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'''''Tales of the TARDIS''''' is a ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' spin-off series created to celebrate ''Doctor Who''’s [[List of anniversaries|60th anniversary]] and beyond. The series is exclusively available on the ''[[Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)|Whoniverse]]'', a new home on [[BBC iPlayer]] for all [[DWU]] content.
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'''''Tales of the TARDIS''''' is a ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' spin-off series created to celebrate ''Doctor Who''’s [[List of anniversaries|60th anniversary]]. The series consists of six episodes, and will be exclusively available at ''[[The Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)|The Whoniverse]]'', a new home on [[BBC iPlayer]] for all [[DWU]] content.
The original six-episode series released on [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]] consists of six classic ''Doctor Who'' serials, with each serial edited together to form a single episode. Newly filmed material with the serials' original cast bookends each episode, with [[the Doctor]] and their companions telling tales within "[[The Doctor's TARDIS (Tales of the TARDIS)|a remembered TARDIS]]". An additional seventh episode was released on [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]] as a tie-in between [[Season 1 (Doctor Who 2023)|Season 1]] finale two-parter {{cs|The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)}} / {{cs|Empire of Death (TV story)}} in light of the revelation of the big bad. Unlike previous instalments, this episode featured "as of 2024"-current cast members rather than the original cast.


The spin-off was executive-produced by current ''Doctor Who'' [[showrunner]] [[Russell T Davies]] along with [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Jane Tranter]], and was written by Davies, [[Pete McTighe]] and [[Phil Ford]]. [[Sam Watts]], the [[composer]] for ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', returned to score the series.
The spin-off was executive-produced by current ''Doctor Who'' [[showrunner]] [[Russell T Davies]] along with [[Julie Gardner]] and [[Jane Tranter]], and was written by Davies, [[Pete McTighe]] and [[Phil Ford]]. [[Sam Watts]], the [[composer]] for ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'', returned to score the series.
''more to be added''


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
In [[DWM 596]], script editor [[Scott Handcock]] cryptically referred to an [[August (releases)|August]] kick-off meeting for something called "TOTT". Fans speculated over what this acronym could stand for, with the most popular suggestion being "Tales of the TARDIS". ''Tales of the TARDIS'' was then officially announced on [[30 October (releases)|30 October]], [[2023 (releases)|2023]].
In [[DWM 596]], ''Doctor Who'' script editor [[Scott Handcock]] cryptically referred to an [[August (releases)|August]] kick-off meeting for something called "TOTT". ''Tales of the TARDIS'' was then officially announced on [[30 October (releases)|30 October]], [[2023 (releases)|2023]].


[[Russell T Davies]] clarified on [[Instagram]] that, though the [[BBC]] and [[Bad Wolf Productions|Bad Wolf]] had struck a production and distribution deal with [[Disney Branded Television]] for new episodes of ''Doctor Who'', there are currently no plans to bring ''TOTT'' to [[Disney+]], with "no [[Disney]] money" being involved in the production. For the time being, the series will be exclusively available in the UK via [[BBC iPlayer]].
[[Russell T Davies]] clarified on [[Instagram]]<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CzCQUelt9ci/ @russelltdavies63 on instagram.com]</ref> that, though the [[BBC]] and [[Bad Wolf Productions|Bad Wolf]] had struck a production and distribution deal with [[Disney Branded Television]] for new episodes of ''Doctor Who'', there are currently no plans to bring ''TOTT'' to [[Disney+]], with "no [[Disney]] money" being involved in the production. For the time being, the series will be exclusively available in the UK via [[BBC iPlayer]].


