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).

Doctor Who: Unleashed
GenreDocumentary
Based on
Doctor Who
by
Directed byJonathon Aiken
Presented bySteffan Powell
Theme music composerRon Grainer
Opening themeDoctor Who theme music
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes13 (+1 supplemental)
Production
Executive producerJo Pearce
Running time28–29 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network
Release17 November 2023 (2023-11-17) –
present
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Production

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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

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SeriesEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
SpecialsSupp.17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
325 November 2023 (2023-11-25)9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)
14Special25 December 2023 (2023-12-25)
911 May 2024 (2024-05-11)22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)

Specials (2023)

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No. in
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Episode(s) discussedIntervieweesOriginal air date
Supplemental
"Destination: Skaro"[a]David Tennant, Russell T Davies, Mawaan Rizwan, Vicki Delow, Scott Handcock, Barnaby Edwards17 November 2023 (2023-11-17)
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11"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 Evans25 November 2023 (2023-11-25)
22"Wild Blue Yonder"David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies2 December 2023 (2023-12-02)
33"The Giggle"David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies, Ruth Madeley, Neil Patrick Harris, Ncuti Gatwa9 December 2023 (2023-12-09)

Series 14 (2024)

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Episode(s) discussedIntervieweesOriginal air date
Special
4"The Church on Ruby Road"Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Davina McCall25 December 2023 (2023-12-25)
Series
51"Space Babies"Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Robert Strange, Ellen Marsh11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
62"The Devil's Chord"Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Jinkx Monsoon, Murray Gold, Ben Chessell11 May 2024 (2024-05-11)
73"Boom"Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Varada Sethu18 May 2024 (2024-05-18)
84"73 Yards"Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Aneurin Barnard, Vicki Delow, Dylan Holmes Williams25 May 2024 (2024-05-25)
95"Dot and Bubble"Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Callie Cooke, Vicki Delow, Dylan Holmes Williams1 June 2024 (2024-06-01)
106"Rogue"Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Kate Herron, Briony Redman, Jonathan Groff, Indira Varma, Pam Downe8 June 2024 (2024-06-08)
117"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 Donoughue15 June 2024 (2024-06-15)
128"Empire of Death"Ncuti Gatwa, Millie Gibson, Russell T Davies, Jamie Donoughue, Bonnie Langford, Anita Dobson, Angela Wynter, Gabriel Woolf, Joel Collins, Sebastian Barker22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)
139Series 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 Ireland22 June 2024 (2024-06-22)

Notes

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  1. ^ This 10-minute mini-episode is titled "Children in Need".
  2. ^ This episode is titled "Unseen".

References

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  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.
  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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