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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]]. | ||
Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to achieve further notability, including [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Mark Gatiss]], and [[wikipedia:Alan Cumming|Alan Cumming]]. A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera, including Briggs and Gatiss, would go on to work on | Several actors appearing in these productions early in their careers went on to achieve further notability, including [[Nicholas Briggs]], [[Mark Gatiss]], and [[wikipedia:Alan Cumming|Alan Cumming]]. A number of personnel behind-the-scenes and in front of the camera, including Briggs and Gatiss, 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 the success of the Auton trilogy, BBV went on to produce ''Cyberon'', which featured an alien race of cyborgs reminiscent of the [[Cybermen]] called the Cyberon. The Cyberon would later go on to appear in an audio story, ''Cybergeddon''. | After the success of the Auton trilogy, BBV went on to produce ''Cyberon'', which featured an alien race of cyborgs reminiscent of the [[Cybermen]] called the Cyberon. The Cyberon would later go on to appear in an audio story, ''Cybergeddon''. | ||
In [[2001]] BBV released the ''Doctor Who'' parody ''[[Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?]]'', in which Sylvester McCoy played a character called the Chiropodist (aka Foot Doctor) as he fought Cyberons, [[Auton]]s, and [[Sontaran]]s. In addition to references to past BBV productions, the film obliquely referenced various elements of ''Doctor Who'' and the | In [[2001]] BBV released the ''Doctor Who'' parody ''[[Do You Have a Licence to Save this Planet?]]'', in which Sylvester McCoy played a character called the Chiropodist (aka Foot Doctor) as he fought Cyberons, [[Auton]]s, and [[Sontaran]]s. In addition to references to past BBV productions, the film obliquely referenced various elements of ''Doctor Who'' and the unlicenced nature of BBV's body of work. | ||
BBV also ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]'' and ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]].'' | BBV also ventured into non-fiction, producing documentaries such as ''[[The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond]]'' and ''[[Bidding Adieu: A Video Diary]].'' | ||
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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." | 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 | 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 unlicenced 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> | ||
{{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"></ref>}} | {{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"></ref>}} | ||
BBV moved away from audio stories about characters that could be the Doctor after the establishment of [[Big Finish Productions]]' officially- | BBV moved away from audio stories about characters that could be the Doctor after the establishment of [[Big Finish Productions]]' officially-licenced line of ''Doctor Who'' audio dramas, instead moving on to audios featuring other characters from the ''Who'' universe such as [[The Rani]] (licenced from her creators [[Pip and Jane Baker]]) as well as a thinly-veiled post-''[[Warriors' Gate]]'' [[Romana II]] (referred to only as "The Mistress" to avoid infringement) and [[K9 Mark II]] (fully licenced from his creators [[Bob Baker]] and [[Dave Martin]].) | ||
As with their videos, BBV also produced audios featuring original characters battling invasions by licenced aliens (such as [[Auton]]s and [[Zygon]]s) or close matches to ''Doctor Who'' monsters which were altered to avoid infringement (such as the [[Cyberman]]-like "Cyberons.") BBV also released a series of stories by [[Lawrence Miles]] about his history-spanning cult organisation, [[Faction Paradox]]. | As with their videos, BBV also produced audios featuring original characters battling invasions by licenced aliens (such as [[Auton]]s and [[Zygon]]s) or close matches to ''Doctor Who'' monsters which were altered to avoid infringement (such as the [[Cyberman]]-like "Cyberons.") BBV also released a series of stories by [[Lawrence Miles]] about his history-spanning cult organisation, [[Faction Paradox]]. | ||
