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'''BBV Productions''' is an independent British media production company headed by [[Bill Baggs]], specialising in [[Doctor Who spin-offs|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs]] of various kinds. Despite the similarity in name, it had no direct affiliation with the [[BBC]] or any of its subsidiaries, with the initials instead standing in for '''Bill & Ben Video''', "Ben" having been the nickname of founder [[Bill Baggs]]' then-wife when the company was founded in [[1991 (releases)|1991]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090216172424/http://bbvonline.co.uk/about_us.html "About BBV"] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | '''BBV Productions''' is an independent British media production company headed by [[Bill Baggs]], specialising in [[Doctor Who spin-offs|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs]] of various kinds. Despite the similarity in name, it had no direct affiliation with the [[BBC]] or any of its subsidiaries, with the initials instead standing in for '''Bill & Ben Video''', "Ben" having been the nickname of founder [[Bill Baggs]]' then-wife when the company was founded in [[1991 (releases)|1991]].<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090216172424/http://bbvonline.co.uk/about_us.html "About BBV"] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> | ||
Although not all of their productions had a legal link to the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], they marketed almost exclusively to the ''Who'' fanbase and made use of actors knowing for their ''Doctor Who'' work, including [[The Doctor|Doctor]] actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], and [[Sylvester McCoy]], companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]], and [[Sophie Aldred]], and others. | Although not all of their productions had a legal link to the [[Doctor Who universe|''Doctor Who'' universe]], they marketed almost exclusively to the ''Who'' fanbase and made use of actors knowing for their ''Doctor Who'' work, including [[The Doctor|Doctor]] actors [[Jon Pertwee]], [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], and [[Sylvester McCoy]], companion actors [[Caroline John]], [[Louise Jameson]], [[Nicola Bryant]], and [[Sophie Aldred]], and others. | ||
Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to achieve further notability, including [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Mark Gatiss]], and [[Alan Cumming]]. A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera, including Briggs, Gatiss and Cumming, would go on to work on licenced ''Doctor Who'' spinoffs at [[Virgin Books]], [[BBC Books]], and [[Big Finish Productions]], as well as the [[2005]] television revival of ''Doctor Who''. | Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to achieve further notability, including [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Mark Gatiss]], and [[Alan Cumming]]. A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera, including Briggs, Gatiss and Cumming, would go on to work on licenced ''Doctor Who'' spinoffs at [[Virgin Books]], [[BBC Books]], and [[Big Finish Productions]], as well as the [[2005]] television revival of ''Doctor Who''. | ||
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After its revival in [[2021 (releases)|2021]], BBV branched out into the prose medium with the ''[[Novelisations in Time & Space]]'', paperback novelisations of some of their own past productions. Notably, this range included novelisations of several ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' formerly of the "unlicensed pastiche" type, incorporating background use of licensed DWU elements to formally establish the narratives' place in the ''Doctor Who'' universe. | After its revival in [[2021 (releases)|2021]], BBV branched out into the prose medium with the ''[[Novelisations in Time & Space]]'', paperback novelisations of some of their own past productions. Notably, this range included novelisations of several ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' formerly of the "unlicensed pastiche" type, incorporating background use of licensed DWU elements to formally establish the narratives' place in the ''Doctor Who'' universe. | ||
==History== | == History == | ||
=== Early 1990s: Home video beginnings === | === Early 1990s: Home video beginnings === | ||
