{"id":40227,"date":"2023-11-22T09:00:28","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T08:00:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1929523"},"modified":"2023-11-22T11:29:05","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:29:05","slug":"bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding\/","title":{"rendered":"Bringing David Tennant back to Doctor Who, in gaming, with Russ Harding"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Game developer Russ Harding talks about his numerous Doctor Who projects on the One More Life podcast. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Rob Leane\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 08:00 AM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>In the timey-wimey world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/\">Doctor Who<\/a>, is there ever really a final goodbye?<\/p>\n<p>Although David Tennant made an emotional exit from the show in 2010\u2019s tearjerking <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-guide\/the-end-of-time\/\">The End of Time<\/a> two-parter, he\u2019s made numerous comebacks since then \u2014 and one of them was in video game form!<\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s episode of the One More Life gaming podcast, we caught up with game developer Russ Harding, who worked with Tennant on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/doctor-who-game-tennant-whittaker-exclusive\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Doctor Who: The Edge of Reality<\/a>, a story-driven adventure game that came out in 2021.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/link.chtbl.com\/EJD_rY9s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Listen to our One More Life gaming podcast now!<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Edge of Reality is available on PC, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/MAXIMUM-GAMES-Doctor-Who-Assassins\/dp\/B0BQRZN7VM\/?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Nintendo Switch<\/a>, PS4, PS5, Xbox One and Xbox Series X\/S right now. (You should be able to download the game on your platform of choice, if you haven\u2019t already had the pleasure!)<\/p>\n<p>As the CCO of Maze Theory, a British game studio that has been trusted with numerous TV tie-ins, Harding has also worked with Jodie Whittaker (on Edge of Reality and its VR predecessor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/review-doctor-who-the-edge-of-time\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Edge of Time<\/a>) and Cillian Murphy (on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/peaky-blinders-kings-ransom-vr-review\/\" rel=\"noopener\">Peaky Blinders: The King\u2019s Ransom<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>And he revisited the iconic Doctor Who story <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-blink-introduction-horror-comment\/\">Blink<\/a> for a mobile game called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/doctor-who-lonely-assassins-review\/\" rel=\"noopener\">The Lonely Assassins<\/a>.<\/p> <p>In this podcast interview, Harding spills the beans on how all those projects came about, revealing what exactly it was like working with a beloved talent like David Tennant himself. It wasn\u2019t quite as glamorous as you might think!<\/p>\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s not lost on us that this podcast discussion is coming out just as David Tennant is about to make another big Doctor Who comeback: he\u2019ll reunite with Catherine Tate\u2019s Donna Noble in this weekend\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-time-slot-60th-special-star-beast-newsupdate\/\">The Star Beast<\/a>, the first of several 60th anniversary specials overseen by returning showrunner Russell T Davies.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6340295100112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p>Although Donna doesn\u2019t appear in Harding\u2019s Edge of Reality, Tennant\u2019s Doctor does revisit a different beloved character in the game. We don\u2019t want to spoil it for you here, but any fans of 2006 episode The Girl in the Fireplace will want to check this out.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere in the episode, Harding shares his thoughts on all sorts of hot gaming topics, from the resurgence of \u2018licensed games\u2019 based on pre-existing pop culture franchises to the hard work it takes to bring games to multiple platforms.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a really interesting chat, so make sure to tune in using the link below!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Listen to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/gaming\/one-more-life-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One More Life podcast<\/a>, subscribe to our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/gaming-newsletter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free newsletter<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimesGames\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">follow us on Twitter<\/a> for all the latest gaming intel.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Looking for something to watch? Check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">subscribe now<\/a> and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Game developer Russ Harding talks about his numerous Doctor Who projects on the One More Life podcast. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":40228,"template":"","categories":[1,8],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding.jpg",1600,1066,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding-1024x682.jpg",800,533,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding-1536x1023.jpg",1536,1023,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2023\/11\/bringing-david-tennant-back-to-doctor-who-in-gaming-with-russ-harding.jpg",1600,1066,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"Game developer Russ Harding talks about his numerous Doctor Who projects on the One More Life podcast.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/40227"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40228"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40227"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40227"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}