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'''Bill Baggs Video''' (BBV) is a [[British]] video production company known for its many unofficial video and audio ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs. A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera would go on to work on the revival of ''Doctor Who'' after 2005, most notably [[Nicholas Briggs]], who acted in, wrote and directed a number of BBV productions, and author/actor [[Mark Gatiss]]. BBV developed a repertoiry company of actors that appeared in many of these productions, often playing different roles. Many of these actors were well-known from their work in ''Doctor Who'' and included former Doctor actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], and companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]] and [[Sophie Aldred]]. Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to some notability, including Mark Gatiss and [[Alan Cumming]]. | '''Bill Baggs Video''' (BBV) is a [[British]] video production company known for its many unofficial video and audio ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs. A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera would go on to work on the revival of ''Doctor Who'' after 2005, most notably [[Nicholas Briggs]], who acted in, wrote and directed a number of BBV productions, and author/actor [[Mark Gatiss]]. BBV developed a repertoiry company of actors that appeared in many of these productions, often playing different roles. Many of these actors were well-known from their work in ''Doctor Who'' and included former Doctor actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]], and companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]] and [[Sophie Aldred]]. Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to some notability, including Mark Gatiss and [[Alan Cumming]]. | ||
==Videos== | == Work in Video == | ||
===[[The Stranger]]=== | BBV's first production was the [[1991]] video release of [[Summoned by Shadows]] which was co-produced by the [[BBC Film Club]] and stared Colin Baker playing an unnamed character only known as the stranger and Nicola Bryant as Miss Brown. The stranger's adventures were chronicled on six videos and a audio adventure many of which featured former cast members of Doctor Who. The sixth video [[Eye of the Beholder]] was later re-released as the audio story [[Eye of the Storm]]. | ||
BBV's next release was the ecologically-themed thriller [[The Airzone Solution]] which was about a near future conspiracy. The video was released in [[1993]] coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Doctor who and featured four actors previously cast as [[The Doctor]]. | |||
In [[1994]] BBV released the first video in the [[P.R.O.B.E.]] series, [[The Zero Imperative]] which saw a departure for BBV as [[Liz Shaw]] was the only character from the Doctor Who universe to appear although numerous actors who had appeared in Doctor Who made appearances as different characters. This proved problematic for the series as Liz Shaw seemed a different character of that of the one appearing in the doctor who universe, which was due to BBV only acquiring the rights to use the character and therefore had no rights to Doctor Who meaning that the series could make no explicit reference to any other aspect of Doctor Who even the stories that Liz was present in. | |||
BBV's next series of spin off videos focused on the organization [[UNIT]] and their battles with the [[Auton]]s the first video of the series [[Auton (video)|Auton]] was originally going to feature [[Nicholas Courtney]] who would have reprised his Doctor Who role as UNIT commander [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] but had to withdraw from the project due to ill health making this the first BBV production not to feature any cast from the doctor who series. The Brigadier's character was replaced by an original character of [[Lockwood]], an enigmatic UNIT agent played by [[Michael Wade]]. | |||
After the Success of the Auton trilogy of videos BBV when on to produce [[Cyberon]] which featured an alien race of cyborgs reminicent of [[the Cybermen]] called the Cyberon. The Cyberon would later go on to appear in an audio story [[Cybergeddon]]. | |||
In [[2001]] BBV released a Spoof video featuring Sylvester McCoy titled [[Do You Have a License to Save this Planet?]] in which McCoy played a character called the Chiropodist which means the foot doctor. The video not only made references to past BBV productions but to Doctor who as well. | |||
BBV's latest video production is called [[Zygon: When being you just isn't enough]] though previously titled ''Zygon: When Being Me Is Not Enough'' In which Mike Kirkwood dreams of being a monster, he is in fact a Zygon, believeing himself to be human. This story also features Jo Castletons character of Doctor Lauren Anderson from Cyberon. | |||
