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BBV Productions

BBV Productions is a UK-based video and audio production company founded in 1991, specialising in science fiction drama. The company has expanded to include publishing of novels and scripts associated with its productions.

Origin

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Company co-founder Bill Baggs is a longtime fan of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, and BBV productions often involve characters or actors from that series. It was originally founded as Bill & Ben Video. The "Ben" in the company name is the nickname of Bill Baggs's wife and fellow company co-founder, Helen. Marian Baggs, the mother of Bill Baggs, also operated a second distribution chain on behalf of BBV.[citation needed]

Video

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BBV's first production was Summoned by Shadows (1991), co-produced with the BBC Film Club. Partly as a homage to Doctor Who, which Baggs was a fan of, and partly in a pragmatic attempt to take advantage of a pre-existing audience.[citation needed] BBV's next production was The AirZone Solution? in 1993 and involved four of the five surviving actors who had played The Doctor.[1] A new PROBE film was released 15 April 2015 with Hazel Burrows taking over from Caroline John as Liz Shaw.[2]

Productions

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Video

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  • The Stranger
    • Summoned by Shadows by Christian Darkin
    • More Than A Messiah by Nigel Fairs
    • In Memory Alone by Nicholas Briggs
    • The Terror Game by Nicholas Briggs
    • Breach of the Peace by Nicholas Briggs
    • Eye of the Beholder by Nicholas Briggs
  • The Auton trilogy
  • Faction Paradox
    • P.R.O.B.E. Case Files: "Daylight Savings" by James Hornby
    • Overture to Sabbath and the King by Aristide Twain (YouTube release)
  • Erimem
    • My mate, Erimem by Iain McLaughlin (YouTube release)
  • The Brigadier Adventures
    • P.R.O.B.E. Case Files: "Legend" by James Hornby
  • Standalone
  • Shorts
  • Documentary
    • Stranger Than Fiction
    • Stranger Than Fiction 2: From Script To Screen
    • Stranger than Fiction 3: Acting Up
    • The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
    • Bidding Adieu
  • Interviews
    • JNT: Uncut!
    • Jon Pertwee: Uncut!
    • Philip Hinchcliffe: Uncut!
    • Nick & Caroline: Uncut!
    • Peter Davison: Uncut!
    • Louise Jameson: Uncut!
    • Sylvester McCoy: Uncut!
  • P.R.O.B.E.
    • The Zero Imperative by Mark Gatiss
    • The Devil of Winterborne by Mark Gatiss
    • Unnatural Selection by Mark Gatiss
    • Ghosts of Winterborne by Mark Gatiss
    • When to Die by Bill Baggs
    • P.R.O.B.E. Case Files
      • Volume 1
        • "First Entry" by James Hornby
        • "Kelpie" by James Hornby
        • "Peckham Poltergeist" by James Hornby
        • "Manchester" by James Hornby
        • "Shadow People" by James Hornby
        • "Stacey Facade" by James Hornby
        • "Varunastra" by James Hornby
        • "Doctor X" by James Hornby
        • "Goo!" by Bill Baggs
        • "Sherwood Sorceress" by James Hornby
      • Volume 2
        • "A Message From Sir Andrew"[3]
        • "Daylight Savings" by James Hornby (Crossover with Faction Paradox)
        • "Ichor" by Bill Baggs
        • "Out of the Shadows of Doubt" by James Hornby, Hunter O'Connell, James Wylder & Lucy Wood-Ives, from an initial concept by Aristide Twain
        • "Fog" By Bill Baggs
        • "Lauren Anderson" by James Hornby & Bill Baggs
        • "Living Fiction" by Warren Lewis
        • "The Only Cure" by James Hornby
        • "Ex-President" by James Hornby[3]
        • "Legend" by James Hornby
      • Volume 3
        • "Maxie Masters" by Bill Baggs
        • "O'Kane" by Bill Baggs
        • "Mist Mystery" by Bill Baggs
        • "Stranger" by Bill Baggs
        • "Erlik" by Bill Baggs
        • "St. Swithun" by Bill Baggs
        • "Bridge" by Bill Baggs & Warren Lewis
        • "For The Hell Of It!" by Bill Baggs
      • Volume 4
        • "Portents of Doom" by Chris McAuley & Bill Baggs
        • "Deadwood" by Elliott B. Parmelee & Bill Baggs
        • "Mia" by Leopold Agnew

