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A '''film''' or '''movie''' was a type of recorded audiovisual entertainment, described by [[Donna Noble]] as "talking [[picture]]s". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') Film was also the material on which the entertainment was stored.
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A '''film''', also known as a '''movie''' or a '''flick''', ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Life in the Day (audio story)|A Life in the Day]]'') was a type of recorded audiovisual entertainment, described by [[Donna Noble]] as "talking pictures". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') On [[Earth]], films were often shown in [[Cinema|cinemas]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]], [[From Out of the Rain (TV story)|From Out of the Rain]]'') According to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], watching movies was a way to "pass the time". ([[TV]]: ''[[Smile (TV story)|Smile]]'')
 
== History ==
The emergence of film as a leisure activity occurred at some point between [[1918]] and [[1939]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[A History of Humankind (novel)|A History of Humankind]]'')
 
In [[1921]], [[Martin Donaldson]] took [[Liv Chenka]] to see a silent film starring [[Buster Keaton]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[A Life in the Day (audio story)|A Life in the Day]]'')
 
In [[1953]], [[Emma-Louise Cowell]] was an avid cinema goer. She particularly loved [[musical]]s. She and her best friend [[Kate (Out of Time)|Kate]] went to see ''[[Calamity Jane (film)|Calamity Jane]]'' five times and Emma later purchased the soundtrack [[LP]]. After she and [[Diane Holmes]] were accidentally sent through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] more than 50 years into the future, they were both astonished that films were sold in boxes, namely [[DVD]]s, and people could watch them at home. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'')
 
[[Alan Sillitoe]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' was made into a film in the [[1960s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'')
 
[[Selyoid]]s could live on [[Film stock|celluloid film]], and manipulate the emotions of those who viewed a movie on which they were stored. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dying in the Sun (novel)|Dying in the Sun]]'')


In [[1953]], [[Emma-Louise Cowell]] was an avid cinema goer. She particularly loved [[musical]]s. She and her best friend [[Kate (Out of Time)|Kate]] went to see ''[[Calamity Jane (film)|Calamity Jane]]'' five times and Emma later purchased the [[LP]]. After she and [[Diane Holmes]] were accidentally sent through the [[Cardiff Space-Time Rift|Cardiff Rift]] to [[2007]], they were both astonished that films were sold in boxes, namely [[DVD]]s, and people could watch them at home. ([[TV]]: ''[[Out of Time (TV story)|Out of Time]]'')
[[Agatha Ellis]] thought [[cappuccino]]s only existed in film. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Curtain Call (short story)|Curtain Call]]'')


[[Harry Sillitoe]]'s [[novel]] ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' was made into a film in the [[1960s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Time and Relative (novel)|Time and Relative]]'')
''[[The Terminator]]'' was a film which featured "killer [[robot]]s" "messing around with [[time]]". When [[Bill Potts]] noted this to the [[Twelfth Doctor]], he announced that he would put it on his list. ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'')


[[Selyoid]]s could live on celluloid film, and manipulate the emotions of those who viewed a movie on which they were stored. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Dying in the Sun (novel)|Dying in the Sun]]'')
In [[Pete's World]], film [[review]]s were one of the options for content to be [[download]]ed to a [[Cybus EarPod]] user's [[brain]] with the [[daily Download|daily download]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[EarPod (feature)|EarPod]]'')


[[Agatha Ellis]] thought [[cappuccino]]s only existed in film. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Curtain Call]]'')
In the late [[2000s]], the [[Night Travellers]] were freed in the [[Electro]], a cinema built upon the [[Cardiff Rift]], after a film reel depicting them was played. ([[TV]]: ''[[From Out of the Rain (TV story)|From Out of the Rain]]'')


The [[Night Travellers]] were freed in the [[Electro]], a [[cinema]] built upon the [[Cardiff Rift]], after film tape depicting them was played. ([[TV]]: ''[[From Out of the Rain]]'')
By the [[2010s]], films could be [[streaming|streamed]] [[online]], ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Beachhead (audio story)|Beachhead]]'') often on [[Netflix]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Orr (audio story)|Orr]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Pilot (TV story)|The Pilot]]'', [[PROSE]]: ''[[Diamond Dogs (novel)|Diamond Dogs]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'')
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According to the Twelfth Doctor, ''[[Frozen (film)|Frozen]]'' was a film which featured an "eternal [[winter]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[Empress of Mars (TV story)|Empress of Mars]]'')
 
