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}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''.


A condensed 5 minute version of this episode was made available to download in .mp4 format for seven days after broadcast, as part of a BBC trial of video podcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410190221/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/radio/waystolisten/podcasts/guide/|title=Ways To Listen: Podcasts & Downloads: Guide|date of source=10 April 2007|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref> It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.
A condensed 5 minute version of this episode was made available to download in .mp4 format for seven days after broadcast, as part of a BBC trial of video podcasts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410190221/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/radio/waystolisten/podcasts/guide/|title=Ways To Listen: Podcasts & Downloads: Guide|date of source=10 April 2007|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref> It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.


== Aspects of production covered ==
== Aspects of production covered ==
The choreography of the dance that the showgirls performed being taught one last time before filming.
* The choreography of the dance that the showgirls performed being taught one last time before filming.
* Helen Raynor discusses her decision to centre the plot around the Empire State Building.
* The contrast between Solomon and Mr. Diagoras as characters, and how both have been affected by the first world war.
* Filming of the first scene in which the Dalek appears, and how the set design compliments the Dalek.
* The challenges of writing dialogue for Daleks.
* Difficulties of adding supporting artists afterwards to a shot of the front of a theatre location used.


== Additional topics covered ==
== Additional topics covered ==
''to be added''
* The history of the Empire State Building, within the iconography of New York.
* Class inequality during the 1930s, and how that is tackled within the story.
* Helen Raynor explores the historical context of her story.


== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==

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A New York Story was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Daleks in Manhattan.

A condensed 5 minute version of this episode was made available to download in .mp4 format for seven days after broadcast, as part of a BBC trial of video podcasts.[1] It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.

Aspects of production covered

  • The choreography of the dance that the showgirls performed being taught one last time before filming.
  • Helen Raynor discusses her decision to centre the plot around the Empire State Building.
  • The contrast between Solomon and Mr. Diagoras as characters, and how both have been affected by the first world war.
  • Filming of the first scene in which the Dalek appears, and how the set design compliments the Dalek.
  • The challenges of writing dialogue for Daleks.
  • Difficulties of adding supporting artists afterwards to a shot of the front of a theatre location used.

Additional topics covered

  • The history of the Empire State Building, within the iconography of New York.
  • Class inequality during the 1930s, and how that is tackled within the story.
  • Helen Raynor explores the historical context of her story.

People interviewed

Music list

  • "Empire" by Kasabian, Album: Empire[2]
  • "Uncle Johnny" by The Killers, Album: Sam's Town
  • "America" by Razorlight, Album: Razorlight
  • "Rhapsody In Blue" by New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Album: Gershwin Rhapsody In Blue
  • "It's Showtime" by David Lee Roth, Album: A Little Ain't Enough
  • "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by Scissor Sisters, Album: Ta-Dah
  • "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin, Album: The Entertainer
  • "Streets of New York" by Alicia Keys, Album: The Diary of Alicia Keys
  • "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, Album: 8 Mile Soundtrack
  • "Walk This Way" by RUN DMC/Aerosmith, Album: Greatest Hits
  • "Lost and Found" by Feeder, Album: The Singles
  • "Going Missing" by Maximo Park, Album: A Certain Trigger
  • "This Ain't A Scene It's An Arms Race (Album Version)" by Fall Out Boy, Album: CD Single

Crew

Elements retained in Cut Down

to be added

Home video releases

The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD box set.

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Ways To Listen: Podcasts & Downloads: Guide. bbc.co.uk (10 April 2007). Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  2. ↑ MUSIC LIST EPISODE 4: A New York Story. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 31 December 2018.
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