Audio

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Licensed Doctor Who spin-offs

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  • K-9 and his Mistress
    • The Choice by Nigel Fairs
    • The Search by Mark Duncan
  • Zygons
    • Homeland by Paul Dearing
    • Absolution by Paul Ebbs
    • The Barnacled Baby by Anthony Keetch
  • Krynoids
    • The Root of All Evil by Lance Parkin
    • The Green Man by Zoltán Déry
  • Sontarans
    • Silent Warrior by Peter Grehan
    • Old Soldiers by Simon J Gerard and Colin Hill
    • Conduct Unbecoming by Gareth Preston
  • Rutans
    • In 2 Minds by Iain Hepburn
  • The "I"
    • I Scream by Lance Parkin
  • Guy de Carnac
    • The Quality of Mercy by Dave McIntee
  • The Rani
  • The Wirrn
    • Race Memory by Paul Ebbs
  • Mike Yates
  • Faction Paradox
    • The Eleven Day Empire by Lawrence Miles
    • The Shadow Play by Lawrence Miles
    • Sabbath Dei by Lawrence Miles
    • The Year of the Cat by Lawrence Miles
    • Movers by Lawrence Miles
    • A Labyrinth of Histories by Lawrence Miles
    • Eternal Escape by James Hornby
    • Dionus's War
      • Call Me Ishmael by J.T. Mulholland
      • The Healer's Sin by J.T. Mulholland
      • Me & My Ghost by Bill Baggs
    • Sabbath and the King by Aristide Twain
    • The Confession of Brother Signet by Michael Gilroy-Sinclair
    • Hellscape
      • Lucifer by Trevor Spencer
      • Lucifer's Sleep by Trevor Spencer
      • Babylon's Own Personal Hell by Trevor Spencer
      • Brother's Keeper by Trevor Spencer
      • Unwanted Guest by Trevor Spencer
      • Lilith Fades by Trevor Spencer
  • Hellscape
    • The Lilium Saga - Acts I-III by Trevor Spencer
    • The Lilium Saga - Acts IV-VI by Trevor Spencer
  • P.R.O.B.E.
    • The Door We Forgot by James Hornby and James Wylder
    • 9 to 5 by James Hornby
    • A Worthy Successor by James Hornby and James Wylder
    • She Came From Another World! by James Wylder
    • What Happened in Manchester by James Hornby
    • Broken Bonds by James Hornby
    • Silver-Tongued Liars by James Wylder
    • New Companions
      • Maxie by Bill Baggs
      • Sam Myers by Trevor Spencer
    • Giles: The Beginning by Bill Baggs
    • First Case by Bill Baggs
    • Bold by Bill Baggs
    • Guardian At The Gate by Chris McAuley
    • The Liz Shaw Files: Honeymoon by Trevor Spencer
  • The Brigadier Adventures
    • Memories of Tomorrow by John Peel
    • New Pastures by James Hornby
    • The Fall of Shield Sentai by Charles EP Murphy
    • The Man Inside by Bill Baggs
    • Necessary Force by Steve Lyons
    • Translation by John Peel
  • Erimem
    • The Beast of Stalingrad by Iain McLaughlin
    • Prime Imperative by Iain McLaughlin
    • Churchill's Castle by Iain McLaughlin
  • The Makers
    • Maker's Wish: After Dark
      • Slalvok by Trevor Spencer & Bill Baggs
    • Maker's Wish
      • Ticket To Ride by Trevor Spencer

