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|release date = [[2011 (releases)|2011]]-[[2014 (releases)|2014]]; [[2022 (releases)|2022]] | |release date = [[2011 (releases)|2011]]-[[2014 (releases)|2014]]; [[2020 (releases)|2020]]-[[2022 (releases)|2022]] | ||
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'''''The Minister of Chance''''' was a series of fantasy | '''''The Minister of Chance''''' was a series of fantasy stories written by [[Dan Freedman]]. The series centred on [[Minister of Chance|the eponymous Minister]], who was introduced in Freedman's [[Seventh Doctor]] webcast ''[[Death Comes to Time (webcast)|Death Comes to Time]]'', and his involvement in court intrigue on the planet [[Thea (planet)|Thea]]. | ||
The eponymous main character, the Minister of Chance, is portrayed and characterised consistently with his debut appearance in ''Death Comes to Time''. Although in this series he was played by [[Julian Wadham]] rather than [[Stephen Fry]], initial promotional material for the series explained this by describing him as a "defrocked [[Time Lord]]" "now in his second [[regeneration]]".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/ | The eponymous main character, the Minister of Chance, is portrayed and characterised consistently with his debut appearance in ''Death Comes to Time''. Although in this series he was played by [[Julian Wadham]] rather than [[Stephen Fry]], initial promotional material for the series explained this by describing him as a "defrocked [[Time Lord]]" "now in his second [[regeneration]]".<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20120222121719/http://ministerofchance.com/ '''''The Minister of Chance''''' website via the Wayback Machine]</ref> The events of ''Death Comes to Time'' are alluded to as a tragedy in the Minister's past, and following from the Seventh Doctor's revocation of his [[TARDIS]] in that story, the Minister travels through time and space by "the scientific [[formula for doors]]". | ||
== Publisher's summary == | == Publisher's summary == | ||
Now in [[Second Minister of Chance|his second regeneration]], defrocked [[Time Lord]] The [[Minister Of Chance]] finds himself saddled with '[[Kitty (The Pointed Hand)|Kitty]]', an '[[assistant]]' he apparently cannot get rid of - and perilously entangled in the court intrigues and military [[politics]] of a [[Tanto|forest planet]] on the brink of [[war]]. [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Paul McGann]] and [[Paul Darrow]] join [[Julian Wadham]] (''The Iron Lady'') and [[Lauren Crace]] (''[[EastEnders (series)|EastEnders]]'') in an audio adventure that will take you to a spectacular world where [[science]] is heresy and [[magic]] is law... | |||
== Stories == | == Stories == | ||
=== Audio === | === Audio === | ||
==== Season 1 ==== | |||
A prologue and five full audio stories were produced and released by [[Radio Static]] from [[2011 (releases)|2011]] to [[2013 (releases)|2013]].<ref>[https://fourble.co.uk/podcast/moc '''''Minister of Chance''''' at Fourble]</ref> | |||
The episodes were later remastered, split into multiple parts (a single, three 3-parts & two 4-parts), and re-released as a weekly podcast from [[5 October (releases)|5 October]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]] to [[23 February (releases)|23 February]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20201129135047/https://play.acast.com/s/the-minister-of-chance '''''The Minister of Chance''''' Podcast (1)]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210115211456/https://play.acast.com/s/the-minister-of-chance '''''The Minister of Chance''''' Podcast (2)]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20210412221014/https://play.acast.com/s/the-minister-of-chance '''''The Minister of Chance''''' Podcast (3)]</ref> | |||
The prologue, ''The Pointed Hand'', introduced [[Paul McGann]] as [[Durian]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] as [[Persidian III]], the [[Witch Prime]]. | |||
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! # || Title || Author || Featuring || | ! # || Title || Author || Featuring || Length || Original Release || Podcast Release | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | |1 | ||
|''[[The Pointed Hand (audio story)|The Pointed Hand]]'' | |''[[The Pointed Hand (audio story)|The Pointed Hand]]'' | ||
|rowspan=6|[[Dan Freedman]] | |rowspan=6|[[Dan Freedman]] | ||