[[File:Auton 2 VHS cover.png|thumb|left|The [[Auton Trilogy]] was one of BBV's biggest commercial successes with their commercially-licensed [[Doctor Who spin-offs|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs]], showcasing [[UNIT]] battling the [[Nestene Consciousness|Nestenes]] without [[the Doctor]].]]BBV's first production was the [[1992 (releases)|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. Although these characters were evidently reminiscent of the pair of the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]], Bryant did not use her American accent for the ''Stranger'' Miss Brown, setting her performance apart from Peri, and later installments of the series gave the Strange and Miss Brown a notably different backstory from "a Time Lord and his companion". Overall, 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:Auton 2 VHS cover.png|thumb|left|The [[Auton Trilogy]] was one of BBV's biggest commercial successes with their commercially-licensed [[Doctor Who spin-offs|''Doctor Who'' spin-offs]], showcasing [[UNIT]] battling the [[Nestene Consciousness|Nestenes]] without [[the Doctor]].]]BBV's first production was the [[1992 (releases)|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. Although these characters were evidently reminiscent of the pair of the [[Sixth Doctor]] and [[Peri Brown]], Bryant did not use her American accent for the ''Stranger'' Miss Brown, setting her performance apart from Peri, and later installments of the series gave the Strange and Miss Brown a notably different backstory from "a Time Lord and his companion". Overall, 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''. | ||
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=== 1998-2000: Doctor Who pastiches on audio === | === 1998-2000: Doctor Who pastiches on audio === | ||
[[File:Cyberon.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Cyberon]]s, among BBV's most enduring "original" creations, but clearly pasticheing the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], debuted in Season 1 of the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' before making the jump to live-action a few years down the line]]After the success of the ''[[Auton Trilogy]]'', BBV attempted to secure the rights to the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and began production on ''[[Cyberwar (home video)|Cyberwar]]'', a film which would prospectively feature Cybermen hunting characters on a remote island. Some drafts of the story also featured the [[Ice Warrior]]s. Although the film had already been announced, negotiations for the rights to the Cybermen ultimately fell through. While continuing to develop video material, Baggs set [[Nigel Fairs]] to the task of developing a line of audio dramas under the BBV brand, taking the team back to their ''[[Audio Visuals]]'' roots. The first season of BBV's all-purpose audio range, the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'', was mostly given over to ''The Time Travellers'', a series of ''Doctor Who'' pastiches starring [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] — who had yet to reprise their actual DWU roles as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] with [[Big Finish Productions]]. | [[File:Cyberon.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Cyberon]]s, among BBV's most enduring "original" creations, but clearly pasticheing the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], debuted in Season 1 of the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' before making the jump to live-action a few years down the line]]After the success of the ''[[Auton Trilogy]]'', BBV attempted to secure the rights to the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] and began production on ''[[Cyberwar (home video)|Cyberwar]]'', a film which would prospectively feature Cybermen hunting characters on a remote island. Some drafts of the story also featured the [[Ice Warrior]]s. Although the film had already been announced, negotiations for the rights to the Cybermen ultimately fell through. While continuing to develop video material, Baggs set [[Nigel Fairs]] to the task of developing a line of audio dramas under the BBV brand, taking the team back to their ''[[Audio Visuals]]'' roots. The first season of BBV's all-purpose audio range, the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'', was mostly given over to ''The Time Travellers'', a series of ''Doctor Who'' pastiches starring [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] — who had yet to reprise their actual DWU roles as the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] with [[Big Finish Productions]]. | ||
