The disaster that nearly killed Doctor Who, told by the survivors.
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord was the umbrella title for a series of four 2|entertain documentaries. Each covered a different story within the larger fourteen-part serial The Trial of a Time Lord. An instalment of the series was found on each DVD of the The Trial of a Time Lord box set.
Writing
Eric Saward's bitter, unfiltered commentary on script editor warfare.
Acting
Colin Baker's diplomatic grace discussing his own firing.
Director
Steve Broster
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The 'Trial' documentary was unusually candid for 2|entertain; BBC Wales-era Who documentaries rarely let producers trash each other this openly.
This serial's production chaos directly led to the 1989 cancellation and the 1996 TV movie failure—making it ground zero for the 2005 revival's "no drama behind the scenes" mandate.
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