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|subject      = ''[[Doctor Who]]''
|subject      = ''[[Doctor Who]]''
|date        = 21 March 2020 - 28 February 2021
|date        = 21 March 2020 - 2 May 2021
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'''''Doctor Who: Lockdown!''''' (also styled '''''Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN!''''', and originally titled '''''Who at Home'''''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Emily_Rosina/status/1244162833933352960?s=19 Emily Cook's twitter]</ref>) was a project founded by [[Emily Cook]] from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' who proposed the idea to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fans as a simulcast watch-along of the show's 50th Anniversary, ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', worldwide as a way to pass the time in self-isolation due to worldwide outbreak of [[COVID-19]]. The story was shown on [[21 March (releases)|21 March]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. She added that if the concept gained enough popularity, she would arrange more watch-alongs.<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-18/doctor-who-rewatch-50th-anniversary/ Doctor Who fans plan special The Day of the Doctor rewatch to beat the self-isolation blues]</ref> which did indeed come to pass.
'''''Doctor Who: Lockdown!''''' (also styled '''''Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN!''''', and originally titled '''''Who at Home'''''<ref>[https://twitter.com/Emily_Rosina/status/1244162833933352960?s=19 Emily Cook's twitter]</ref>) was a project founded by [[Emily Cook]] from ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' who proposed the idea to ''[[Doctor Who]]'' fans as a simulcast watch-along of the show's 50th Anniversary, ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', worldwide as a way to pass the time in self-isolation due to worldwide outbreak of [[COVID-19]]. The story was shown on [[21 March (releases)|21 March]] [[2020 (releases)|2020]]. She added that if the concept gained enough popularity, she would arrange more watch-alongs.<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-18/doctor-who-rewatch-50th-anniversary/ Doctor Who fans plan special The Day of the Doctor rewatch to beat the self-isolation blues]</ref> which did indeed come to pass.


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=== Minisodes and extras ===
=== Minisodes and extras ===
For the first watch-along, [[Steven Moffat]] penned a short introductory skit, ''[[Strax Saves the Day (webcast)|Strax Saves the Day]]'', which was released on [[Twitter]]. The home-produced video starred [[Dan Starkey]] as [[Strax]], represented on screen with a stuffed toy of the character, and featured the voice of [[Neve McIntosh]] as [[Vastra]].
For the first watch-along, [[Steven Moffat]] penned a short introductory skit, ''[[Strax Saves the Day (webcast)|Strax Saves the Day]]'', which was released on [[Twitter]]. The home-produced video starred [[Dan Starkey]] as [[Strax]], represented on screen with a stuffed toy of the character, and featured the voice of [[Neve McIntosh]] as [[Vastra]].
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For the second watch-along [[Russell T Davies]] penned a sequel audio story, ''[[Revenge of the Nestene (short story)|Revenge of the Nestene]]'', which was released onto [[YouTube]] and depicted the aftermath of the [[Nestene Consciousness]]'s defeat at the hand of the Ninth Doctor. He also released a previously withheld prequel short story, ''[[Doctor Who and the Time War (short story)|Doctor Who and the Time War]]'', which was released onto the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] and depicted an alternate account to the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s involvement in the [[Last Great Time War]] and the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s origins. This was the first of a series of COVID-era releases on the ''Doctor Who'' website, which soon ceased directly tying in with tweetalongs, but were still ultimately part of the same broad phenomenon, with [[Paul Cornell]]'s BBC website short story ''[[The Shadow Passes (short story)|The Shadow Passes]]'' tying in directly with his contemporary ''Lockdown!'' webcast ''[[The Shadow in the Mirror (webcast)|The Shadow in the Mirror]]''.
For the second watch-along, [[Russell T Davies]] penned a sequel audio story, ''[[Revenge of the Nestene (short story)|Revenge of the Nestene]]'', which was released onto [[YouTube]] and depicted the aftermath of the [[Nestene Consciousness]]'s defeat at the hand of the Ninth Doctor. He also released a previously withheld prequel short story, ''[[Doctor Who and the Time War (short story)|Doctor Who and the Time War]]'', which was released onto the [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] and depicted an alternate account to the [[Eighth Doctor]]'s involvement in the [[Last Great Time War]] and the [[Ninth Doctor]]'s origins. This was the first of a series of COVID-era releases on the ''Doctor Who'' website, which soon ceased directly tying in with tweetalongs, but were still ultimately part of the same broad phenomenon, with [[Paul Cornell]]'s BBC website short story ''[[The Shadow Passes (short story)|The Shadow Passes]]'' tying in directly with his contemporary ''Lockdown!'' webcast ''[[The Shadow in the Mirror (webcast)|The Shadow in the Mirror]]''.


Such releases continued with each new watchalong, bringing together established [[DWU]] writers, actors and/or characters in a variety of new original content, released alongside each instalment of this event. [[DWM 554]] dubbed the impromptu series "the unexpected ‘Lockdown Season’ of Doctor Who in 2020" in an article penned by [[Steve O'Brien]] — although the article concerned itself only with the webcast releases, failing to document ''[[Dalek: Spoof Scenes (short story)| Spoof Scenes]]'' and ''[[How The Monk Got His Habit (short story)|How The Monk Got His Habit]]'', it did include the non-narrative webcast ''[[Lockdown Long Song - Choir-Only Version (documentary)|Lockdown Long Song | Choir-Only Version]]''.
Such releases continued with each new watchalong, bringing together established [[DWU]] writers, actors and/or characters in a variety of new original content, released alongside each instalment of this event. [[DWM 554]] dubbed the impromptu series "the unexpected ‘Lockdown Season’ of Doctor Who in 2020" in an article penned by [[Steve O'Brien]] — although the article concerned itself only with the webcast releases, failing to document '' [[Dalek: Spoof Scenes (short story)|Spoof Scenes]]'' and ''[[How The Monk Got His Habit (short story)|How The Monk Got His Habit]]'', it did include the non-narrative webcast ''[[Lockdown Long Song - Choir-Only Version (documentary)|Lockdown Long Song | Choir-Only Version]]''.