However, ''Cyber-Hunt'', the seventh and final release in the season, broke the mold. Advertised as the start of a new series entitled ''The Wanderer'', it salvaged story elements from the cancelled ''Cyberwar'' project and starred [[Nicholas Briggs]] as the amnesiac traveller [[Fred]] (who was never referred to as "the Wanderer" in-story). Briggs had previously played the Doctor for unlicenced fan audios made by [[Audio Visuals]]; the ''Wanderer'' stories were a deliberate continuation of that series in all but name, with Fred being written as an amnesiac version of the ''Audio Visuals'' Doctor, with the BBC-copyrighted elements of the "Doctor" character stripped away via the amnesia plot device.<ref name="justyce-briggs">[http://www.justyce.org/nick-briggs-03-april-2000.html Nick Briggs interview, justyce.org, April 2000]</ref> | However, ''Cyber-Hunt'', the seventh and final release in the season, broke the mold. Advertised as the start of a new series entitled ''The Wanderer'', it salvaged story elements from the cancelled ''Cyberwar'' project and starred [[Nicholas Briggs]] as the amnesiac traveller [[Fred]] (who was never referred to as "the Wanderer" in-story). Briggs had previously played the Doctor for unlicenced fan audios made by [[Audio Visuals]]; the ''Wanderer'' stories were a deliberate continuation of that series in all but name, with Fred being written as an amnesiac version of the ''Audio Visuals'' Doctor, with the BBC-copyrighted elements of the "Doctor" character stripped away via the amnesia plot device.<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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{{quote|[[Bill Baggs|Bill]] was worried about getting sued by the BBC, so he wanted to further distance his 'Who Clone' products by casting someone who hadn't been the Doctor (officially)... Me! I was very reluctant, but Bill was relentless and persuasive. [...] He told me to write Doctor Who, but find some clever way of making it lawyer-proof!|[[Nicholas Briggs]]<ref name="justyce-briggs" />}} | {{quote|[[Bill Baggs|Bill]] was worried about getting sued by the BBC, so he wanted to further distance his 'Who Clone' products by casting someone who hadn't been the Doctor (officially)... Me! I was very reluctant, but Bill was relentless and persuasive. [...] He told me to write Doctor Who, but find some clever way of making it lawyer-proof!|[[Nicholas Briggs]]<ref name="justyce-briggs" />}} | ||
The story also featured the debut of the [[Cyberon]]s, a species of somewhat Cyberman-like extraterrestrials. Fred reappeared in a second ''Wanderer'' adventure (''Vital Signs'') in the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] second season of the ''Audio Adventures in Time & Space'', which had begun with two releases continuing the ''[[The Stranger (series)|Stranger]]'' series in audio form. However, Nicholas Briggs had distancing himself from BBV to help create his own DWU spin-off production company, [[Big Finish Productions]], who launched with an [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|audio spin-off]] based on the licensed character of [[Bernice Summerfield]]. In 1999, Big Finish obtained the much-coveted [[BBC]] license to produce official [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who''-branded audio dramas]]. Season 2 of the ''Audio Adventures'' featured a few further ''Time Travellers'' stories with McCoy and Aldred, but, in light of the official use of the audio license to the "real" versions of their characters, their BBV counterparts were further distanced away from the BBC versions, with McCoy's character becoming "the Dominie" and Aldred's now being referred to as "Alice" instead of "Ace". | The story also featured the debut of the [[Cyberon]]s, a species of somewhat Cyberman-like extraterrestrials. Fred reappeared in a second ''Wanderer'' adventure (''Vital Signs'') in the [[1999 (releases)|1999]] second season of the ''Audio Adventures in Time & Space'', which had begun with two releases continuing the ''[[The Stranger (series)|Stranger]]'' series in audio form. However, Nicholas Briggs had distancing himself from BBV to help create his own DWU spin-off production company, [[Big Finish Productions]], who launched with an [[Bernice Summerfield (series)|audio spin-off]] based on the licensed character of [[Bernice Summerfield]]. In 1999, Big Finish obtained the much-coveted [[BBC]] license to produce official [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|''Doctor Who''-branded audio dramas]]. Season 2 of the ''Audio Adventures'' featured a few further ''Time Travellers'' stories with McCoy and Aldred, but, in light of the official use of the audio license to the "real" versions of their characters, their BBV counterparts were further distanced away from the BBC versions, with McCoy's character becoming "the Dominie" and Aldred's now being referred to as "Alice" instead of "Ace". | ||
