Doctor Who at the BBC (documentary series)
Doctor Who at the BBC is an ongoing series of made-for-audio documentaries released by BBC Audio on an off-and-on basis since 2003.
It was in January 2004 (according to the sleevenotes with Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2), that BBC Audio launched a plea via the pages of the BBC Cult website, Doctor Who Magazine, SFX, TV Zone and others, for anyone with recordings of Doctor Who radio and TV features between 1963 and the present day to get in touch. The Doctor Who at the BBC series is a collection of such items.
Initially narrated by Nicholas Courtney, and later Elizabeth Sladen, most entries in the series feature audio clips from numerous TV and radio interviews and parodies of Doctor Who over the years, initially involving the original series, and later moving into the revival.
There was no 2008 release in the series.
Releases
2003
Doctor Who at the BBC
Narrated by Nicholas Courtney
2004
Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 2
Narrated by Elisabeth Sladen
2005
Doctor Who at the BBC Volume 3
Narrated by Elisabeth Sladen.
- The third volume of the series included a 10-minute mini-episode featuring Jon Pertwee and Elisabeth Sladen recorded for Glorious Goodwood in 1974, as well as the spoof BBCR: Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman?.
2006
Doctor Who at the BBC: The Plays
Narrated by Elisabeth Sladen.
- The fourth volume of the series featured a collection of original audio plays depicting how Doctor Who impacted British society, including appearances by Tom Baker and Sophie Aldred and one play dramatising the life of Delia Derbyshire.
2007
2009
Promotions
- In October 2009, SFX Magazine #188 included a special Tom Baker Sampler CD which incorporated excerpts from the first two volumes of the Doctor Who at the BBC series. According to the CD's liner notes, as of fall 2009 these two releases are no longer available in physical media, only download.