After a ''Doctor Who: Lockdown!'' website was created in late 2020, it introduced a new classification, separating video ''Minisodes'', video ''Singalongs'', and prose ''Extras''. Soon after the website's launch, a page entitled ''Fan Content'' was also added. This section of the website encouraged viewers to create their own works inspired by the subject of the current tweetalong, as well as posting them on Twitter within the relevant hashtag. A selection of these fan-generated stories and pieces would then get an official release on the website in the ''Fan Content'' section.
After a ''Doctor Who: Lockdown!'' website was created in late 2020, it introduced a new classification, separating video ''Minisodes'', video ''Singalongs'', and prose ''Extras''. Soon after the website's launch, a page entitled ''Fan Content'' was also added. This section of the website encouraged viewers to create their own works inspired by the subject of the current tweetalong, as well as posting them on Twitter within the relevant hashtag. A selection of these fan-generated stories and pieces would then get an official release on the website in the ''Fan Content'' section.
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=== The Tweetalong phenomenon ===
=== The Tweetalong phenomenon ===
"''Doctor Who: Lockdown!''" was originally conceived of by [[Emily Cook]] as an "umbrella term for online Tweetalongs, where fans could revisit old episodes together, alongside some of the people who wrote, made and starred in them". ([[REF]]: [[DWM 554|''The Lockdown Season'']])  
"''Doctor Who: Lockdown!''" was originally conceived of by [[Emily Cook]] as an "umbrella term for online Tweetalongs, where fans could revisit old episodes together, alongside some of the people who wrote, made and starred in them". ([[REF]]: "[[DWM 554|The Lockdown Season]]")


Indeed, many tweetalongs with no official connection to the BBC or other right-holders were organised, beginning as a ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' watchalong (with the hashtag #GameofRassilon) organised by [[Ellie Collins]] ("TardisMonkey") was promoted by Emily Cook but was not directly part of the ''Lockdown!'' line, and also saw a small scene with [[Paul Jerricho]] as the [[Jerricho|Castellan]] being filmed and released for the event.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Emily_Rosina/status/1253760377038438400 Emily Cook on Twitter]</ref> Other watchalongs promoted by Emily Cook included ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', organised by Ellie Collins<ref>https://twitter.com/tardis_monkey/status/1255099059477635075</ref> (which had two short spoofs starring Jon Culshaw and Katy Manning), and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', organised by Pip Madeley.<ref>https://twitter.com/pipmadeley/status/1258111659496923136</ref>
Indeed, many tweetalongs with no official connection to the BBC or other right-holders were organised, beginning as a ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' watchalong (with the hashtag #GameofRassilon) organised by [[Ellie Collins]] ("TardisMonkey") was promoted by Emily Cook but was not directly part of the ''Lockdown!'' line, and also saw a small scene with [[Paul Jerricho]] as the [[Jerricho|Castellan]] being filmed and released for the event.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Emily_Rosina/status/1253760377038438400 Emily Cook on Twitter]</ref> Other watchalongs promoted by Emily Cook included ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', organised by Ellie Collins<ref>https://twitter.com/tardis_monkey/status/1255099059477635075</ref> (which had two short spoofs starring Jon Culshaw and Katy Manning), and ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', organised by Pip Madeley.<ref>https://twitter.com/pipmadeley/status/1258111659496923136</ref>


[[Radio Times]] organised ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' simulcasts with [[John Barrowman]] tweeting along<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-31/torchwood-captain-jack-harkness-watchalong/ ''How to join John Barrowman for our Torchwood watch-along simulcast'']</ref><ref>''[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-04-11/torchwood-kiss-kiss-bang-bang-rewatch/ Torchwood: Join John Barrowman and special guests for a rewatch of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]''</ref> and Billie-Adora ("Transgirlbillie") organised watchalongs of ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Transgirlbillie/status/1242350093526798339?s=20 First Class watchalong trailer on Twitter]</ref> Big Finish organised a livestream of ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'' (with the hashtag #PlumPudding) with [[Paul McGann]] tweeting along.<ref>[https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-chimes-of-midnight-listening-party Doctor Who - The Chimes of Midnight listening party!]</ref> The ''Doctor Who'' pages themselves organised a tweetalong of the then-latest episode ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' on the 23rd November (with the hashtag #DoctorWhoDay).<ref> https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1328759893902454784?s=21</ref> The same ''DW''-pages later organised another tweetalong of the then-latest special, [[New Year Special]] ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'' on the 21st December to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the [[Dalek]]s (with the hashtags #Resolution and #DalekDay).<ref>https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1341088651724394498?s=21</ref> On the 27th February, 2021, the organisation known as “Friends of Ace” held a tweetalong of ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' with [[Sophie Aldred]] as a way of remembering those who had passed, using the hashtag #WhoAreYouCallingSmall.<ref>https://twitter.com/friendoface/status/1364292834963181576?s=21</ref>
[[Radio Times]] organised ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' simulcasts with [[John Barrowman]] tweeting along<ref>[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-03-31/torchwood-captain-jack-harkness-watchalong/ ''How to join John Barrowman for our Torchwood watch-along simulcast'']</ref><ref>''[https://www.radiotimes.com/news/tv/2020-04-11/torchwood-kiss-kiss-bang-bang-rewatch/ Torchwood: Join John Barrowman and special guests for a rewatch of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang]''</ref> and Billie-Adora ("Transgirlbillie") organised watchalongs of ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Transgirlbillie/status/1242350093526798339?s=20 First Class watchalong trailer on Twitter]</ref> Big Finish organised a livestream of ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'' (with the hashtag #PlumPudding) with [[Paul McGann]] tweeting along.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20240226203132/https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-who-the-chimes-of-midnight-listening-party Doctor Who - The Chimes of Midnight listening party!] (Archived on the Wayback Machine.)</ref> The ''Doctor Who'' pages themselves organised a tweetalong of the then-latest episode ''[[The Timeless Children (TV story)|The Timeless Children]]'' on the 23rd November (with the hashtag #DoctorWhoDay).<ref> https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1328759893902454784?s=21</ref> The same ''DW''-pages later organised another tweetalong of the then-latest special, [[New Year Special]] ''[[Resolution (TV story)|Resolution]]'' on the 21st December to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the [[Dalek]]s (with the hashtags #Resolution and #DalekDay).<ref>https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1341088651724394498?s=21</ref> On the 27th February, 2021, the organisation known as “Friends of Ace” held a tweetalong of ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' with [[Sophie Aldred]] as a way of remembering those who had passed, using the hashtag #WhoAreYouCallingSmall.<ref>https://twitter.com/friendoface/status/1364292834963181576?s=21</ref>