Unofficial/Apocryphal Doctor Who spin-offs

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  • The Dominie and Alice ("The Professor" and "Ace" until Guests for the Night)
    • Republica by Mark Gatiss
    • Island of Lost Souls by Mark Gatiss
    • Prosperity Island by Tim Saward
    • The Left Hand of Darkness by Mark Duncan
    • The Other Side by Mark Duncan
    • Guests for the Night by Nigel Fairs
    • Ghosts by Nigel Fairs
    • Only Human by Mark J. Thompson
    • Blood Sports by Nigel Fairs
    • Punchline by Jeremy Leadbetter (Robert Shearman)
  • Fred
    • Cyber-Hunt by Martin Peterson
    • Vital Signs by Tim Saward
  • Cyberons
    • Cyber-Hunt by Martin Peterson
    • Cybergeddon by Paul Ebbs
    • Cyberon by James Hornby (unabridged audiobook of the novelisation of the film)
    • Silver-Tongued Liars by James Wylder
    • Curse of the Cyberons by Chris McAuley
    • The Weapon and the Warrior by John Peel
    • Cyber-Hunt by Callum Phillpott (unabridged audiobook of the novelisation of the audio drama)
  • The Stranger
    • The Last Mission by Nicholas Briggs
    • Eye of the Storm by Arthur Wallis (Nicholas Briggs)

Stand-Alone

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  • Infidel's Comet by Colin Hill & Simon J Gerard
  • The Pattern by Mark Duncan
  • The Boy Who Kicked Pigs by Tom Baker
  • The Airzone Solution: Novelisation - Enhanced Audio by Charles EP Murphy
  • BES Begins by James Mulholland
  • The Time Detectives: The Vault by Bill Baggs
  • StokerVerse
    • A Whisper in the Darkness by Chris McAuley & Dacre Stoker
    • The Forbidden Act by Chris McAuley
    • Dracula: Origins by Chris McAuley
    • The Sorceress of the Nile by Chris McAuley
    • Terror Under the Rue Morgue by Chris McAuley
  • Claudia Christian's Dark Legacies:
    • First Contact by Chris McAuley
    • Heart of Steel by Chris McAuley
  • Chaos Theory: Oblation by Grant Foxon
  • The Frontiersman's End by Chris McAuley

Books

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Novelisations

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  • Cyberon by James Hornby (distributed by Arcbeatle Press)
  • Republica by Micah K. Spurling
  • Cyber-Hunt by Callum Phillpott
  • Cybergeddon by Lupan Evezan
  • The Rani Reaps the Whirlwind by Micah K. Spurling
  • The Airzone Solution by Charles EP Murphy
  • Auton by David Black
  • The Root of All Evil by Paul Mount
  • The Choice by James Mulholland
  • The Stranger: In a Strange Land by Jason Russell

Scripts

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  • Faction Paradox
    • Faction Paradox Protocols: The Scripts Vol. 1 by Lawrence Miles
    • Faction Paradox Protocols: The Scripts Vol. 2 by Lawrence Miles
    • Faction Paradox Protocols: The Scripts Vol. 3 by Lawrence Miles
  • Erimem
    • Erimem: The Beast of Stalingrad - The Script by Iain McLaughlin

Comics

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  • Cyberon
    • Before The Storm by Leopold Agnew
  • Musketeers vs. Cthulhu! by Chris McAuley & Claudia Christian

Quiz books

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  • The Ultimate DC Quiz Book by Chris McAuley
  • The Ultimate Marvel Quiz Book by Chris McAuley
  • The Ultimate Alien Quiz Book by Chris McAuley
  • The Ultimate Doctor Who Quiz Book by Chris McAuley
  • The Ultimate Terminator Quiz Book by Chris McAuley
  • The Ultimate Battlestar Galactica Quiz Book by Chris McAuley, Peter S. Giakoumis and Chris Moore.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ling, Thomas (27 November 2018). "Cyberons, sexy Zygons and Mark Gatiss: The bizarre world of the unofficial Doctor Who spin-offs". Radio Times. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Galaxy 4 - PROBE: When To Die". Galaxy4.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  3. ^ a b "P.R.O.B.E Returns to DVD". 13 February 2022.
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