|[[Durian]], [[the Witch Prime]] | |[[Kitty (The Pointed Hand)|Kitty]], [[Durian]], [[Persidian III|the Witch Prime]] | ||
|[[13 | |9 min., 1 sec. | ||
|[[13 February (releases)|13 February]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]] | |||
|{{sm|[[5 October (releases)|5 October]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |2 | ||
|''[[The Broken World (audio story)|The Broken World]]'' | |''[[The Broken World (audio story)|The Broken World]]'' | ||
|[[Minister of Chance]], [[ | |rowspan=5|The [[Second Minister of Chance|Minister of Chance]], Kitty, Durian, the Witch Prime | ||
| | |35 min., 15 sec. | ||
|[[18 March (releases)|18 March]] 2011 | |||
|{{sm|[[19 October (releases)|19 October]] 2020 (Part 1)<br>[[27 October (releases)|27 October]] 2020 (Part 2)<br>[[2 November (releases)|2 November]] 2020 (Part 3)}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |3 | ||
|''[[The Forest Shakes (audio story)|The Forest Shakes]]'' | |''[[The Forest Shakes (audio story)|The Forest Shakes]]'' | ||
| | |36 min., 47 sec. | ||
|[[15 May (releases)|15 May]] 2011 | |||
|{{sm|[[9 November (releases)|9 November]] 2020 (Part 1)<br>[[16 November (releases)|16 November]] 2020 (Part 2)<br>[[23 November (releases)|23 November]] 2020 (Part 3)}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |4 | ||
|''[[Paludin Fields (audio story)|Paludin Fields]]'' | |''[[Paludin Fields (audio story)|Paludin Fields]]'' | ||
| | |47 min., 22 sec. | ||
|[[20 | |[[20 September (releases)|20 September]] 2012 | ||
|{{sm|[[30 November (releases)|30 November]] 2020 (Part 1)<br>[[7 December (releases)|7 December]] 2020 (Part 2)<br>[[14 December (releases)|14 December]] 2020 (Part 3)}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |5 | ||
|''[[The Tiger (audio story)|The Tiger]]'' | |''[[The Tiger (audio story)|The Tiger]]'' | ||
| | |42 min., 33 sec. | ||
|[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | |[[1 March (releases)|1 March]] [[2013 (releases)|2013]] | ||
|{{sm|[[4 January (releases)|4 January]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]] (Part 1)<br>[[11 January (releases)|11 January]] 2021 (Part 2)<br>[[18 January (releases)|18 January]] 2021 (Part 3)<br>[[25 January (releases)|25 January]] 2021 (Part 4)}} | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | |6 | ||
|''[[In a Barque on the River Hex (audio story)|In a Barque on the River Hex]]'' | |''[[In a Barque on the River Hex (audio story)|In a Barque on the River Hex]]'' | ||
| | |51 min., 50 sec. | ||
|[[17 May (releases)|17 May]] 2013 | |[[17 May (releases)|17 May]] 2013 | ||
|{{sm|[[1 February (releases)|1 February]] 2021 (Part 1)<br>[[8 February (releases)|8 February]] 2021 (Part 2)<br>[[15 February (releases)|15 February]] 2021 (Part 3)<br>[[23 February (releases)|23 February]] 2021 (Part 4)}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
==== Season 2 ==== | |||
[[File:The Minister of Chance - Season 2 promo.png|thumb|Promotion for ''The Minister of Chance'' Season 2]] | |||
On [[14 November (releases)|14 November]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]], it was teased by [[Dan Freeman]] via [[Tumblr]] that a [[Season 2 (MoC)|Season 2]] was in development, due to be released in [[2015 (releases)|2015]]. However, nothing came of this.<ref>[https://www.tumblr.com/theministerofchance-blog-blog/103454883736/the-news-youve-all-been-waiting-for '''The News You've All Been Waiting For!''' on the ''The Minister of Chance'' Tumblr page]</ref> | |||
=== Film === | === Film === | ||
A [[The Minister of Chance: Prologue (webcast)|video adaptation of the prologue]] was released | A [[The Minister of Chance: Prologue (webcast)|video adaptation of the prologue]] was released on [[17 October (releases)|17 October]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]]<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20141020194720/https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hi6TmyHzTK4 The Minister of Chance: Prologue (YouTube, via The Internet Archive]</ref> to promote a Kickstarter for [[The Minister of Chance (unproduced TV movie)|a full film adaptation of ''The Minister of Chance'']],<ref>[https://gizmodo.com/ex-doctor-who-spinoff-the-minister-of-chance-wants-a-mo-1643759526 iO9: Ex-''Doctor Who'' Spinoff ''The Minister of Chance'' deserves a Movie adaptation]</ref> but it ultimately failed to meet its fundraising goal.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/934034666/the-minister-of-chance-movie-episode-1/ Kickstarter: The Minister of Chance Movie]</ref> | ||
