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|image = Doctor in Real Time.jpg | |||
|number = 2 | |||
number= 2| | |adapted into = Real Time (audio story) | ||
doctor= | |doctor = Sixth Doctor | ||
companions= [[Evelyn Smythe]]| | |companions = [[Evelyn Smythe|Evelyn]] | ||
enemy= [[ | |enemy = [[Cyber-Controller (Real Time)|Cyber-Controller]] | ||
setting= | |setting = {{il|[[Earth]], [[1951]]|[[Chronos]], [[3286]]|[[Far future]]}} | ||
writer= | |writer = Gary Russell | ||
director= [[Gary Russell]]| | |director = [[Gary Russell]] | ||
producer= [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] ( | |producer = {{il|[[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] (for Big Finish)|[[Jacqueline Rayner]] (For BBC Worldwide)}} | ||
animator= [[Lee Sullivan]]| | |animator = [[Lee Sullivan]] | ||
broadcast date= | |broadcast date = 2 August - 6 September 2002 | ||
format= | |format = 6 Episodes | ||
production code= BBCI-2| | |production code = BBCI-2 | ||
|series = [[BBCi]] animations | |||
next | |prev = Death Comes to Time (webcast) | ||
'''Real Time''' was a six- | |next = Shada (webcast) | ||
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'''''Real Time''''' was a six-part [[webcast]] animated adventure featuring [[Colin Baker]] as the [[Sixth Doctor]]. It was available via the BBCI website in 2002. ''Real Time'' was one of a few animated webcasts produced featuring various incarnations of the Doctor in the years prior to the revival of the series. It is notable for including the character [[Evelyn Smythe]], marking the first time a character created for the [[Big Finish Productions]] audio dramas had appeared in a BBC-sponsored production. | |||
''Real Time'' is also known for its unresolved cliffhanger, which has largely remained an untouched subject since its initial release, due to plans to continue the webisodes falling through. | |||
== Synopsis == | == Synopsis == | ||
''to | From Big Finish's website: | ||
On a planet known only as Chronos, two scientific survey teams have vanished. Inexplicably. Without warning. But with just one clue supplied - a single screamed word: "Cybermen!" | |||
The University they worked for has called in the Earth security forces who despatch a third team, a mix of military and scientific might, under the auspices of a University Administrator. If that kind of volatile grouping isn't bad enough, three strangers have been added to the mix - a young human expert in Cybermen and a mysterious traveller in space and time, the Doctor, along with his companion, Dr Evelyn Smythe. | |||
But can they solve the riddle of the vanished survey teams before the Cybermen harness Chronos' unique temporal gifts and rewrite the history of the galaxy? | |||
== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
''to be added'' | ''to be added'' | ||
== Cast | == Cast == | ||
* [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | * [[Sixth Doctor|The Doctor]] - [[Colin Baker]] | ||
* [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]] | * [[Evelyn Smythe]] - [[Maggie Stables]] | ||
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* [[Reece Goddard|Doctor Reece Goddard]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]] | * [[Reece Goddard|Doctor Reece Goddard]] - [[Yee Jee Tso]] | ||
* [[Nicola Savage]] - [[Jane Goddard]] | * [[Nicola Savage]] - [[Jane Goddard]] | ||
* [[Cyber-Controller]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Cyber-Controller (Real Time)|Cyber-Controller]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Taylor Renchard]] - [[Richard Herring]] | * [[Taylor Renchard]] - [[Richard Herring]] | ||
* [[Ryan Carey]] - [[Stewart Lee]] | * [[Ryan Carey]] - [[Stewart Lee]] | ||
* [[Hoyer]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | * [[Hoyer (Real Time)|Hoyer]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | ||
* [[Fantham]] - [[Andrew Hair]] | * [[Fantham (Real Time)|Fantham]] - [[Andrew Hair]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Kreuger (Real Time)|Kreuger]] - [[William Johnston]] | ||
* [[Osborn (Real Time)|Professor Osborn]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | * [[Osborn (Real Time)|Professor Osborn]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
== | == Crew == | ||
'' | * [[Writer]] - [[Gary Russell]] | ||
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - Gary Russell | |||
* [[Producer]]s - [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] ([[Big Finish Productions|BF]]), [[Jacqueline Rayner]] ([[BBC]]), [[Richard Fell]], [[Martin Trickey]] | |||
* [[Animator|Animation]] - [[Lee Sullivan]], [[James Goss]], [[Rob Francis]], [[Eduardo Armentia]] | |||
* [[Online presentation|Online Presentation]] - James Goss | |||
* [[Dialogue editor]] - [[William Johnston]] | |||
* [[Composer]] - [[Alistair Lock]] | |||
* [[Post-production|Post production]] - Alistair Lock | |||
:''[[Cyberman|Cybermen]] created by [[Gerry Davis]] and [[Kit Pedler]] and used by kind permission.'' | |||
== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This story featured the debut of the blue version of the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s outfit. | * This story featured the debut of the blue version of the [[Sixth Doctor]]'s outfit. Multiple reasons were given for this: [[Colin Baker]] not having been fond of the original version and the blue suit being more suited to Big Finish's evolved version of the character. The main reason, though, was technical simplicity: the original version of the costume would have been too complex to portray in this webcast's illustrations of limited detail.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/realtime/faq.shtml BBC - Cult - Doctor Who - Real Time - FAQ]</ref> | ||
