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|image = DWCON_Desert_Storm_title_card.jpg
|image = DWCON Desert Storm title card.jpg
|series number = [[Series 4 (Doctor Who)|4]]
|special = [[Easter Special]] 2009
|broadcast with = Planet of the Dead (TV story)
|broadcast with = Planet of the Dead (TV story)
|narrator = Noel Clarke
|narrator = Noel Clarke
|uncredited narrator =
|broadcast date = [[11 April (releases)|11 April]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|director =
|runtime = 48'39" (TV version)
|producer =
|runtime2 = 57'03" (DVD/Blu-ray/Whoniverse version)
|broadcast date = [[11 April (releases)|11 April]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]
|prev = The Eleventh Doctor (CON episode)
|runtime = 45 minutes
|next = Is There Life on Mars? (CON episode)
|prev = End of an Era
|series = ''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|next = Is There Life on Mars?
|channel = BBC Three
|series=''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|channel= BBC Three
|original to DVD=
|original to VHS=
|original to CD=
|executive producer=
|writer=
|clip = Double decker bus in a desert - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC
|clip = Double decker bus in a desert - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC
}}{{confidential stub}}
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'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' (also known as '''''Planet of the Dead Confidential''''' on the DVD) was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]''.
 
The title is a reference to "Operation Desert Storm" from the {{w|Gulf War}}.
 
This was the first episode of ''Confidential'' to be made in high definition.
[[File:Doctor_Who_Confidential_2009_HD_logo.jpg|thumb|This episode introduced a refreshed title sequence as it was now in high definition.]]
[[File:Doctor_Who_Confidential_2009_HD_logo.jpg|thumb|This episode introduced a refreshed title sequence as it was now in high definition.]]


== Aspects of production covered ==
== Aspects of production covered ==
* [[David Tennant]] and the production team flying to [[Dubai]] to shoot the special, having to wake up early to do the shoot, and the crew's vehicles getting stuck in the [[sand]].
* [[David Tennant]] and the production team flying to [[Dubai]] to shoot the special, having to wake up early to do the shoot, and the crew's vehicles getting stuck in the [[sand]].
* The vast difficulties and mishaps faced in shipping a double-decker bus from [[England]] to [[Egypt]] and then hauling it to the desert that would be used to portray [[the 200]].
* The vast difficulties and mishaps faced in shipping a double-decker bus from [[England]] to the [[United Arab Emirates]] and then hauling it to the desert that would be used to portray [[the 200]].


== Additional topics covered ==
== Additional topics covered ==
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== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
''to be added''
{{IntervieweeList
|1=Russell T Davies|r1=Head Writer
|2=James Strong|r2=Director
|3=Julie Gardner|r3=Executive Producer
|4=Edward Thomas|r4=Production Designer
|5=Tracie Simpson|r5=Producer
|6=Stephen Nicholas|r6=Chief Supervising Art Director
|7=Julian Luxton|r7=Set Decorator
|8=Debbi Slater|r8=Production Manager
|9=David Tennant|r9=The Doctor
|10=Michelle Ryan|r10=Lady Christina de Souza
|11=Adam James|r11=D. I. McMillan
|12=Gareth Skelding|r12=Location Manager
|13=Danny Hargreaves|r13=Special Effects Supervisor
|14=Barbara Southcott|r14=Make-up Designer
|15=Pam Mullins|r15=Make-up Supervisor
|16=Julian Howarth|r16=Sound Recordist
|17=Neill Gorton|r17=Prosthetics Designer
|18=Paul Kasey|r18=Sorvin}}
 
== Music list ==
* "Kids" by MGMT
* "Lawrence of Arabia Overture" by Maurice Jarre
* "Mister Sandman" by The Chordettes (also used in [[TV]]: ''[[Delta and the Bannermen (TV story)|Delta and the Bannermen]]'' and ''[[Sleep No More (TV story)|Sleep No More]]'')
* "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
* "Happy Up Here" by Röyksopp
* "Steady, As She Goes" by The Raconteurs
* "Independent Women, Part 1" by Destiny's Child
* "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West
* "Omen" by The Prodigy (also used in [[CON]]: ''[[War Games (CON episode)|War Games]]'')
* "The Age of the Understatement" by The Last Shadow Puppets
* "Sandstorm" by Cast
* "Windy" by The Association
* "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring
* "Stingray Theme" by Barry Gray
* "Propane Nightmares" by Pendulum
* "Bring Me Sunshine" by Morecambe & Wise
* "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon
* "The Last Rites (from 'The Departed')" by Howard Shore feat. G.E. Smith & Sharon Isbin


