The Minister of Chance

The Minister of Chance
Radio Static, Arcbeatle Press audio drama
Series
Written byDan Freeman
Directed byDan Freeman
Release dateFebruary 2011 - May 2013
LanguageEnglish

The Minister of Chance is a fantasy multi-media series created by Dan Freeman and Radio Static. It is a spin-off of the Doctor Who webcast Death Comes to Time, where the titular character first appeared, portrayed by Stephen Fry.[1][2] Stars of the audio drama series included Sylvester McCoy, Paul McGann and Jenny Agutter.[3]

In 2014 a live action short was filmed based on The Prologue of the audio series, starring Paul McGann and Tim McInnerny, was released. It was funded by the series' international fanbase.[4] Soon after the release, a Kickstarter campaign began in the hope of securing funding for episode one of a Minister of Chance movie. Crowdfunding for the movie was unsuccessful, with only half of the required funds being pledged.

The audio series was remastered in late 2020 and released as a series of 10 minute episodes.[5]

A novel of the series written by Freeman was announced in 2022 by American publisher Arcbeatle Press and released in the same year.[6]

  1. ^ "Doctor Who: Death Comes to Time". BBC. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  2. ^ "The Minister of Chance Review". WIRED. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  3. ^ Mahoney, Elisabeth (16 March 2011). "Radio head: The Minister of Chance". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2022. This sci-fi podcast is a gripping futuristic thriller – let's hope they get to make the final episodes.
  4. ^ "The Minister of Chance Short Film". Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  5. ^ "The Minister of Chance Remastered". Retrieved 23 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Arcbeatle Press Announces The Minister of Chance Novel". Retrieved 16 May 2022.