Doctor Who at the Proms (2008)

Doctor Who at the Proms (2008)
Main setting:	Royal Albert Hall, 2008
Key crew
Writer:	Murray Gold (music)
Release details
Premiere broadcast:	27 July 2008
Televised concerts
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The 2008 Doctor Who at the Proms was broadcast in July 2008. It was the first Doctor Who related Prom.

Synopsis

A selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join Freema Agyeman (aka Martha Jones), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from Daleks, Cybermen and other aliens from the series!

Programme

Act 1

Concert Prologue - Murray Gold

• Fanfare For The Common Man - Aaron Copland
• All the Strange, Strange Creatures - Murray Gold
• Montagues and Capulets - Sergey Prokofiev
• The Doctor Forever - Murray Gold
• Rose - Murray Gold
• Martha vs. the Master - Murray Gold

Music of the Spheres- Doctor Who Mini Episode

Interval

Act 2

• The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner
• The Daleks & Davros - Murray Gold
• Donna / The Girl In The Fireplace / Astrid - Murray Gold
• The Torino Scale - Mark-Anthony Turnage
• The Planets - Jupiter - Gustav Holst
• This Is Gallifrey - Murray Gold
• Doomsday - Murray Gold
• The Doctor's Theme/Song of Freedom - Murray Gold
• Song for Ten - Murray Gold
• Doctor Who Theme - Ron Grainer

Cast

• Herself/Presenter - Freema Agyeman
• Himself - Noel Clarke
• Herself - Camille Coduri
• Herself/Guest presenter - Catherine Tate
• Soloist (Song For Ten) - Tim Phillips
• Davros - Julian Bleach
• Voice of the Dalek/Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
• Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
• The Graske - Jimmy Vee
• Hero Monsters - Paul Kasey
• Commander Skorr - Dan Starkey
• Other Monsters - Scott Baker, Alain Glet, Ian Hilditch, Ken Hosking, Andy Jones, Ruari Mears, Adam Sweet, Joe White

Music crew

• Main Composer - Murray Gold
• Conductor - Ben Foster
• Conductor - Stephen Bell

Crew

• Animatronics - Colin Newman
• Prosthetics and Creatures - Millennium FX
• Costume Design - Louise Page
• Engineering Manager - Jeremy Turner
• Camera Supervisor - Vince Spooner
• Lighting Gaffer - Mark Gardiner
• Lighting Desk Operator - David Bishop
• Event Sound - Phil Wright, Sound by Design
• Floor Managers - Richard Wyn Jones, Donna Tait
• Projections - Anna Valley Display
• Screen Sequence Editor - Gary Skipton
• Screen Sequence Edit Producer - Paul Symonds
• Production Team - Linksey Sisk, Llywela Jones, Sue Perry-Grech, Anwen Rees
• Screens Vision Mixer - Llinos Metcalf
• Screens Director - Rhian Williams
• Production Assistant - Sian Parry
• Vision Mixer - Hilary Briegal
• Sound Supervisor - Julian Gough
• Dubbing Mixer - Peter Jeffreys
• Colourist - Jon Everett
• Film Editor - Dylan Goch
• Lighting Director - Bernie Davis
• Movement Director - Denni Sayers
• Production Designer - Eryl Ellis
• Brand Executive - Edward Russell
• Production Executive - Julie Scott
• Line Producer - Jo Marks
• Executive Producers - Julie Gardner, Russell T Davies

List of music

Song	Composed by	Conductor	Performed by	Length	Notes
Concert Prologue	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	Melanie Pappenheim BBC Philharmonic	3 minutes|
"Fanfare for the Common Man"	Aaron Copland	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
All the Strange Strange Creatures	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
The Torino Scale	Mark-Anthony Turnage	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
The Planets - Jupiter	Gustav Holst	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
The Doctor Forever	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Rose	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Martha vs. the Master	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Music of the Spheres	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Die Walküre - The Ride of the Valkyries	Wagner	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
The Daleks & Davros	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Donna / Girl in the Fireplace / Astrid	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
'Montagues and Capulets' from Romeo and Juliet	Prokofiev	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
This is Gallifrey	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
The Doctor's Theme / Song of Freedom	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Doomsday	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Song for Ten	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Doctor Who theme	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic

Story notes

• Music of the Spheres was written by Russell T Davies for this event.
• Jimmy Vee is the only actor to appear in the pre-recorded and the live part of the show.
• Violinist Nigel Kennedy promoted his appearance in the prom by performing the Doctor Who theme solo.

Ratings

to be added

Filming locations

• Royal Albert Hall (Live)
• Upper Boat Studios (TARDIS, pre-recorded)

Home video releases

DVD & Blu-ray releases

The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with The Next Doctor in 2010. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Montagues and Capulets", "The Ride of the Valkyries", "The Torino Scale", "The Planets – Jupiter" and "Song for Ten" all omitted from the DVD.

External links

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/2707.shtml