The tweetalongs were not the only occasion for the release of new webcast ''Doctor Who'' content, with [[Russell T Davies]] or even [[United we stand, 2m apart (webcast)|the BBC itself]] releasing new webcasts not connected with a particular watchalong in an effort to spread awareness of various facets of the crisis.
The tweetalongs were not the only occasion for the release of new webcast ''Doctor Who'' content, with [[Russell T Davies]] or even [[United we stand, 2m apart (webcast)|the BBC itself]] releasing new webcasts not connected with a particular watchalong in an effort to spread awareness of various facets of the crisis.
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|''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''/''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''
|''[[Utopia (TV story)|Utopia]]''/''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]''/''[[Last of the Time Lords (TV story)|Last of the Time Lords]]''
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!Poster || Episode || Hashtag || Featured commentary || Date and occasion
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|[[file:BlackHolesAndRevelations.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:BlackHolesAndRevelations.jpg|200px]]
|''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]''
|''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]]'' / ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]]''
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|#BlackHolesAndRevelations
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|[[6 June (releases)|6 June]] 2020 (Cancelled)
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|[[file:HarveyWallbanger.jpg|200px]]
|[[File:HarveyWallbanger.jpg|200px]]
|''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''
|''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]''
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|''[[Incoming Message (webcast)|Incoming Message]]''
|''[[Incoming Message (2020 webcast)|Incoming Message]]''
|[[Yvonne Hartman (Pete's World)|Yvonne Hartman]]
|[[Yvonne Hartman (Pete's World)|Yvonne Hartman]]
|N/A
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|''[[A Christmas Carol: Draft 1 (script)|A Christmas Carol: Draft 1]]''
|''[[A Christmas Carol: Draft 1 (script)|A Christmas Carol: Draft 1]]''
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|[[Eleventh Doctor]], [[Amy Pond|Amy]], [[Rory Williams|Rory]]
|''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''
|''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]''
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|[[Steven Moffat]]
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==== Short stories ====
==== Short stories ====
 
The fan-fiction posted on the official ''Doctor Who: Lockdown!'' website were for the most part unlicensed. However, ''[[w:c:lockdown:A Better World (short story)|A Better World]]'' saw the start of [[Jayce Black]] and [[Aristide Twain]]'s collaboration with the licensed use of the [[Auteur]] - who later appeared in ''[[Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)|Auteur's Abecedarium]]'' and ''[[Resurrection of the Author (short story)|Resurrection of the Author]]''. ''[[w:c:lockdown:LINDA United (short story)|LINDA United]]'' acted as a prequel to ''[[w:c:Lockdown:The Jack Who Stole Christmas|The Jack Who Stole Christmas]]'', which was published in the [[Charity publication|charity anthology]] ''Twice Upon A Time Scope'' in [[December (releases)|December]].
The fan-fiction posted on the official ''Doctor Who: Lockdown!'' website were for the most part unlicensed. However, ''[[w:c:lockdown:A Better World (short story)|A Better World]]'' saw the start of [[Jacob Black]] and [[Aristide Twain]]'s collaboration with the licensed use of the [[Auteur]] - who later appeared in ''[[Auteur's Abecedarium (short story)|Auteur's Abecedarium]]'' and ''[[Resurrection of the Author (short story)|Resurrection of the Author]]''. ''[[w:c:lockdown:LINDA United (short story)|LINDA United]]'' acted as a prequel to ''[[w:c:Lockdown:The Jack Who Stole Christmas|The Jack Who Stole Christmas]]'', which was published in the [[Charity publication|charity anthology]] ''Twice Upon A Time Scope'' in [[December (releases)|December]].


Since 1 May 2021, the stories are no longer accessible due to the expiry of the Lockdown website. Some of the authors have expressed their sadness, and their hope to either see the website return or to reissue their stories elsewhere.
Since 1 May 2021, the stories are no longer accessible due to the expiry of the Lockdown website. Some of the authors have expressed their sadness, and their hope to either see the website return or to reissue their stories elsewhere.


Of the 100 stories, versions of at least 27 of them still exist elsewhere. All 11 of [[w:c:lockdown:Aidan M Phillips|Aidan M Phillips]]' stories still exist as unofficial audio adaptations, produced by the author (amongst other audio projects of theirs).{{source}} All 4 of [[w:c:lockdown:Felix O'Kelly|Felix O'Kelly]]'s stories have also been republished on their own personal blog.<ref>https://cynicalclassicist.tumblr.com/tagged/doctor%20who%20lockdown</ref> Callum Phillpott posted their story on their blog.<ref>https://mopstuff.blogspot.com/2021/03/linda-high-score-of-death.html</ref> All 3 of Aristide Twain's stories have been republished on their blog.<ref>https://aristidetwain.tumblr.com/post/657910026866917376/aristide-twain-you-may-have-seen-the-lockdown</ref> A further 12 other stories are also being adapted as unofficial audio adaptations, with the permission of their respective authors.{{source}}
Of the 100 stories, versions of at least 27 of them still exist elsewhere. All 11 of [[w:c:lockdown:Aidan M Phillips|Aidan M Phillips]]' stories still exist as unofficial audio adaptations, produced by the author (amongst other audio projects of theirs).{{source}} All 4 of [[w:c:lockdown:Felix O'Kelly|Felix O'Kelly]]'s stories have also been republished on their own personal blog.<ref>https://cynicalclassicist.tumblr.com/tagged/doctor%20who%20lockdown</ref> Callum Phillpott posted their story on their blog.<ref>https://mopstuff.blogspot.com/2021/03/linda-high-score-of-death.html</ref> All 3 of Aristide Twain's stories have been republished on their blog.<ref>https://aristidetwain.tumblr.com/post/657910026866917376/aristide-twain-you-may-have-seen-the-lockdown</ref> A further 12 other stories are also being adapted as unofficial audio adaptations, with the permission of their respective authors.{{source}} James Belcher put their story on Archive of our Own.<ref>https://archiveofourown.org/works/33313354</ref>


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|''[[w:c:lockdown:Visitors to the Vault (short story)|Visitors to the Vault]]''
|''[[w:c:lockdown:Visitors to the Vault (short story)|Visitors to the Vault]]''
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]], Twelfth Doctor, {{Gomez}}
|[[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Jo Grant|Jo Jones]], Twelfth Doctor, [[Missy]]
|[[w:c:lockdown:Toby Sutton-Long|Toby Sutton-Long]]
|[[w:c:lockdown:Toby Sutton-Long|Toby Sutton-Long]]
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|''[[w:c:lockdown:The Substitute (short story)|The Substitute]]''
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|{{Gomez}}
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|Chris Newton
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|[[w:c:lockdown:Toby Price|Toby Price]]
|[[Xavier Llewellyn]]
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|''[[w:c:lockdown:Kevin and Jenny Take on the Universe (short story)|Kevin and Jenny Take on the Universe]]''
|''[[w:c:lockdown:Kevin and Jenny Take on the Universe(s) (short story)|Kevin and Jenny Take on the Universe(s)]]''
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| [[Jenny (The Doctor's Daughter)|Jenny]], Rose
|Aidan Phillips
|Aidan Phillips
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====Fan films====
==== Fan films ====
''To be added.''
''To be added.''