* Episodes 4 | ** The blue suit has since been adopted into the Sixth Doctor's continuity in his Big Finish audio timeline, featuring in his audios both in dialogue ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Wrong Doctors (audio story)|The Wrong Doctors]]'') and in cover art. | ||
** The blue-suited version of the Doctor from this webcast has since been released as [[Character Options]] and [[Character Building]] action figures. | |||
* Episodes 4 to 6 had warnings that "this week's episode contains scenes that may not be suitable for younger children". | |||
* Each episode was released at noon on a Friday.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/07_july/23/cybermen.shtml BBC - Press Office - Cybermen - BBCi brings Cybermen to Cyberspace]</ref> | * Each episode was released at noon on a Friday.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/07_july/23/cybermen.shtml BBC - Press Office - Cybermen - BBCi brings Cybermen to Cyberspace]</ref> | ||
* According to the [[Big Finish]] website, this story was specifically written to work as either a webcast or audio drama. | * According to the [[Big Finish]] website, this story was specifically written to work as either a webcast or audio drama. | ||
* Author Gary Russell's subsequent novel ''[[Spiral Scratch (novel)|Spiral Scratch]]'' contains a cameo by, among other [[alternate timeline]] versions of the Sixth Doctor, one dressed in blue and accompanied by a woman in her fifties with visible cybernetic implants; this is suggested to be the Doctor and Evelyn from this story, some time after the effects of its cliffhanger. | |||
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=== | === Original website release/broadcast === | ||
* Episode 1 - [[2 August (releases)|2 August]] [[2002 (releases)|2002]] | |||
* Episode 2 - [[9 August (releases)|9 August]] 2002 | |||
* Episode 3 - [[16 August (releases)|16 August]] 2002 | |||
* Episode 4 - [[23 August (releases)|23 August]] 2002 | |||
* Episode 5 - [[30 August (releases)|30 August]] 2002 | |||
* Episode 6 - [[6 September (releases)|6 September]] 2002 | |||
=== Production | === Production errors === | ||
[[File:Cat brooch.jpg|thumb|right|The superimposed cat brooch.]] | [[File:Cat brooch.jpg|thumb|right|The superimposed cat brooch.]] | ||
* In closeup shots of the Doctor's changing [[cat brooch]], it is obvious that the brooch is a rectangular image superimposed onto the image of the Doctor's lapel, as the background of the cat is a shade of blue slightly different from the | * In closeup shots of the Doctor's changing [[cat brooch]], it is obvious that the brooch is a rectangular image superimposed onto the image of the Doctor's lapel, as the background of the cat is a shade of blue slightly different to the lapel. | ||
* Due to the {{w|limited animation}} style of the broadcast, the character drawings are often mirrored to make it look like they have changed direction. This results in non-symmetric visual details like clothing and hairstyles constantly switching back and forth from one side to the other. | |||
== | == CD release == | ||
{{main|Real Time (audio story)}} | |||
[[Big Finish Productions]] released an extended version of this story on audio CD. The release contains two scenes not present in the webcast version, and the CD booklet contains the script for a further unrecorded scene. | |||
== | == Modern accessibility == | ||
Due to technical changes behind the scenes of the BBC website, the {{w|Realmedia}} audio and video streams which made up the webcast stopped working. The BBC acknowledged the error in a FAQ on the ''Doctor Who'' website during [[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 4]], stating they were aware of the error and were working to restore the webcast to functionality in another format "as soon as possible,"<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20081025103910/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/faq/classic.shtml BBC - Doctor Who - FAQ - Classic Doctor Who]</ref> but no further announcements have been made. The relevant FAQ has since gone offline. | |||
Though the webpages and links for the webcast still remain online as part of the archived "classic" ''Doctor Who'' website, the ''Real Time'' webcast itself remains inaccessible, although it can be unofficially found being shared around the internet. | |||
The [[Real Time (audio story)|audio version]] of the story remains available on CD from [[Big Finish Productions]]. | |||
== External links == | |||
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/classic/webcasts/realtime/ BBC Official Website - Real Time Webcast] | |||
{{dwrefguide|bbci_02.htm|Real Time}} | |||
{{tetrap|6/real.html|Real Time}} | |||
== Footnotes == | == Footnotes == | ||
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Latest revision as of 23:33, 17 November 2024
Real Time was a six-part webcast animated adventure featuring Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor. It was available via the BBCI website in 2002. Real Time was one of a few animated webcasts produced featuring various incarnations of the Doctor in the years prior to the revival of the series. It is notable for including the character Evelyn Smythe, marking the first time a character created for the Big Finish Productions audio dramas had appeared in a BBC-sponsored production.