=== 2000s: An increased focus on spin-offs === | === 2000s: An increased focus on spin-offs === | ||
With ''Doctor Who'' pastiches losing their appeal in light of the release of "proper" Doctor-focused stories at Big Finish, BBV began refocusing their audio output on licensed spin-offs similar to ''Auton'' and ''P.R.O.B.E.''. The first was the ''[[Adventures in a Pocket Universe (series)|Adventures in a Pocket Universe]]'' series, which featured the return of [[K9 (The Choice)|K9]] (fully licenced from his creators [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]]). [[Lalla Ward]] co-starred as K9's ever-unnamed "[[The Mistress (The Choice)|Mistress]]", with the implications that she was in fact reprising [[Romana II]] and that the stories slotted in after ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'' for both characters. The back half of Season 2 of the ''Audio Adventures'' then saw the rapid-fire inceptions of multiple spin-offs based on iconic ''Doctor Who'' aliens: ''[[Zygon (series)|Zygon]]'', ''[[Krynoid (audio series)|Krynoid]]'' and ''[[Sontarans (audio series)|Sontarans]]''. | With ''Doctor Who'' pastiches losing their appeal in light of the release of "proper" Doctor-focused stories at Big Finish, BBV began refocusing their audio output on licensed spin-offs similar to ''Auton'' and ''P.R.O.B.E.''. The first was the ''[[Adventures in a Pocket Universe (series)|Adventures in a Pocket Universe]]'' series, which featured the return of [[K9 (The Choice)|K9]] (fully licenced from his creators [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]]). [[Lalla Ward]] co-starred as K9's ever-unnamed "[[The Mistress (The Choice)|Mistress]]", with the implications that she was in fact reprising [[Romana II]] and that the stories slotted in after ''[[Warriors' Gate (TV story)|Warriors' Gate]]'' for both characters. The back half of Season 2 of the ''Audio Adventures'' then saw the rapid-fire inceptions of multiple spin-offs based on iconic ''Doctor Who'' aliens: ''[[Zygon (series)|Zygon]]'', ''[[Krynoid (audio series)|Krynoid]]'' and ''[[Sontarans (audio series)|Sontarans]]''. | ||
It was then the Cyberons' turn to be spun off into their [[Cyberon (series)|own series]], with [[2000 (releases)|2000]]' Season 3, which opened on ''Cybergeddon'', an original Cyberon audio drama. The Cyberon species then reappeared in ''Cyberon'', a home video feature film, which reintroduced [[Jo Castleton]] (who had played [[Natasha Alexander]] in the ''[[Auton Trilogy]]'') in a new part, psychiatrist [[Lauren Anderson]]. Although ''Cyberon'' had no official ties to the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] upon release, it was intended to take place in the DWU's continuity, as evidenced by the Cyberons and Lauren Anderson's subsequent appearances in other BBV productions alongside "real" DWU characters. The subsequent entries in Season 3 continued the ongoing ''Sontarans'' series and launched short-lived spin-offs for ''[[The Rani (series)|The Rani]]'', ''[[Wirrn (audio series)|Wirrn]]'' and even ''[[The I (series)|The I]]'', never seen on television but introduced in the [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]''. | It was then the Cyberons' turn to be spun off into their [[Cyberon (series)|own series]], with [[2000 (releases)|2000]]' Season 3, which opened on ''Cybergeddon'', an original Cyberon audio drama. The Cyberon species then reappeared in ''Cyberon'', a home video feature film, which reintroduced [[Jo Castleton]] (who had played [[Natasha Alexander]] in the ''[[Auton Trilogy]]'') in a new part, psychiatrist [[Lauren Anderson]]. Although ''Cyberon'' had no official ties to the [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] upon release, it was intended to take place in the DWU's continuity, as evidenced by the Cyberons and Lauren Anderson's subsequent appearances in other BBV productions alongside "real" DWU characters. The subsequent entries in Season 3 continued the ongoing ''Sontarans'' series and launched short-lived spin-offs for ''[[The Rani (series)|The Rani]]'', ''[[Wirrn (audio series)|Wirrn]]'' and even ''[[The I (series)|The I]]'', never seen on television but introduced in the [[Eighth Doctor]] novel ''[[Seeing I (novel)|Seeing I]]''. | ||
