Jon Culshaw Re-creating Iconic Voices for Big Finish Doctor Who

[@RichardBejtlich]

2:54 Tom Baker 5:07 Jon Pertwee 7:42 Nicholas Courtney and more 9:37 The Masters

[@AudioSirens]

Thanks for that.

[@timrob12]

His Masters don't get enough credit, but his demonstration here is brilliant. I saw them before me immediately.

[@garydevlin8178]

That classic little Anthony Ainley chuckle 😆

[@EllenMurphy-c1u]

Jon is such a good voice artist. His Tom Baker is so good!

[@AudioSirens]

You are not wrong!

[@daveboybrookes]

Jon Culshaw is an absolute gift to Doctor Who. He's so good.

[@AudioSirens]

Agreed

[@davidaston5773]

DAMN! You got there first. But, you're 100% right. Culshaw is absolutely amazing. I remember my brother, who knew I was a Doctor Who fan, got me to listen to a radio show called "Dead Ringers" which famously had Culshaw doing his unnervingly accurate recreations of Tom Baker's 4th Doctor. Hearing McCoy saying "Are you feeling alright" to this guy who's called him up out of the blue IS A all time classic. When it turns out it was CROSS WORD answer? HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! Jacob Dudman does an incredible impression of the 10th, 11th and 12th. "Regeneration Impossible" is a stunning example of how gifted he is. And Michael Troghton does his Dad, Patrick, so well in "Beyond the War Games" that you forget it's not a story made after he passed away. We as Doctor Who fans are now blessed. We can now have adventures with any of the Doctors. Splendid chaps - all of them. Even the lady one. David

[@WordTweak]

He nails the Ainley impression. A masterful job ...

[@AudioSirens]

So good. The Short Trips from Time Lord Victorious are spectacular.

[@bobsanders1690]

Jon really proves himself a powerful actor by his attention to detail. His acting goes so much further than just a voice mimic such as Rich Little (not taking anything away from Mr. Little), but you can see Jon is an actor in every sense of the word. It was a pleasure seeing him work! Thank you.

[@AudioSirens]

You're welcome

[@jimmybisk]

If there is one man in the World who can bring all of these beloved actors / characters back to us who are so sadly gone, it's this man. I don't think I've ever had the pleasure of listening to a more remarkable impressionist than the legend that is Jon Culshaw.

[@AudioSirens]

Well said.

[@jimmybisk]

@@AudioSirens Thanks :)

[@macklee6837]

10:40 that Pertwee "You? Help me?" was bang on 😆

[@AudioSirens]

You're not wrong!

[@matthewrabjohns1178]

Jon at his best ever is in The Five Doictors audio novel reading, oh my goodness how talented the man is. All those voices and he does them so amazingly well

[@AudioSirens]

Extremely talented

[@yuantheblue]

It was really neat to hear (and see the faces he made in impersonations). Never quite realized how Delgado's deliveries were so much more expressive, while Ainley indeed sounded like he spoke out of one side. Love them both regardless :D A neat glimpse into this side of the who universe stories!

[@AudioSirens]

Glad you enjoyed this. Fascinating stuff.

[@davidpigott9958]

This guy is amazing!

[@AudioSirens]

He certainly is.

[@chrisbeer4233]

I knew he did The 4th Dr but I’ve never heard his Masters, Brig or 3rd Dr. He’s so good. I’ve not listened to to many audio versions of the novels, I tend more towards the actually audio from the stories but I want to listen to his 5 Drs now.

[@AudioSirens]

Oh yes. If you listen to no other target novel audiobook, The Five Doctors is a must have.

[@nigelcarren]

This is like watching David Brent doing John Culshaw doing Tom Baker. Truly brilliant... The man has a gift "which he has honed beautifullyyyyyyyyy" 😉🇬🇧

[@AudioSirens]

He certainly has

[@ianclark934]

I really enjoyed hearing all the impressions! What a genius!

[@AudioSirens]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Alan_Connor]

Closing my eyes and listening to JC do these voices, it brings these people back to life. What a talented chap he is!

[@AudioSirens]

He is.

[@TheSamtheman081]

This guy is a genius with doing voices.

[@AudioSirens]

Not wrong.

[@tardismechanic2319]

Jon is wonderful.

[@12345gerrard]

John is amazing!

[@AudioSirens]

Ditto

[@NoahsArtPicturs]

What an amazing performer. Anything he's in is worth getting!

[@AudioSirens]

I have to agree.

[@MrSontaran3]

Really delicious stuff, most certainly! :D

[@AudioSirens]

Indeed!

[@sibionic]

I didn't think I could love Jon Culshaw more than I do until I watched this.

[@AudioSirens]

I so loves what he does for Big Finah.

[@leonhughes134]

This is amazing. Such talent.

[@AudioSirens]

Agreed.

[@timrob12]

Jon is a terrific actor. Not only can he be funny, but also dramatic. I loved his cameo in The Sacrifice of Jo Grant when Kate Stewart got to hear her father's voice again. Jon was brilliant in that.

[@AudioSirens]

Absolutely!

[@GetStrumming]

Jon is one of my favourite impersonators of all time and the enjoyment he has given to us Whovians is immeasurable and like a brilliant magician, there always appears to be a new trick up his sleeve, like the other week when I heard his Anthony Ainley Master. Wow! He’s like Peter Serafinowicz who has a particular timbre to his voice that suits so many characterisations. I know Jon mentions the beauty of Terrance Dick’s writing, but I wonder if he could do an impersonation of the great man himself! I’m sure he could!😁👍🏻

[@AudioSirens]

I have heard him do Uncle Terrance. He does it well.