====Comic stories====
==== Comic stories ====
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===Documentary features===
=== Documentary features ===
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|''[[The Long Song: Fan Cover - How To Get Involved... (documentary)|The Long Song: Fan Cover | How To Get Involved...]]''
|''[[The Long Song: Fan Cover - How To Get Involved... (documentary)|The Long Song: Fan Cover | How To Get Involved...]]''
|#LockdownLongSong
|#LockdownLongSong
| rowspan="8" | YouTube
| rowspan="11" | YouTube
| rowspan="3" |[[14 April (releases)|14 April]] 2020
| rowspan="3" |[[14 April (releases)|14 April]] 2020
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|The Long Song
|[[12 June (releases)|12 June]] 2020
|[[12 June (releases)|12 June]] 2020
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|''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown - Doctor Who's 57th Anniversary Opening Titles & Credits|Doctor Who: Lockdown | Doctor Who's 57th Anniversary Opening Titles & Credits]]
|Doctor Who 57 Years
|[[23 November (releases)|23 November]] 2020
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|12
|''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown - A Lockdown Carol - Acapella Version| Doctor Who: Lockdown | A Lockdown Carol | Acapella Version]]''
|[[Abigail's Song|Abigail's Song (Silence Is All You Know)]]
|[[24 December (releases)|24 December]] 2020
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|''[[Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN - Vale Lockdown -Acapella Version|Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN | Vale Lockdown]]''
|[[Vale Decem]]
|[[2 May (releases)|2 May]] [[2021 (releases)|2021]]
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==Doctor Who: Blackout==
== Doctor Who: Blackout ==
Originally, the episodes ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]] ''and ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]] ''were scheduled to be shown as the 'finale' of the watchalongs. However, due to events concerning the death of George Floyd, they were pulled due to their content being considered by the fanbase to be badly timed. In their place, fans used the hashtag #DoctorWhoBlackout while watching ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]], [[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]], [[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]], ''and ''[[Knock Knock (TV story)|Knock Knock]]. ''Although the event was not officially organised, it did receive some support from organisers of Lockdown.
Originally, the episodes ''[[World Enough and Time (TV story)|World Enough and Time]] ''and ''[[The Doctor Falls (TV story)|The Doctor Falls]] ''were scheduled to be shown as the 'finale' of the watchalongs. However, due to events concerning the death of George Floyd, they were pulled due to their content being considered by the fanbase to be badly timed. In their place, fans used the hashtag #DoctorWhoBlackout while watching ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]], [[The Haunting of Villa Diodati (TV story)|The Haunting of Villa Diodati]], [[Thin Ice (TV story)|Thin Ice]], ''and ''[[Knock Knock (TV story)|Knock Knock]]. ''Although the event was not officially organised, it did receive some support from organisers of Lockdown.


==External links==
== External links ==
{{Lockx|Doctor Who: Lockdown!}}
{{Lockx|Doctor Who: Lockdown!}}


==Footnotes==
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
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[[Category:Real world events]]
[[Category:Real world events]]

Revision as of 21:51, 4 August 2024

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Doctor Who: Lockdown! (also styled Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN!, and originally titled Who at Home[1]) was a project founded by Emily Cook from Doctor Who Magazine who proposed the idea to Doctor Who fans as a simulcast watch-along of the show's 50th Anniversary, The Day of the Doctor, worldwide as a way to pass the time in self-isolation due to worldwide outbreak of COVID-19. The story was shown on 21 March 2020. She added that if the concept gained enough popularity, she would arrange more watch-alongs.[2] which did indeed come to pass.

The event even developed its own website.[3]

Nature

Minisodes and extras

For the first watch-along, Steven Moffat penned a short introductory skit, Strax Saves the Day, which was released on Twitter. The home-produced video starred Dan Starkey as Strax, represented on screen with a stuffed toy of the character, and featured the voice of Neve McIntosh as Vastra.

For the second watch-along, Russell T Davies penned a sequel audio story, Revenge of the Nestene, which was released onto YouTube and depicted the aftermath of the Nestene Consciousness's defeat at the hand of the Ninth Doctor. He also released a previously withheld prequel short story, Doctor Who and the Time War, which was released onto the Doctor Who website and depicted an alternate account to the Eighth Doctor's involvement in the Last Great Time War and the Ninth Doctor's origins. This was the first of a series of COVID-era releases on the Doctor Who website, which soon ceased directly tying in with tweetalongs, but were still ultimately part of the same broad phenomenon, with Paul Cornell's BBC website short story The Shadow Passes tying in directly with his contemporary Lockdown! webcast The Shadow in the Mirror.

Such releases continued with each new watchalong, bringing together established DWU writers, actors and/or characters in a variety of new original content, released alongside each instalment of this event. DWM 554 dubbed the impromptu series "the unexpected ‘Lockdown Season’ of Doctor Who in 2020" in an article penned by Steve O'Brien — although the article concerned itself only with the webcast releases, failing to document Spoof Scenes and How The Monk Got His Habit, it did include the non-narrative webcast Lockdown Long Song | Choir-Only Version.

After a Doctor Who: Lockdown! website was created in late 2020, it introduced a new classification, separating video Minisodes, video Singalongs, and prose Extras. Soon after the website's launch, a page entitled Fan Content was also added. This section of the website encouraged viewers to create their own works inspired by the subject of the current tweetalong, as well as posting them on Twitter within the relevant hashtag. A selection of these fan-generated stories and pieces would then get an official release on the website in the Fan Content section.

As of 1 May 2021, the majority of the Fan Content shared as part of the tweetalongs is no longer accessible due to the expiry of the Lockdown website. Only the Fan Films are currently available, due to their hosting on YouTube rather than the website itself.

