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[[File:Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jon Pertwee]] as [[Jeremiah O'Kane]] in ''[[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]''.]]BBV was originally a product of the "Wilderness Years" of ''Doctor Who'', the period of time during which BBC-licensed live-action [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] content was few and far between, and predated the obtaining of the ''Doctor Who'' audio license by [[Big Finish Productions]]. As such, they fulfilled a niche in fandom as producers of "nearly ''Doctor Who''" material. Originally, this took the form of [[Doctor Who pastiches|''Doctor Who'' pastiches]], also referred to by [[Nicholas Briggs]] as "''Who'' clones". These works, as exemplified by ''[[The Stranger (series)|The Stranger]]'', would use tropes and structures familiar to ''Doctor Who'' fans without actually using copyrighted elements like [[the Doctor]] or [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. These productions took the form of full-cast direct-to-video features or audio dramas, and would often revolve around an actor known to ''Who'' fandom for their appearance as a prominent TV character, cast in a subtly different part; thus, [[Colin Baker]] played the titular "Stranger", and, on audio in the ''Time Travellers'' series, [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] resurrected their [[Seventh Doctor]]/[[Ace]] dynamic as "the Professor" or "the Dominie", and his companion Alice, often nicknamed Ace. These productions are generally [[Tardis:Valid sources|not covered]] on this Wiki. | [[File:Dr. Jeremiah O'Kane.jpg|thumb|right|[[Jon Pertwee]] as [[Jeremiah O'Kane]] in ''[[The Zero Imperative (home video)|The Zero Imperative]]''.]]BBV was originally a product of the "Wilderness Years" of ''Doctor Who'', the period of time during which BBC-licensed live-action [[Doctor Who universe|DWU]] content was few and far between, and predated the obtaining of the ''Doctor Who'' audio license by [[Big Finish Productions]]. As such, they fulfilled a niche in fandom as producers of "nearly ''Doctor Who''" material. Originally, this took the form of [[Doctor Who pastiches|''Doctor Who'' pastiches]], also referred to by [[Nicholas Briggs]] as "''Who'' clones". These works, as exemplified by ''[[The Stranger (series)|The Stranger]]'', would use tropes and structures familiar to ''Doctor Who'' fans without actually using copyrighted elements like [[the Doctor]] or [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]]. These productions took the form of full-cast direct-to-video features or audio dramas, and would often revolve around an actor known to ''Who'' fandom for their appearance as a prominent TV character, cast in a subtly different part; thus, [[Colin Baker]] played the titular "Stranger", and, on audio in the ''Time Travellers'' series, [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Sophie Aldred]] resurrected their [[Seventh Doctor]]/[[Ace]] dynamic as "the Professor" or "the Dominie", and his companion Alice, often nicknamed Ace. These productions are generally [[Tardis:Valid sources|not covered]] on this Wiki. | ||
As time went on, BBV increasingly pivoted to putting out somewhat similar productions that now had a tangible legal link to the ''Doctor Who'' universe via [[List of DWU concepts not owned by the BBC|individually-licensed elements]] that had debuted in previous ''Doctor Who'' media, including the TV series as well as the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' and the [[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures| | As time went on, BBV increasingly pivoted to putting out somewhat similar productions that now had a tangible legal link to the ''Doctor Who'' universe via [[List of DWU concepts not owned by the BBC|individually-licensed elements]] that had debuted in previous ''Doctor Who'' media, including the TV series as well as the ''[[Virgin New Adventures]]'' and the ''[[BBC Eighth Doctor Adventures|Eighth Doctor Adventures]]'' novels. These included such productions as the live-action ''[[Auton Trilogy]]'' (focusing on the [[Auton]]s and also featuring [[UNIT]]) and ''[[The Faction Paradox Protocols]]''. Of special note among series was ''[[P.R.O.B.E. (series)|P.R.O.B.E.]]'', as, after production had commenced under the assumption that [[Caroline John]] would be playing a new character called "Abbot", the BBC finally gave word to BBV that they could allow the character to be referred to explicitly as [[Liz Shaw]]. The original ''P.R.O.B.E.'' films were overseen by [[Mark Gatiss]] and were also notable for featuring one [[Jon Pertwee]]'s last performances, albeit not as his [[Third Doctor|Doctor]]. With BBV retaining the copyright to the elements introduced around Liz, including the titular [[Preternatural Research Bureau]], the ''P.R.O.B.E.'' series continued into the [[21st century]] with a shifting cast, branching out into further media and making occasional use of other licensed DWU elements. | ||
In addition to these two broad trends in fiction, BBV also created a number of documentaries and interviews relating to the production of TV ''Doctor Who'', such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]''. There were also occasional attempts by BBV to branch out into new productions not connected aesthetically or narratively to the DWU, such as the audio drama ''The Pattern'' and the direct-to-video romantic comedy ''Sunrise: Love Again''. | In addition to these two broad trends in fiction, BBV also created a number of documentaries and interviews relating to the production of TV ''Doctor Who'', such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]''. There were also occasional attempts by BBV to branch out into new productions not connected aesthetically or narratively to the DWU, such as the audio drama ''The Pattern'' and the direct-to-video romantic comedy ''Sunrise: Love Again''. | ||
