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

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

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. A new PROBE film was released 15 April 2015 with Hazel Burrows taking over from Caroline John as Liz Shaw.

Productions

Video

  • 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"
        • "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
        • "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

Licensed Doctor Who spin-offs

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Novelisations

  • 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
  • Cyberon: Origins by Chris McAuley

Scripts

  • 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

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

Quiz books

  • 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

References

  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. 1 2 "P.R.O.B.E Returns to DVD". 13 February 2022.