Project WHO?

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Project: WHO? is a 2-CD audio documentary release from BBC Audio that was issued in May 2005. The set contained the two episodes of the documentary Project Who that aired on BBC Radio 2 in March 2005, plus about 30 minutes of additional material.

The documentary is an in-depth look at the revival of the Doctor Who series and features interviews with cast and crew.

Publisher's Summary

Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper are amongst those talking exclusively about the brand new TV series Doctor Who in this BBC Radio 2 documentary presented by Anthony Head.

Project: Who? [sic] goes exclusively behind the scenes of Doctor Who to discover how the action-packed new BBC One series has been made, with award-winning writer and executive producer Russell T. Davies at the helm.

Featuring new and exclusive interviews with the cast and creative team, the programme examines why the BBC decided to launch the new television series now, nearly a decade after the Doctor's last small screen adventure. It also explores how the format of the show has been developed for a new audience, how the character of the Doctor was cast, and how his adventures will be launched and marketed around the globe.

Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper - who play the Doctor and Rose - talk about their experiences on the new series, along with executive producers Julie Gardner and Mal Young, writer and executive producer Russell T. Davies, writer Mark Gatiss, director Joe Ahearne, producer Phil Collinson, and many others.

Anthony Head, of Buffy the Vampire Slayer fame, presents this fascinating journey into the exciting dimensions of Doctor Who. This CD version also contains an additional 30 minutes of material not included in the BBC Radio 2 broadcast.

Release details

• Writer and Producer: Malcolm Prince
• Running time: 2 hours, 30 minutes (2 CDs)
• ISBN: 0-563-51094-3
• Released: May 2005

Cast

• Narrator: Anthony Head

Featuring:

• Christopher Eccleston
• Billie Piper
• Joe Ahearne
• John Barrowman
• Nicholas Briggs
• Will Cohen
• Phil Collinson
• Paul Cornell
• Russell T. Davies
• Terrance Dicks
• Julie Gardner
• Mark Gatiss
• Dave Golder
• Lorraine Heggessey
• Clayton Hickman
• Boyd Hilton
• Bryan Hitch
• Dave Houghton
• Barry Letts
• Shaun Lyon
• Stuart Maconie
• Andy Pryor
• Rob Shearman
• Robin Shenfield
• Elisabeth Sladen
• Edward Thomas
• Jane Tranter
• Mal Young

Notes

• Elizabeth Sladen participates, a year before her return to TV as Sarah Jane Smith in School Reunion.
• This was the first BBC Audio release connected to the new series. The cover design including fonts, photo placement, etc., would be carried on with future audio dramas and documentary releases under the BBC Audio label well into 2009. The format would also be used by BBC Books when it later launched its BBC New Series Adventures novels.
• Due to licensing issues, some music had to be changed for the CD release.