29 November 1993

Monday 29 November

1993-11-29

TV

 * BBC One
 * 8.00 pm - Doctor Who: 30 Years in the TARDIS. Following the first episode of the first-ever adventure (An Unearthly Child) on 23 November 1963, Doctor Who became to many viewers the most consistently imaginative, inspiring and good-humoured series on British television. The seven Doctors and their various assistants are fondly remembered, and their relative merits hotly debated by generations of fans. This special documentary, made by a lifelong fan of the series, brings together Doctors Jon Pertwee, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy with assistants Nicola Bryant (Peri), Frazer Hines (Jamie), Elisabeth Sladen (Sarah Jane) and Debbie Watling (Victoria) to recall three decades of time travel, endearingly cheap special effects and monsters such as Cybermen, Sea Devils, Zygons, Yetis, Autons and the most evil aliens of all: Daleks. Classic clips, interviews, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and even Doctor Who "bloopers" feature in this special birthday tribute.
 *  (An extended version of the documentary was later released on DVD as More Than 30 Years in the TARDIS )
 * 8.50 pm TV Heroes Danny Baker examines the television career of the man who could talk to the animals, Johnny Morris.
 * 11.05 pm Film 93 with Barry Norman Tonight's films under review: Walt Disney's Aladdin, which opens nationwide on Friday after a record-breaking start in London, has proved the most successful animated film in history; and The Hawk, starring Helen Mirren as a housewife suspecting her husband of being a serial killer.