简介：WhyhasakidsTVshowaboutaneccentricmanwithaboxthatcantravelanywhereintimeandspacebecometheBBC'slongestrunningTVdrama-andoneofBritain'sbiggestbrands? Onits50thanniversary,lifelongfanMatthewSweetarguesyouignoreDoctorWhoatyourperil.Itmaybeapieceofchildren'stelevision,buthebelievesit'soneofthemostimportantculturalartefactsofmodernBritain.Putsimply,DoctorWhomatters. Inthishour-longCultureShowspecial,BBCTwo'sflagshipartsprogrammeexploreswithwit,authorityandaffection,whyDoctorWhohasbecomeentrenchedinBritishlife.MatthewSweettracesthe50yearsofextraordinarysocialchangeanduncertaintythatsentgenerationsofchildrenscuttlingbehindthesofa.Howdidapepperpot,theNazisandasinkplungerresultinthescariestadversariesofourtime-theDaleks? Sweetargueshowinturntheshowbecameaculturalforceinitsownright,influencingmusic,designandstorytelling-whetherpioneeringelectronica(DeliaDerbyshire),orgivingtheunknownDouglasAdamsacrucialbreak.Matthewmeetsbothfamousfacesaswellascast,crewandDoctorspastandpresent(fromcurrentDoctorMattSmithtoRichardMartin,themaverickdirectorwhofirstbroughttheDalekstoscreensin1964)tofindouthowDoctorWhohaschangedourculture.…