The Tweetalong phenomenon

"Doctor Who: Lockdown!" was originally conceived of by Emily Cook as an "umbrella term for online Tweetalongs, where fans could revisit old episodes together, alongside some of the people who wrote, made and starred in them". (REF: "The Lockdown Season")

Indeed, many tweetalongs with no official connection to the BBC or other right-holders were organised, beginning as a The Five Doctors watchalong (with the hashtag #GameofRassilon) organised by Ellie Collins ("TardisMonkey") was promoted by Emily Cook but was not directly part of the Lockdown! line, and also saw a small scene with Paul Jerricho as the Castellan being filmed and released for the event.[4] Other watchalongs promoted by Emily Cook included The Three Doctors, organised by Ellie Collins[5] (which had two short spoofs starring Jon Culshaw and Katy Manning), and The War Games, organised by Pip Madeley.[6]

Radio Times organised Torchwood simulcasts with John Barrowman tweeting along[7][8] and Billie-Adora ("Transgirlbillie") organised watchalongs of Class.[9] Big Finish organised a livestream of The Chimes of Midnight (with the hashtag #PlumPudding) with Paul McGann tweeting along.[10] The Doctor Who pages themselves organised a tweetalong of the then-latest episode The Timeless Children on the 23rd November (with the hashtag #DoctorWhoDay).[11] The same DW-pages later organised another tweetalong of the then-latest special, New Year Special Resolution on the 21st December to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the Daleks (with the hashtags #Resolution and #DalekDay).[12] On the 27th February, 2021, the organisation known as “Friends of Ace” held a tweetalong of Remembrance of the Daleks with Sophie Aldred as a way of remembering those who had passed, using the hashtag #WhoAreYouCallingSmall.[13]

The tweetalongs were not the only occasion for the release of new webcast Doctor Who content, with Russell T Davies or even the BBC itself releasing new webcasts not connected with a particular watchalong in an effort to spread awareness of various facets of the crisis.

Fundraising and awareness

Doctor Who: Lockdown! minisodes and extras were usually released for free on various online platforms such as YouTube, the official Doctor Who YouTube channel, and the official Doctor Who: Lockdown YouTube channel. As such, they did not constitute charity publications in the conventional sense. However, much like Doctor Who Comic Relief or Children in Need specials, one dimension to their existence was to raise awareness of a charitable cause: the publicity around theLockdown! event was leveraged to encourage Doctor Who fans to donate to the COVID-19 Film and TV Emergency Relief Fund.[14] In addition, the webcast The Best of Days was rewritten late in production to make prominent reference not just to the coronavirus pandemic, but also to the Black Lives Matter movement.[15]

Tweetalongs

Lockdown 1 Tweetalongs

Promotional posters for Lockdown 1 were made by Stuart Crouch.

# Poster Episode Hashtag Featured commentary Date and occasion
1 N/A The Day of the Doctor #SaveTheDay Steven Moffat 21 March 2020
2 TripofaLifetime.jpg Rose #TripofaLifetime
Russell T Davies
Mark Benton
26 March 2020
15th Anniversary
3 TheUltimateGinger.jpg Vincent and the Doctor #TheUltimateGinger
Richard Curtis
Matt Smith
Tony Curran
Karen Gillan
Emma Freud
30 March 2020
Van Gogh's birthday
4 FishCustard.jpg The Eleventh Hour #FishCustard
Steven Moffat
Matt Smith
Karen Gillan
Arthur Darvill
Adam Smith
3 April 2020
10th Anniversary
5 BiggerOnTheInside.jpg The Doctor's Wife #BiggerOnTheInside
Neil Gaiman
Richard Clark
Michael Sheen
 11 April 2020
6 HellofaBird.jpg Heaven Sent #HellOfABird
Steven Moffat
Rachel Talalay
Jami Reid-Quarrell
14 April 2020
Peter Capaldi's birthday
7 SubwaveNetwork.jpg The Stolen Earth / Journey's End #SubwaveNetwork
David Tennant
Catherine Tate
Freema Agyeman
John Barrowman
Noel Clarke
Russell T Davies
Graeme Harper
Nicholas Briggs
Nicholas Pegg
Barnaby Edwards
Georgia Moffett
19 April 2020
Anniversary of Elisabeth Sladen's death
8 DoctorOfMine.jpg Human Nature / The Family of Blood #DoctorOfMine
Paul Cornell
Charles Palmer
Lor Wilson
 24 April 2020
9 TheMetaltron.jpg Dalek #TheMetaltron
Robert Shearman
Nicholas Briggs
Barnaby Edwards
30 April 2020
15th Anniversary
10 Clockdown.jpg The Girl in the Fireplace #Clockdown
Steven Moffat
Russell T Davies
Sophia Myles
6 May 2020
14th Anniversary
11 TruthOrConsequences.jpg The Zygon Invasion / The Zygon Inversion #TruthOrConsequences
Peter Harness
Ingrid Oliver
 10 May 2020
12 VolcanoDay.jpg The Fires of Pompeii #VolcanoDay
James Moran
Tracey Childs
Francesca Fowler
Francois Pandolfo
 17 May 2020
13 FearIsASuperpower.jpg Listen #FearIsASuperpower
Steven Moffat
Douglas Mackinnon
 20 May 2020
14 London1963.jpg An Adventure in Space and Time #London1963
Mark Gatiss
Sacha Dhawan
23 May 2020
"Half-birthday" of Doctor Who
15 N/A Dinosaurs on a Spaceship #ImRiffing
Emily Cook
 24 May 2020
16 FestivalOfOfferings.jpg The Rings of Akhaten #FestivalOfOfferings
Murray Gold
Farren Blackburn
Millennium FX
 26 May 2020
17 N/A The End of the World #BurnBabyBurn
Russell T Davies
 30 May 2020
18 NewNewYork.jpg New Earth / Gridlock #NewNewYork
Russell T Davies
Anna Hope
19 N/A Silence in the Library / Forest of the Dead #HelloSweetie
Emily Cook
 31 May 2020

Lockdown 2 Tweetalongs

Promotional posters for Lockdown 2 were made by Andrew-Mark Thompson.

