Doctor Who: Origins

Ugh, I couldn't sit through this... Thing... Clearly made by a couple of blokes with a very narrow minded view on Doctor Who. The call it a "children's show" which it isn't. There are many other sources which are far more accurate. Doctor Who is and always has been a family show, as we know from more reliable sources. This frankly diminishes the show. No wonder it was only an extra. Dreadful... If you want to know more about Doctor Who from more accurate sources, go and read the wiki page or the documentaries on watch. This is terrible. Dull too... Incredibly dull. I turned it off part way through. Didn't learn anything from it and it don't enlighten me.

Without doubt the finest documentary made about the series of Doctor Who. This cleverly constructed and obviously well researched piece charts the programmes conception from a thought to screen. Its lovely to see so many contributors both in archive form and new interviews and all credit here goes to the talented Richard Molesworth and to Steve Broster both of whom have done a sterling job on this all right. It is so refreshing not to see people in dreary black backgrounds and this helps bring the fresh feel to the DVD Range of which I am becoming a great fan. Its funny that the production values, whilst obviously being a cheap documentary, doesn't compromise the over all feel. Well done DVD Producers more of this please.

Sorry, but this documentary did not inspire or enliven me. I am sure it is factually accurate. Richard Molesworth has a well earned reputation for researching his subject. But there was no sparkle in the program and nothing to really make it stand it. It was just like a list of sequential events. This happened, then this happened, then this happened, then this happened and we ended up here. Nothing of any interest on the periphery.

I would much rather have had something interesting in it, a little bit of sparkle.

Chaps, you can do better.