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Doctor Who: LOCKDOWN | Listen | A Poem by Steven Moffat
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Күн бұрынWhat’s that in the mirror?
And the corner of my eye?
What’s that foot step following?
And never passing by?
A poem written by Steven Moffat, read by Jacob Dudman.
This video was specially created for #FearIsASuperpower, the worldwide tweetalong of the Doctor Who episode 'Listen' on Wednesday 20 May 2020.
This video was home-produced remotely during the 'lockdown' period of the COVID-19 outbreak in May 2020.
All involved in the making of this video contributed their time and talent for free. If you enjoyed it, it would great if you could consider making a donation to The Film and TV Charity's COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund, to support the creative community which has been affected by the Coronavirus pandemic: justgiving.com...
LISTEN
Written by STEVEN MOFFAT
Read by JACOB DUDMAN
Edited by JAMES BARNETT
Artwork by CECILIA G.F.
Music by JAMES JARVIS
Produced by EMILY COOK
#DoctorWho is licensed by the BBC. All rights belong to the rightful copyright holders.
@alfiethomas5632 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure that in the episode the last verse of the poem is: "Perhaps when we're all sleeping, perhaps when we're all dead, out they'll come a-slithering from underneath the bed."
@swaglevi4315 4 жыл бұрын
He changes history and i gotta respect that
@KatePlayStay 4 жыл бұрын
Omg “the madman with a box” is SO nostalgic
@zacchambers2418 4 жыл бұрын
And with that little bit of 11's pond era theme. So good
@sheridan5175 2 жыл бұрын
@@zacchambers2418 The name of that song is the madman with a box
@williamhaggis6420 4 жыл бұрын
Should have had P-Caps read his own lines, but still good!
@theresechristiansen9769 4 жыл бұрын
True. Except when I heard the Doctor voice for a second I thought it *was* CapDoc!
@thechineserussian 3 жыл бұрын
He's probably busy filming the suicide squad
@theresechristiansen9769 4 жыл бұрын
Always adored Listen. Watched it again in 2019 during the Lockdown. And just cried & cried. I miss these stories & I miss this Doctor in particular. I like his age & attitude.
@sophtheowl6133 4 жыл бұрын
They should do this with the demons run and beast below poems
@intj4654 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely
@zararobnett8284 4 жыл бұрын
oh yes! that would be amazing! Demons run might be my favorite of the doctor who poems
@swaglevi4315 4 жыл бұрын
Yes
@sheersternfeld1914 3 ай бұрын
Also with the wispermen's poems?
@AndrewHsieh96 4 жыл бұрын
"I'm a madman with a box." And cue Murray Gold's magical motif.
@violetthunter 4 жыл бұрын
His open eyes creeped the SH*T out of me
@theresaswan20 4 жыл бұрын
Me too
@Littleflower176 4 жыл бұрын
Don't blink :)
@fuccasound3897 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Steven, shades of Edgar Allen Poe perhaps? I'm old, Pertwee was my Doctor, Tom was my Favourite but Capaldi is the Doctor i identify with most of all....
@fuccasound3897 4 жыл бұрын
@Spam Bam i agree with you, i think Capaldi incorporated aspects of the classic Doctors into his performance. The hair thing reminds me most of Pertwee. The script editor at that time (Terrance Dicks) used to say you could tell which series of Pertwee's era you were watching by the largeness of his hairstyle! Capaldi's grew larger in a similar way. As for which Poe story, i guess i was thinking of the poem 'The Raven'.
@cherylwilliams9514 4 жыл бұрын
Proper freaked me out that did! I thought Peter Capaldi was just a picture on the Listen poster above, but when he opened his eyes the first time, I wasnt expecting it lol!! Well done Steven Moffat, Emily Cook and whoever creeated it so Peter opened his eyes unexpectedly. Really good
@nikademeter 4 жыл бұрын
Transcript of the poem: What´s that in the mirror? And the corner of my eye? What´s that footstep following? And never passing by? At night I hear such breathing The dark is never still The shadows all are seething The air is damp and chill Even as I write this The shadows all have moved How do I learn to fight this? This enemy unproved And now a voice is muttering A voice that´s not my own The candle now is guttering The wind is now a moan And wait, The door is knocking And no, This can´t be right The door I´m always locking Is opening tonight And standing there with blazing eyes A man I´d never seen His face was pale, And strange and wise And lined, And very lean "This poem that you´re writing You now must throw away The shadows that you´re fighting I fight them every day One night I´ll have to read it And fear will grip my soul This fear I do not need it This fear will take a toll" I listened as he ranted And then I told him, no For words, like seeds, once planted Towards the light must grow He stood there now in silence He did not turn to go His eyes were full of violence But his voice was soft and low "These seeds, You must not sow them Please cast them , on the rocks I´m the reader of this poem I´m a madmad with a box"
@mahfuzurchowdhury2765 4 жыл бұрын
It would have been epic to have Capaldi do this, but I still love this.
