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:''Not to be confused with [[Doctor Who at the BBC (audio release)|the first release in this series]]. | :''Not to be confused with [[Doctor Who at the BBC (audio release)|the first release in this series]]. | ||
{{real world}}'''Doctor Who at the BBC''' was a series of CDs released almost annually by [[BBC Audio]], beginning in [[2003]]. Started as a way to generate interest in the then-newly-announced [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the series | {{real world}}'''Doctor Who at the BBC''' was a series of CDs released almost annually by [[BBC Audio]], beginning in [[2003]]. Started as a way to generate interest in the then-newly-announced [[BBC Wales]] version of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', the series contained various audio clips about ''Doctor Who'', mostly sourced from [[BBC Radio]] programmes. As the BBC Wales version took off, the series eschewed the 1963 version of the programme to exclusively cover the more modern series. | ||
Though they primarily consisted of serious interviews with ''Doctor Who'' luminaries, most discs contained strong elements of comedy, as well, including parodies both famous and rare. | Though they primarily consisted of serious interviews with ''Doctor Who'' luminaries, most discs contained strong elements of comedy, as well, including parodies both famous and rare. | ||
Revision as of 01:49, 4 July 2010
- Not to be confused with the first release in this series.
Doctor Who at the BBC was a series of CDs released almost annually by BBC Audio, beginning in 2003. Started as a way to generate interest in the then-newly-announced BBC Wales version of Doctor Who, the series contained various audio clips about Doctor Who, mostly sourced from BBC Radio programmes. As the BBC Wales version took off, the series eschewed the 1963 version of the programme to exclusively cover the more modern series.
Though they primarily consisted of serious interviews with Doctor Who luminaries, most discs contained strong elements of comedy, as well, including parodies both famous and rare.
The series' presenter was Elisabeth Sladen, who provided the linking narration between the various audio segments.
An unknown, but possibly substantial, amount of the material found in the series came from home recordings of radio broadcasts, as the BBC junked its audio archives as well as its video ones. One of the pieces included even comes from Sladen's own personal library of her press events. Other material came from the general public, who responded to an appeal for audio recordings that the BBC placed on the 2004 version of the official Doctor Who website, Doctor Who Magazine, SFX, TV Zone, and other cult magazines.
Releases
Doctor Who at the BBC
(2003)
Promotions
- In October 2009, SFX Magazine #188 included a special Tom Baker Sampler CD which incorporated excerpts from the first two volumes of the Doctor Who at the BBC series. According to the CD's liner notes, as of fall 2009 these two releases are no longer available in physical media, only download.
