#doctor who unleashed

[olympain]

And it was his birthday, which was really lovely, so we embarrassed him, and we sang him Happy Birthday.

[expelliarmus]

David dancing on set to Spice Up Your Life

[azertyrobaz]

"We've got a happy Doctor."

[ovenproofowl]

it was a really charming surprise to find out that the song ncuti and millie performed wasn't pre-recorded and that they literally just had to sing it on the fly while dancing around. most sequences like that would have just been lip-synced with the done up vocals being played in the background which always feels a bit inauthentic, but this just adds to the chaos of the scene and makes the stakes feel a bit more genuine, that ruby and the doctor are actually struggling to come up with this song to offer a proper distraction.

I know we talk a lot about how doctor who will always pick practical effects and costume over 'cgi-ed to a buggery', so I feel like this also deserved some acknowledgement

[mizgnomer]

David Tennant Dancing - Part Eight

Also see:  My [ #David Dancing ] tag for more joy

[bobbie-robron]

Doctor Who Unleashed - Children in Need (2023)

17-Nov-2023

[zomblorbs]

watching Doctor Who Unleashed is so funny to me because half the time it’s guys dressed as aliens being extremely human and just chillin, just a totally normal day

[clairedelune-13]

Even through the years, this man still looks like a giddy child on a sugar overload.

So, he’s cracked the code on how to be a dilf as well as a super enthusiastic boy on Christmas morning. How?

[ninemelodies]

this is so so sweet and i love that ruth got to talk about it :’)

[doctorwho247]

Get ready to go behind the scenes of every new episode with Doctor Who: Unleashed, hosted by Steffan Powell, landing on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer this November! 🎬✨️

Showrunner, Russell T Davies says: “Over the years, I meet so many people who were inspired to find careers in TV, because of the behind the scenes material the BBC would show. And now it’s back, in the grand old tradition of Doctor Who Confidential, but in a brand new form, Unleashed! So a whole new generation - and faithful fans of old - can see what the stars and the crew get up to behind the cameras.”

[sandunerhymes]

On Doctor Who, Disability and Davros

Russel T Davies in Doctor Who: Unleashed, Children in Need Special

We had long conversations about bringing Davros back because he's a fantastic character. Time and society and culture and taste has moved on, and there's a problem with the Davros of old in that he's a wheelchair user who is evil...

...and I've had problems with that, and a lot of us on the production had problems with that, of associating disability with evil and, trust me, there's a very long tradition of this.

I'm not blaming people in the past at all, but the world changes and when the world changes, Doctor Who has to change as well.

So we made the choice to bring back Davros without the facial scarring and without the wheelchair, or his support unit, which functions as a wheelchair. I say this is how we see Davros now. This is what he looks like. This is 2023. This is our lens. This is our eye. Things used to be in black and white, they're not in black and white anymore. And Davros used to look like that and he looks like this now. And that we are absolutely standing by.

I think, because it's Children in Need night, it's a night where issues of disability or otherness or being excluded from society come right to the front of the conversation. So, of all the nights to make this change, I thought it was absolutely vital to do this, and I'm very very proud of the fact that we have.

Russell talking about disability representation in Doctor Who, straight away, in the very first episode is making me feel things.

Do I agree with everything he's said about disability representation and villains, absolutely (see every James Bond film/book.)

Do I agree with their approach to Davros? Maybe, maybe not. It's a very complicated topic on which I do not have the lived experience to speak.

But they are thinking about it. And they clearly care. And that fills me with so much hope for the future.

N.B. I copied the interview transcript from the current BBC iPlayer subtitles. All inaccuracies and emphasis are my own. Please let me know of any errors.

[olympain]

It's really something you can sink your teeth into.

[expelliarmus]

[joeeatsdvds]

HAHA MILLIE AND NCUTI JUST SINGING TO WOODEN PLANKS AND CARDBOARD CUT OUTS WHEN THEY WERE MAKING THE SPECIAL IS SO SO FUNNY OH MY GOD

[a-tad-bit-obsessed]

The fact that the Meep is practical effects, even the basis of the eyes (like please watch Doctor Who Unleashed)

[mizgnomer]

David Tennant and Steffan Powell from Doctor Who Unleashed (behind the scenes of the Children in Need special - 2023)

Happy 60th Anniversary Doctor Who!

Happy Doctor Who Day!