@ZACK613 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this Mr. Moffat.
@adamsinclair1959 4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely perfect accompaniment to the episode.
@ghosthead84 4 жыл бұрын
Jacob Dudman can impersonate Capaldi as well? Crazy.
@erikharrison 4 жыл бұрын
It's crazy good. He captures a specific thing Capaldi does with his sinuses that is INCREDIBLY hard.
@DubiousMints 4 жыл бұрын
Hes also good at 4, 9, 10 and 11, he's made some videos including impressions of them
@themikeywho 4 жыл бұрын
This is what I called a brilliant poem!!!!
@MutterNonsense234 4 жыл бұрын
I love this to bits, and he's done it again. I only wish, despite how great this was, that the context had been a smidgeon less specific, so I could imagine that this really was the remainder of the poem that we never got to hear in the episode. Still. I almost can anyway. Imagine the Doctor getting scared by a description of his own face...
@DoctorWhoAdventures 4 жыл бұрын
Masterful!! Truly masterful! Stellar job Steven!! Awesome narration from Jacob and LOVE the artwork too :D Nice one! :)
@DonnaLang42rockglobally 4 жыл бұрын
Moffat, you've done it again. Bravo.
@majaxe 4 жыл бұрын
I'm so happy to hear the madman with a box !!!
@terminatorplayz4614 4 жыл бұрын
Moving shadows eh? Could he be nodding to the vashta nerada?
@blackpinkluv9869 4 жыл бұрын
I love the doctor’s poetic speeches
@katz-burning-all-of-my-bri7939 4 жыл бұрын
This is beautiful writing, so simple yet conveying so much emotion
@PhoebeClothier 4 жыл бұрын
I’m scared and immersed 🙃
@BenNightHound 4 жыл бұрын
Very nice poem....
@champuli1027 4 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant! Reader was great too with the impression. Thank you!
@46LCG 4 жыл бұрын
oh crimney! That was so Poe-like and yek! He opened his eyes --"the madman with a box!" Well done---reading was excellent!
@LukeNyul 4 жыл бұрын
I always found this episode very chilling and this poem adds to it! Excellent stuff!
@RiverAlexandraSong 4 жыл бұрын
OH THIS IS MARVELOUS !!! Creepy and Sad and Wonderful
@iandeeley9033 4 жыл бұрын
Great Poem! Steven Moffat at his best!
@Brandon_Powell 4 жыл бұрын
I actually just watched Listen for the first time the other night. It reminded me of a lot of the old X-Files episodes I used to watch when I was a child.
@bridgerhibbert2993 4 жыл бұрын
I have to admit I was waiting for this to be read: "Maybe they're just waiting. Waiting for us to be dead. Then out they'll come, slithering in. From underneath the BED." Still, I won't be listening to this at midnight (good ole classic Steven Moffat).
@CuriosityRocks 4 жыл бұрын
This was actually scary, amazing 😁
@marcomanic7760 4 жыл бұрын
Freaking incredible loved it
@sharonclohessy3790 4 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant!!
@bacul165 4 жыл бұрын
Goosebumps.
4 жыл бұрын
Chills to the bones.
@garymcleod6260 4 жыл бұрын
If he's sitting on top of his Tardis, where's the spinning light-thing gone? Is that how he stays anchored to his vessel?
@thewerewolff7248 4 жыл бұрын
hes sitting on the spinny light thing and the tardis extends its forcefield so that he remains anchored and can breathe.
@thoscheitrash643 4 жыл бұрын
Read by Jacob Dudman!!!!! I’m so proud I love his matt Smith impression and I was literally just watching his new video yesterday
@kevinmcvandi5162 3 жыл бұрын
need to hear this by mr.capaldi's voice
@Ma3ozi 4 жыл бұрын
This is so chilling to the core.
@ValpasKankaristo 4 жыл бұрын
That's some good voice acting!
@bven7681 4 жыл бұрын
I WAS JUST WATCHING JACOB :0
@belinda35_77 4 жыл бұрын
This is SO GOOD!!
@CedricLlwyd 2 жыл бұрын
I knew it was Jacob Dudman, from the first word he said...
@maz1645 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliant reading..
@Tulf42 4 жыл бұрын
No poem about Doctor Who is complete without the sound of the TARDIS, just saying... VWORP VWORP
@liamyoung1997 4 жыл бұрын
Epic !!! 👏🏻👏🏻😊😊
@KatePlayStay 4 жыл бұрын
Oh. My. God. Just died.
@flyhyland 4 жыл бұрын
My condolences.
