Doctor Who - Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? - Adrian Mourby
Category: Doctor Who
Narrator: Andrew Sachs
Tags: Doctor Who, Full Cast, Radio Productions, Teen & Young Adult
Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? was a mockumentary that aired on BBC Radio 4 as the fifth instalment of Adrian Mourbys Sony Award-winning first series of Whatever Happened to ?, Like the other episodes, it examined the life of a fictional character through the realistic lens of a researcher conducting an interview with a subject. Consequently, its format forced the actors to play the scenes straight, which in turn enhanced the parodic elements of the piece. In a sense, its structure removed Susan (played here by Jane Asher) from the Doctor Who universe, allowing her metafictional comment upon it., Its format also allowed the researcher to directly ask Susan many questions that naturally resulted from her appearances on Doctor Who. Whether or not one agreed with the answers, Whatever Happened was the first piece of performed Doctor Who to answer such things as:, Did the Doctor ever see Susan after the events of The Dalek Invasion of Earth? Who were Susans parents, and why did they l
