Monsters Inc. (CON episode)

Monsters Inc.
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	The Lazarus Experiment
Series number:	3
Broadcast date:	5 May 2007 (full length) 6 May 2007 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	45 minutes (full length) 12'09" (Cut Down) 4'47" (Vodcast)
Key crew
Narrator:	Anthony Head
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Monsters Inc. was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Lazarus Experiment.

The title is a reference to the 2001 film of the same name.

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 or "vodcasts". 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 creation of Mark Gatiss's makeup for his portrayal of an elderly character.
• David Tennant's stunt involving fire within the episode.

Additional topics covered

to be added

People interviewed

• Richard Clark, Director, Episode 6
• Mark Gatiss, Lazarus
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• Phil Collinson, Series Producer, Doctor Who
• Neill Gorton, Prosthetics Designer
• Reggie Yates & Adjoa Andoh, Leo & Francine Jones
• Mike Crowley, Special Effects Supervisor
• Barney Curnow, Visual Effects Supervisor
• Will Cohen, Visual Effects Producer
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Jean-Claude Deguara, CG Supervisor
• Sarah Parish, Empress
• Tom Lucy, Stunt Co-ordinator
• David Bedwall, Organist

Music list

• "Stuntman" by Kasabian
• "Chelsea Dagger" by The Fratellis
• "Old Before I Die" by Robbie Williams
• "Come in 007, Your Time Is Up (from 'The World Is Not Enough')" by David Arnold, Album: The World Is Not Enough OST
• "The Boogie Monster" by Gnarls Barkley
• "Electronic Battle Weapon 8" by The Chemical Brothers
• "Y'all Scared" by OutKast
• "Perfect (Exceeder)" by Mason vs Princess Superstar
• "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado
• "Beautiful Freak" by Eels
• "In the Land of the Pig, the Butcher Is King" by Meat Loaf
• "Price of Gasoline" by Bloc Party
• "The Monster is Loose" by Meat Loaf
• "Bach: Toccata in D Minor Organ" by Peter Hurford
• "Grace Kelly" by Mika

No licensed music was used for the "vodcast" version, instead it used the following pieces of stock music:

• "Ayia Napa Slappa" by Helix & Femi Olasehinde, Album: Tech House X-SERIES XCD049
• "Liquid Asset" by Bushwacka, Album: Tech House X-SERIES XCD049
• "Hi Corona" by Helix & Dred, Album: Trance X-SERIES XCD040
• "Sweat Shop" by Helix & Femi Olasehinde, Album: Tech House X-SERIES XCD049

Crew

• Camera - Mat Bryant, James Daniels, Eric Huyton, Nick Jardine, Aled Jenkins, Oliver Russell
• Sound - Maz Tajiki, Kevin Meredith, Brian Murrell, Dafydd Parry
• Runners - Scott Handcock, Sam Jones
• Edit Assistant - Christopher Moore
• Junior Researcher - Claire Jones
• Researchers - Nathan Landeg, Jamie Lynch
• Assistant Producers - Geoff Evans, Hannah Williams
• Production Team Assistant - Amanda Buckley
• Production Accountant - Elaine Stephenson
• Production Co-ordinators - Rhiannon Cooper, Tors Grantham
• Post Production Co-ordinator - Vickie Mansell
• Production Managers - Kirsty Reid, Natalie Street
• Production Executive - Paul Williams
• Editors - Adam Mitchell, Simon Abrahams
• Colourist - Jon Everett
• Dubbing - Mark Ferda
• Executive Producers for Dr Who - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
• Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
• Edit Producer - Rob Mansell
• Producer - Zoë Rushton
• Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne

Elements retained in Cut Down

to be added

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD box set released on 5 November 2007.