== Episodes ==
== Episodes ==
{| {{prettytable}} width="90%"
{| class="wikitable"
!# || Title || Author || Director || Doctor || Featuring || Released
!# || Title || Writer || Director || Doctor || Featuring || Released
|-
! 1
| ''[[Earthshock (TotT TV story)|Earthshock]]''
| [[Russell T Davies]]
| rowspan="6" | [[Joshua M.G. Thomas]]
| [[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
| [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
| rowspan="6" | [[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
! 2
| ''[[The Mind Robber (TotT TV story)|The Mind Robber]]''
| [[Pete McTighe]]
| -
| [[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
|-
|-
|1
! 3
|''[[Earthshock (webcast)|Earthshock]]''
| ''[[Vengeance on Varos (TotT TV story)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
|rowspan=6|TBA
| rowspan="3" | [[Phil Ford]]
|rowspan=6|TBA
| [[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[Fifth Doctor|5th]]
| [[Peri Brown|Peri]]
|[[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]]
|rowspan=6|[[1 November (releases)|1 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|-
|-
|2
! 4
|''[[The Mind Robber (webcast)|The Mind Robber]]''
| ''[[The Three Doctors (TotT TV story)|The Three Doctors]]''
|
| -
|[[Jamie McCrimmon|Jamie]], [[Zoe Heriot|Zoe]]
| [[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]]
|-
|-
|3
! 5
|''[[Vengeance on Varos (webcast)|Vengeance on Varos]]''
| ''[[The Time Meddler (TotT TV story)|The Time Meddler]]''
|[[Sixth Doctor|6th]]
|[[First Doctor|1st]]{{note|The [[First Doctor]] doesn’t appear himself, but his chuckle is heard in the closing moments of the episode.}}
|[[Peri Brown|Peri]]
| [[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]
|-
|-
|4
! 6
|''[[The Three Doctors (webcast)|The Three Doctors]]''
| ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TotT TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
|rowspan=2|
| [[Pete McTighe]]
|[[Jo Grant|Jo]], [[Clyde Langer|Clyde]]
| [[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
| [[Ace]]
|-
|-
|5
! 7
|''[[The Time Meddler (webcast)|The Time Meddler]]''
| ''[[Pyramids of Mars (TotT TV story)|Pyramids of Mars]]''
|[[Vicki Pallister|Vicki]], [[Steven Taylor|Steven]]
| Russell T Davies
| [[Jamie Donoughue]]
| [[Fifteenth Doctor|15th]]
| [[Ruby Sunday|Ruby]]
| [[20 June (releases)|20 June]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]]
|-
|-
|6
|''[[The Curse of Fenric (webcast)|The Curse of Fenric]]''
|[[Seventh Doctor|7th]]
|[[Ace]]
|}
|}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gmj4tn '''''Tales of the TARDIS''''' on the BBC website]
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gmj4tn '''''Tales of the TARDIS''''' via the BBC website]
* [https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/welcome-to-the-whoniverse-and-tales-of-the-tardis '''''Tales of the TARDIS''''' on the ''Doctor Who'' website]
* [https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/welcome-to-the-whoniverse-and-tales-of-the-tardis '''''Tales of the TARDIS''''' via the ''Doctor Who'' website]
* [https://cultbox.co.uk/reviews/episodes/six-part-series-tales-of-the-tardis-to-land-on-iplayer Six-part series ‘'''''Tales of the TARDIS'''''’ to land on iPlayer] via CultBox
* [https://cultbox.co.uk/reviews/episodes/six-part-series-tales-of-the-tardis-to-land-on-iplayer Six-part series ‘'''''Tales of the TARDIS'''''’ to land on iPlayer] via CultBox
* [https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-tales-tardis-team-exclusive-newsupdate/ Why the ''Doctor Who'' team made '''''Tales of the TARDIS'''''] via Radio Times
* [https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-tales-of-the-tardis-classic-story-newsupdate/ ''Doctor Who'' confirms new episode of returning spin-off and hints at link to classic story] on Radio Times
* [https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/2024/doctor-who-tales-of-the-tardis-pyramids-of-mars ''Doctor Who'' - The Doctor and Ruby journey to the ''Pyramids Of Mars'' in an all new '''''Tales Of The TARDIS'''''] via BBC Media Centre
* [https://www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-features/join-the-doctor-and-ruby-in-an-all-new-tales-of-the-tardis Join the Doctor and Ruby in an all new ''''''Tales of the TARDIS'''''' via the ''Doctor Who'' website]
* [https://cultbox.co.uk/news/new-tales-of-the-tardis-episode-features-ncuti-gatwa-millie-gibson-and-pyramids-of-mars New ‘'''''Tales of the TARDIS'''''’ episode features Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson and ‘''Pyramids of Mars''’] via CultBox


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==
=== Notes ===
{{Notelist}}
=== References ===
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


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You may wish to consult Tales of the TARDIS (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

Tales of the TARDIS is a Doctor Who spin-off series created to celebrate Doctor Who’s 60th anniversary and beyond. The series is exclusively available on the Whoniverse, a new home on BBC iPlayer for all DWU content.

The original six-episode series released on 1 November 2023 consists of six classic Doctor Who serials, with each serial edited together to form a single episode. Newly filmed material with the serials' original cast bookends each episode, with the Doctor and their companions telling tales within "a remembered TARDIS". An additional seventh episode was released on 20 June 2024 as a tie-in between Season 1 finale two-parter The Legend of Ruby Sunday [+]Loading...["The Legend of Ruby Sunday (TV story)"] / Empire of Death [+]Loading...["Empire of Death (TV story)"] in light of the revelation of the big bad. Unlike previous instalments, this episode featured "as of 2024"-current cast members rather than the original cast.

The spin-off was executive-produced by current Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies along with Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter, and was written by Davies, Pete McTighe and Phil Ford. Sam Watts, the composer for The Sarah Jane Adventures, returned to score the series.

Overview

In DWM 596, Doctor Who script editor Scott Handcock cryptically referred to an August kick-off meeting for something called "TOTT". Tales of the TARDIS was then officially announced on 30 October, 2023.

Russell T Davies clarified on Instagram[1] that, though the BBC and Bad Wolf had struck a production and distribution deal with Disney Branded Television for new episodes of Doctor Who, there are currently no plans to bring TOTT to Disney+, with "no Disney money" being involved in the production. For the time being, the series will be exclusively available in the UK via BBC iPlayer.

Episodes

# Title Writer Director Doctor Featuring Released
1 Earthshock Russell T Davies Joshua M.G. Thomas 5th Tegan 1 November 2023
2 The Mind Robber Pete McTighe - Jamie, Zoe
3 Vengeance on Varos Phil Ford 6th Peri
4 The Three Doctors - Jo, Clyde
5 The Time Meddler 1st[nb 1] Vicki, Steven
6 The Curse of Fenric Pete McTighe 7th Ace
7 Pyramids of Mars Russell T Davies Jamie Donoughue 15th Ruby 20 June 2024

External links

Footnotes

Notes

  1. ↑ The First Doctor doesn’t appear himself, but his chuckle is heard in the closing moments of the episode.

References

  1. ↑ @russelltdavies63 on instagram.com
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