Doctor Who: Unleashed

*Doctor Who: Unleashed*
Doctor Who: Unleashed
Genre	Documentary
Based on	Doctor Who; by Sydney Newman,; C. E. Webber,; and Donald Wilson;
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	14 (+1 supplemental)
Production
Executive producer	Jo Pearce
Running time	28–29 minutes
Production companies	Bright Branch Media; BBC Studios Productions;
Original release
Network	BBC Three; BBC iPlayer;
Release	17 November 2023 –; present
Related
	Doctor Who Confidential; Doctor Who Extra; Doctor Who: The Fan Show;

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).

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]

On 22 June 2024, it was announced that Unleashed is set to return in 2025 for the fifteenth series of Doctor Who.^[3]

Episodes

Series	Episodes	Originally released
Series	Episodes	First released	Last released
Specials	Supp.	17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
Specials	3	25 November 2023 (2023-11-25)	9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)
14	Special	25 December 2023 (2023-12-25)
14	9	11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)	22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)
15	Special	25 December 2024 (2024-12-25)

Specials (2023)

No. in UNL	No. special	Episode(s) discussed	Interviewees	Original air date
Supplemental
–	–	"Destination: Skaro"^[a]	David Tennant, Russell T Davies, Mawaan Rizwan, Vicki Delow, Scott Handcock, Barnaby Edwards	17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
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 (2023-11-25)
2	2	"Wild Blue Yonder"	David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies	2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
3	3	"The Giggle"	David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies, Ruth Madeley, Neil Patrick Harris, Ncuti Gatwa	9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)

Series 14 (2024)

No. in UNL	No. in series	Episode(s) discussed	Interviewees	Original air date
Special
4	–	"The Church on Ruby Road"	Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Davina McCall	25 December 2023 (2023-12-25)
Series
5	1	"Space Babies"	Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Robert Strange, Ellen Marsh	11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
6	2	"The Devil's Chord"	Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Jinkx Monsoon, Murray Gold, Ben Chessell	11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
7	3	"Boom"	Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Varada Sethu	18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)
8	4	"73 Yards"	Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Aneurin Barnard, Vicki Delow, Dylan Holmes Williams	25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
9	5	"Dot and Bubble"	Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Callie Cooke, Vicki Delow, Dylan Holmes Williams	1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)
10	6	"Rogue"	Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Kate Herron, Briony Redman, Jonathan Groff, Indira Varma, Pam Downe	8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)
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 (2024-06-15)
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 (2024-06-22)
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 (2024-06-22)

Series 15

No. in UNL	No. in series	Episode(s) discussed	Interviewees	Original air date
Special
14	–	"Joy to the World"	TBA	25 December 2024 (2024-12-25)

Notes

^ This 10-minute mini-episode is titled "Children in Need".
^ This episode is 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.
^ Steffan Powell (presenter), Jonathon Aiken (director) (22 June 2024). "Unseen". Doctor Who: Unleashed. Series 14. Episode 9. BBC. BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.

External links

Doctor Who: Unleashed at BBC Online
Doctor Who: Unleashed at IMDb
Doctor Who: Unleashed on Tardis Wiki, the Doctor Who Wiki

[4] This 10-minute mini-episode is titled "Children in Need".

[5] This episode is titled "Unseen".

[1] Craig, David (12 April 2023). "David Tennant confirms return of Doctor Who Confidential-style show". Radio Times. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[2] Harp, Justin (27 September 2023). "Doctor Who confirms spin-off show return". Digital Spy. Retrieved 27 September 2023.

[Unseen-3] Steffan Powell (presenter), Jonathon Aiken (director) (22 June 2024). "Unseen". Doctor Who: Unleashed. Series 14. Episode 9. BBC. BBC Three and BBC iPlayer.

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