# Poster Episode Hashtag Featured commentary Date and occasion
20 N/A The Empty Child/The Doctor Dances #AreYouMyMummy James Hawes 15 August 2020
21 N/A Mummy on the Orient Express #66seconds Jamie Mathieson 26 September 2020
21 N/A Blink #DontBlink Steven Moffat 31 October 2020
22 HelloSweetie.jpg The Husbands of River Song #HelloSweetie Douglas Mackinnon 7 November 2020
23 TrickstersBrigade.jpg Turn Left #TrickstersBrigade Graeme Harper 14 November 2020
24 ATimeForHeroes.jpg The Pilot #ATimeForHeroes (none) 21 November 2020
25 BadWolf.jpg Bad Wolf/The Parting of the Ways #BadWolf (none) 28 November 2020

Festive Tweetalongs

Promotional posters for the Festive Tweetalongs were made by Andrew-Mark Thompson.

# Poster Episode Hashtag Featured commentary Date and occasion
26 TheBigFreeze.jpg Thin Ice #TheBigFreeze Pearl Mackie, Sarah Dollard 5 December 2020
27 WhatTheDickens.jpg The Unquiet Dead #WhatTheDickens Mark Gatiss 12 December 2020
28 SantasARobot.jpg The Runaway Bride #SantasARobot Russell T Davies, Catherine Tate 18 December 2020
29 HalfwayOutOfTheDark.jpg A Christmas Carol #HalfwayOutOfTheDark Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Danny Horn, Laurence Belcher, Steven Moffat 20 December 2020
30 HeyMissy.jpg Dark Water/Death in Heaven #HeyMissy Chris Addison, Rachel Talalay 3 January 2021

Lockdown 3 Tweetalongs

Promotional posters for Lockdown 3 were made by Thiago Luz.

# Poster Episode Hashtag Featured commentary Date and occasion
31 IJustWantAMate.jpg Partners in Crime #IJustWantAMate (none) 9 January 2021
32 OutlawsAndLegends.jpg Robot of Sherwood #OutlawsAndLegends (none) 16 January 2021
33 MySarahJane.jpg School Reunion #MySarahJane (none) 23 January 2021
34 Raxacoricofallapatorious.jpg Boom Town #Raxacoricofallapatorious (none) 30 January 2021
35 WhosALovelyTricey.jpg Dinosaurs on a Spaceship #WhosALovelyTricey Saul Metzstein 6 February 2021
36 LINDAunited.jpg Love & Monsters #LINDAunited William Grantham 14 February 2021

Valentine’s Day Special

37 ThyKingdomCome.jpg A Town Called Mercy #ThyKingdomCome Toby Whithouse, Sean Benedict 21 February 2021
38 YANA.jpg Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords #YANA 28 February 2021

The Grand Finale

Cancelled

The tweetalong for World Enough and Time and The Doctor Falls was cancelled due to concern from the fanbase, particularly people of colour, that it was inappropriate to highlight a story featuring the shooting of Bill Potts, a black woman, so soon after the death of George Floyd and the subsequent uproar.

The tweetalong for The Unicorn and the Wasp was cancelled due to an influx fan feedback to Emily Cook after its announcement, expressing the feeling that it would be better to avoid having a massive celebration of any of Gareth Roberts' work given his removal from working on a Doctor Who short story anthology as a result of trans-misogynistic tweets he'd made and been unapologetic about.[16][17][18]

Poster Episode Hashtag Featured commentary Date and occasion
BlackHolesAndRevelations.jpg World Enough and Time / The Doctor Falls #BlackHolesAndRevelations
Steven Moffat
Matt Lucas
Pearl Mackie
Rachel Talalay
 6 June 2020 (Cancelled)
HarveyWallbanger.jpg The Unicorn and the Wasp #HarveyWallbanger 28 February 2021 (Cancelled)

Associated releases

Minisodes

Several new short stories and webcasts were released to tie into the watchalongs, or the COVID-19 pandemic in general, some of them on a dedicated Doctor Who: Lockdown YouTube channel.

# Title Featuring Tweetalong Author Release date
1 Strax Saves the Day Strax, Vastra The Day of the Doctor Steven Moffat 21 March 2020
2 Doctor Who and the Time War Eighth Doctor, Ninth Doctor Rose Russell T Davies 26 March 2020
3 Revenge of the Nestene Nestene Consciousness
4 The Raggedy Doctor by Amelia Pond Amelia Pond The Eleventh Hour Steven Moffat 3 April 2020
5 Rory's Story Rory, Amy The Doctor's Wife Neil Gaiman 11 April 2020
6 Farewell, Sarah Jane Jo, Ace, Gita, Luke, Clyde, Rani, Mr Smith The Stolen Earth/Journey's End Russell T Davies 19 April 2020
7 Shadow of a Doubt Bernice Summerfield, Daughter of Mine Human Nature/The Family of Blood Paul Cornell 24 April 2020
8 The Shadow in the Mirror Thirteenth Doctor, Daughter of Mine
9 Sven and the Scarf Sven Dalek Andrew Ireland 30 April 2020
10 Pompadour SS Madame de Pompadour The Girl in the Fireplace Steven Moffat 6 May 2020
11 The Zygon Isolation Osgood, Osgood The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion Peter Harness 10 May 2020
12 The Descendants of Pompeii Lobus Caecilius's descendants The Fires of Pompeii James Moran 17 May 2020
13 Listen Twelfth Doctor Listen Steven Moffat 20 May 2020
14 Fear Is a Superpower Danny Pink, Clara James Peaty
15 Doctors Assemble! The Doctors An Adventure in Space and Time James Goss 23 May 2020
16 The Secret of Novice Hame Hame, Tenth Doctor New Earth/Gridlock Russell T Davies 30 May 2020
17 The Best of Days Bill, Nardole World Enough and Time/The Doctor Falls Steven Moffat 7 June 2020
18 U.N.I.T. On Call UNIT, Third Doctor Turn Left Emily Cook, Jon Culshaw 14 November 2020
19 The Genuine Article Tenth Doctor, Abzorbalovians Love & Monsters Dominic G. Martin 14 February 2021

Extras

# Title Featuring Tweetalong Author Release date
1 Message from the Doctor Thirteenth Doctor N/A Chris Chibnall 25 March 2020
2 Incoming Message Yvonne Hartman N/A Russell T Davies 26 March 2020
3 United we stand, 2m apart Thirteenth Doctor N/A Chris Chibnall 8 April 2020
4 Dalek: Spoof Scenes Ninth Doctor, Rose Dalek Robert Shearman 30 April 2020
5 How The Monk Got His Habit The Monk The Zygon Invasion/The Zygon Inversion Peter Harness 11 May 2020
6 Sally Sparrow and the Weeping Angel Sally Sparrow, Weeping Angels Blink Steven Moffat 2 November 2020
7 A Christmas Carol: Draft 1 Eleventh Doctor, Amy, Rory A Christmas Carol Steven Moffat 24 December 2020

The Fan Gallery

Starting with the tweetalong of The Husbands of River Song, the Doctor Who: Lockdown! website also included a section entitled "The Fan Gallery". It published stories and artwork submitted privately to, and reviewed by, the Lockdown! team by fans, in contrast to the extras of previous tweetalongs, which usually featured the contribution of one or more crew member associated with the original story, often including the original writers.

