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|broadcast date = [[27 May (releases)|27 May]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] (full length)<br>[[28 May (releases)|28 May]] 2006 (Cut Down) | |||
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|series=''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]'' | |series = ''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]'' | ||
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Revision as of 21:36, 12 May 2021
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The Writer's Tale was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Idiot's Lantern.
Aspects of production covered
- Filming the climatic climb up the TV transmitter.
- Reworking of the climax to adapt the Doctor being repelled by the Wire for practicality.
- Filming of Maureen Lipman in period clothing and sets for her Wire insert sequences.
Additional topics covered
- The history of early BBC Television broadcasting.
People interviewed
- Mark Gatiss, Writer, Episode 7
- Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
- Ron Cook, Magpie
- Euros Lyn, Director, Episode 7
- Dave Houghton, Visual Effects Supervisor
- David Tennant, The Doctor
- Steven Moffat, Writer, Episode 4
- Toby Whithouse, Writer, Episode 3
- Maureen Lipman, The Wire
- Phil Collinson, Producer, Doctor Who
- Jamie Foreman, Eddie Connolly
Music list
- "Rebellion (Lies)" by Arcade Fire, Album: Funeral[1]
- "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve, Album: Urban Hymns
- "Jeepers Creepers" by Mel Tormé, Album: Rediscover The 50s: 1952-56
- "Talk" by Coldplay, Album: X&Y
- "Our House" by Madness, Album: Divine Madness
- "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie & Mick Jagger, Album: Best of Bowie
- "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley, Album: ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits
- "Rule Britannia" by The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Album: RAF Brass Bands 2: Anthems
- "Half Light" by Athlete, Album: Tourist (also used in DCOM: Allons-y!)
Crew
- Camera - Stuart Brereton, Eric Huyton, Aled Jenkins, Andy Smith
- Sound - John Foakes, Steve Hoy, Kevin Meredith
- Runners - Rhian Arwel, Alia Bianco
- Researchers - Alexander Gratton, Hannah Williams
- Assistant Producer - Zoë Rushton
- Production Team Assistants - Bethan Evans, Claire Jones
- Production Co-ordinator - Hannah Simpson
- Production Managers - Zoë Scott, Natalie Street
- Editor - Dan Ablett
- Colourist - Simon Meek
- Dubbing - Mark Ferda
- Executive Producers for Dr Who - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
- Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
- Edit Producer - Geoff Evans
- Producer - Adam Page
- Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne
Elements retained in Cut Down
to be added
Home video releases
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD box set released on 20 November 2006.
Footnotes
- ↑ Episode 7 : The Writer's Tale. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
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