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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was an in-universe interview with the character [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] at [[Brendon Public School]].
'''''Liberty Hall''''' was specially-filmed [[mini-episode]] included as a bonus feature in the {{cs|Mawdryn Undead (TV story)}} [[DVD releases|DVD]], released on [[10 August (releases)|10 August]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]].<ref name="guardian">{{cite web
|url=https://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/the-black-guardian-trilogy/
|title=The Black Guardian Trilogy
|website name=The Doctor Who Site
|date of source=29 June 2009
|accessdate=18 October 2024
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181211154722/https://merchandise.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/the-black-guardian-trilogy/
|archivedate=11 December 2018
}}</ref> It was written by [[Karen Davies (producer)|Karen Davies]].
 
The mini-episode was shot as an in-universe interview of [[Brigadier]] [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]; while certain details were omitted due to the [[Official Secrets Act]], the Brigadier referenced the events of the television serials {{cs|Mawdryn Undead (TV story)}} and {{cs|Battlefield (TV story)}} as well as several explicit [[List of references to other DWU media in live-action and animated BBC stories|references to "expanded media"]], such as [[Kate Lethbridge-Stewart|Kate]] and [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] from the independently produced film {{cs|Downtime (home video)}} and his time in [[Malebolgia]], a fictional [[US]] state introduced in [[Big Finish Productions]]'s audio drama {{cs|Minuet in Hell (audio story)}}.


== Synopsis ==
== Synopsis ==
''to be added''
[[Phillip Clarke (Liberty Hall)|Phillip Clarke]] meets [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]] on the grounds of [[Brendon Public School]] for an interview about his time there. Alistair speaks about his experiences at the school and after, often mentioning his run-ins with [[the Doctor]], although not revealing any specific information about him due to the [[Official Secrets Act]].


== Plot ==
== Plot ==
''to be added''
Journalist [[Philip Clarke (Liberty Hall)|Philip Clarke]] prepares for his interview with [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]], former head of the [[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]]. Philip internally monologues about Alastair's heroism, picking up a [[photograph]] of him as he does so.
 
The pair meets at [[Brendon Public School]]; it's the first time Alistair has been there since the [[1970s]]. He and Philip walk whilst he is asked about the school, such as how he came be a maths teacher: he recalls that he had tried to argue with [[UNIT Central Control|Geneva]] about retiring, not realising that ''[[tempus fugit]]'' — time flies. [[Lieutenant]] [[Harry Sullivan|Sullivan]] had gone undercover at [[Porton Down]], [[John Benton|Benton]] became a [[car]] [[salesman]], and [[Mike Yates|Yates]] had gone down to the [[South Coast of England|South Coast]] to try to change the world through [[politics]]. He sadly expresses that the old team had gone, but had held out hope for [[the Doctor]] to return, but had no such luck.
 
Upon hearing of the Doctor, Philip asks to know more, but Alistair refuses, doubting he had signed the [[Official Secrets Act]]. Pivoting away, Philip instead asks about what happen after he left UNIT. Alistair reveals that, much to his past self's embarrassment, he had been awarded a [[CBE]].
 
''more to be added''


== Cast ==
== Cast ==
* [[Nicholas Courtney]] - [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart]]
* [[Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge Stewart]] - [[Nicholas Courtney]]
* [[Simon Ockenden]] - [[Philip Clarke (Liberty Hall)|Philip Clarke]]
* [[Philip Clarke (Liberty Hall)|Philip Clarke]] - [[Simon Ockenden]]
 
=== Flashbacks ===
(Archive footage; uncredited)
* [[Fifth Doctor]] - [[Peter Davison]]
* [[Nyssa]] - [[Sarah Sutton]]
* [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] - [[Janet Fielding]]
* [[Harry Sullivan|Lieutenant Sullivan]] - [[Ian Potter]]
* [[John Benton|Benton]] - [[John Levene]]
* [[Mike Yates|Yates]] - [[Richard Franklin]]


== References ==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
* [[Writer]] - [[Karen Davies (producer)|Karen Davies]]
* [[Director]] - [[Brendan Sheppard]]
 
== Worldbuilding ==
=== Philip Clarke ===
* Philip is a feature writer for the ''[[Evening Echo]]''.
* Philip wears a [[white]] [[shirt]], a diagonally striped [[blue]] and [[black]] [[tie]], a gold [[watch]] with a black strap and black [[trousers]]. He has a [[belt]] on. He later wears a black [[blazer]].
* Philip's [[Phillip Clarke's room|room]] has a [[table]] with sheets of [[paper]] and [[newspaper]] strewn across it. There are also [[candlestick]]s and a [[hole punch]]. Around the room is a [[cabinet]], several [[lamp]]s, [[shelf|shelves]] with [[book]]s and [[glass]] [[cup]]s on them, [[picture frame]]s, and a couple of [[horse]] [[statue]]s.
* Philip writes in a [[notebook]] with a [[pen]] about the Brigadier.
 
=== The Brigadier ===
* Most people have never heard of the Brigadier, as he "commanded an organisation that operates in the borders of the utmost [[Secret|secrecy]]." The world owes its continued existence to them.
* Philip considers the Brigadier to be part of a rare breed, as he is a [[hero]].
* Alistair remembers [[handshake|shaking hands]] with the Doctor as he exited [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. [[Tegan Jovanka|Tegan]] and [[Nyssa]] had accompanied the Doctor.
* Philip inquires about how Alistair became a [[mathematics|maths]] [[teacher]] after retiring from [[UNIT United Kingdom|UNIT]].
 