[[Fitz Kreiner]] saw all nine ''[[Star Wars]]'' films at a cinema in the [[2040s]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Last Resort (novel)|The Last Resort]]'')
 
[[Flemming]] believed that a film based on the [[Crash of the Byzantium]] had been made by [[5343]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Husbands of River Song (TV story)|The Husbands of River Song]]'')


== Behind the scenes ==
===Theatrical films===
The ''Doctor Who'' universe has had two films released theatrically; ''[[Dr. Who and the Daleks (theatrical film)|Dr. Who and the Daleks]]'' and ''[[Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (theatrical film)|Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D.]]''.
===Direct-to-Video films===
Multiple direct-to-video films, using characters and settings from the ''Doctor Who'' universe, have been released. Although none to date have featured [[the Doctor]], many are notable for featuring companions, such as [[Liz Shaw]] and [[John Benton]].
{| {{prettytable}}
!Film || Doctor Who universe characters || Written by || Production company || Release date
|-
|[[Wartime (home video)|Wartime]]
|[[John Benton]]
|[[Andy Lane]], [[Helen Stirling]]
|[[Reeltime Pictures]]
|[[1987 (releases)|1987]]
|-
|[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]: [[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]
|[[Liz Shaw]]
|[[Mark Gatiss]]
|[[BBV Productions]]
|rowspan=2|[[1994 (releases)|1994]]
|-
|[[Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans (home video)|Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans]]
|[[Sontaran]]s
|[[Terrance Dicks]]
|Reeltime Pictures
|-
|P.R.O.B.E.: [[The Devil of Winterborne (home video)|The Devil of Winterborne]]
|Liz Shaw
|Mark Gatiss
|BBV Productions
|rowspan=2|[[1995 (releases)|1995]]
|-
|[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]
|[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Victoria Waterfield]]
|[[Marc Platt]]
|Reeltime Pictures
|-
|P.R.O.B.E.: [[Unnatural Selection (home video)|Unnatural Selection]]
|rowspan=2|Liz Shaw
|rowspan=2|Mark Gatiss
|rowspan=5|BBV Productions
|rowspan=2|[[1996 (releases)|1996]]
|-
|P.R.O.B.E.: [[Ghosts of Winterborne (home video)|Ghosts of Winterborne]]
|-
|[[Auton (home video)|Auton]]
|rowspan=3|[[Auton]]s
|rowspan=2|[[Nicholas Briggs]]
|[[1997 (releases)|1997]]
|-
|[[Auton 2: Sentinel (home video)|Auton 2: Sentinel]]
|[[1998 (releases)|1998]]
|-
|[[Auton 3: Awakening (home video)|Auton 3: Awakening]]
|[[Arthur Wallis]], [[Paul Ebbs]]
|[[1999 (releases)|1999]]
|-
|[[Dæmos Rising (home video)|Dæmos Rising]]
|[[Kate Stewart]], [[Dæmon]]s
|[[David J Howe]]
|Reeltime Pictures
|[[2004 (releases)|2004]]
|-
|[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]
|[[Zygon]]s
|[[Lance Parkin]], [[Jonathan Blum]], [[Bill Baggs]]
|rowspan=2|BBV Productions
|[[2008 (releases)|2008]]
|-
|P.R.O.B.E.: [[When to Die (home video)|When to Die]]
|Liz Shaw
|Bill Baggs
|[[2015 (releases)|2015]]
|-
|[[Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor (home video)|Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor]]
|[[Sil]]
|[[Philip Martin]]
|Reeltime Pictures
|[[2019 (releases)|2019]]
|}
===Television film===
A [[Doctor Who (TV story)|television movie]] of ''Doctor Who'' was broadcast in [[1996 (releases)|1996]].
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Revision as of 10:31, 25 August 2023