It also featured a final ''The Time Travellers'' audio, starring [[Sylvester McCoy]] alone; entitled ''Punchline'', it is notable as an early DWU-related work of [[Rob Shearman]], who would go on to create celebrated Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' works such as ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]'' and ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'', as well as the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] [[Ninth Doctor]] TV episode ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''. The season was rounded off by ''Infidel's Comet'', a story set in the DWU but principally focusing on original characters and concepts, though it featured cameos by a [[Sontaran]], a [[Zygon]] and a [[Nestene Consciousness|Nestene]], as well as ''The Pattern'', an attempt at an entirely standalone sci-fi audio drama. | It also featured a final ''The Time Travellers'' audio, starring [[Sylvester McCoy]] alone; entitled ''Punchline'', it is notable as an early DWU-related work of [[Rob Shearman]], who would go on to create celebrated Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' works such as ''[[The Holy Terror (audio story)|The Holy Terror]]'' and ''[[The Chimes of Midnight (audio story)|The Chimes of Midnight]]'', as well as the [[2005 (releases)|2005]] [[Ninth Doctor]] TV episode ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''. The season was rounded off by ''Infidel's Comet'', a story set in the DWU but principally focusing on original characters and concepts, though it featured cameos by a [[Sontaran]], a [[Zygon]] and a [[Nestene Consciousness|Nestene]], as well as ''The Pattern'', an attempt at an entirely standalone sci-fi audio drama. | ||
In [[2001 (releases)|2001]], following the success of the BBC's own comedy take on the DWU in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' BBV released their own spoof featurette, ''[[Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet? (home video)|Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?]]''. It was a [[Doctor Who parodies|''Doctor Who'' parody]] primarily poking fun at BBV's own practices, with a turning point in the plot involving [[Cyberon]]s who wished to regain "handlebars" and thereby become true [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] so that they could sell merchandise of themselves. The story prominently featured licensed appearances by [[Auton]]s and [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] as well as a cartoon prologue featuring [[Rassilon]]. [[Sylvester McCoy]] starred as a parody of the [[Seventh Doctor]] named "[[The Foot Doctor|the Chiropodist]]", who was a [[Chrono-Duke]] instead of a [[Time Lord]] and travelled in a flying washing machine. | In [[2001 (releases)|2001]], following the success of the BBC's own comedy take on the DWU in ''[[The Curse of Fatal Death (TV story)|The Curse of Fatal Death]]'' BBV released their own spoof featurette, ''[[Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet? (home video)|Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?]]''. It was a [[Doctor Who parodies|''Doctor Who'' parody]] primarily poking fun at BBV's own practices, with a turning point in the plot involving [[Cyberon]]s who wished to regain "handlebars" and thereby become true [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] so that they could sell merchandise of themselves. The story prominently featured licensed appearances by [[Auton]]s and [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] as well as a cartoon prologue featuring [[Rassilon]]. [[Sylvester McCoy]] starred as a parody of the [[Seventh Doctor]] named "[[The Foot Doctor|the Chiropodist]]", who was a [[Chrono-Duke]] instead of a [[Time Lord]] and travelled in a flying washing machine. | ||