== Work in Audio == | |||
''to be added'' | |||
==Published Works== | |||
===Videos=== | |||
====[[The Stranger]]==== | |||
*[[Summoned by Shadows]] | *[[Summoned by Shadows]] | ||
*[[More Than a Messiah]] | *[[More Than a Messiah]] | ||
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*[[Eye of the Beholder]] | *[[Eye of the Beholder]] | ||
===[[P.R.O.B.E.]]=== | ====[[P.R.O.B.E.]]==== | ||
*[[The Zero Imperative]] | *[[The Zero Imperative]] | ||
*[[The Devil of Winterborne]] | *[[The Devil of Winterborne]] | ||
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*[[Ghosts of Winterborne]] | *[[Ghosts of Winterborne]] | ||
===The [[Auton Trilogy]]=== | ====The [[Auton Trilogy]]==== | ||
*[[Auton (video)|Auton]] | *[[Auton (video)|Auton]] | ||
*[[Auton 2: Sentinel]] | *[[Auton 2: Sentinel]] | ||
*[[Auton 3: Awakening]] | *[[Auton 3: Awakening]] | ||
===Other=== | ====Other==== | ||
*[[The Airzone Solution]] | *[[The Airzone Solution]] | ||
*[[Cyberon]] | *[[Cyberon]] | ||
*[[Do You Have a License to Save this Planet?]] | *[[Do You Have a License to Save this Planet?]] | ||
*[[Zygon: When being you just isn't enough]] | |||
====Documentaries==== | |||
*[[Return to Devil's End]] | |||
*[[Stranger than Fiction]] | |||
*[[Stranger Than Fiction 2: From script to screen]] | |||
*[[Bidding Adieu]] | |||
*[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]] | |||
==Audios== | ===Audios=== | ||
===The Time Travellers=== | ====The Time Travellers==== | ||
*[[Republica]] | *[[Republica]] | ||
*[[Island of Lost Souls]] | *[[Island of Lost Souls]] | ||
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*[[Punchline]] | *[[Punchline]] | ||
===The Wanderer=== | ====The Wanderer==== | ||
*[[Cyber-Hunt]] | *[[Cyber-Hunt]] | ||
*[[Vital Signs]] | *[[Vital Signs]] | ||
===[[The Stranger]]=== | ====[[The Stranger]]==== | ||
*[[The Last Mission]] | *[[The Last Mission]] | ||
*[[Eye of the Storm]] | *[[Eye of the Storm]] | ||
===Adventures in a Pocket Universe=== | ====Adventures in a Pocket Universe==== | ||
*[[The Choice]] | *[[The Choice]] | ||
*[[The Search]] | *[[The Search]] | ||
===Zygons=== | ====Zygons==== | ||
*[[Zygons: Homeland]] | *[[Zygons: Homeland]] | ||
*[[Zygons: Absolution]] | *[[Zygons: Absolution]] | ||
*[[The Barnacled Baby]] | *[[The Barnacled Baby]] | ||
===Krynoids=== | ====Krynoids==== | ||
*[[Krynoids: The Root of All Evil]] | *[[Krynoids: The Root of All Evil]] | ||
*[[Krynoids: The Green Man]] | *[[Krynoids: The Green Man]] | ||
===Sontarans=== | ====Sontarans==== | ||
*[[Sontarans: Silent Warrior]] | *[[Sontarans: Silent Warrior]] | ||
*[[Sontarans: Old Soldiers]] | *[[Sontarans: Old Soldiers]] | ||
*[[Sontarans: Conduct Unbecoming]] | *[[Sontarans: Conduct Unbecoming]] | ||
===Cyberons=== | ====Cyberons==== | ||
*[[Cybergeddon]] | *[[Cybergeddon]] | ||
===The I=== | ====The I==== | ||
*[[I Scream]] | *[[I Scream]] | ||
===The Rani=== | ====The Rani==== | ||
*[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]] | *[[The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind]] | ||
===Wirrn=== | ====Wirrn==== | ||
*[[Wirrn: Race Memory]] | *[[Wirrn: Race Memory]] | ||
===Faction Paradox=== | ====Faction Paradox==== | ||
*[[The Eleven Day Empire]] | *[[The Eleven Day Empire]] | ||
*[[The Shadow Play]] | *[[The Shadow Play]] | ||
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*[[A Labyrinth of Histories]] | *[[A Labyrinth of Histories]] | ||
===Rutans=== | ====Rutans==== | ||
*[[In 2 Minds]] | *[[In 2 Minds]] | ||
===Guy de Carnac=== | ====Guy de Carnac==== | ||
*[[The Quality of Mercy]] | *[[The Quality of Mercy]] | ||
===Mike Yates=== | ====Mike Yates==== | ||
*[[The Killing Stone]] | *[[The Killing Stone]] | ||
== | ====Other==== | ||
*[[ | *[[Infidel's Comet]] | ||
*[[ | *[[The Pattern]] | ||
*[[ | |||
== Also See == | |||
* [[Reeltime Pictures]] | |||
{{real world stub}} | {{real world stub}} | ||
Revision as of 07:07, 11 July 2008
Bill Baggs Video (BBV) is a British video production company known for its many unofficial video and audio Doctor Who spin-offs. A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera would go on to work on the revival of Doctor Who after 2005, most notably Nicholas Briggs, who acted in, wrote and directed a number of BBV productions, and author/actor Mark Gatiss. BBV developed a repertoiry company of actors that appeared in many of these productions, often playing different roles. Many of these actors were well-known from their work in Doctor Who and included former Doctor actors Jon Pertwee, Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy, and companion actors Caroline John, Louise Jameson, Nicola Bryant and Sophie Aldred. Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to some notability, including Mark Gatiss and Alan Cumming.