@bransrubar 4 жыл бұрын
That was fun
@hazelwitherspoon2721 4 жыл бұрын
Dayum!!
@elliotttalksf1825 4 жыл бұрын
Only Steven Moffat could creep the hell out of us in 3 minutes! 😄😄
@abnerdesouza7550 4 жыл бұрын
The Raven feels.
@KennAKALeo 4 жыл бұрын
Cool. I miss Doctor Who. What's it been now? Three or four years?
@jeckjeck3119 4 жыл бұрын
Awesome.
@zararobnett8284 4 жыл бұрын
makes more sense in the “Listen” episode
@Alexandrashepiro 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic!!!
@korvinm100 4 жыл бұрын
Christina Rossetti meets Ted Hughes meets...Dr. Who.
@julianaylor4351 4 жыл бұрын
The the longer you live...the more you don't want to know.😧
@nadiawalkow6196 2 жыл бұрын
Amazing poem! Can anyone tell me what what type of meter does it have? I've recently started learning more about poetry
@Artisan1979 3 жыл бұрын
Is the Doctor trying to silence the author from drawing attention to Sister of Mine in the mirror?
@hgwells1899 4 жыл бұрын
*ranted
@johnvanorder3581 4 жыл бұрын
Very Poe.
@melchoryanez6469 4 жыл бұрын
better than season 11 and 12 lol jk don't hate but seriously
@keelyeyal7098 4 жыл бұрын
🌈🕊
@SGlitz 4 жыл бұрын
The fear of Covid....
@h.r.gerrard2960 4 жыл бұрын
So... Why, exactly, can't the show be like this anymore???
@daitannaseishin1452 4 жыл бұрын
Damn you Chibby!!!
@JE-western-rider 4 жыл бұрын
The doctor must bow on the altar of identity politics that first appeared as a weapon in Russia and resulted in a bloody revolution.
@gideonblack8139 4 жыл бұрын
Would it have killed to get Capaldi to record?
@JonTheComputerDoctor 4 жыл бұрын
We need the Fourth Doctor, he would fix the current situation.
@FreihEitner 2 жыл бұрын
Would have been better with Capaldi doing his own voice. :-/
@carealoo744 4 жыл бұрын
Uh... I don't get it...
@EditedAF987 4 ай бұрын
It seems as though this is the full poem from the episode ‘Listen,’ and the Doctor traveled back in time to when it was written in an attempt to stop it, because the poem caused his spiral into paranoia. But since the poem is finished, it could mean that the author ignored the Doctor and finished it anyway, meaning that the Doctor actually went back to try and stop it in order to fulfil a causal loop. He read that he interrupted the poem, and therefore went to interrupt the poem etc.
@DanielDiaz-um1xd 4 жыл бұрын
Quoth the Raven, Clara no more!
@TitenSxull 4 жыл бұрын
No offense but I'm gonna pause this and just read the poem so I can imagine it in Capaldi's voice, whoever they got to narrate just ain't cutting it.
@thewerewolff7248 4 жыл бұрын
did you actually watch it all the way through? because hes not meant to be impersonating capaldi for most of it. its only in the speech mark bits later on he impersonates capalidi.
@edwardcatt2399 4 жыл бұрын
We really liked this sci-fi show Each week was must-see-viewing Yet after Series Chibbs went out, The whole world started booing. Clever plots and high stakes tension Thrown on the heap And now they peddle PC crap For all the U.K. sheep. Pregnant men and racist whites And feminists galore And Karen is the Doctor now, insufferable bore. How long before they burn the past, And cancel all that came before? Because when the Cybermen returned, They chucked away the lore. Hartnell and Pertwee slammed as sexists! Burn all the classic DVDs! Because Jodeh is the _bestest eva!_ Chibbs, you cut the cheese...
@Faulty720 4 жыл бұрын
Wish moffat would come back to doctor who and fix it
@CharlesSkaggs 4 жыл бұрын
Remember during Peter Capaldi's era when people wished Russell T Davies would come back and fix it? Good times.
@Faulty720 4 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesSkaggs yeah but now doctor who is properly broken and it's not just the tennant fan girls complaining anymore
@CharlesSkaggs 4 жыл бұрын
@@Faulty720 Too bad for you that it isn't "properly broken". It may not be what YOU want it to be, but there are many of us who still enjoy the show.
@Faulty720 4 жыл бұрын
@@CharlesSkaggs I think the ratings disagree. I watch it for sci-fi not for t total lecture. Doctor who is meant to have subtle links to social politics etc not just having it rammed down the viewers throat
@CharlesSkaggs 4 жыл бұрын
@@Faulty720 You mean those ratings that aren't bad enough to prevent Series 13 from being made? Those ratings?