I love Doctor Who! I started with Christopher Eccleston, thought he was ok. I loved David Tennant, though. At first I hated Matt Smith, but his character has really started to grow on me. I did feel like the first season was largely wasted potential.
Have you seen the old made-for-tv-movie adaptation of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe? It was from the 70s or 80s, and the talking beavers were the size of bears. I can't think of a better example of classic BBC. . .