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BBV Productions was known for its many unofficial video and audio ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-offs, featuring specific characters or aliens from the series. Permission was obtained from the individual writers who created (and retained rights to) their characters, rather than the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] itself. BBV was thereby able to create new stories around the licensed characters which did not infringe upon BBC-owned material or concepts such as [[the Doctor]] or the [[TARDIS]]. | BBV Productions was known for its many unofficial video and audio ''[[Doctor Who]]'' spin-offs, featuring specific characters or aliens from the series. Permission was obtained from the individual writers who created (and retained rights to) their characters, rather than the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] itself. BBV was thereby able to create new stories around the licensed characters which did not infringe upon BBC-owned material or concepts such as [[the Doctor]] or the [[TARDIS]]. | ||
==Personnel== | == Personnel == | ||
BBV developed a repertory company of actors that appeared in many of their productions, often playing different roles. Many of these actors were previously known from their work in ''Doctor Who'', and included former Doctor actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], and [[Sylvester McCoy]] plus companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]], and [[Sophie Aldred]]. | BBV developed a repertory company of actors that appeared in many of their productions, often playing different roles. Many of these actors were previously known from their work in ''Doctor Who'', and included former Doctor actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], and [[Sylvester McCoy]] plus companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]], and [[Sophie Aldred]]. | ||
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A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera would go on to work on licensed ''Doctor Who'' spinoffs at [[Virgin Books]], [[BBC Books]], and [[Big Finish Productions]] as well as the [[2005]] television revival of ''Doctor Who.'' Notable alumni include Nicholas Briggs who acted in, wrote, and directed a number of BBV productions, and author/actor Mark Gatiss. | A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera would go on to work on licensed ''Doctor Who'' spinoffs at [[Virgin Books]], [[BBC Books]], and [[Big Finish Productions]] as well as the [[2005]] television revival of ''Doctor Who.'' Notable alumni include Nicholas Briggs who acted in, wrote, and directed a number of BBV productions, and author/actor Mark Gatiss. | ||
==Productions== | == Productions == | ||
===Work in Video=== | === Work in Video === | ||
BBV's first production was the [[1992]] video release ''Summoned by Shadows'', which was co-produced by the [[BBC Film Club]] and starred 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 an audio adventure, many of which featured former ''Who'' cast members. The sixth video, ''Eye of the Beholder'', was later re-released as the audio story ''Eye of the Storm''. | BBV's first production was the [[1992]] video release ''Summoned by Shadows'', which was co-produced by the [[BBC Film Club]] and starred 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 an audio adventure, many of which featured former ''Who'' cast members. The sixth video, ''Eye of the Beholder'', was later re-released as the audio story ''Eye of the Storm''. | ||
[[ | [[File:AirzoneScreen.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Nicola Bryant]] and [[Colin Baker]] in the BBV production ''The Airzone Solution''.]] | ||
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. | 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 ''Who'' universe to appear (although numerous ''Who'' actors made appearances as different characters). This proved problematic for the series, as Liz Shaw seemed very much changed following her leaving from UNIT; this was due to BBV only acquiring the rights to use the character and had no rights to the Doctor, meaning that the series could make no explicit reference to any other aspect of ''Who'' | 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 ''Who'' universe to appear (although numerous ''Who'' actors made appearances as different characters). This proved problematic for the series, as Liz Shaw seemed very much changed following her leaving from UNIT; this was due to BBV only acquiring the rights to use the character and had no rights to the Doctor, meaning that the series could make no explicit reference to any other aspect of ''Who'' – including the stories where Liz was present. | ||
