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|interviewee6         = Angharad Evans
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|interviewee7          = Cecily Fay
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|interviewee13        = Miriam Margolyes
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a documentary that covered the production of [[2023]]'s first [[2023 specials|60th Anniversary special]], {{cs|The Star Beast (TV story)}}.
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It was the first full-length episode of ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]'' to be broadcast on [[BBC Three]].
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|prev=Destination: [[Children in Need (Unleashed episode)|Children in Need (Unleashed episode)]]|interviewee7=Pat Mills|interviewee8=Dave Gibbons|interviewee9=Loren Clark|interviewee10=Cecily Fay|interviewee11=Loren Clark|interviewee12=Gerard Moore|interviewee13=Elaine Morris|interviewee14=Brian Herring}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was a documentary that covered the production of [[2023]]'s first 60th Anniversary special, ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]''. It was the first full-length episode of ''[[Doctor Who: Unleashed]]'' to be broadcast on BBC Three.


== Main subject ==
== Main subject ==
 
The production of ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]''.


== Topics covered ==
== Topics covered ==
* How the reunion of [[Donna Noble]] and [[the Doctor]] came about through the ''[[Doctor Who: Lockdown!]]'' [[Tweetalong]].
* [[Russell T Davies]] re-introducing [[David Tennant]] as [[the Doctor]], now in his [[fourteenth incarnation]], and notes that the question of why this has happened is a thread that will run throughout the three [[2023 specials]].
* [[Catherine Tate]] and Tennant's opinions on returning to their roles.
* [[Yasmin Finney]] as [[Rose Noble]].
** A graphic of the [[Noble family]] is shown.
** Finney's difficulties filming the [[deadname|deadnaming]] scene.
* The adaption of ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'' from ''[[Doctor Who Weekly]]''{{'}}s ''[[Doctor Who and the Star Beast (comic story)|Doctor Who and the Star Beast]]'', and Davies' love of the original comic.
* [[Dave Gibbons]] and [[Pat Mills]]'s visit to the set to watch the filming of ''[[The Star Beast (TV story)|The Star Beast]]'', with Tennant's meeting of the pair and request for them to sign a copy of the original magazine, and their reactions to meeting [[the Meep]].
* The design, construction (by [[Millennium FX]]) and operation (requiring 6 people) of the Meep.
** The fact that [[Cecily Fay]], the [[creature performer|performer]] inside of the Meep cannot see, hear or breath when the head is on.
** The use of an earpiece for Fay to communicate with [[creature choreographer]] [[Paul Kasey]].
** The role of [[Loren Clark]] and [[Elaine Morris]] as the [[costume creator]]s/[[costume dresser|dressers]].
** The role of [[Second Puppeteer]] [[Gerrard Moore]] to operate the eyes and ears of the Meep.
** The role of [[puppeteer]] [[Brian Herring]] to operate the mouse and nose of the Meep and provide the [[on-set voice]].
** The role of [[Miriam Margolyes]] to provide the [[voice actor|voice]] of the Meep.
** The role of [[Untold Studios]] to finish of the Meep in [[post-production]].
* The role of [[Angharad Evans]] as [[2nd Assistant Sound]].
* The new [[TARDIS console room|TARDIS interior]].
* A preview of the next episode, ''[[Wild Blue Yonder (TV story)|Wild Blue Yonder]]''.


== People interviewed ==
{{IntervieweeList
|1=David Tennant|r1=[[Fourteenth Doctor|The Doctor]]
|2=Catherine Tate|r2=[[Donna Noble]]
|3=Russell T Davies|r3=[[Writer]] & [[Executive Producer]]
|4=Yasmin Finney|r4=[[Rose Noble]]
|5=Dave Gibbons
|6=Pat Mills
|7=Cecily Fay|r7=[[creature performer|Creature Performer]]
|8=Paul Kasey|r8=[[creature choreographer|Creature Choreographer]]
|9=Loren Clark|r9=[[Costume creator|Costume Creator]]/[[costume dresser|Dresser]]
|10=Elaine Morris|r10=[[Costume creator|Costume Creator]]/[[costume dresser|Dresser]]
|11=Gerard Moore|r11=[[second puppeteer|Second Puppeteer]]
|12=Brian Herring|r12=[[Puppeteer]] & [[on-set voice|On-Set Voice]]
|13=Miriam Margolyes|r13=[[Voice actor|Voice]] of [[the Meep]]
|14=Angharad Evans|r14=[[2nd Assistant Sound]]
}}


