Doctor Who: The Fan Show (also known as The Aftershow) is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to complement the tenth series of the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Each episode is broadcast on the official Doctor Who YouTube channel on Saturdays, immediately after the broadcast of the weekly television episode on BBC One. The first series episodes ran between 15 and 20 minutes each.
| Doctor Who: The Fan Show | |
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 Logo | |
| Based on | Doctor Who |
| Starring | Christel Dee (host) Luke Spillane (co-host) |
| Theme music composer | Blair Mowat |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 166[1][2] |
| Production | |
| Producer | Chris Allen |
| Running time | 15–20 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | YouTube |
| Release | 15 April 2017 – 3 August 2018 |
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Development and production
editDoctor Who: The Fan Show is a follow-up series to Doctor Who Extra, which was the latest after show series for Doctor Who, until the show was axed. The Fan Show series was announced in May 2015,[3][4][5] and is presented by Doctor Who fans who have their own YouTube channel of the same name, in which they post weekly videos based on Doctor Who.[6]
Release
editDoctor Who: The Fan Show is released on the official Doctor Who YouTube channel straight after the week's episode is broadcast on the main channel, BBC One.[7]
Episodes
editThe most recent season began released on 15 April 2017.[3] Each episode of The Fan Show features guests such as actors from episodes that have just aired, writers, directors and editors of the show and also behind the scenes clips are shown.
Doctor Who: Series 10 (2017)
edit| No. | Doctor Who episode | Guest(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Pilot" | Pearl Mackie, Steven Moffat | 15 April 2017 |
| 2 | "Smile" | Peter Capaldi, Brian Minchin | 22 April 2017 |
| 3 | "Thin Ice" | Sarah Dollard, Hayley Nebauer | 29 April 2017 |
| 4 | "Knock Knock" | David Suchet, Mike Bartlett | 6 May 2017 |
| 5 | "Oxygen" | Jamie Mathieson, Mimi Ndiweni, Kieran Bew | 13 May 2017 |
| 6 | "Extremis" | Michelle Gomez, Nick Lambon | 20 May 2017 |
| 7 | "The Pyramid at the End of the World" | Rachel Denning, Jamie Hill | 27 May 2017 |
| 8 | "The Lie of the Land" | Gary Pollard | 3 June 2017 |
| 9 | "Empress of Mars" | Matt Lucas, Mark Gatiss | 10 June 2017 |
| 10 | "The Eaters of Light" | Rebecca Benson | 17 June 2017 |
| 11 | "World Enough and Time" | Brian Minchin | 24 June 2017 |
| 12 | "The Doctor Falls" | Steven Moffat, Rachel Talalay, Alexandra Tynan | 1 July 2017 |
| 13 | "Series 10 Wrap Up" | Cameron K McEwan | 8 July 2017 |
Other episodes
edit| No. | Title | Guest(s) | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | "Thirteenth Doctor Reaction" | N/A | 16 July 2017 |
| 15 | "Twice Upon a Time" | Steven Moffat, Mark Gatiss, David Bradley | 25 December 2017 |
| 16 | "Steven Moffat Interview (Part 1)" | Steven Moffat | 5 January 2018 |
| 17 | "Steven Moffat Interview (Part 2)" | Steven Moffat | 17 January 2018 |
| 18 | "Steven Moffat Interview (Part 3)" | Steven Moffat | 3 August 2018 |
References
edit- ^ "Doctor Who: The Fan Show - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ "Doctor Who: The Fan Show - YouTube". YouTube.
- ^ a b "BBC launch Doctor Who Fan Show on YouTube". DoctorWho News. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "BBC's 'Doctor Who: The Fan Show' Launches on YouTube". doctorwhowatch.com. 9 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "BBC Launch Doctor Who Fan Show On Youtube". www.thegallifreytimes.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 25 April 2018.
- ^ "BBC launch Doctor Who Fan Show on YouTube". Doctor Who News. 8 May 2015. Archived from the original on 19 September 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
- ^ "Series 10 - The Aftershow - Doctor Who: The Fan Show". YouTube. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 7 June 2017.
External links
edit- Doctor Who: The Fan Show on YouTube
- Doctor Who: The Fan Show on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki
- Doctor Who: The Fan Show at IMDb