Real Time is also known for its unresolved cliffhanger, which has largely remained an untouched subject since its initial release, due to plans to continue the webisodes falling through.
Synopsis[[edit] | [edit source]]
From Big Finish's website:
On a planet known only as Chronos, two scientific survey teams have vanished. Inexplicably. Without warning. But with just one clue supplied - a single screamed word: "Cybermen!"
The University they worked for has called in the Earth security forces who despatch a third team, a mix of military and scientific might, under the auspices of a University Administrator. If that kind of volatile grouping isn't bad enough, three strangers have been added to the mix - a young human expert in Cybermen and a mysterious traveller in space and time, the Doctor, along with his companion, Dr Evelyn Smythe.
But can they solve the riddle of the vanished survey teams before the Cybermen harness Chronos' unique temporal gifts and rewrite the history of the galaxy?
Plot[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Cast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Doctor - Colin Baker
- Evelyn Smythe - Maggie Stables
- Administrator Isherwood - Christopher Scott
- Doctor Reece Goddard - Yee Jee Tso
- Nicola Savage - Jane Goddard
- Cyber-Controller - Nicholas Briggs
- Taylor Renchard - Richard Herring
- Ryan Carey - Stewart Lee
- Hoyer - Alistair Lock
- Fantham - Andrew Hair
- Kreuger - William Johnston
- Professor Osborn - Nicholas Briggs
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Writer - Gary Russell
- Director - Gary Russell
- Producers - Jason Haigh-Ellery (BF), Jacqueline Rayner (BBC), Richard Fell, Martin Trickey
- Animation - Lee Sullivan, James Goss, Rob Francis, Eduardo Armentia
- Online Presentation - James Goss
- Dialogue editor - William Johnston
- Composer - Alistair Lock
- Post production - Alistair Lock
- Cybermen created by Gerry Davis and Kit Pedler and used by kind permission.
Story notes[[edit] | [edit source]]
- This story featured the debut of the blue version of the Sixth Doctor's outfit. Multiple reasons were given for this: Colin Baker not having been fond of the original version and the blue suit being more suited to Big Finish's evolved version of the character. The main reason, though, was technical simplicity: the original version of the costume would have been too complex to portray in this webcast's illustrations of limited detail.[1]
- The blue suit has since been adopted into the Sixth Doctor's continuity in his Big Finish audio timeline, featuring in his audios both in dialogue (AUDIO: The Wrong Doctors) and in cover art.
- The blue-suited version of the Doctor from this webcast has since been released as Character Options and Character Building action figures.
- Episodes 4 to 6 had warnings that "this week's episode contains scenes that may not be suitable for younger children".
- Each episode was released at noon on a Friday.[2]
- According to the Big Finish website, this story was specifically written to work as either a webcast or audio drama.
- Author Gary Russell's subsequent novel Spiral Scratch contains a cameo by, among other alternate timeline versions of the Sixth Doctor, one dressed in blue and accompanied by a woman in her fifties with visible cybernetic implants; this is suggested to be the Doctor and Evelyn from this story, some time after the effects of its cliffhanger.
Original website release/broadcast[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Episode 1 - 2 August 2002
- Episode 2 - 9 August 2002
- Episode 3 - 16 August 2002
- Episode 4 - 23 August 2002
- Episode 5 - 30 August 2002
- Episode 6 - 6 September 2002
Production errors[[edit] | [edit source]]
- In closeup shots of the Doctor's changing cat brooch, it is obvious that the brooch is a rectangular image superimposed onto the image of the Doctor's lapel, as the background of the cat is a shade of blue slightly different to the lapel.
- Due to the limited animation style of the broadcast, the character drawings are often mirrored to make it look like they have changed direction. This results in non-symmetric visual details like clothing and hairstyles constantly switching back and forth from one side to the other.
CD release[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Main article: Real Time (audio story)
Big Finish Productions released an extended version of this story on audio CD. The release contains two scenes not present in the webcast version, and the CD booklet contains the script for a further unrecorded scene.
Modern accessibility[[edit] | [edit source]]
Due to technical changes behind the scenes of the BBC website, the Realmedia audio and video streams which made up the webcast stopped working. The BBC acknowledged the error in a FAQ on the Doctor Who website during Series 4, stating they were aware of the error and were working to restore the webcast to functionality in another format "as soon as possible,"[3] but no further announcements have been made. The relevant FAQ has since gone offline.
Though the webpages and links for the webcast still remain online as part of the archived "classic" Doctor Who website, the Real Time webcast itself remains inaccessible, although it can be unofficially found being shared around the internet.
The audio version of the story remains available on CD from Big Finish Productions.
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- BBC Official Website - Real Time Webcast
- Real Time at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
- DisContinuity for Real Time at Tetrapyriarbus - The DisContinuity Guide
Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]
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