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).
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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 | 13 (+1 supplemental) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Jo Pearce |
| Running time | 28–29 minutes |
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| Release | 17 November 2023 – present |
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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 | 11 May 2024 | 22 June 2024 | ||
Specials (2023)
| No. in UNL | No. special | Episode(s) discussed | Interviewees | Original air date | ||||||||
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| – | – | "Destination: Skaro"[a] | David Tennant, Russell T Davies, Mawaan Rizwan, Vicki Delow, Scott Handcock, Barnaby Edwards | 17 November 2023 | ||||||||
| Specials | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1 | "The Star Beast" | 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" | David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies | 2 December 2023 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | "The Giggle" | 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 | Interviewees | Original air date | ||||||||
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| 4 | – | "The Church on Ruby Road" | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Davina McCall | 25 December 2023 | ||||||||
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| 5 | 1 | "Space Babies" | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Robert Strange, Ellen Marsh | 11 May 2024 | ||||||||
| 6 | 2 | "The Devil's Chord" | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Jinkx Monsoon, Murray Gold, Ben Chessell | 11 May 2024 | ||||||||
| 7 | 3 | "Boom" | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Varada Sethu | 18 May 2024 | ||||||||
| 8 | 4 | "73 Yards" | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Aneurin Barnard, Vicki Delow, Dylan Holmes Williams | 25 May 2024 | ||||||||
| 9 | 5 | "Dot and Bubble" | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Callie Cooke, Vicki Delow, Dylan Holmes Williams | 1 June 2024 | ||||||||
| 10 | 6 | "Rogue" | 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" | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Yasmin Finney, Jemma Redgrave, Genesis Lynea, Lenny Rush, Susan Twist, Aidan Cook, Phil Sims, Jamie Donoughue | 15 June 2024 | ||||||||
| 12 | 8 | "Empire of Death" | Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Jamie Donoughue, Bonnie Langford, Anita Dobson, Angela Wynter, Gabriel Woolf, Joel Collins, Sebastian Barker | 22 June 2024 | ||||||||
| 13 | 9 | Series 14[b] | Scott Handcock, Phil Collinson, Julie Anne Robinson, Paul Joseph, Jessica Barfoot, Amol Rajan, Iwan Roberts, Shuaib Said, Kitty Carin-Boyd, Jackie Saundercock, Juliet Ireland | 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". This episode was a shortened 10-minute episode; Unleashed officially began with "The Star Beast".
- ^ Standard episodes of Unleashed are titled after the episode discussed. While this episode concerns the entire fourteenth 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.
External links
- Doctor Who: Unleashed at BBC Online
- Doctor Who: Unleashed at IMDb
- Doctor Who: Unleashed on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki