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'''''Doctor Who Unbound''''' is a series of [[radio drama|audio plays]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. Free from the constraints of [[continuity (fiction)|continuity]], the ''Doctor Who Unbound'' audios present a series of "What if...?" scenarios, and cast new actors in the role of [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]]. |
'''''Doctor Who Unbound''''' is a series of [[radio drama|audio plays]] produced by [[Big Finish Productions]]. Free from the constraints of [[continuity (fiction)|continuity]], the ''Doctor Who Unbound'' audios present a series of "What if...?" scenarios, and cast new actors in the role of [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]]. |
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==Background== |
==Background== |
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In ''[[Exile (audio drama)|Exile]]'', [[Arabella Weir]] plays a female incarnation of [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]].<ref name="Crossan 2013">{{cite web|first1=Jamie|last1=Crossan|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/doctor-who-fans-launch-campaign-for-sue-perkins-to-870976|title=Doctor Who fans launch campaign for Sue Perkins to be next Time Lord|work=[[NME]]|date=February 13, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Fulton 2014">{{cite web|first1=Rick|last1=Fulton|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/its-time-lords-ladies-explore-3636248|title=It's Time Lords and Ladies as we explore the women who could easily regenerate into Doctor Who|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|date=June 2, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Kistler 2013">{{cite web|first1=Alan|last1=Kistler|url=https://www.themarysue.com/agent-of-style-alternate-doctor-who/|title=Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. – The Alternate Versions of Doctor Who|work=The Mary Sue|publisher=Abrams Media|date=December 27, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Peck 2013">{{cite web|first1=Matthew Wace|last1=Peck|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/355731|title=Op-Ed: Is the new Doctor Who a woman?|work=Digital Journal|publisher=digitaljournal.com|date=August 3, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rouner 2013">{{cite web|first1=Jef|last1=Rouner|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/doctor-who-the-10-best-alternative-universe-doctors-6378173|title=Doctor Who: The 10 Best Alternative Universe Doctors|work=[[Houston Press]]|publisher=[[Voice Media Group]]|date=September 20, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Westthorp 2014">{{cite web|first1=Alex|last1=Westthorp|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/30808/doctor-who-the-film-careers-of-matt-smith-and-peter-capaldi|title=Doctor Who: the film careers of Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi|work=Den of Geek|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]|date=June 5, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> American [[alternative weekly]] ''[[Houston Press]]''{{'}}s Jef Rouner described her portrayal as "one of the most melancholy of all the Doctors."<ref name="Rouner 2013" /> Other actors who played the Doctor included [[Geoffrey Bayldon]], [[David Collings]], [[Derek Jacobi]], and [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]].<ref name="Kistler 2013"/><ref name="Rouner 2013" /> |
In ''[[Exile (audio drama)|Exile]]'', [[Arabella Weir]] plays a female incarnation of [[The Doctor (Doctor Who)|the Doctor]].<ref name="Crossan 2013">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Jamie|last1=Crossan|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/doctor-who-fans-launch-campaign-for-sue-perkins-to-870976|title=Doctor Who fans launch campaign for Sue Perkins to be next Time Lord|work=[[NME]]|date=February 13, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Fulton 2014">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Rick|last1=Fulton|url=http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/entertainment/tv-radio/its-time-lords-ladies-explore-3636248|title=It's Time Lords and Ladies as we explore the women who could easily regenerate into Doctor Who|work=[[Daily Record (Scotland)]]|publisher=[[Trinity Mirror]]|date=June 2, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Kistler 2013">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Alan|last1=Kistler|url=https://www.themarysue.com/agent-of-style-alternate-doctor-who/|title=Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. – The Alternate Versions of Doctor Who|work=The Mary Sue|publisher=Abrams Media|date=December 27, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Peck 2013">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Matthew Wace|last1=Peck|url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/355731|title=Op-Ed: Is the new Doctor Who a woman?|work=Digital Journal|publisher=digitaljournal.com|date=August 3, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Rouner 2013">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Jef|last1=Rouner|url=http://www.houstonpress.com/arts/doctor-who-the-10-best-alternative-universe-doctors-6378173|title=Doctor Who: The 10 Best Alternative Universe Doctors|work=[[Houston Press]]|publisher=[[Voice Media Group]]|date=September 20, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref><ref name="Westthorp 2014">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Alex|last1=Westthorp|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/30808/doctor-who-the-film-careers-of-matt-smith-and-peter-capaldi|title=Doctor Who: the film careers of Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi|work=Den of Geek|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]|date=June 5, 2014|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> American [[alternative weekly]] ''[[Houston Press]]''{{'}}s Jef Rouner described her portrayal as "one of the most melancholy of all the Doctors."<ref name="Rouner 2013" /> Other actors who played the Doctor included [[Geoffrey Bayldon]], [[David Collings]], [[Derek Jacobi]], and [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]].<ref name="Kistler 2013"/><ref name="Rouner 2013" /> |
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''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio drama)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'' features [[UNIT]] during the [[transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong]] in 1997.<ref name="Singh 2016">{{cite web|first1=Harminder|last1=Singh|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1983718/everything-you-need-know-about-hong-kongs-return|title=Everything you need to know about Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|publisher=[[Alibaba Group]]|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> David Warner played an alternate Third Doctor in the story, which also saw [[Nicholas Courtney]] play an alternate version of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] and [[Mark Gatiss]] play an alternate version of [[The Master (Doctor Who)|The Master]]. Warner and Courtney reprised their roles for the eighth story in the range, ''Masters of War''. In 2016, Warner and Gatiss reprised their roles as the Doctor and the Master respectively for ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio drama series: ''[[Bernice Summerfield#Volume 3: The Unbound Universe (2016)|The Unbound Universe]]'' and its sequel ''[[Bernice Summerfield#Volume 4: Ruler of the Universe (2017)|Ruler of the Universe]]'' in 2017. After being pulled from the ''Unbound'' universe into the regular continuity of the Doctor Who universe, both characters have made ongoing appearances in various Big Finish ranges. |
''[[Sympathy for the Devil (audio drama)|Sympathy for the Devil]]'' features [[UNIT]] during the [[transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong]] in 1997.<ref name="Singh 2016">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Harminder|last1=Singh|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1983718/everything-you-need-know-about-hong-kongs-return|title=Everything you need to know about Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty|work=[[South China Morning Post]]|publisher=[[Alibaba Group]]|date=July 1, 2016|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> David Warner played an alternate Third Doctor in the story, which also saw [[Nicholas Courtney]] play an alternate version of [[Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart|The Brigadier]] and [[Mark Gatiss]] play an alternate version of [[The Master (Doctor Who)|The Master]]. Warner and Courtney reprised their roles for the eighth story in the range, ''Masters of War''. In 2016, Warner and Gatiss reprised their roles as the Doctor and the Master respectively for ''[[The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield]]'' audio drama series: ''[[Bernice Summerfield#Volume 3: The Unbound Universe (2016)|The Unbound Universe]]'' and its sequel ''[[Bernice Summerfield#Volume 4: Ruler of the Universe (2017)|Ruler of the Universe]]'' in 2017. After being pulled from the ''Unbound'' universe into the regular continuity of the Doctor Who universe, both characters have made ongoing appearances in various Big Finish ranges. |
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In February 2022, after a 14-year hiatus, Big Finish Productions announced the return of Unbound. Two boxsets, compromising of 3 stories in each, feature [[Colin Baker]] as an alternate ''Warrior'' Doctor known as "The Doctor of War" in a universe where the Fourth Doctor made the [[Genesis of the Daleks|ultimate decision]] on Skaro, destroying the Daleks and showing how events may have unfolded after that fateful decision was made. These boxsets were announced to be released in April and September 2022 respectively.<ref name="DocofWar" /> |
In February 2022, after a 14-year hiatus, Big Finish Productions announced the return of Unbound. Two boxsets, compromising of 3 stories in each, feature [[Colin Baker]] as an alternate ''Warrior'' Doctor known as "The Doctor of War" in a universe where the Fourth Doctor made the [[Genesis of the Daleks|ultimate decision]] on Skaro, destroying the Daleks and showing how events may have unfolded after that fateful decision was made. These boxsets were announced to be released in April and September 2022 respectively.<ref name="DocofWar" /> |
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On 28 September 2022, Big Finish re-released the original first 8 stories in a download boxset titled ''Doctor Who: Unbound: 1-8 Collected.''<ref>{{ |
On 28 September 2022, Big Finish re-released the original first 8 stories in a download boxset titled ''Doctor Who: Unbound: 1-8 Collected.''<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Doctor Who: Unbound: 1-8 Collected - Doctor Who - Unbound - Big Finish |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-unbound-1-8-collected-2757 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bigfinish.com}}</ref> |
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From 2017 to 2021, David Bradley reprised the role of [[First Doctor]] in Big Finish's [[Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures|The First Doctor Adventures]] range, having played the character in the [[Doctor Who series 10|2017]] Christmas special "[[Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)|Twice Upon A Time]]" and [[Doctor Who specials (2022)|2022]] Centenary special "[[The Power of the Doctor]]" as well as [[Doctor Who specials (2013)|2013]] docudrama "[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]" in which he played original First Doctor actor [[William Hartnell]]. The latter which he co-starred with [[Jemma Powell]], [[Jamie Glover]] and Claudia Grant who played actors [[Jacqueline Hill|Jaqueline Hill]], [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] and [[Carole Ann Ford]] in the docudrama as well as playing the actors's original parts of [[Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)|Barbara Wright]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Susan Foreman]].<ref>{{ |
From 2017 to 2021, David Bradley reprised the role of [[First Doctor]] in Big Finish's [[Doctor Who: The First Doctor Adventures|The First Doctor Adventures]] range, having played the character in the [[Doctor Who series 10|2017]] Christmas special "[[Twice Upon a Time (Doctor Who)|Twice Upon A Time]]" and [[Doctor Who specials (2022)|2022]] Centenary special "[[The Power of the Doctor]]" as well as [[Doctor Who specials (2013)|2013]] docudrama "[[An Adventure in Space and Time]]" in which he played original First Doctor actor [[William Hartnell]]. The latter which he co-starred with [[Jemma Powell]], [[Jamie Glover]] and Claudia Grant who played actors [[Jacqueline Hill|Jaqueline Hill]], [[William Russell (English actor)|William Russell]] and [[Carole Ann Ford]] in the docudrama as well as playing the actors's original parts of [[Barbara Wright (Doctor Who)|Barbara Wright]], [[Ian Chesterton]] and [[Susan Foreman]].<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Doctor Who - The First Doctor Adventures - Ranges - Big Finish |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/ranges/v/doctor-who---the-first-doctor-adventures |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bigfinish.com}}</ref> On 11 February 2022, it was announced that Stephen Noonan would instead takeover the role of the First Doctor with a portrayal closer to the characters original depiction.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Stephen Noonan is the First Doctor! - News - Big Finish |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/stephen-noonan-is-the-first-doctor |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bigfinish.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{#invoke:cite web||title=Revamped Doctor Who audio ranges from Big Finish - News - Big Finish |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/revamped-doctor-who-audio-ranges-from-big-finish |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bigfinish.com}}</ref> In April 2022, Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs expressed interest in producing further stories with Bradley.<ref name=":0" /> In Issue 167 of Big Finish's magazine Vortex, Briggs teased further stories featuring Bradley's portrayal, saying "We've some very exciting plans afoot for further stories with David Bradley — something quite out of the ordinary and rather delightful."<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=Issue 167 - Vortex - Big Finish |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/vortex/v/167 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bigfinish.com}}</ref> On 17 April, it was announced Bradley would continue to play a new alternate version of the First Doctor alongside Powell, Glover and Grant as alternate versions of their respective characters but now a spart of the Unbound range instead, in a series titled ''The First Doctor Unbound.'' Producer David O’Mahony stated that the series would take "stylistic inspiration" from “[[Dr. Who (Dalek films)|The Peter Cushing feature films]]".<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=The First Doctor enters a new Unbound era - News - Big Finish |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-first-doctor-enters-a-new-unbound-era |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bigfinish.com}}</ref> |
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== Cast and characters == |
== Cast and characters == |
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===Original series (2003–2008)=== |
===Original series (2003–2008)=== |
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| DirectedBy = [[Nicholas Briggs]] |
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| WrittenBy = [[Marc Platt (writer)|Marc Platt]] |
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| DirectedBy = [[Gary Russell]] |
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| WrittenBy = [[Jonathan Clements]] |
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| Title = Full Fathom Five |
| Title = Full Fathom Five |
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| DirectedBy = [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] |
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| WrittenBy = [[David Bishop (writer)|David Bishop]] |
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| DirectedBy = Gary Russell |
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| Title = Deadline |
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| DirectedBy = Nicholas Briggs |
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| WrittenBy = [[Robert Shearman]] |
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| Title = Exile |
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| DirectedBy = Nicholas Briggs |
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| Title = A Storm of Angels |
| Title = A Storm of Angels |
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| DirectedBy = John Ainsworth |
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| Title = Masters of War |
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| DirectedBy = Jason Haigh-Ellery |
| DirectedBy = Jason Haigh-Ellery |
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| WrittenBy = [[Eddie Robson]] |
| WrittenBy = [[Eddie Robson]] |
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{{Episode table/part |c=#309CE4 |subtitle=''Genesis''}} |
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|Title_3 = The Difference Office |
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|RTitle_1 = <ref name="DocofWar">{{cite web|first1=|last1=|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/doctor-of-war-rewrites-history|title=Doctor of War Rewrites History|work=Big Finish Productions|publisher=|date=February 1, 2022|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref> |
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{{Episode table/part |c=#309CE4 |subtitle=''Destiny''}} |
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|Title_2 = Time Killers |
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|Title_3 = The Key to Key to Time |
|Title_3 = The Key to Key to Time |
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|RTitle_1 = <ref name="Destiny">{{cite web|first1=|last1=|url=https://www.bigfinish.com/news/v/the-doctor-of-war-s-date-with-destiny|title=The Doctor of War's Date with Destiny|work=Big Finish Productions|publisher=|date=May 11, 2022|access-date=May 11, 2022}}</ref> |
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==== ''The First Doctor Unbound 1'' (Title TBA) ==== |
==== ''The First Doctor Unbound 1'' (Title TBA) ==== |
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The first box set is set for release in September 2025 and is written by LR Hay.<ref>{{ |
The first box set is set for release in September 2025 and is written by LR Hay.<ref>{{#invoke:cite web||title=11. Doctor Who: The First Doctor Unbound 1 (Title TBA) - Doctor Who - Unbound - Big Finish |url=https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/doctor-who-the-first-doctor-unbound-1-title-tba-3088 |access-date=2024-04-19 |website=www.bigfinish.com}}</ref> |
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==Reception== |
==Reception== |
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''Den of Geek''{{'}}s Andrew Blair selected ''Doctor Who Unbound'' as one of the ten ''Doctor Who'' stories that would make great musicals.<ref name="Blair 2013">{{cite web|first1=Andrew|last1=Blair|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/26832/doctor-who-10-stories-that-would-make-great-musicals|title=Doctor Who: 10 stories that would make great musicals|work=Den of Geek|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]|date=August 28, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> ''The Mary Sue''{{'}}s Alan Kistler said "fans enjoyed imagining these alternate Doctors" of [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] and [[Arabella Weir]].<ref name="Kistler 2013" /> American [[alternative weekly]] newspaper ''[[Houston Press]]''{{'}}s Jef Rouner said the series "fielded a fantastic set of stories."<ref name="Rouner 2013" /> |
''Den of Geek''{{'}}s Andrew Blair selected ''Doctor Who Unbound'' as one of the ten ''Doctor Who'' stories that would make great musicals.<ref name="Blair 2013">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Andrew|last1=Blair|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who/26832/doctor-who-10-stories-that-would-make-great-musicals|title=Doctor Who: 10 stories that would make great musicals|work=Den of Geek|publisher=[[Dennis Publishing]]|date=August 28, 2013|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> ''The Mary Sue''{{'}}s Alan Kistler said "fans enjoyed imagining these alternate Doctors" of [[David Warner (actor)|David Warner]] and [[Arabella Weir]].<ref name="Kistler 2013" /> American [[alternative weekly]] newspaper ''[[Houston Press]]''{{'}}s Jef Rouner said the series "fielded a fantastic set of stories."<ref name="Rouner 2013" /> |
