Totally Doctor Who
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Totally Doctor Who is a children's programme produced by the BBC to accompany the science fiction series Doctor Who. It airs on BBC One at 5:00pm on Thursdays CBBC, is repeated at 6:30pm on Fridays and then again on Saturdays, just prior to the BBC One airing of the new episode of Doctor Who. The first episode was broadcast on 13 April 2006.
Totally Doctor Who has two presenters, Liz Barker and Barney Harwood. They interview guests in the studio, as well as pre-shot inserts from the Doctor Who set and coverage of young fans of the programme whose questions about Doctor Who are answered.
The programme is produced by Simon Hall, whose previous work includes Beckham’s Hotshots.
Episodes
Each episode has featured at least one Doctor Who actor as a guest in the studio.- The first and third episodes featured Noel Clarke, who plays Mickey Smith.
- The second and fourth featured David Tennant; young actor Joe Pickley, who played Kenny in School Reunion, also appeared in-studio in the fourth episode.
- The fifth episode featured Camille Coduri, who plays Jackie Tyler and Jessica Atkins, who played Young Reinette in The Girl in the Fireplace.
- Episode Six features Camille Coduri and Andrew Hayden-Smith, who played Jake in Rise of the Cybermen. It goes behind the scenes of the first of a two partner, Rise of the Cybermen.
- Episode Seven features behind the scenes details of the Cybermen costume, and a photoshoot for the Radio Times.
- Episode Eight features Rory Jennings, who played Tommy in The Idiot's Lantern.
- Episode Nine features an Ood costume and MyAnna Buring, who played Scooti in The Impossible Planet.
- Episode Ten features Ronny Jhutti, who played Danny in The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit.
- Episode Eleven features Russell T Davies, head writer and exectutive producer of Doctor Who.
- Episode 12 features Abisola Agbaje, who played Chloe Webber in Fear Her.
- Episode 13 features Elizabeth Sladen, who played Sarah Jane Smith, and Raji James from Army of Ghosts/Doomsday.
Regular Features
The Filing Cabinet
The filing cabinet contains letters, drawings and creations made by the viewers. It has a weathered, wooden-looking exterior, with Gallifreyan text on the front and is designed to look like the Doctor's TARDIS. It also has the properties of a TARDIS because it appears to be bigger on the inside (however, it is probably fed in through the back of the wall). If a piece of work is featured on the show, its author receives a Totally Doctor Who branded mug.Behind the scenes
The show features 'behind the scenes' segments detailing the creation process of certain parts of a recent Doctor Who episode: for example, underwater filming for a weightless scene in The Impossible Planet, or documenting the making of a TARDISODE.Companion Academy
In the "Companion Academy" segment, a number of children compete in the style of a reality show to win a day behind-the-scenes during the filming of Doctor Who. The competition was originally restricted to 7- to 12-year-olds, but was subsequently extended to include ages 13 and 14. One of the judges for this segment is Clayton Hickman, current editor of Doctor Who Magazine. The inanity of the 'challenges' is frequently criticised on fan forums. [link]Who-ru
The title is a pun on the word guru. It is a Doctor Who trivia challenge between two children or a child and an actor, with a prize from one of the guests (usually a signed script or promotional photo) though both contestants receive a Totally Doctor Who goodie bag for taking part. The format of the challenge changed after the first episode, in which the loser had to give the winner a cherished possession.Finale
At the end of the programme the presenters and guests review the show. Then Liz and Barney show a preview of the next new episode of Doctor Who. They then all wave goodbye before the credits roll.
External links
- [Announcement on BBC Doctor Who website]
- [Mad about The Doctor], local coverage of two young fans from High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire who were featured on the programme
- [It's Behind Who!], local coverage of a boy from Torrisholme, Lancashire who participated in the "Who-ru" challenge
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