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)
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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

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Producer Zoë Rushton

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 - Amanda Buckley Researcher - Nathan Landeg, Jamie Lynch	Camera and lighting department Camera - Mat Bryant, James Daniels, Eric Huyton, Nick Jardine, Aled Jenkins, Oliver Russell Runner - Scott Handcock, Sam Jones Special and visual effects Colourist - Jon Everett	General post-production staff Edit Assistant - Christopher Moore Edit Producer - Rob Mansell Editor - Simon Abrahams Post Production Co-ordinator - Vickie Mansell Sound Dubbing - Mark Ferda Sound - Maz Tajiki, Kevin Meredith, Brian Murrell, Dafydd Parry

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.