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A film, also known as a movie or a flick, (AUDIO: A Life in the Day) was a type of recorded audiovisual entertainment, described by Donna Noble as "talking pictures". (TV: The Unicorn and the Wasp) On Earth, films were often shown in cinemas. (TV: Out of Time, From Out of the Rain) According to the Twelfth Doctor, watching movies was a way to "pass the time". (TV: Smile)

History

The emergence of film as a leisure activity occurred at some point between 1918 and 1939. (PROSE: A History of Humankind)

In 1921, Martin Donaldson took Liv Chenka to see a silent film starring Buster Keaton. (AUDIO: A Life in the Day)

In 1953, Emma-Louise Cowell was an avid cinema goer. She particularly loved musicals. She and her best friend Kate went to see Calamity Jane five times and Emma later purchased the soundtrack LP. After she and Diane Holmes were accidentally sent through the Cardiff Rift more than 50 years into the future, they were both astonished that films were sold in boxes, namely DVDs, and people could watch them at home. (TV: Out of Time)

Alan Sillitoe's novel Saturday Night and Sunday Morning was made into a film in the 1960s. (PROSE: Time and Relative)

Selyoids could live on celluloid film, and manipulate the emotions of those who viewed a movie on which they were stored. (PROSE: Dying in the Sun)

Agatha Ellis thought cappuccinos only existed in film. (PROSE: Curtain Call)

The Terminator was a film which featured "killer robots" "messing around with time". When Bill Potts noted this to the Twelfth Doctor, he announced that he would put it on his list. (TV: Empress of Mars)

In Pete's World, film reviews were one of the options for content to be downloaded to a Cybus EarPod user's brain with the daily download. (PROSE: EarPod)

In the late 2000s, the Night Travellers were freed in the Electro, a cinema built upon the Cardiff Rift, after a film reel depicting them was played. (TV: From Out of the Rain)

By the 2010s, films could be streamed online, (AUDIO: Beachhead) often on Netflix. (AUDIO: Orr, TV: The Pilot, PROSE: Diamond Dogs, TV: Resolution)

According to the Twelfth Doctor, Frozen was a film which featured an "eternal winter". (TV: Empress of Mars)

Fitz Kreiner saw all nine Star Wars films at a cinema in the 2040s. (PROSE: The Last Resort)

Flemming believed that a film based on the Crash of the Byzantium had been made by 5343. (TV: The Husbands of River Song)

Behind the scenes

Theatrical films

The Doctor Who universe has had two films released theatrically; Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D..

Direct-to-Video films

Multiple direct-to-video films, using characters and settings from the Doctor Who universe, have been released. Although none to date have featured the Doctor, many are notable for featuring companions, such as Liz Shaw and John Benton.

Film Doctor Who universe characters Written by Production company Release date
Wartime John Benton Andy Lane, Helen Stirling Reeltime Pictures 1987
P.R.O.B.E.: The Zero Imperative Liz Shaw Mark Gatiss BBV Productions 1994
Shakedown: Return of the Sontarans Sontarans Terrance Dicks Reeltime Pictures
P.R.O.B.E.: The Devil of Winterborne Liz Shaw Mark Gatiss BBV Productions 1995
Downtime The Brigadier, Sarah Jane Smith, Victoria Waterfield Marc Platt Reeltime Pictures
P.R.O.B.E.: Unnatural Selection Liz Shaw Mark Gatiss BBV Productions 1996
P.R.O.B.E.: Ghosts of Winterborne
Auton Autons Nicholas Briggs 1997
Auton 2: Sentinel 1998
Auton 3: Awakening Arthur Wallis, Paul Ebbs 1999
Dæmos Rising Kate Stewart, Dæmons David J Howe Reeltime Pictures 2004
Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough Zygons Lance Parkin, Jonathan Blum, Bill Baggs BBV Productions 2008
P.R.O.B.E.: When to Die Liz Shaw Bill Baggs 2015
Sil and the Devil Seeds of Arodor Sil Philip Martin Reeltime Pictures 2019

Television film

A television movie of Doctor Who was broadcast in 1996.

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