[[File:The Shadow Play.jpg|thumb|left|As the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' wound down in the early 2000s, pride of place was increasingly given to ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]''.]]Season 4 of the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' was released over a longer periods of time than its predecessors, spanning [[2001 (releases)|2001]] through [[2004 (releases)|2004]]. It opened on the launch of ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]'', the vanguard of of [[Lawrence Miles]]' wider ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' franchise, newly spun-off from the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|''Eighth Doctor Adventures]]. The season continued the ''[[Zygon (series)|Zygon]]'' and ''[[Krynoid (audio series)|Krynoid]]'' series, featured a single release in the new ''[[Rutans (series)|Rutans]]'' series, and also included ''[[The Quality of Mercy (audio story)|The Quality of Mercy]]'', not branded as part of a specific series but which featured the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' character of [[Guy de Carnac]]. There were plans for [[Bring me the Head of Sabalom Glitz (audio story)|a spin-off]] based on [[Sabalom Glitz]], but it and several other projects fell through when BBV | [[File:The Shadow Play.jpg|thumb|left|As the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' wound down in the early 2000s, pride of place was increasingly given to ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]''.]]Season 4 of the ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' was released over a longer periods of time than its predecessors, spanning [[2001 (releases)|2001]] through [[2004 (releases)|2004]]. It opened on the launch of ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]'', the vanguard of of [[Lawrence Miles]]' wider ''[[Faction Paradox (series)|Faction Paradox]]'' franchise, newly spun-off from the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|''Eighth Doctor Adventures]]. The season continued the ''[[Zygon (series)|Zygon]]'' and ''[[Krynoid (audio series)|Krynoid]]'' series, featured a single release in the new ''[[Rutans (series)|Rutans]]'' series, and also included ''[[The Quality of Mercy (audio story)|The Quality of Mercy]]'', not branded as part of a specific series but which featured the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' character of [[Guy de Carnac]]. There were plans for [[Bring me the Head of Sabalom Glitz (audio story)|a spin-off]] based on [[Sabalom Glitz]], but it and several other projects fell through when BBV announced in [[September (releases)|September]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]] that they would be no longer producing audio stories, with the exception of ''Faction Paradox'' and instead would focus on video releases. By [[December (releases)|December]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]], past audio releases were being deleted from their online catalogue,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20090225210522/http://www.bbvonline.co.uk/news/script.cgi?&page=1 News] - bbvonline.co.uk (archived)</ref> although they would later be made available once more in [[2021 (releases)|2021]]. | ||
Thereafter, BBV ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]'' and ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]]''. In [[2003 (releases)|2003]], much production was done on a new direct-to-video DWU film, ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'', which featured [[Zygon]]s as both protagonists and antagonists, as well as [[Lauren Anderson]], who had previously appeared in ''Cyberon''. However, it was only after additional shooting years later that the film completed and released,<ref>[http://jblum.livejournal.com/107556.html?thread=506148#t506148 Blog comment by Jonathan Blum. 7th September, 2007]</ref> coming out in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. In an attempt to appeal to a post-''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' market, the final cut of ''Zygon'' featured adult elements, including uncensored nudity and even sex scenes. Upset at this, Baggs's marketing, and the way in which he had in other ways messed with their scripts, the several scriptwriters who had worked on the story, including [[Lance Parkin]] and [[Jonathan Blum]], declined to have their names appear on the finished product. ([[REF]]: ''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]'') | Thereafter, BBV ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]'' and ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]]''. In [[2003 (releases)|2003]], much production was done on a new direct-to-video DWU film, ''[[Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough (home video)|Zygon: When Being You Just Isn't Enough]]'', which featured [[Zygon]]s as both protagonists and antagonists, as well as [[Lauren Anderson]], who had previously appeared in ''Cyberon''. However, it was only after additional shooting years later that the film completed and released,<ref>[http://jblum.livejournal.com/107556.html?thread=506148#t506148 Blog comment by Jonathan Blum. 7th September, 2007]</ref> coming out in [[2008 (releases)|2008]]. In an attempt to appeal to a post-''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'' market, the final cut of ''Zygon'' featured adult elements, including uncensored nudity and even sex scenes. Upset at this, Baggs's marketing, and the way in which he had in other ways messed with their scripts, the several scriptwriters who had worked on the story, including [[Lance Parkin]] and [[Jonathan Blum]], declined to have their names appear on the finished product. ([[REF]]: ''[[Downtime – The Lost Years of Doctor Who]]'') | ||