Short stories

The fan-fiction posted on the official Doctor Who: Lockdown! website were for the most part unlicensed. However, A Better World saw the start of Jayce Black and Aristide Twain's collaboration with the licensed use of the Auteur - who later appeared in Auteur's Abecedarium and Resurrection of the Author. LINDA United acted as a prequel to The Jack Who Stole Christmas, which was published in the charity anthology Twice Upon A Time Scope in December.

Since 1 May 2021, the stories are no longer accessible due to the expiry of the Lockdown website. Some of the authors have expressed their sadness, and their hope to either see the website return or to reissue their stories elsewhere.

Of the 100 stories, versions of at least 27 of them still exist elsewhere. All 11 of Aidan M Phillips' stories still exist as unofficial audio adaptations, produced by the author (amongst other audio projects of theirs).[source needed] All 4 of Felix O'Kelly's stories have also been republished on their own personal blog.[19] Callum Phillpott posted their story on their blog.[20] All 3 of Aristide Twain's stories have been republished on their blog.[21] A further 12 other stories are also being adapted as unofficial audio adaptations, with the permission of their respective authors.[source needed] James Belcher put their story on Archive of our Own.[22]

# Title Featuring Tweetalong Author Release date
1 Nardole's Very Bad Day Nardole The Husbands of River Song E. J. Robinson 7 November 2020
2 The Search for the Surgeon Nardole, Twelfth Doctor Andrew Hsieh
3 Expectations Thirteenth Doctor, Bernice Summerfield Philip Scholes
4 A Night on Darillium River Song, Twelfth Doctor, Slitheen family Harry T. Jones
5 Halfway Through The Night River Song, Twelfth Doctor Samuel Johnstone
6 The Final Night River Song, Eleventh Doctor Ben Greenland
7 Ever After River Song, Twelfth Doctor Eliza Tem
8 Goodbye Sweetie River Song Aidan M Phillips
9 The Inevitable End of River's Song River Song Calum Brown
10 Ramone's Story Ramone, River Song, Nardole, Dorium Maldovar Cornelius Blanc
11 Cross Roads Turn Left Aidan M Phillips 14 November 2020
12 Original Matthew Holmes
13 An Alternate Death Of The Doctor Danny Bunyan
14 No One To Stop Him Connor Cahill-Hayes
15 Who's Left Jamie Lawson
16 Project Lodestone Liz Shaw, Rose Tyler, Daniel Claremont, Erisa Magambo Felix O'Kelly
17 Bad Night At The Office Ezekiel Thorp
18 A Star And A Beetle Aisleen Sturrock
19 Matter And Death Matt Jordan
20 A Better World Auteur, Donna, "Wolf-girl", Alice Aristide Twain
21 Turn Back Donna Noble, Wilfred Mott, Thirteenth Doctor Chris Newton
22 Turn Left Poem Lauren Gordon
23 A Star In Her Eye Bill Potts, Heather The Pilot Cornelius Blanc 21 November 2020
24 A Most Unfortunate Pit Stop Heather Joel Newton
25 Present and Future Twelfth Doctor, Nardole, The Curator Philip Scholes
26 Visitors to the Vault Sarah Jane Smith, Jo Jones, Twelfth Doctor, Missy Toby Sutton-Long
27 The Substitute Missy Chris Newton
28 Quantum Physics Lecture Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts Samuel Johnstone
29 The Imposter Bill Potts, Nardole, Twelfth Doctor James Hornby
30 Time After Time Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts, Daleks, Movellans Jamie H. Cowan
31 A Christmas Gift Bill Potts, Twelfth Doctor, Rosie Danny Bunyan
32 Beyond Normality Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts Lauren Middleton
33 Susan's Picture Twelfth Doctor, First Doctor, Susan Foreman Taylor Edwards
34 Superiority Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts, Daleks, Dalek Time Strategist James Hawkins
35 I Bring Life Jack Harkness, Ninth Doctor, Rose, Bad Wolf / The Parting of the Ways James Morgan Belcher 28 November 2020
36 A Missed Appointment Face of Boe Scott Varnham
37 Jackie's Favour Rose, Jackie Tyler, Mickey Smith Samuel Johnstone
38 LINDA United Linda Moss Cornelius Blanc
39 Letters From Home Gwen Cooper Aidan M Phillips
40 The Battle of Floor 499 Jack, Daleks Andrew Hsieh
41 The Last Secret of the Emperor Dalek Emperor, Ninth Doctor, Daleks Aristide Twain
42 The Face from the Future Ninth Doctor, Dalek Emperor, Daleks, The Moment Chris Newton
43 Parting of the Cells Daleks James Hawkins
44 The Lone Survivors Jamie Lawson
45 While He Worked Ninth Doctor Felix O'Kelly
46 Donna Noble Prologue Donna Partners in Crime Liam Gradwell 9 January 2021
47 Lost and Found Alex Wakeford
48 The Weight is Over Jamie Lawson
49 An Adipose Adventure Samuel Johnstone
50 Many Hands Make Light Work Cornelius Blanc
51 The Complete Story of My Life (So Far) Xavier Llewellyn
52 Kevin and Jenny Take on the Universe(s) Jenny, Rose Aidan Phillips
53 Robin Hood and the Legend of Dr Who Robot of Sherwood Aidan Phillips 16 January 2021
54 No Such Thing As Robin Hood First Doctor,Susan Foreman,Fourth Doctor, K9, Amy Pond, Eleventh Doctor Jamie Lawson
55 When Robots Fall Asleep Missy, Seb Harry T Jones
56 They Are Not The Heroes Lauren Middleton
57 The Statue of Sherwood Twelfth Doctor, Bill Potts Kat Wheeler
58 Welcome to Sherwood Sheriff of Nottingham Liam Gradwell
59 The Apple Of His Eye Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald Samuel Johnstone
60 A Hunter's Bounty Tenth Doctor Philip Scholes
61 Lives On Twelfth Doctor, Clara Oswald Ben Greenland
62 Fallout Seventh Doctor, Chris Cwej, Roz Forrester, Zygon School Reunion Philip Scholes 23 January 2021
63 Family Reunion Tenth Doctor, Rose Samuel Johnstone
64 Flight of the Krillitane Krillitane Harry T Jones
65 K-9 and Company: Brendan's Sacrifice Brendan Jones, Lassar, Yvonne Hartman, Sarah Jane Smith, K9 Mark II Aidan Phillips
66 Lunchtime Detention Jamie Lawson
67 Shady School Tenth Doctor, Lassar Andrew Hsieh
68 K9's Message K9 Mark III Liam Gradwell
69 Mickey Mickey, Sarah Jane Kat Wheeler
70 Life of Blon Blon Boom Town Harry T Jones 30 January 2021
71 The Passport Mickey, Jackie Samuel Johnstone
72 Writer's Block Philip Scholes
73 Conclomeration Blon Kat Wheeler
74 Waiting on a Train Mickey Smith Jamie Lawson
75 The Legend of the Big Bad Wolf Ninth Doctor, Rose, Captain Jack Liam Gradwell
76 Slitheen's Special Surprise Sarnie Blon Aidan Phillips
77 Life of Tricey Dinosaurs on a Spaceship
78 A Normal Life? Calum Brown
79 The Life of Brian
80 The Power of the Orb
81 The Father Who Waited Aidan Phillips
82 Planet of the Dinosaurs Harry T Jones
83 Afternoon Tea By The River
84 Ursula and the Thing From Space Love & Monsters Aidan Phillips
85 Thoughts on the Way Felix O'Kelly
86 High Score of Death! Callum Phillpott
87 UNIT Sgt Elton Pope
88 Fast Food Samuel Johnstone
89 Penance A Town Called Mercy
90 Wake Up Call Samuel Johnstone
91 The Lone Doctor Aidan Phillips
92 The Tale of Three Little Toclafane Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords Aristide Twain
93 Education, Education, Education Felix O'Kelly
94 The Christmas That Never Was
95 The Blaidd Drwg Invasion
96 Lockdown of the Daleks Aidan Phillips
97 O Master! My Master! Harry T Jones
98 When Harry Met Paddy Andrew Hsieh
99 The Master of War
100 The Psychic Plain