BBV's next series of spin-off videos focused on [[UNIT]] and their battles with the [[Auton]]s. The first video of the series, ''[[Auton (video)|Auton]]'', was originally to feature [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], however he had to withdraw due to ill health. The Brigadier was replaced by the original character of [[Lockwood]], an enigmatic UNIT agent played by [[Michael Wade]]. | BBV's next series of spin-off videos focused on [[UNIT]] and their battles with the [[Auton]]s. The first video of the series, ''[[Auton (video)|Auton]]'', was originally to feature [[Nicholas Courtney]] as [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], however he had to withdraw due to ill health. The Brigadier was replaced by the original character of [[Lockwood]], an enigmatic UNIT agent played by [[Michael Wade]]. | ||
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BBV's final release was the [[2008]] drama ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'', which featured [[Zygon]]s as both protagonists and antagonists. The main character [[Lauren Anderson]] had previously appeared in ''Cyberon.'' The film had actually been mostly shot by [[2003]], but initially scrapped; only after additional shooting years later was the film completed and released.<ref>[http://jblum.livejournal.com/107556.html?thread=506148#t506148 Blog comment by Jonathan Blum. 7th September, 2007]</ref> | BBV's final release was the [[2008]] drama ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'', which featured [[Zygon]]s as both protagonists and antagonists. The main character [[Lauren Anderson]] had previously appeared in ''Cyberon.'' The film had actually been mostly shot by [[2003]], but initially scrapped; only after additional shooting years later was the film completed and released.<ref>[http://jblum.livejournal.com/107556.html?thread=506148#t506148 Blog comment by Jonathan Blum. 7th September, 2007]</ref> | ||
===Work in Audio=== | === Work in Audio === | ||
After experimenting with audio for a few years, BBV began regularly releasing audio dramas in [[1998]] under the umbrella title "[[Audio Adventures in time and Space]]". One line of adventures was ''The Time Travellers'', starring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred as "[[Seventh Doctor|the Professor]]" and "[[Ace]];" the two so closely resembled their ''Doctor Who'' characters that, by the seventh story, the BBC had stepped in and demanded changes to not infringe copyrights | After experimenting with audio for a few years, BBV began regularly releasing audio dramas in [[1998]] under the umbrella title "[[Audio Adventures in time and Space]]". One line of adventures was ''The Time Travellers'', starring Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred as "[[Seventh Doctor|the Professor]]" and "[[Ace]];" the two so closely resembled their ''Doctor Who'' characters that, by the seventh story, the BBC had stepped in and demanded changes to not infringe copyrights – the main change was that the main characters were now called "the Dominie" and "Alice." | ||
The first of the Audio Adventures that didn't feature McCoy and Aldred was a two-story series called ''The Wanderer'', which featured [[Nicholas Briggs]] as an amnesiac space-traveller who one of the other characters dubs "Fred". Briggs had previously played the Doctor for unlicensed fan audios made by [[Audio Visuals]]; the ''Wanderer'' stories were a deliberate continuation of that series in all but name.<ref name="justyce-briggs">[http://www.justyce.org/nick-briggs-03-april-2000.html Nick Briggs interview, justyce.org, April 2000]</ref> | The first of the Audio Adventures that didn't feature McCoy and Aldred was a two-story series called ''The Wanderer'', which featured [[Nicholas Briggs]] as an amnesiac space-traveller who one of the other characters dubs "Fred". Briggs had previously played the Doctor for unlicensed fan audios made by [[Audio Visuals]]; the ''Wanderer'' stories were a deliberate continuation of that series in all but name.<ref name="justyce-briggs">[http://www.justyce.org/nick-briggs-03-april-2000.html Nick Briggs interview, justyce.org, April 2000]</ref> | ||