=== Book === | === Book === | ||
On [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] [[2016 (releases)|2016]], [[Dan Freeman]] announced on his [[Kickstarter]] for the unproduced movie that the series would be made into a novelisation.<ref>[https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/934034666/the-minister-of-chance-movie-episode-1/posts/1759216 Kickstarter: We're making The Minister of Chance into a novel!]</ref> | |||
On [[1 June (releases)|1 June]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], [[Arcbeatle Press]] released a short webcast on their [[YouTube]] channel titled ''[[He is Coming... (webcast)|He is Coming...]]'', and on [[30 June (releases)|30 June]] 2022, [[The Minister of Chance (novelisation)|''The Minister of Chance'' novelisation]] was released. | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
* Despite the audio series | * Despite the limited size of the audio series cast, it had a substantial overlap with ''Doctor Who'' and related productions, including: | ||
:: [[Sylvester McCoy]], [[Paul McGann]], [[Julian Wadham]], [[Lauren Crace]], [[Jenny Agutter]], [[Paul Darrow]], [[Beth Goddard]], [[Tamsin Greig]], [[Peter Guinness]], [[Kemi-Bo Jacobs]], [[Gethin Anthony]], [[Simon Hickson]], [[Mark Lewis]], [[Sophie Aldred]], [[Daniel Easton]], [[Richard Garaghty]], [[James Manley-Buser]], [[Gareth Jones (BBCi actor)|Gareth Jones]], and [[George Murphy]]. | |||
* During production of the audios, the ''Minister of Chance'' crew also gave a shoutout on their website to their many friends for their help, hard work and talent in getting them to that point. These were (in no particular order): | |||
** [[Neil Fraser]] and [[Edward Kemp]] - RADA | |||
** [[Emily Horn]], [[Georgina Grant Haworth]] & [[Lin Cordoray]] - LAMDA | |||
** [[Karl Phillips]] | |||
** [[Julian Mayers]] at Yada Yada Productions | |||
** [[Eloise Whitmore]] | |||
** [[Andy Wood]] | |||
** [[Allison Moulton]] | |||
** [[Jen Eden|Jen]] and [[Tony Eden]] | |||
** [[Helen Langton]] | |||
** [[Andy Meany]] | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
{{main|The Minister of Chance (series)/Gallery}} | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{Elx|page url=https://www.danfreeman.co.uk/the-minister-of-chance|page name=''The Minister of Chance''|website url=https://www.danfreeman.co.uk/|website name=Dan Freeman: Writerator}} | * {{Elx|page url=https://www.danfreeman.co.uk/the-minister-of-chance|page name=''The Minister of Chance''|website url=https://www.danfreeman.co.uk/|website name=Dan Freeman: Writerator}} | ||
* {{Elx|page url=https://www.clareeden.com/moc|page name=''The Minister of Chance''|website url=https://www.clareeden.com|website name=Clare Eden}} | |||
* [https://fourble.co.uk/podcast/moc '''''The Minister of Chance''''' on Fourble] | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
=== Notes === | |||
{{Notelist}} | |||
=== References === | |||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{TMOC series}} | {{TMOC series}} | ||
{{Spin-offs}} | {{Spin-offs}} | ||
{{TitleSort}} | {{TitleSort}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Audio overviews]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:The Minister of Chance]] | ||
[[Category:Prose fiction overviews]] | |||
Latest revision as of 15:23, 25 June 2024
- You may be looking for the title character or the novelisation.
The Minister of Chance was a series of fantasy stories written by Dan Freedman. The series centred on the eponymous Minister, who was introduced in Freedman's Seventh Doctor webcast Death Comes to Time, and his involvement in court intrigue on the planet Thea.
The eponymous main character, the Minister of Chance, is portrayed and characterised consistently with his debut appearance in Death Comes to Time. Although in this series he was played by Julian Wadham rather than Stephen Fry, initial promotional material for the series explained this by describing him as a "defrocked Time Lord" "now in his second regeneration".[1] The events of Death Comes to Time are alluded to as a tragedy in the Minister's past, and following from the Seventh Doctor's revocation of his TARDIS in that story, the Minister travels through time and space by "the scientific formula for doors".