Fan films

To be added.

Comic stories

# Title Featuring Tweetalong Author Release date
1 Turn Left Prequel Comic The Trickster, Fortune teller, Time Beetle Turn Left Nick Lodge 7 November 2020

Documentary features

# Title Subject Released by Release date
1 Vincent and the Doctor's Gallery A collection of fan art YouTube 30 March 2020
2 BBC News | Friday 3 April 2020 Doctor Who: Lockdown! BBC News; YouTube 3 April 2020
3 The Long Song: Fan Cover | How To Get Involved... #LockdownLongSong YouTube 14 April 2020
4 Tests for the Mechanism of Heaven Sent's Confession Dial Early screen tests for Heaven Sent
5 Heaven Sent Previsualizations
6 The Doctors Say Thank You Thanking the NHS 25 April 2020
7 An A-Z of Impressions with Jon Culshaw! Jon Culshaw's impressions 19 May 2020
8 Lockdown Long Song | Choir-Only Version The Long Song 26 May 2020
9 Doctor Who: Lockdown! | Tweetalong Trailers Mega Mix Doctor Who: Lockdown! Tweetalongs 8 June 2020
10 Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN | Lockdown Long Song (with the Doctor's Rings of Akhaten Speech) The Long Song 12 June 2020
11 Doctor Who: Lockdown | Doctor Who's 57th Anniversary Opening Titles & Credits Doctor Who 57 Years 23 November 2020
12 Doctor Who: Lockdown | A Lockdown Carol | Acapella Version Abigail's Song (Silence Is All You Know) 24 December 2020
13 Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN | Vale Lockdown Vale Decem 2 May 2021

Doctor Who: Blackout

Originally, the episodes World Enough and Time and The Doctor Falls were scheduled to be shown as the 'finale' of the watchalongs. However, due to events concerning the death of George Floyd, they were pulled due to their content being considered by the fanbase to be badly timed. In their place, fans used the hashtag #DoctorWhoBlackout while watching The Ghost Monument, The Haunting of Villa Diodati, Thin Ice, and Knock Knock. Although the event was not officially organised, it did receive some support from organisers of Lockdown.

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Emily Cook's twitter
  2. ↑ Doctor Who fans plan special The Day of the Doctor rewatch to beat the self-isolation blues
  3. ↑ https://www.doctorwholockdown.com/tweetalongs
  4. ↑ Emily Cook on Twitter
  5. ↑ https://twitter.com/tardis_monkey/status/1255099059477635075
  6. ↑ https://twitter.com/pipmadeley/status/1258111659496923136
  7. ↑ How to join John Barrowman for our Torchwood watch-along simulcast
  8. ↑ Torchwood: Join John Barrowman and special guests for a rewatch of Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang
  9. ↑ First Class watchalong trailer on Twitter
  10. ↑ Doctor Who - The Chimes of Midnight listening party! (Archived on the Wayback Machine.)
  11. ↑ https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1328759893902454784?s=21
  12. ↑ https://twitter.com/bbcdoctorwho/status/1341088651724394498?s=21
  13. ↑ https://twitter.com/friendoface/status/1364292834963181576?s=21
  14. ↑ "Fundraising" page on the official Doctor Who: Lockdown website
  15. ↑ https://cultbox.co.uk/news/steven-moffat-pens-bonus-doctor-who-tale-starring-pearl-mackie-and-matt-lucas
  16. ↑ https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/09/04/gareth-roberts-trans-misogyny-twitter/
  17. ↑ https://www.pinknews.co.uk/2017/09/04/doctor-who-writer-hits-out-at-trannies-and-rainbow-cult/
  18. ↑ http://web.archive.org/web/20190604101854/https://medium.com/@zmangareth/statement-on-bbc-books-and-transgenderism-dd7ad0c9231a
  19. ↑ https://cynicalclassicist.tumblr.com/tagged/doctor%20who%20lockdown
  20. ↑ https://mopstuff.blogspot.com/2021/03/linda-high-score-of-death.html
  21. ↑ https://aristidetwain.tumblr.com/post/657910026866917376/aristide-twain-you-may-have-seen-the-lockdown
  22. ↑ https://archiveofourown.org/works/33313354
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