=== Brendon Public School ===
* There are [[picnic table]]s on the grounds.
* Alistair has happy [[memory|memories]] of the school.


== Story notes ==
== Notes ==
''to be added''
* This mini-episode is one of very few stories after [[2005 (production)|2005]] to refer to UNIT as the "[[United Nations Intelligence Taskforce]]", as the real [[United Nations]] had taken [[UN's legal actions against the UNIT acronym|legal action]] against the [[BBC]] following the launch of the ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]'' [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|website]].


=== Filming locations ===
=== Filming locations ===
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== Continuity ==
== Continuity ==
* The Brigadier reflects on meeting [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart|Doris]] by accident years before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') He mentions that they had been sweethearts years before and that she had given him his golden watch. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'') He explains that he left [[Brendon Public School]] to settle down with Doris. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') He called their new home "Liberty Hall". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors]]'') He also mentions running into the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[Malebolgia]] in the United States in [[2003]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell]]'')
* The Brigadier reflects on meeting [[Doris Lethbridge-Stewart|Doris]] by accident years before. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') He mentions that they had been sweethearts years before and that she had given him his golden watch. ([[TV]]: ''[[Planet of the Spiders (TV story)|Planet of the Spiders]]'') He explains that he left [[Brendon Public School]] to settle down with Doris. ([[TV]]: ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]]'') He called their new home "Liberty Hall". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'') He also mentions running into the [[Eighth Doctor]] in [[Malebolgia]] in the United States in [[2003]] ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Minuet in Hell (audio story)|Minuet in Hell]]'') and he mentions [[Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|Gordon]] and [[Kate Lethbridge-Stewart]]. ([[HOMEVID]]: ''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]'')
* Benton was established to sell used cars in [[TV]]: {{cs|Mawdryn Undead (TV story)}}, which [[PROSE]]: {{cs|Legacy of the Dominator (novel)}} clarifies is with a business known as [[JB Motors]]. Therefore, as the Brigadier's claim about Benton in this mini-episode is accurate, it lends credibility to his others, which otherwise could be taken as disinformative.


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
=== DVD releases ===
=== DVD releases ===
This documentary was included on the DVD release of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Mawdryn Undead]]''.
This documentary was included on the DVD release of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' story ''[[Mawdryn Undead (TV story)|Mawdryn Undead]]''.


== External links ==
== External links ==
''to be added''
* {{Elx|page url=http://karendavies.org.uk/Showreel_1.html|page name="Showreel 1"|website url=https://karendavies.org.uk|website name=Karen Davies' personal website}}


== Footnotes ==
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Liberty Hall was specially-filmed mini-episode included as a bonus feature in the Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"] DVD, released on 10 August 2009.[1] It was written by Karen Davies.

The mini-episode was shot as an in-universe interview of Brigadier Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart; while certain details were omitted due to the Official Secrets Act, the Brigadier referenced the events of the television serials Mawdryn Undead [+]Loading...["Mawdryn Undead (TV story)"] and Battlefield [+]Loading...["Battlefield (TV story)"] as well as several explicit references to "expanded media", such as Kate and Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart from the independently produced film Downtime [+]Loading...["Downtime (home video)"] and his time in Malebolgia, a fictional US state introduced in Big Finish Productions's audio drama Minuet in Hell [+]Loading...["Minuet in Hell (audio story)"].

Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]

Phillip Clarke meets Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart on the grounds of Brendon Public School for an interview about his time there. Alistair speaks about his experiences at the school and after, often mentioning his run-ins with the Doctor, although not revealing any specific information about him due to the Official Secrets Act.

Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]

Journalist Philip Clarke prepares for his interview with Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart, former head of the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce. Philip internally monologues about Alastair's heroism, picking up a photograph of him as he does so.

The pair meets at Brendon Public School; it's the first time Alistair has been there since the 1970s. He and Philip walk whilst he is asked about the school, such as how he came be a maths teacher: he recalls that he had tried to argue with Geneva about retiring, not realising that tempus fugit — time flies. Lieutenant Sullivan had gone undercover at Porton Down, Benton became a car salesman, and Yates had gone down to the South Coast to try to change the world through politics. He sadly expresses that the old team had gone, but had held out hope for the Doctor to return, but had no such luck.

Upon hearing of the Doctor, Philip asks to know more, but Alistair refuses, doubting he had signed the Official Secrets Act. Pivoting away, Philip instead asks about what happen after he left UNIT. Alistair reveals that, much to his past self's embarrassment, he had been awarded a CBE.

more to be added

Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]

Flashbacks[[edit] | [edit source]]

(Archive footage; uncredited)

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Worldbuilding[[edit] | [edit source]]

Philip Clarke[[edit] | [edit source]]

The Brigadier[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Most people have never heard of the Brigadier, as he "commanded an organisation that operates in the borders of the utmost secrecy." The world owes its continued existence to them.
  • Philip considers the Brigadier to be part of a rare breed, as he is a hero.
  • Alistair remembers shaking hands with the Doctor as he exited the TARDIS. Tegan and Nyssa had accompanied the Doctor.
  • Philip inquires about how Alistair became a maths teacher after retiring from UNIT.

Brendon Public School[[edit] | [edit source]]

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

Filming locations[[edit] | [edit source]]

Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

Continuity[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

DVD releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

This documentary was included on the DVD release of the Doctor Who story Mawdryn Undead.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ The Black Guardian Trilogy. The Doctor Who Site (29 June 2009). Archived from the original on 11 December 2018. Retrieved on 18 October 2024.
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