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==Fandom== |
==Fandom== |
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In 2016, [[BBC America]]{{'}}s ''Anglophenia'' featured a fan-made version of the [[Doctor Who theme music|''Doctor Who'' theme music]] for ''Unbound''{{'}}s alternate [[Second Doctor]].<ref name="McAlpine 2016">{{cite web|first1=Fraser|last1=McAlpine|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2016/09/doctor-whos-day-roundup-remaking-the-music|title=Doctor Who's Day Roundup: Remaking the Music|work=Anglophenia|publisher=[[BBC America]]|date=September 2016|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> |
In 2016, [[BBC America]]{{'}}s ''Anglophenia'' featured a fan-made version of the [[Doctor Who theme music|''Doctor Who'' theme music]] for ''Unbound''{{'}}s alternate [[Second Doctor]].<ref name="McAlpine 2016">{{#invoke:cite web||first1=Fraser|last1=McAlpine|url=http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2016/09/doctor-whos-day-roundup-remaking-the-music|title=Doctor Who's Day Roundup: Remaking the Music|work=Anglophenia|publisher=[[BBC America]]|date=September 2016|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
Revision as of 13:18, 19 August 2024
{{Infobox audio drama |title = Doctor Who Unbound |cover = |publisher = Big Finish Productions |series = Doctor Who
|featuring =
- Alternate incarnations of The Doctor
|writer = |director = |music =
|executive_producer =
|date =
- May 2003 - present
Doctor Who Unbound is a series of audio plays produced by Big Finish Productions. Free from the constraints of continuity, the Doctor Who Unbound audios present a series of "What if...?" scenarios, and cast new actors in the role of the Doctor.
Background
In Exile, Arabella Weir plays a female incarnation of the Doctor.[1][2][3][4][5][6] American alternative weekly Houston Press's Jef Rouner described her portrayal as "one of the most melancholy of all the Doctors."[5] Other actors who played the Doctor included Geoffrey Bayldon, David Collings, Derek Jacobi, and David Warner.[3][5]
Sympathy for the Devil features UNIT during the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997.[7] David Warner played an alternate Third Doctor in the story, which also saw Nicholas Courtney play an alternate version of The Brigadier and Mark Gatiss play an alternate version of The Master. Warner and Courtney reprised their roles for the eighth story in the range, Masters of War. In 2016, Warner and Gatiss reprised their roles as the Doctor and the Master respectively for The New Adventures of Bernice Summerfield audio drama series: The Unbound Universe and its sequel Ruler of the Universe in 2017. After being pulled from the Unbound universe into the regular continuity of the Doctor Who universe, both characters have made ongoing appearances in various Big Finish ranges.
In February 2022, after a 14-year hiatus, Big Finish Productions announced the return of Unbound. Two boxsets, compromising of 3 stories in each, feature Colin Baker as an alternate Warrior Doctor known as "The Doctor of War" in a universe where the Fourth Doctor made the ultimate decision on Skaro, destroying the Daleks and showing how events may have unfolded after that fateful decision was made. These boxsets were announced to be released in April and September 2022 respectively.[8]
On 28 September 2022, Big Finish re-released the original first 8 stories in a download boxset titled Doctor Who: Unbound: 1-8 Collected.[9]
From 2017 to 2021, David Bradley reprised the role of First Doctor in Big Finish's The First Doctor Adventures range, having played the character in the 2017 Christmas special "Twice Upon A Time" and 2022 Centenary special "The Power of the Doctor" as well as 2013 docudrama "An Adventure in Space and Time" in which he played original First Doctor actor William Hartnell. The latter which he co-starred with Jemma Powell, Jamie Glover and Claudia Grant who played actors Jaqueline Hill, William Russell and Carole Ann Ford in the docudrama as well as playing the actors's original parts of Barbara Wright, Ian Chesterton and Susan Foreman.[10] On 11 February 2022, it was announced that Stephen Noonan would instead takeover the role of the First Doctor with a portrayal closer to the characters original depiction.[11][12] In April 2022, Executive Producer Nicholas Briggs expressed interest in producing further stories with Bradley.[12] In Issue 167 of Big Finish's magazine Vortex, Briggs teased further stories featuring Bradley's portrayal, saying "We've some very exciting plans afoot for further stories with David Bradley — something quite out of the ordinary and rather delightful."[13] On 17 April, it was announced Bradley would continue to play a new alternate version of the First Doctor alongside Powell, Glover and Grant as alternate versions of their respective characters but now a spart of the Unbound range instead, in a series titled The First Doctor Unbound. Producer David O’Mahony stated that the series would take "stylistic inspiration" from “The Peter Cushing feature films".[14]
Cast and characters
This section includes characters who will appear or have appeared in at least one season.
