Creating a weekly YouTube show for Doctor Who

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Project: Doctor Who: The Fan Show

Agency: BBC Studios

Year: 2015-2018

Original YouTube format & social content

Doctor Who: The Fan Show was a weekly YouTube series created by BBC Studios to celebrate fans around the globe and drive online conversation about Doctor Who after episodes air on TV.

In 2015, I was headhunted by the BBC due to my YouTube videos (as part of FiveWhoFans). I took on the role of Host and Researcher, which involved work both on-camera and behind-the-scenes. My responsibilities included presenting, scriptwriting, developing concepts, sourcing contributors, editing episodes and creating clips for social media.

The Fan Show became a live aftershow in 2017, with special guests and an audience in the hundreds of thousands.

During my time at the BBC, I was also involved in hosting several live events including a Q&A with Steven Moffat for BBC One, a promotional event with Russell T Davies for BBC Books, and a panel at Doctor Who conference Gallifrey One in Los Angeles to an audience of around 3000 people.

Watch me transform into a Weeping Angel (and more Doctor Who shenanigans) →

The team

  • Chris Allen

    Producer

  • George Shankster

    DOP & Editor

  • Christel Dee

    Host & Researcher

  • Luke Spillane

    Channel Manager & Presenter

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