Doctor Who: Unleashed
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Genre | Documentary |
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Directed by | Jonathon Aiken |
Presented by | Steffan Powell |
Theme music composer | Ron Grainer |
Opening theme | Doctor Who theme music |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 11 (+1 supplemental) |
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Executive producer | Jo Pearce |
Running time | 28–29 minutes |
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Release | 17 November 2023 present | –
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Doctor Who: Unleashed is a documentary series created by the BBC to complement the 60th anniversary specials of Doctor Who and its following series. It is hosted by former Newsbeat presenter Steffan Powell, and is seen as a spiritual successor to the former documentary series Doctor Who Confidential (2005–11).
Production
In April 2023, it was reported that a series similar to Doctor Who Confidential would premiere alongside the 60th anniversary specials of the main show. Following this at a GalaxyCon event, David Tennant made references to a behind-the-scenes crew on the set of the specials, stating that "it was all filmed by all the various Doctor Who Confidential-style people, so you'll see all that. But it was very exciting for us, for them to visit us on set."[1]
On 27 September 2023, Unleashed was officially announced, and was set to air on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer in 30 minute episodes, presented on set by former Newsbeat presenter Steffan Powell in contrast to the fly on the wall style of Confidential.[2]
Episodes
Series | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||
Specials | Supp. | 17 November 2023 | ||
3 | 25 November 2023 | 9 December 2023 | ||
14 | Special | 25 December 2023 | ||
9[3] | 11 May 2024 | 22 June 2024[3] |
Specials (2023)
No. in UNL | No. special | Episode(s) discussed | Directed by | Interviewees | Original air date | |||||||
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Supplemental | ||||||||||||
– | – | "Destination: Skaro"[a] | Jonathon Aiken | David Tennant, Russell T Davies, Mawaan Rizwan, Vicki Delow, Scott Handcock, Barnaby Edwards | 17 November 2023 | |||||||
Specials | ||||||||||||
1 | 1 | "The Star Beast" | Jonathon Aiken | David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies, Yasmin Finney, Dave Gibbons, Pat Mills, Cecily Fay, Paul Kasey, Loren Clark, Elaine Morris, Gerard Moore, Brian Herring, Miriam Margolyes, Angharad Evans | 25 November 2023 | |||||||
2 | 2 | "Wild Blue Yonder" | Jonathon Aiken | David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies | 2 December 2023 | |||||||
3 | 3 | "The Giggle" | Jonathon Aiken | David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies, Ruth Madeley, Neil Patrick Harris, Ncuti Gatwa | 9 December 2023 |
Series 14 (2024)
No. in UNL | No. in series | Episode(s) discussed | Directed by | Interviewees | Original air date | |||||||
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Special | ||||||||||||
4 | – | "The Church on Ruby Road" | Jonathon Aiken | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Davina McCall | 25 December 2023 | |||||||
Series | ||||||||||||
5 | 1 | "Space Babies" | Jonathon Aiken | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Robert Strange, Ellen Marsh | 11 May 2024 | |||||||
6 | 2 | "The Devil's Chord" | Jonathon Aiken | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Jinkx Monsoon, Murray Gold, Ben Chessell | 11 May 2024 | |||||||
7 | 3 | "Boom" | Jonathon Aiken | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Varada Sethu | 18 May 2024 | |||||||
8 | 4 | "73 Yards" | Jonathon Aiken | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Aneurin Barnard, Vicki Delow, Dylan Holmes Williams | 25 May 2024 | |||||||
9 | 5 | "Dot and Bubble" | Jonathon Aiken | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Callie Cooke, Vicki Delow, Dylan Holmes Williams | 1 June 2024 | |||||||
10 | 6 | "Rogue" | Jonathon Aiken | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Kate Herron, Briony Redman, Jonathan Groff, Indira Varma, Pam Downe | 8 June 2024 | |||||||
11 | 7 | "The Legend of Ruby Sunday" | Jonathon Aiken | TBA | 15 June 2024 | |||||||
12 | 8 | "Empire of Death"[4] | Jonathon Aiken | TBA | 22 June 2024 | |||||||
13 | 9 | Series 14[b][3] | Jonathon Aiken | TBA | 22 June 2024 |
Notes
- ^ Standard episodes of Unleashed are titled after the episode discussed. While this mini-episode concerns "Destination: Skaro", it is actually titled "Children in Need".
- ^ Standard episodes of Unleashed are titled after the episode discussed. While this episode concerns the entire series as a whole, it is actually titled "Unseen".
References
- ^ Craig, David (12 April 2023). "David Tennant confirms return of Doctor Who Confidential-style show". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ Harp, Justin (27 September 2023). "Doctor Who confirms spin-off show return". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 September 2023.
- ^ a b c https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020krt
- ^ https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0020krr
External links
- Doctor Who: Unleashed at BBC Online
- Doctor Who: Unleashed at IMDb
- Doctor Who: Unleashed on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki
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- Use dmy dates from September 2023
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- Doctor Who spin-offs
- British English-language television shows
- Works about Doctor Who
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- BBC Three original programming