== Crew ==
== Crew ==
''to be added''
{{BTS crew
|Camera=Paul Mongey
|Camera2=Jon Rees
|Camera3=Andy Smith
|Sound=Steve Hoy
|Sound2=Kevin Meredith
|Sound3=Mazyar Tajiki
|Runner=James Bowen
|EditAssistant=Claire Riley
|Researcher=Matthew Andrews
|Researcher2=Robert Wootton
|AssistantProducer=Ian Hay
|AssistantProducer2=Hannah Williams
|ProductionAccountant=Kevin Rickwood
|ProductionCo-ordinator=Tors Grantham
|ProductionManager=Katy Cartwright
|ProductionExecutive=Stan Matthews
|Colourist=Jon Everett
|DubbingMixer=Mark Ferda
|Editor=Gary Skipton
|ExecutiveProducer=Mark Cossey
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho=Russell T Davies
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho2=Julie Gardner
|Producer=Zoë Rushton
|SeriesProducer=Gillane Seaborne
|BBCWales=[[BBC Cymru Wales]]
|CopyrightYear=BBC MMIX
}}


== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
''to be added''
There was no "Cut Down" version of this episode.


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the [[2009 Specials (Doctor Who)|Doctor Who - The Complete Specials Box set]] DVD box set.
[[File:Bbcdvd-planetofthedead.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead'' DVD cover.]]
An extended version of the episode was included on the ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead]]'' [[DVD]] & [[Blu-ray]] released on [[29 June (releases)|29 June]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]]; and the ''[[Series 4 (Doctor Who 2005)#Specials|Doctor Who: The Complete Specials]]'' DVD & Blu-ray box set released on [[11 January (releases)|11 January]] [[2010 (releases)|2010]].


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Desert Storm (also known as Planet of the Dead Confidential on the DVD) was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Planet of the Dead.

The title is a reference to "Operation Desert Storm" from the Gulf War.

This was the first episode of Confidential to be made in high definition.

This episode introduced a refreshed title sequence as it was now in high definition.

Aspects of production covered[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • David Tennant and the production team flying to Dubai to shoot the special, having to wake up early to do the shoot, and the crew's vehicles getting stuck in the sand.
  • The vast difficulties and mishaps faced in shipping a double-decker bus from England to the United Arab Emirates and then hauling it to the desert that would be used to portray the 200.

Additional topics covered[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

People interviewed[[edit] | [edit source]]

Music list[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • "Kids" by MGMT
  • "Lawrence of Arabia Overture" by Maurice Jarre
  • "Mister Sandman" by The Chordettes (also used in TV: Delta and the Bannermen and Sleep No More)
  • "Summer Holiday" by Cliff Richard & The Shadows
  • "Happy Up Here" by Röyksopp
  • "Steady, As She Goes" by The Raconteurs
  • "Independent Women, Part 1" by Destiny's Child
  • "Love Lockdown" by Kanye West
  • "Omen" by The Prodigy (also used in CON: War Games)
  • "The Age of the Understatement" by The Last Shadow Puppets
  • "Sandstorm" by Cast
  • "Windy" by The Association
  • "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring
  • "Stingray Theme" by Barry Gray
  • "Propane Nightmares" by Pendulum
  • "Bring Me Sunshine" by Morecambe & Wise
  • "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon
  • "The Last Rites (from 'The Departed')" by Howard Shore feat. G.E. Smith & Sharon Isbin

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Cymru Wales
© BBC MMIX
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[[edit] | [edit source]]

There was no "Cut Down" version of this episode.

Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead DVD cover.

An extended version of the episode was included on the Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead DVD & Blu-ray released on 29 June 2009; and the Doctor Who: The Complete Specials DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 11 January 2010.

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