[@GetStrumming]

@@AudioSirens I can imagine! He had such a characterful voice. Fantastic interviews, by the way! Keep up the great work, love the channel.😊👍🏻

[@derekhart3308]

So Masterful done both Masters imagine if Antony and Rodger met...

[@AudioSirens]

That would have been wonderful

[@peteotoole8383]

I always imagine Anthony ainly in modern who .....

[@willadeefriesland5107]

Tone, cadence, word choice, mannerisms... these and more are part of doing established character voices. Capturing the essence of the voice without parody or caricature...

[@AudioSirens]

Agreed

[@robertbrendan2931]

so so so good

[@AudioSirens]

Agreed

[@josephchambers2000]

I am willing to write a book in which the 3rd and 4th Doctor's have to fight alongside the Brigadier against the two major classic series masters...on the condition that this guy does the audio-book.

[@AudioSirens]

Go on then

[@KidThomsonMediaProductions]

thats a bloody good idea!!

[@Randy_Batswinger]

His Pertwee is spot on. It's criminal Big Finish didn't choose him for the audios. Maybe it's too good.

[@AudioSirens]

If you want to hear him doing the third Doctor for Big Finish, I recommend Terror of the Master and Scourge of the Cybermen.

[@EricBrunoBorgman]

His Tom Baker is superb.

[@vivalapsych]

Great fun!

[@doodle6497]

"You can feel when the instinct is starting to work -" KZbin cuts to a Dominos commercial. Don't think I don't know what you're doing...

[@steventhomas2856]

Just listened to Dead Ringers' latest episode today and Jon, Jan & Co. are as sharp as ever. I remain genuinely baffled as to why Jon - who did more than most to keep Doctor Who alive in the British public's consciousness during the wilderness years off air - has yet to appear on the show since it came back. I know he's said that he really, really wants to play the Doctor himself, so maybe he's been approached for a guest appearance and has declined for that reason? I dunno, but it didn't seem to harm Colin Baker and Peter Capaldi's chances 🤷. I know everyone's kind of sick of the multiverse thing at this point (although Doctor Who was doing it in live action a lot earlier than Marvel or DC), but maybe at some point in the next few years they could do a multiversal, multi - Doctor story where Jon and some of the other actors who've expressed interest in playing the part, like John Noble, Adrian Lester etc. could turn up for an episode or two and give us their take on the Doc. "The Too Many Doctors", perhaps?

[@AudioSirens]

It has been done to a certain extent in the Unbound series. Have you heard any of those? Thanks for your detailed comments by the way!

[@Budbrothers420]

Why didn’t he do the 3rd doctor audios

[@AudioSirens]

Becuse Tim Treloar is already cast. Tim's rendition is exceptional.

[@Budbrothers420]

@@AudioSirens nah I don’t think he’s that good sounds a bit like him but I couldn’t get into his stories because he’s still pretty off feels like Tim was discovered before John’s 3rd doctor impression he’s scary good

[@mileendmusic]

I strongly recommend Terror of the Master and Scourge of the Cybermen. They're two of the best things Big Finish have done.

[@whophd]

I don't understand why Jon Culshaw doesn't sound 50% like Tom Baker all the time … why not live it ??? For anyone it'd be superior to their own voice.

[@HerohammerStudios]

I like Jon Culshaw, but I'll never be okay with recasting roles in Doctor Who. Goes against one of the core concepts and the biggest reason the show has survived this long

[@DemetriusSorvo]

It doesn't. That's all in your imagination.

[@VadersFist95]

You mean the show that recasts its main actor every few years?

[@HerohammerStudios]

@@VadersFist95 yes, as a different incarnation. I hated it in the Five Doctor's and I hate it now. Never recast the same incarnation.

[@HerohammerStudios]

@@DemetriusSorvo but it absolutely does. How is regeneration not those things

[@AudioSirens]

What core concept are you referring to? And did you really just say that NOT recasting Doctor Who is the reason the show has lasted this long? Recasting is so essential to the show it was actually written in to it's mythology. I do know what you are trying to say though, you don't agree with recasting an already exisiting incarnation. What I still don't know is....why? Surely, the core concept is and always has been good stories. The cast is important but without the stories there is nothing. Same is true for a recast Doctor Who. If you go in convinced you are going to hate it because of some kind of loyalty to actors long passed... well of course you're going to hate it.... but if you go in with your number one priority being a hope for a good story and a positive view on nostalgia, then you might be surprised at how good they are.

[@wispa1a]

Pertwee is still worsel to me.

[@AudioSirens]

Is he?

[@NewBand-l4y]

I remember when Doctor Who was Susan Foreman's Grandfather. He was like a magical Englishman solving mystery and troubles with compassion and cleverness, a Gentleman scientist. How did it turn into "this alien can be a woman amd started out as a woman" and that's a literal insult *to the masculine* example that The Doctor represents. An insult to the majority male audience and nobody says a thing about it.

[@AudioSirens]

You're welcome.

[@brucebatmanwayne3654]

What does that have to do with Jon Culshaws performances?

[@aloysiusthefish7076]

Bore off, Patrick Troughton’s Doctor a “gentleman scientist”? 😂 There are interviews from the 80s with both him and Tom Baker warmly open to and hypothesising the possibility of a non-male Doctor. There is zero limitation to what the character can be and represents and that is the magic of this entire program.