Fans of the BBC’s Doctor Who in Britain and America will get a festive treat today, with a brand new Christmas special, “The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe” showing later on tonight. Meanwhile, away from the television cameras, a new Doctor Who online multiplayer game has been getting ready for launch and is now available on a preview basis – just in time for Christmas!
“Doctor Who: Worlds in Time” is a browser-based online game. Players are time travellers helping the Doctor solve a mystery that threatens the very fabric of the time stream. The game includes monsters from both the original and new series of the show, as well as host worlds and other locations which will be instantly familiar to fans.
And what does all this have to do with me? Well, I was very happy to be asked to provide the voiceover for the Official Game Trailer, which is now online. You can see it here.
The game trailer was produced in the USA, and our voiceover session was conducted over ISDN from my home studio, with the producers dialling in to ProComm Studio Services in Fletcher, NC to direct me – in this case, their best advice was to “try and sound like an excited teenager!”
Working via ISDN, phone patch or even on Skype means you can be anywhere in the world and work with me in my studio at a convenient time, so get in touch if there’s a project you’d like to discuss.
Merry Christmas, Who fans!
- To play “Doctor Who: Worlds in Time”, visit www.doctorwhowit.com right now!
- “Doctor Who: The Doctor, The Widow” and the Wardrobe shows on BBC One/HD at 7pm on Sunday 25th December, and on BBC America at 9pm ET.