- A green cell indicates the actor is a main cast member.
- A red cell indicates the actor is a recurring cast member.
- A light blue cell indicates the actor is a guest or special guest cast member.
Actor | Character | Appearances | ||||||||||
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Original series | Doctor of War | The First Doctor Unbound | ||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Gen. | Des. | 1 | ||
Geoffrey Bayldon | Alternate Versions of the First Doctor | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
David Bradley | ✓ | |||||||||||
David Warner | Alternate Third Doctor | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
David Collings | Alternate Doctor | ✓ | ||||||||||
Ian Brooker | Alternate Doctor | ✓ | ||||||||||
Michael Jayston | The Valeyard | ✓ | ||||||||||
Derek Jacobi | Martin Bannister | ✓ | ||||||||||
Arabella Weir | Alternate Third Doctor | ✓ | ||||||||||
Colin Baker | The Doctor of War | ✓ | ||||||||||
Tom Baker | The Fourth Doctor | ✓ | ||||||||||
Nicholas Briggs | The Doctor | ✓ | ||||||||||
The Daleks | ✓ | TBA | ||||||||||
Carole Ann Ford | Susan Foreman | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Claudia Grant | ✓ | |||||||||||
Nicholas Courtney | The Brigadier | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Mark Gatiss | The Master | ✓ | ||||||||||
Geoffrey Beevers | ✓ | |||||||||||
Nicola Bryant | Peri Brown | ✓ | ||||||||||
Christopher Naylor | Harry Sullivan | ✓ | ||||||||||
Sadie Miller | Sarah Jane Smith | ✓ | ||||||||||
Terry Molloy | Davros | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||
Louise Jameson | Leela | ✓ | ||||||||||
Jemma Powell | Barbara Wright | ✓ | ||||||||||
Jamie Glover | Ian Chesterton | ✓ |
Episodes
Original series (2003–2008)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |
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1 | "Auld Mortality"[15] | Nicholas Briggs | Marc Platt | Alternative First Doctor (Geoffrey Bayldon), Susan Foreman | May 2003 | |
2 | "Sympathy for the Devil"[16] | Gary Russell | Jonathan Clements | Alternative Third Doctor (David Warner), The Brigadier, The Master | June 2003 | |
"What if... the Doctor had not been UNIT's scientific advisor?" | ||||||
3 | "Full Fathom Five"[17] | Jason Haigh-Ellery | David Bishop | Alternative Doctor (David Collings), Ruth, Alternative New Doctor (Ian Brooker, uncredited) | July 2003 | |
"What if... the Doctor believed that the ends justified the means?"[citation needed] | ||||||
4 | "He Jests at Scars..."[18] | Gary Russell | Gary Russell | The Valeyard, Mel | August 2003 | |
"What if... the Valeyard had won" at the end of The Trial of a Time Lord?" | ||||||
5 | "Deadline"[19] | Nicholas Briggs | Robert Shearman | Martin Bannister (Derek Jacobi), Philip, Barbara, Amy/Susan | September 2003 | |
"What if... Doctor Who did not materialise as a television series?" [citation needed] | ||||||
6 | "Exile"[20] | Nicholas Briggs | Nicholas Briggs | The Previous Doctor (Nicholas Briggs), Alternative Third Doctor (Arabella Weir) | September 2003 | |
"What if... the Doctor had escaped the justice of the Time Lords" at the end of The War Games?" | ||||||
7 | "A Storm of Angels"[21] | John Ainsworth | Marc Platt | Alternative First Doctor (Geoffrey Bayldon), Susan Foreman | January 2005 | |
"What if... the Doctor really had changed history, even just the tiniest bit?" | ||||||
8 | "Masters of War"[22] | Jason Haigh-Ellery | Eddie Robson | Alternative Third Doctor (David Warner), The Brigadier, Davros, Daleks, Thals | December 2008 | |
"What if.... the Doctor and the Brigadier travelled in the TARDIS together?" |
Doctor of War (2022)
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Featuring | Released | |||||||
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Genesis | ||||||||||||
1 | "Dust Devil"[8] | Barnaby Kay | John Dorney | The Doctor of War (Colin Baker), Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, Harry Sullivan, Peri Brown, Narvin | April 2022 | |||||||
2 | "Aftershocks"[8] | Lou Morgan | The Doctor of War, The Master, Narvin | |||||||||
3 | "The Difference Office"[8] | James Kettle | The Doctor of War, Romana, Daleks, Kraals | |||||||||
Destiny | ||||||||||||