Publisher's summary[[edit] | [edit source]]
Now in his second regeneration, defrocked Time Lord The Minister Of Chance finds himself saddled with 'Kitty', an 'assistant' he apparently cannot get rid of - and perilously entangled in the court intrigues and military politics of a forest planet on the brink of war. Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann and Paul Darrow join Julian Wadham (The Iron Lady) and Lauren Crace (EastEnders) in an audio adventure that will take you to a spectacular world where science is heresy and magic is law...
Stories[[edit] | [edit source]]
Audio[[edit] | [edit source]]
Season 1[[edit] | [edit source]]
A prologue and five full audio stories were produced and released by Radio Static from 2011 to 2013.[2]
The episodes were later remastered, split into multiple parts (a single, three 3-parts & two 4-parts), and re-released as a weekly podcast from 5 October 2020 to 23 February 2021.[3][4][5]
The prologue, The Pointed Hand, introduced Paul McGann as Durian and Sylvester McCoy as Persidian III, the Witch Prime.
| # | Title | Author | Featuring | Length | Original Release | Podcast Release |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Pointed Hand | Dan Freedman | Kitty, Durian, the Witch Prime | 9 min., 1 sec. | 13 February 2011 | 5 October 2020 |
| 2 | The Broken World | The Minister of Chance, Kitty, Durian, the Witch Prime | 35 min., 15 sec. | 18 March 2011 | 19 October 2020 (Part 1) 27 October 2020 (Part 2) 2 November 2020 (Part 3) | |
| 3 | The Forest Shakes | 36 min., 47 sec. | 15 May 2011 | 9 November 2020 (Part 1) 16 November 2020 (Part 2) 23 November 2020 (Part 3) | ||
| 4 | Paludin Fields | 47 min., 22 sec. | 20 September 2012 | 30 November 2020 (Part 1) 7 December 2020 (Part 2) 14 December 2020 (Part 3) | ||
| 5 | The Tiger | 42 min., 33 sec. | 1 March 2013 | 4 January 2021 (Part 1) 11 January 2021 (Part 2) 18 January 2021 (Part 3) 25 January 2021 (Part 4) | ||
| 6 | In a Barque on the River Hex | 51 min., 50 sec. | 17 May 2013 | 1 February 2021 (Part 1) 8 February 2021 (Part 2) 15 February 2021 (Part 3) 23 February 2021 (Part 4) |
Season 2[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 14 November 2014, it was teased by Dan Freeman via Tumblr that a Season 2 was in development, due to be released in 2015. However, nothing came of this.[6]
Film[[edit] | [edit source]]
A video adaptation of the prologue was released on 17 October 2014[7] to promote a Kickstarter for a full film adaptation of The Minister of Chance,[8] but it ultimately failed to meet its fundraising goal.[9]
Book[[edit] | [edit source]]
On 8 December 2016, Dan Freeman announced on his Kickstarter for the unproduced movie that the series would be made into a novelisation.[10]
On 1 June 2022, Arcbeatle Press released a short webcast on their YouTube channel titled He is Coming..., and on 30 June 2022, The Minister of Chance novelisation was released.
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Despite the limited size of the audio series cast, it had a substantial overlap with Doctor Who and related productions, including:
- During production of the audios, the Minister of Chance crew also gave a shoutout on their website to their many friends for their help, hard work and talent in getting them to that point. These were (in no particular order):
- Neil Fraser and Edward Kemp - RADA
- Emily Horn, Georgina Grant Haworth & Lin Cordoray - LAMDA
- Karl Phillips
- Julian Mayers at Yada Yada Productions
- Eloise Whitmore
- Andy Wood
- Allison Moulton
- Jen and Tony Eden
- Helen Langton
- Andy Meany
Gallery[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: The Minister of Chance (series)/Gallery
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Minister of Chance at Dan Freeman: Writerator
- The Minister of Chance at Clare Eden
- The Minister of Chance on Fourble
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
References[[edit] | [edit source]]
- ↑ The Minister of Chance website via the Wayback Machine
- ↑ Minister of Chance at Fourble
- ↑ The Minister of Chance Podcast (1)
- ↑ The Minister of Chance Podcast (2)
- ↑ The Minister of Chance Podcast (3)
- ↑ The News You've All Been Waiting For! on the The Minister of Chance Tumblr page
- ↑ The Minister of Chance: Prologue (YouTube, via The Internet Archive
- ↑ iO9: Ex-Doctor Who Spinoff The Minister of Chance deserves a Movie adaptation
- ↑ Kickstarter: The Minister of Chance Movie
- ↑ Kickstarter: We're making The Minister of Chance into a novel!
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