Work in Video
BBV's first production was the 1991 video release of Summoned by Shadows which was co-produced by the BBC Film Club and stared Colin Baker playing an unnamed character only known as the stranger and Nicola Bryant as Miss Brown. The stranger's adventures were chronicled on six videos and a audio adventure many of which featured former cast members of Doctor Who. The sixth video Eye of the Beholder was later re-released as the audio story Eye of the Storm.
BBV's next release was the ecologically-themed thriller The Airzone Solution which was about a near future conspiracy. The video was released in 1993 coinciding with the 30th anniversary of Doctor who and featured four actors previously cast as The Doctor.
In 1994 BBV released the first video in the P.R.O.B.E. series, The Zero Imperative which saw a departure for BBV as Liz Shaw was the only character from the Doctor Who universe to appear although numerous actors who had appeared in Doctor Who made appearances as different characters. This proved problematic for the series as Liz Shaw seemed a different character of that of the one appearing in the doctor who universe, which was due to BBV only acquiring the rights to use the character and therefore had no rights to Doctor Who meaning that the series could make no explicit reference to any other aspect of Doctor Who even the stories that Liz was present in.
BBV's next series of spin off videos focused on the organization UNIT and their battles with the Autons the first video of the series Auton was originally going to feature Nicholas Courtney who would have reprised his Doctor Who role as UNIT commander Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart but had to withdraw from the project due to ill health making this the first BBV production not to feature any cast from the doctor who series. The Brigadier's character was replaced by an original character of Lockwood, an enigmatic UNIT agent played by Michael Wade.
After the Success of the Auton trilogy of videos BBV when on to produce Cyberon which featured an alien race of cyborgs reminicent of the Cybermen called the Cyberon. The Cyberon would later go on to appear in an audio story Cybergeddon.
In 2001 BBV released a Spoof video featuring Sylvester McCoy titled Do You Have a License to Save this Planet? in which McCoy played a character called the Chiropodist which means the foot doctor. The video not only made references to past BBV productions but to Doctor who as well.
BBV's latest video production is called Zygon: When being you just isn't enough though previously titled Zygon: When Being Me Is Not Enough In which Mike Kirkwood dreams of being a monster, he is in fact a Zygon, believeing himself to be human. This story also features Jo Castletons character of Doctor Lauren Anderson from Cyberon.
Work in Audio
to be added
Published Works
Videos
The Stranger
- Summoned by Shadows
- More Than a Messiah
- In Memory Alone
- The Terror Game
- Breach of the Peace
- Eye of the Beholder
P.R.O.B.E.
The Auton Trilogy
Other
- The Airzone Solution
- Cyberon
- Do You Have a License to Save this Planet?
- Zygon: When being you just isn't enough
Documentaries
- Return to Devil's End
- Stranger than Fiction
- Stranger Than Fiction 2: From script to screen
- Bidding Adieu
- The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
Audios
The Time Travellers
- Republica
- Island of Lost Souls
- Prosperity Island
- The Left Hand of Darkness
- The Other Side
- Guests for the Night
- Ghosts
- Only Human
- Blood Sports
- Punchline
The Wanderer
The Stranger
Adventures in a Pocket Universe
Zygons
Krynoids
Sontarans
Cyberons
The I
The Rani
Wirrn
Faction Paradox
- The Eleven Day Empire
- The Shadow Play
- Sabbath Dei
- In the Year of the Cat
- Movers
- A Labyrinth of Histories
Rutans
Guy de Carnac
Mike Yates
Other
Also See
