lighting as well!

[@goldinthebox8504]

Josh snares documentaries are so high budget in my opinion great work

[@anthonyrobinson2964]

Awesome Video Josh! Thanks for doing all these!

[@DoctorWhoFan132]

I've only came across your channel recently, but I just wanted to say how amazing your videos are. So comprehensive and engaging. Thank you for your Doctor Who content.

[@robvegas9354]

Awesome as always Josh!! it felt like an eternity from 1989 onwards. They used to show the 1970s and 80s episodes at about 4 in the morning on the ABC in 1993 and we would set the timer on the Video to record them LOLs. good times

[@w_7571]

This is genuinely one of the best channels on youtube

[@TommyLednorMusic]

Really well explained. Loved this!

[@ohmydinosare]

16 seconds in and I see a copy of Shadow of Avalon, the weirdest bit of doctor who I've ever digested, I could almost have convinced myself it was a fever dream that I just made up... That was such a well put together video, your documentaries are always so well polished, really enjoyed that.

[@JoshSnares]

I’ve never actually read it! I found it at a second hand store, and can never pass anything Doctor Who!

[@ohmydinosare]

@@JoshSnares I borrowed it from my school library about 15 years ago, if I tried telling you what I remember of the story you'd think I was making it up, it's such an insane journey

[@gameoverwehaveeverypixelco1258]

Love your documentaries, so well crafted. I think you should make something for the ABC or something. I'd love to see another video about the process of series one like this. Then each season with any behind the scenes info. Love to know stuff about when they changed doctors.

[@shimonyoung7633]

I guess it never got out that Douglas Adams was approached to do a treatment for the late 90's film project, which came about from a chance meeting on a plane. Douglas was keen to have Tom Baker to come back in the role. However, seeing as Douglas never managed to even complete a script for his own Hitchhikers film, the chances of him actually finishing the Dr Who script were pretty low.

[@portaldevice5110]

Absolutely loved this video, as always. It was really interesting hearing about some of the earlier proposals in the early 2000s.

[@samuelbarber6177]

Stephen Fry as Dr. Who. Best thing I’ve heard today.

[@jodefawud1520]

Great documentary, amazing eye for quality and detail as always 😁

[@marcos-ll2yr]

High quality documentary. I loved. Many hugs for you.

[@mariareed5238]

I really enjoyed this - I began watching Dr Who in 1972 in Australia, learning about the background of how it all came to be ie the return of Dr Who I was totally enthralled. Im legally blind and have been wearing glasses all my life., I must say yours are the nicest frames I have ever seen. I was limited to what I could have due to how thick my lenses were.

[@Notev3n]

Such a wonderful video, great job!!!! Also love Ur hair

[@rossmclelland]

Absolutely fantastic! A great surprise to see this up already, and a perfect start to Monday morning as I upload the necessary caffeine. Loved this video, keep making them whenever you want, nae pressure like. I wander what happened next…

[@frenichfarm]

Love your documentarys BBC GIVE THIS GUY A JOB MAKING DOCUMENTARYS

[@lloydmelville435]

Excellent video as usual, Josh! Really enjoyed :)

[@LicencetoWho]

Your documentaries are brilliant!!! the high quality, lighting and cinematography is just 👌

[@JoshSnares]

Thank you :)

[@SquintyDork]

That "subtle" photo swipe was chef's kiss.

[@captaincodpiece3263]

Best documentary on the subject, detailed , well put together and engagingly presented

[@dblauveltify]

International Doctor Who Treasure Josh Snares drops another smashing documentary. Loved it.

[@ElliottSargent]

Another revolutionary high-quality documentary by our favourite Josh Snares!

[@timthememer2785]

Great video! Also, I like how you yeeted the Gareth Roberts photo off the table immediately like that 😂

[@JoshSnares]

he HAS to go

[@kaw203]

Great job, the final comment of the video taking forever is the first time I have laughed in a week as my partner passed away. Thank you, your videos have been helping me get through it

[@JoshSnares]

I’m sorry for your loss, I’m happy my videos have brought you some comfort 💕

[@kaw203]

@@JoshSnares a lot thank you so much

[@user-fu7zf4ck9z]

It's funny to think that David Tennant would've had the shortest run as The Doctor (the last 20 seconds of Parting Of The Ways) had the first series not been picked up.

