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|image = TheIntroduction.JPG | |||
|special = ''The Story of Doctor Who'' | |||
|doctor = Fourth Doctor | |||
|setting = Workshop | |||
|writer = [[Jon Culshaw]] | |||
|producer = [[Claire Finnett]] | |||
|epcount = 1 | |||
|broadcast date = [[30 December (releases)|30 December]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] | |||
|network = [[BBC One]] | |||
|format = 1 minute introduction | |||
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'''''The Story of Doctor Who: The Introduction''''' was the introductory opening scene of the [[2003 (releases)|2003]] documentary ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]''. | |||
It featured [[Jon Culshaw]] as the [[Fourth Doctor]] a role he’d previously played officially in ''[[Children in Need 2003 (TV story)|Children in Need 2003]]''. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
[[Fourth Doctor | [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] is back with an offering of [[Jelly baby|jelly babies]]. | ||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
[[The Doctor’s TARDIS]] dematerialises in a workshop. Stepping out of the faithful blue box is the Doctor in his familiar fourth incarnation. He states to himself that he was hoping to find the [[Kwik Fit vehicle repair centre]] to fix the [[TARDIS shock absorber]]. | |||
The Doctor then tells his name to someone out of sight, but states that they probably knew it. He then offers them a [[jelly baby]] and beings to utter that he’d been avoiding [[Earth]] recently due to [[speed cameras]] perhaps spotting the TARDIS. The Doctor then says that the person out of sight is here to watch his story and that so was he because at his age he’d become forgetful. Then stating there wasn’t much time and a great deal to learn. | |||
== Cast == | == Cast == | ||
* [[Fourth Doctor | * [[Fourth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Jon Culshaw]] | ||
== Crew == | == Crew == | ||
* [[Writer]] - [[Jon Culshaw]] | * [[Writer]] - [[Jon Culshaw]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Camera operator|Camera]] - [[Sean Carswell]], [[Jeremy Hewson]], [[Stuart Nimmo]], [[Jon Wood]] | ||
* [[Sound recordist|Sound]] - [[Keith Branch]], [[Jean-Francois Legouriellec]], [[Joe Walters]], [[Lucy Pickering]], [[Alistair Widgery]] | |||
* [[Dubbing mixer|Dubbing Mixer]] - [[Luke Williams (dubbing mixer)|Luke Williams]] | |||
* [[Production executive|Production Executive]] - [[Jez Nightingale]] | |||
* Finance Co-Ordinator - [[Robin Hester]] | |||
* [[Make-up|Make-Up]] - [[Sarah Grispo]], [[Deborah Taylor]] | |||
* [[Runner]] - [[Naoma Nagahawatte]] | |||
* Co-Ordinators - [[Lucy Crayford]], [[Michelle Singer]] | |||
* [[Production manager|Production Manager]] - [[Wendy Clarke]] | |||
* [[Editor]]s - [[Joyce Gentle]], [[Rob Platt]] | |||
* [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] - [[Caroline Wright]] | |||
* [[Producer]] - [[Claire Finnett]] | * [[Producer]] - [[Claire Finnett]] | ||
== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
* [[The Doctor]] offers [[Jelly baby|jelly babies]]. | * The TARDIS is referred to as “old girl”. | ||
* The Doctor references [[Kwik Fit vehicle repair centre]]. | |||
* The Doctor references the [[TARDIS shock absorber]]. | |||
* The Doctor also references [[Speed cameras]]. | |||
* The Doctor offers [[Jelly baby|jelly babies]]. | |||
== Story | == Story notes == | ||
* As the name suggests, the story introduced the documentary ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]''. | * As the name suggests, the story introduced the documentary ''[[The Story of Doctor Who]]''. | ||
[[Category:Non-DWU stories]] | * The Doctor’s reference to avoiding Earth is a meta joke to the lack of televised adventures since 1990. | ||
* [[Jon Culshaw]] would go on to be cast as the [[Fourth Doctor]] again in the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio drama ''[[The Kingmaker (audio story)|The Kingmaker]]''. | |||
== External links == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
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[[Category:Non-DWU television stories]] | |||
[[Category:2003 television stories]] | [[Category:2003 television stories]] | ||
[[Category:Fourth Doctor television stories]] | |||
[[Category:Doctor Who mini-episodes]] | |||
Latest revision as of 06:26, 15 March 2024
The Story of Doctor Who: The Introduction was the introductory opening scene of the 2003 documentary The Story of Doctor Who.
It featured Jon Culshaw as the Fourth Doctor a role he’d previously played officially in Children in Need 2003.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor is back with an offering of jelly babies.
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
The Doctor’s TARDIS dematerialises in a workshop. Stepping out of the faithful blue box is the Doctor in his familiar fourth incarnation. He states to himself that he was hoping to find the Kwik Fit vehicle repair centre to fix the TARDIS shock absorber.
The Doctor then tells his name to someone out of sight, but states that they probably knew it. He then offers them a jelly baby and beings to utter that he’d been avoiding Earth recently due to speed cameras perhaps spotting the TARDIS. The Doctor then says that the person out of sight is here to watch his story and that so was he because at his age he’d become forgetful. Then stating there wasn’t much time and a great deal to learn.
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Writer - Jon Culshaw
- Camera - Sean Carswell, Jeremy Hewson, Stuart Nimmo, Jon Wood
- Sound - Keith Branch, Jean-Francois Legouriellec, Joe Walters, Lucy Pickering, Alistair Widgery
- Dubbing Mixer - Luke Williams
- Production Executive - Jez Nightingale
- Finance Co-Ordinator - Robin Hester
- Make-Up - Sarah Grispo, Deborah Taylor
- Runner - Naoma Nagahawatte
- Co-Ordinators - Lucy Crayford, Michelle Singer
- Production Manager - Wendy Clarke
- Editors - Joyce Gentle, Rob Platt
- Executive Producer - Caroline Wright
- Producer - Claire Finnett
Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The TARDIS is referred to as “old girl”.
- The Doctor references Kwik Fit vehicle repair centre.
- The Doctor references the TARDIS shock absorber.
- The Doctor also references Speed cameras.
- The Doctor offers jelly babies.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- As the name suggests, the story introduced the documentary The Story of Doctor Who.
- The Doctor’s reference to avoiding Earth is a meta joke to the lack of televised adventures since 1990.
- Jon Culshaw would go on to be cast as the Fourth Doctor again in the Big Finish Productions audio drama The Kingmaker.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
