Lockdown: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide (documentary)

Lockdown: The Doctor Who Fans' Survival Guide was a documentary about the Doctor Who fandom during the COVID-19 pandemic. It was one of the last documentaries produced by Reeltime Pictures under that name prior to their rebranding as "Time Travel TV". It also had no ties with the Doctor Who: Lockdown! event and series earlier overseen by Emily Cook, using a completely different "Lockdown" logo designed by Warren Green.

Main subject
In the early months of 2020, the world was thrown into turmoil by a new pandemic … Covid-19 “the Coronavirus” swept across continents, threatening the lives of countless people.

In response, governments imposed severe restrictions upon the lives of their citizens … meaning, that for most people, they were forced to spend months isolated and alone in their homes … they were in Lockdown!

This is the story of how one international group coped with that lockdown.

DOCTOR WHO fans used their love and passion for the BBCtv series as a way of escaping their claustrophobic life indoors … always inventive, always creative and always filled with humour … they launched an incredible worldwide burst of activity to help each other through.

Here, for the first time ever, Reeltime Pictures is proud to bring together some of the most memorable of those endeavours … utterly unique and inspiring - prepare yourselves to be entertained in a way none of us could have imagined the year before.

We’d like to dedicate this production to anyone who has suffered loss or illness during this time. 10% of profits from Lockdown – The Doctor Who fans’ survival guide will be donated to charities connected with relief efforts.

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Awards
In 2022 the film won the Best Documentary award at the Pure Magic International Film Festival. (Source: DWM 579)