[@Telly_1]

If I may add to your notes on the broadcast dates of the TV Movie, it was also shown 4 years later on the 1st of May 2000, on TV3 in Ireland which (according to broadwcast) is the only Doctor Who related thing they've ever aired

[@josephpitman1850]

Brilliant no one has ever kept my attention that long such a great host/KZbinr/ documentary person whatever you call it your great at it

[@verticalmaster]

good work Josh.. I didnt think that I would, but i actually learnt some new things along the way! even better!

[@lashed34]

Another fabulous video Josh.

[@tonyparker7349]

Maybe the grandfather & friends idea is what they're doing in the Big Finish 9th Doctor box set, Old Friends???

[@JoshSnares]

Ooh! Imagine that!

[@JMGaming-no6zl]

Every documentary on Doctor Who that you do is so informative and fantastic! Keep it up! Love to see more! 👌 🔥

[@calculator17]

Fantastic video! Very interesting!

[@pjgathergood6987]

Great a video as always, Josh. Sometimes the history of the limbo years between old and new Who can be a bit of a heavy going slog or simply depressing, but I enjoyed this and thought you hit all the right points. I'll never forget that sheer awe of sitting down to watch 'Rose' on original broadcast thinking "wow, Doctor Who is actually back"! I struggled to adapt to some of the more modern styles RTD and co had injected but respect him for getting it back on screens and such a big hit. I'll always remember the sheer energy and excitement Christopher Eccleston gave the new Doctor, one of my favourite Doctors, his key part Modern Who is often overlooked, and such a shame his run was cut short, preventing his great Doctor from developing further (Yes, we now have Big Finish!). An interesting add-on video to this might be taking a look at some of the far fetched and bizarre reports of "New Who" in the limbo '90s - reports of David Hasselhoff as "the new Doctor", complete with talking TARDIS(!), always sticks in my mind!!

[@50doctorwho]

Damn you Josh Snares! Releasing a video right when I'm going to work, now I'll have to spend my whole day waiting to watch this masterpiece, the suspense is killing me already!

[@JoshSnares]

Sorry! 😂

[@twokidsandatripod]

lmao at the way josh says "DOCTOR WHO" so emphatically (in italics) every time

[@JoshSnares]

I didn’t notice until I started editing! 😂

[@whatsup4825]

Your videos are simply the best. Never stop being you!!!

[@JoshSnares]

💕💕

[@jbear4433]

Man this documentary was great, I really enjoyed it, well done Josh.

[@LaresGothic]

Wonderful documentary. High quality at the all aspects.

[@MatgoStyles]

Great documentary. Didn't know the reason behind Rose Tyler's name, but as you mention it, Tyler was also Vince's surname in Queer As Folk.

[@carealoo744]

Just watched your missing episode omnibus- this is actually a good video to follow up with

[@whosptoly]

Ahh i loved this !! Well done !!

[@joansmith69]

Everytime there's a new Josh Snares vid, we also get a new Josh Snares hairstyle. Gotta love it.

[@thatbloodypanda6989]

In love with the lighting ngl Also I need a link to those Dr. Who badges 🤯😳

[@JoshSnares]

They just sold out! Paul Burley designs them, and sells them on his Etsy store. Keep an eye out!

[@thatbloodypanda6989]

@@JoshSnares Hope he brings them back soon lol. Love your documentaries, I could watch them all day.

[@loftus4453]

Great work on this video. Had some information I wasn’t aware of. Subscribed! ❤

[@lampydefunct]

The "I wonder if Russell would use that idea later on" joke constantly got me

[@just_a_carl]

Really enjoyed how you told this story. Fantastic work again!

[@THIRV]

Brilliant, as always. Keep well Josh 👍😎♥️

[@stuartchong1623]

Love that you yeeted Gareth's picture off the table! 😂

[@friendlyotaku9525]

And to think modern Doctor Who is STILL running to this day, and with no signs of stopping anytime soon! What RTD, Gardner, Tranter, Young and Eccleston did for this silly little show is brilliant! Long Live Doctor Who! And I'm very excited to see what further developments will occur what with the rest of Flux, the specials next year and RTD back in 2023!