1 | "Who Am I?"[23] | Barnaby Kay | Nigel Fairs | The Doctor of War, The Master | September 2022 | |||||||
2 | "Time Killers"[23] | Lizzie Hopley | The Doctor of War, The Master | |||||||||
3 | "The Key to Key to Time"[23] | Tim Foley | The Doctor of War, The White Guardian | |||||||||
The First Doctor Unbound
The First Doctor Unbound 1 (Title TBA)
The first box set is set for release in September 2025 and is written by LR Hay.[24]
Reception
Den of Geek's Andrew Blair selected Doctor Who Unbound as one of the ten Doctor Who stories that would make great musicals.[25] The Mary Sue's Alan Kistler said "fans enjoyed imagining these alternate Doctors" of David Warner and Arabella Weir.[3] American alternative weekly newspaper Houston Press's Jef Rouner said the series "fielded a fantastic set of stories."[5]
Fandom
In 2016, BBC America's Anglophenia featured a fan-made version of the Doctor Who theme music for Unbound's alternate Second Doctor.[26]
References
- ^ Crossan, Jamie (13 February 2013). "Doctor Who fans launch campaign for Sue Perkins to be next Time Lord". NME. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Fulton, Rick (2 June 2014). "It's Time Lords and Ladies as we explore the women who could easily regenerate into Doctor Who". Daily Record (Scotland). Trinity Mirror. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ a b c Kistler, Alan (27 December 2013). "Agent of S.T.Y.L.E. – The Alternate Versions of Doctor Who". The Mary Sue. Abrams Media. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Peck, Matthew Wace (3 August 2013). "Op-Ed: Is the new Doctor Who a woman?". Digital Journal. digitaljournal.com. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d Rouner, Jef (20 September 2013). "Doctor Who: The 10 Best Alternative Universe Doctors". Houston Press. Voice Media Group. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Westthorp, Alex (5 June 2014). "Doctor Who: the film careers of Matt Smith and Peter Capaldi". Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ Singh, Harminder (1 July 2016). "Everything you need to know about Hong Kong's return to Chinese sovereignty". South China Morning Post. Alibaba Group. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ a b c d "Doctor of War Rewrites History". Big Finish Productions. 1 February 2022. Retrieved 1 February 2022.
- ^ "Doctor Who: Unbound: 1-8 Collected - Doctor Who - Unbound - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Doctor Who - The First Doctor Adventures - Ranges - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Stephen Noonan is the First Doctor! - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Revamped Doctor Who audio ranges from Big Finish - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "Issue 167 - Vortex - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "The First Doctor enters a new Unbound era - News - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ "1. Doctor Who - Unbound: Auld Mortality". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "2. Doctor Who - Unbound: Sympathy for the Devil". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "3. Doctor Who - Unbound: Full Fathom Five". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "4. Doctor Who - Unbound: He Jests at Scars..." Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "5. Doctor Who - Unbound: Deadline". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "6. Doctor Who - Unbound: Exile". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "7. Doctor Who - Unbound: A Storm of Angels". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ "8. Doctor Who - Unbound: Masters of War". Big Finish Productions. Retrieved 8 March 2022.
- ^ a b c "The Doctor of War's Date with Destiny". Big Finish Productions. 11 May 2022. Retrieved 11 May 2022.
- ^ "11. Doctor Who: The First Doctor Unbound 1 (Title TBA) - Doctor Who - Unbound - Big Finish". www.bigfinish.com. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
- ^ Blair, Andrew (28 August 2013). "Doctor Who: 10 stories that would make great musicals". Den of Geek. Dennis Publishing. Retrieved 13 April 2017.
- ^ McAlpine, Fraser (September 2016). "Doctor Who's Day Roundup: Remaking the Music". Anglophenia. BBC America. Retrieved 13 April 2017.