Are We There Yet? (CON episode)

Are We There Yet?
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	Gridlock
Series number:	3
Broadcast date:	14 April 2007 (full length) 15 April 2007 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	45 minutes (full length) 11'49" (Cut Down) 4'52" (Vodcast)
Key crew
Narrator:	Anthony Head
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Doctor Who Confidential
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Are We There Yet? was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Gridlock.

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 CGI and green screen involved in the episode.

Additional topics covered

• David Tennant had fun off screen with the small kittens they brought in to play Brannigan's children.
• A Next time on Doctor Who Confidential... trailer for the following episode.

People interviewed

• Richard Clark, Director, Episode 3
• Phil Collinson, Series Producer, Doctor Who
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• Freema Agyeman, Martha Jones
• Mike Crowley, Special Effects Supervisor
• Ardal O'Hanlon, Brannigan
• Barney Curnow, Visual Effects Supervisor
• Julian Howarth, Sound Recordist, Doctor Who
• Arwel Wyn Jones, Supervising Art Director, Doctor Who
• Travis Oliver, Milo
• Lenora Crichlow, Cheen

Music list

• "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol, Album: Now That's What I Call Music 65
• "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" by Burt Bacharach, Album: Burt Bacharach & Friends Gold
• "Deeper Underground" by Jamiroquai, Album: Big Hits 98 (also used in CON: Eyes Wide Open)
• "Cars" by Gary Numan, Album: Electric
• "Last Trip" by Kasabian, Album: Empire (EMI Promo Instrumental Version) (also used in CON: Stage Fright)
• "Cool for Cats" by Squeeze, Album: Greatest Hits
• "Love's Not a Competition (But I'm Winning)" by Kaiser Chiefs, Album: Yours Truly Angry Mob
• "Jump in My Car" by David Hasslehoff, Album: Now That's What I Call Music 65
• "So Here We Are" by Bloc Party, Album: The Silent Alarm
• "Killer" by Boy Kill Boy, Album: Boy Kill Boy
• "Stumble and Fall" by Razorlight, Album: Up All Night
• "Sing, Sing, Sing (With a Swing)" by Benny Goodman, Album: The First Big Bands 1934-38

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

• "Phretburn Phrenzy" by Freddie Funk, Jasper Dagger & Badger Flap, Album: Cyberfunk X-SERIES XCD043
• "Overhaul (aka Smashed)" by Bushwacka, Album: Tech House X-SERIES XCD049
• "Industrial" by Ian Boddy, Album: Sci-Tech DWCD 0313
• "Mirage" by Ross Hardy & Brian White, Album: Pure Indie Rock DWCD 0242

Crew

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Producer Zoë Rushton	Location Director Sarah T Davies

General production staff Assistant Producer - Geoff Evans, Hannah Williams Junior Researcher - Claire Jones Production Accountant - Elaine Stephenson Production Co-Ordinator - Rhiannon Cooper, Tors Grantham Production Executive - Paul Williams Production Manager - Kirsty Reid, Natalie Street Production Team Assistant - Gavin Chappelle Researcher - Nathan Landeg, Jamie Lynch	Camera and lighting department Camera - Mat Bryant, James Daniel, Nick Jardine Runner - Sam Jones Special and visual effects Colourist - Jon Everett	General post-production staff Edit Assistant - Christopher Moore Edit Producer - Mark Procter Editor - Dan Ablett, Rob Franz Post Production Co-ordinator - Vickie Mansell Sound Dubbing - Mark Ferda Sound - Nat Reid, Kevin Meredith

Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.

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.