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In [[September]] [[2003]] BBV announced that it would be no longer producing audio stories, with the exception of ''Faction Paradox,'' and instead would focus on video releases. By [[December]] [[2005]], past audio releases were being deleted from their catalogue. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090225210522/http://www.bbvonline.co.uk/news/script.cgi?&page=1 News] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | In [[September]] [[2003]] BBV announced that it would be no longer producing audio stories, with the exception of ''Faction Paradox,'' and instead would focus on video releases. By [[December]] [[2005]], past audio releases were being deleted from their catalogue. <ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090225210522/http://www.bbvonline.co.uk/news/script.cgi?&page=1 News] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | ||
==Current status== | == Current status == | ||
The official BBV Productions website, bbvonline.co.uk, became inaccessible in late 2009. In January, 2011 the domain was taken up by a new registrant and used for an unrelated site. No official store or web presence for BBV Productions remains, and no further activity under the BBV Productions banner is known. | The official BBV Productions website, bbvonline.co.uk, became inaccessible in late 2009. In January, 2011 the domain was taken up by a new registrant and used for an unrelated site. No official store or web presence for BBV Productions remains, and no further activity under the BBV Productions banner is known. | ||
==Published Works== | == Published Works == | ||
===Videos=== | === Videos === | ||
====The Stranger==== | ==== The Stranger ==== | ||
*Summoned by Shadows | * Summoned by Shadows | ||
*More Than a Messiah | * More Than a Messiah | ||
*In Memory Alone | * In Memory Alone | ||
*The Terror Game | * The Terror Game | ||
*Breach of the Peace | * Breach of the Peace | ||
*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]] | ||
*[[Unnatural Selection]] | * [[Unnatural Selection]] | ||
*[[Ghosts of Winterborne]] | * [[Ghosts of Winterborne]] | ||
====[[Auton Trilogy|The Auton Trilogy]]==== | ==== [[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 Licence to Save this Planet?]] | * [[Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?]] | ||
*[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]] | * [[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]] | ||
====Documentaries==== | ==== Documentaries ==== | ||
*[[Stranger than Fiction]] | * [[Stranger than Fiction]] | ||
*[[Stranger Than Fiction 2: From script to screen]] | * [[Stranger Than Fiction 2: From script to screen]] | ||
*[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]] | * [[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]] | ||
*[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]] | * [[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 | ||
*Prosperity Island | * Prosperity Island | ||
*The Left Hand of Darkness | * The Left Hand of Darkness | ||
*The Other Side | * The Other Side | ||
*Guests for the Night | * Guests for the Night | ||
*Ghosts | * Ghosts | ||
*Only Human | * Only Human | ||
*Blood Sports | * Blood Sports | ||
*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 (series)#The Faction Paradox Protocols .28BBV.29|The Faction Paradox Protocols]]==== | ==== [[Faction Paradox (series)#The Faction Paradox Protocols .28BBV.29|The Faction Paradox Protocols]] ==== | ||
*[[The Eleven Day Empire]] | * [[The Eleven Day Empire]] | ||
*[[The Shadow Play]] | * [[The Shadow Play]] | ||
*[[Sabbath Dei]] | * [[Sabbath Dei]] | ||
*[[In the Year of the Cat]] | * [[In the Year of the Cat]] | ||
*[[Movers]] | * [[Movers]] | ||
*[[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==== | ==== Other ==== | ||
*[[Infidel's Comet]] | * [[Infidel's Comet]] | ||
*[[The Pattern]] | * [[The Pattern]] | ||
==See also== | == See also == | ||
* [[Audio Visuals]] | * [[Audio Visuals]] | ||
* [[Reeltime Pictures]] | * [[Reeltime Pictures]] | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20090531071201/http://www.bbvonline.co.uk/script.cgi BBV Homepage] (defunct; mirrored at the Internet Archive) | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20090531071201/http://www.bbvonline.co.uk/script.cgi BBV Homepage] (defunct; mirrored at the Internet Archive) | ||
*{{Dwrefguide|bbvaudio.htm|BBV - CD and DVD Releases}} | * {{Dwrefguide|bbvaudio.htm|BBV - CD and DVD Releases}} | ||
==Footnotes== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
{{wikipediainfo|BBV}} | {{wikipediainfo|BBV}} | ||
[[Category:DVD and video releases]] | [[Category:DVD and video releases]] | ||
[[Category:Fandom]] | [[Category:Fandom]] | ||
[[Category:BBV Productions| *]] | [[Category:BBV Productions| *]] | ||