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In [[September (releases)|September]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbv_productions/status/1434063684960198656 BBV Productions on Twitter]</ref> BBV launched a line of print and ebook ''[[Novelisations in Time & Space]]'', starting by adapting some of their ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' in prose form. The initial slate included ''[[Republica (novelisation)|Republica]]'' as well as two further Cyberon stories, ''[[Cyber-Hunt (novelisation)|Cyber-Hunt]]'' and ''[[Cybergeddon (novelisation)|Cybergeddon]]''. In all cases, licensed elements from the ''Doctor Who'' universe were added to the original "pastiche" narrative, as had been done more prominently in Arcbeatle's earlier licensed ''Cyberon'' anthology. | In [[September (releases)|September]],<ref>[https://twitter.com/bbv_productions/status/1434063684960198656 BBV Productions on Twitter]</ref> BBV launched a line of print and ebook ''[[Novelisations in Time & Space]]'', starting by adapting some of their ''[[Audio Adventures in Time & Space]]'' in prose form. The initial slate included ''[[Republica (novelisation)|Republica]]'' as well as two further Cyberon stories, ''[[Cyber-Hunt (novelisation)|Cyber-Hunt]]'' and ''[[Cybergeddon (novelisation)|Cybergeddon]]''. In all cases, licensed elements from the ''Doctor Who'' universe were added to the original "pastiche" narrative, as had been done more prominently in Arcbeatle's earlier licensed ''Cyberon'' anthology. | ||
In [[October (releases)|October]] 2021, however, public outcry erupted over BBV's hiring and defense of an accused child predator on a [[Sherlock Holmes]] audio project.<ref>{{cite web | In [[October (releases)|October]] 2021, however, public outcry erupted over BBV's hiring and defense of an accused child predator on a [[Sherlock Holmes]] audio project.<ref>{{cite web | ||
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==Releases== | == Releases == | ||
===Video=== | === Video === | ||
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====Webcasts==== | ==== Webcasts ==== | ||
A full list of the ''P.R.O.B.E. Case Files'' originally released as webcasts is available [[P.R.O.B.E. (series)#P.R.O.B.E. Case Files|here]]. | A full list of the ''P.R.O.B.E. Case Files'' originally released as webcasts is available [[P.R.O.B.E. (series)#P.R.O.B.E. Case Files|here]]. | ||
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===Audio=== | === Audio === | ||
{{main|Audio Adventures in Time & Space}} | {{main|Audio Adventures in Time & Space}} | ||
===Books and Ebooks=== | === Books and Ebooks === | ||
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!Title ||Format||Series||Covered here? | !Title ||Format||Series||Covered here? | ||
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===Unproduced stories=== | === Unproduced stories === | ||
==== Home video ==== | ==== Home video ==== | ||
===== ''P.R.O.B.E.'' ===== | ===== ''P.R.O.B.E.'' ===== | ||
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* ''[[Minalopa (novel)|Minalopa]]'' by [[Callum Phillpott]] | * ''[[Minalopa (novel)|Minalopa]]'' by [[Callum Phillpott]] | ||
==External links== | == External links == | ||
{{twitter|bbv_productions}} | {{twitter|bbv_productions}} | ||
* [https://bbvproductions.co.uk/ Official site] | * [https://bbvproductions.co.uk/ Official site] | ||
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{{dwrefguide|bbvaudio.htm|BBV - CD and DVD Releases}} | {{dwrefguide|bbvaudio.htm|BBV - CD and DVD Releases}} | ||
==Footnotes== | == Footnotes == | ||
{{reflist|2}} | {{reflist|2}} | ||
{{BBVHV}} | {{BBVHV}} | ||
{{BBV}} | {{BBV}} | ||
[[Category:BBV Productions| ]] | [[Category:BBV Productions| ]] | ||
[[Category:Overview pages]] | [[Category:Overview pages]] | ||
[[Category:Real world production companies]] | [[Category:Real world production companies]] | ||
