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Thereafter, BBV ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]'' and ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]]''. In [[2003 (releases)|2003]], much production was done on a new direct-to-video DWU film, ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'', which featured [[Zygon]]s as both protagonists and antagonists, as well as [[Lauren Anderson]], who had previously appeared in ''Cyberon''. However, it was only after additional shooting years later that the film completed and released,<ref>[http://jblum.livejournal.com/107556.html?thread=506148#t506148 Blog comment by Jonathan Blum. 7th September, 2007]</ref> coming out in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. In an attempt to appeal to a post-''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' market, the final cut of ''Zygon'' featured adult elements, including uncensored nudity and even sex scenes. Upset at this, Baggs's marketing, and the way in which he had in other ways messed with their scripts, the several scriptwriters who had worked on the story, including [[Lance Parkin]] and [[Jonathan Blum]], declined to have their names appear on the finished product. ([[REF]]: ''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]'') | Thereafter, BBV ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]'' and ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]]''. In [[2003 (releases)|2003]], much production was done on a new direct-to-video DWU film, ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'', which featured [[Zygon]]s as both protagonists and antagonists, as well as [[Lauren Anderson]], who had previously appeared in ''Cyberon''. However, it was only after additional shooting years later that the film completed and released,<ref>[http://jblum.livejournal.com/107556.html?thread=506148#t506148 Blog comment by Jonathan Blum. 7th September, 2007]</ref> coming out in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. In an attempt to appeal to a post-''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' market, the final cut of ''Zygon'' featured adult elements, including uncensored nudity and even sex scenes. Upset at this, Baggs's marketing, and the way in which he had in other ways messed with their scripts, the several scriptwriters who had worked on the story, including [[Lance Parkin]] and [[Jonathan Blum]], declined to have their names appear on the finished product. ([[REF]]: ''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]'') | ||
=== | === 2010s: Hiatus === | ||
[[File:PROBE When to Die Cover.jpg|thumb|right|''[[When to Die (home video)|When to Die]]'', an additional ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' film, was the only DWU BBV release in the 2010s.]]The original BBV Productions website, BBVOnline.co.uk, became inaccessible in late 2009. In January 2011, BBV's registration of the domain had expired leaving it to be taken up by a new registrant for an unrelated site. Though this left BBV with no official online presence, in 2012 a number of BBV releases were reissued on DVD through retail channels; the ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' series was rereleased in March 2012, followed by ''Do You Have a License to Save This Planet?'', ''Cyberon'' and ''Bidding Adieu'' in August of that year. | [[File:PROBE When to Die Cover.jpg|thumb|right|''[[When to Die (home video)|When to Die]]'', an additional ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' film, was the only DWU BBV release in the 2010s.]]The original BBV Productions website, BBVOnline.co.uk, became inaccessible in late 2009. In January 2011, BBV's registration of the domain had expired leaving it to be taken up by a new registrant for an unrelated site. Though this left BBV with no official online presence, in 2012 a number of BBV releases were reissued on DVD through retail channels; the ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' series was rereleased in March 2012, followed by ''Do You Have a License to Save This Planet?'', ''Cyberon'' and ''Bidding Adieu'' in August of that year. | ||
Bill Baggs ultimately returned to DWU work with a new ''P.R.O.B.E.'' film, ''[[When to Die (home video)|When to Die]]'', in memory of [[Caroline John]], featuring Hazel Burrows taking over the role of Liz Shaw. It was released on [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. <ref>[https://www.galaxy4.co.uk/product.thtml?id=1508&vts=gbYeAgI "Fifth PROBE film for pre-order"] - www.galaxy4.co.uk</ref> In [[2018 (releases)|2018]], BBV released ''Sunrise: Love Again'', an independent feature film directed by Bill Baggs and cowritten between Baggs and Kristina Wilde. It featured significant shared cast with ''When to Die'', but otherwise had no stylistic, let alone narrative, relationship to the DWU.<ref>[https://bbvproductions.co.uk/products/BBV-Sunrise-Love-Again-a-Romantic-Comedy-FILM-DOWNLOAD-p420510851 ''Sunrise: Love Again'' on the BBV Productions website]</ref> | Bill Baggs ultimately returned to DWU work with a new ''P.R.O.B.E.'' film, ''[[When to Die (home video)|When to Die]]'', in memory of [[Caroline John]], featuring Hazel Burrows taking over the role of Liz Shaw. It was released on [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. <ref>[https://www.galaxy4.co.uk/product.thtml?id=1508&vts=gbYeAgI "Fifth PROBE film for pre-order"] - www.galaxy4.co.uk</ref> In [[2018 (releases)|2018]], BBV released ''Sunrise: Love Again'', an independent feature film directed by Bill Baggs and cowritten between Baggs and Kristina Wilde. It featured significant shared cast with ''When to Die'', but otherwise had no stylistic, let alone narrative, relationship to the DWU.<ref>[https://bbvproductions.co.uk/products/BBV-Sunrise-Love-Again-a-Romantic-Comedy-FILM-DOWNLOAD-p420510851 ''Sunrise: Love Again'' on the BBV Productions website]</ref> | ||
=== | === 2020s: Revival and controversy === | ||
[[File:P.R.O.B.E. Case Files - Volume 2 - Cover.jpg|thumb|left|[[Bill Baggs]] himself starred as [[Giles]] in the ''[[P.R.O.B.E. Case Files]]''.]]In late [[2020 (releases)|2020]] and continuing into [[2021 (releases)|2021]], BBV Productions started uploading interviews of various vintages with ''Doctor Who'' cast and crew to their YouTube channel, as well as making ''Sunrise: Love Again'' available for free as a form of promotion on the same channel. They also revived the ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' series with a series of webcasts, "''Case Files''" starring a returning Bill Baggs as [[Giles]]. These webcasts occasionally featured licensed appearances by, or references to, other DWU elements than P.R.O.B.E., including the [[Shed Scale]]s from ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]''. | [[File:P.R.O.B.E. Case Files - Volume 2 - Cover.jpg|thumb|left|[[Bill Baggs]] himself starred as [[Giles]] in the ''[[P.R.O.B.E. Case Files]]''.]]In late [[2020 (releases)|2020]] and continuing into [[2021 (releases)|2021]], BBV Productions started uploading interviews of various vintages with ''Doctor Who'' cast and crew to their YouTube channel, as well as making ''Sunrise: Love Again'' available for free as a form of promotion on the same channel. They also revived the ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'' series with a series of webcasts, "''Case Files''" starring a returning Bill Baggs as [[Giles]]. These webcasts occasionally featured licensed appearances by, or references to, other DWU elements than P.R.O.B.E., including the [[Shed Scale]]s from ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]''. | ||