== People interviewed ==
== Crew ==
{{BTS crew
|PresentedBy                    = Steffan Powell
|WithSpecialThanks              = 1
|WithSpecialThanksDWC&C        = 1
|WithSpecialThanks2            = Bad Wolf LTD
|ExecutiveProducerDoctorWho    = Russell T Davies
|Archive                        = Panini Comics
|Archive2                      = Doctor Who Magazine
|Archive3                      = BBC Studios
|Graphics                      = BBC Cymru Wales
|AdditionalCamera              = Jody Cusack
|AdditionalCamera2              = Huw Crowley
|AdditionalCamera3              = Luke Baker
|AdditionalCamera4              = Eric Fraser
|AssistantEditor                = Owain Carbis
|OnlineEditor                  = Dan Broughton
|Dubbing                        = Tom Logan
|ProductionAccountant          = Hannah Wells
|ProductionAssistant            = Eleri Seaward
|ProductionAssistant2          = Alice Lewis
|ProductionAssistant3          = Sam Cook
|ProductionManager              = Derwena Burt
|HeadOfProduction              = Lucy Wo
|CommissioningEditor            = Rachel Ashdown
|CommissioningEditor2          = Pinki Chambers
|AssistantProducer              = Alexandra Francis
|Producer&Director              = Jonathon Aiken
|SeriesProducer&Editor          = Ian Durham
|ExecutiveProducer              = Jo Pearce
|Note                          = Produced by [[Bright Branch Media|Bright Branch]] with [[BBC Studios Productions]]
}}


== Releases ==
The episode received the following broadcasts:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001sx3m|title=BBC Three - Doctor Who: Unleashed, 60th Anniversary Specials, The Star Beast|website name=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=26 November 2023|archivedate=26 November 2023|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20231126235454/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001sx3m}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
! Day !! Time !! Channel
|-
|rowspan="2"|[[25 November (releases)|25 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|19:30
|[[BBC Three]]
|-
|23:45
|[[BBC One]]<small> except Scotland and Scotland HD</small>
|-
|rowspan="3"|[[26 November (releases)|26 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]
|1:00
|[[BBC One]]<small> Scotland and Scotland HD only</small>
|-
|3:25
|rowspan="2"|[[BBC Three]]
|-
|21:00
|}


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
 
''to be added''


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{bbc.co.uk|m001sx3m|The Star Beast|bbc.co.uk}}


== References ==
{{reflist}}


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The Star Beast was a documentary that covered the production of 2023's first 60th Anniversary special, The Star Beast [+]Loading...["The Star Beast (TV story)"].

It was the first full-length episode of Doctor Who: Unleashed to be broadcast on BBC Three.

Main subject[[edit] | [edit source]]

The production of The Star Beast.

Topics covered[[edit] | [edit source]]

People interviewed[[edit] | [edit source]]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

With special thanks to Doctor Who Cast and Crew and Bad Wolf LTD.
Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.
          

Produced by Bright Branch with BBC Studios Productions


Releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

The episode received the following broadcasts:[1]

Day Time Channel
25 November 2023 19:30 BBC Three
23:45 BBC One except Scotland and Scotland HD
26 November 2023 1:00 BBC One Scotland and Scotland HD only
3:25 BBC Three
21:00

Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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

References[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. BBC Three - Doctor Who: Unleashed, 60th Anniversary Specials, The Star Beast. bbc.co.uk. Archived from the original on 26 November 2023. Retrieved on 26 November 2023.