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{{Infobox Doc
{{Infobox Doc
|image = DWCON Why on Earth title card.jpg
|image = DWCON Why on Earth title card.jpg
|series number = [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|1]]
|season number   = Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)
|series episode number = 5
|broadcast with = World War Three (TV story)
|broadcast with = World War Three (TV story)
|narrator = Simon Pegg
|narrator = Simon Pegg
|broadcast date = [[23 April (releases)|23 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] (full length)<br>[[14 August (releases)|14 August]] 2005 (Cut Down)
|broadcast date = [[23 April (releases)|23 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] (Full length)
|runtime = 30 minutes (full length)<br>13'09" (Cut Down)
|broadcast date2 = [[14 August (releases)|14 August]] 2005 (Cut Down)
|runtime = 27'33" (Full length)
|runtime2 = 13'09" (Cut Down)
|prev = I Get a Side-Kick Out of You (CON episode)
|prev = I Get a Side-Kick Out of You (CON episode)
|next = The Daleks (CON episode)
|next = The Daleks (CON episode)
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== Aspects of production covered ==
== Aspects of production covered ==
* The notion of the cliffhanger and how it has been used in ''Doctor Who''. Also, how the cliffhangers have had to change to fit with modern viewing habits.
* The notion of the cliffhanger and how it has been used in ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Also, how the cliffhangers have had to change to fit with modern viewing habits.
* The prosthetics work on the Slitheen.
* The prosthetics work on the [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]].
* How the skin unzipping sequences were realised using prosthetics, greenscreen and CGI.
* How the skin unzipping sequences were realised using prosthetics, greenscreen and CGI.
* Alan Ruscoe discusses the physicality of being a Slitheen, and the challenges of wearing the suit.
* [[Alan Ruscoe]] discusses the physicality of being a Slitheen, and the challenges of wearing the suit.
* The VFX work for the Slitheen spaceship crash.
* The VFX work for the Slitheen spaceship crash.


== Additional topics covered ==
== Additional topics covered ==
* The decision of returning to modern-day Earth, and how travelling through time and space would have an impact on Rose's family and friends.
* The decision of returning to modern-day Earth, and how travelling through time and space would have an impact on [[Rose Tyler|Rose]]'s family and friends.
* Past Doctor and companion actors discuss the Doctor's affection for humanity.
* Past Doctor and companion actors discuss the Doctor's affection for humanity.
* The Third Doctor's exile to Earth and his relationship to UNIT.
* The [[Third Doctor]]'s exile to Earth and his relationship to [[UNIT]].
* The return of the Brigadier in ''Battlefield.''
* The return of [[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart|the Brigadier]] in ''[[Battlefield (TV story)|Battlefield]].''
[[File:2005_CON_Webpage_Image_S1_Ep5.png|thumb|2005 promo image.]]
[[File:2005_CON_Webpage_Image_S1_Ep5.png|thumb|2005 promo image.]]
== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Russell T Davies]], Head Writer
{{IntervieweeList
* [[Noel Clarke]], Mickey
|1=Russell T Davies|r1=Head Writer
* [[Christopher Eccleston]], The Ninth Doctor
|2=Noel Clarke|r2=[[Mickey Smith]]
* [[Peter Davison]], The Fifth Doctor
|3=Christopher Eccleston|r3=The [[Ninth Doctor]]
* [[Colin Baker]], The Sixth Doctor
|4=Peter Davison|r4=The [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Andrew Collins (critic)|Andrew Collins]], Film Critic
|5=Colin Baker|r5=The [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Will Cohen]], Visual Effects Producer
|6=Andrew Collins (critic)|r6=Film Critic
* [[Alan Ruscoe]], Slitheen
|7=Will Cohen|r7=Visual Effects Producer
* [[Elizabeth Fost]], Slitheen
|8=Alan Ruscoe|r8=[[Slitheen family{{!}}Slitheen]]
* [[Annette Badland]], Margaret Blaine
|9=Elizabeth Fost|r9=Slitheen
* [[David Bowman]], Compositor
|10=Annette Badland|r10=[[Blon Fel-Fotch Passameer-Day Slitheen{{!}}Margaret Blaine]]
* [[Richard Franklin]], Captain Mike Yates
|11=David Bowman|r11=Compositor
* [[Katy Manning]], Jo Grant
|12=Richard Franklin|r12=Captain [[Mike Yates]]
* [[Nicholas Courtney]], Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart
|13=Katy Manning|r13=[[Jo Grant]]
* [[Sylvester McCoy]], The Seventh Doctor
|14=Nicholas Courtney|r14=[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]
|15=Sylvester McCoy|r15=The [[Seventh Doctor]]}}


== Music list ==
== Music list ==
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== Crew ==
== Crew ==
* [[Camera operator|Camera]] - [[Eric Huyton]], [[Johnny Rodgers]], [[Andy Smith]]
{{BTS crew
* [[Sound editor|Sound]] - [[Simon Cole]], [[Kevin Meredith]], [[Les Mowbray]]
|Camera=Eric Huyton
* [[Runner]]s - [[Maxine Hughes]], [[Hannah Williams]]
|Camera2=Johnny Rodgers
* Junior Researcher - [[Alexander Gratton]]
|Camera3=Andy Smith
* [[Researcher (crew)|Researchers]] - [[Geoff Evans]], [[Zoë Rushton]], [[Stephen Thomas]]
|Sound=Simon Cole
* [[Production Secretary]] - [[Hannah Simpson]]
|Sound2=Kevin Meredith
* [[Production co-ordinator|Production Co-ordinator]] - [[Caroline Harris]]
|Sound3=Les Mowbray
* [[Production manager|Production Managers]] - [[Catherine Gosling]]
|Runner=Maxine Hughes
* [[Editor]]s - [[Ian Hunt]], [[Rob Mansell]]
|Runner2=Hannah Williams
* [[Colourist]] - [[Richard Doel]]
|JuniorResearcher=Alexander Gratton
* [[Dubbing mixer|Dubbing]] - [[Mark Ferda]]
|Researcher=Geoff Evans
* [[Executive producer|Executive Producers]] for [[Doctor Who|Dr Who]] - [[Russell T Davies]], [[Julie Gardner]], [[Mal Young]]
|Researcher2=Zoë Rushton
* [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] - [[Mark Cossey]]
|Researcher3=Stephen Thomas
* [[Series producer|Series Producer]] - [[Gillane Seaborne]]
|ProductionSecretary=Hannah Simpson
* [[Producer|Produced]] & [[Director|Directed]] by - [[Adam Page]]
|ProductionCo-ordinator=Caroline Harris
|ProductionManager=Catherine Gosling
|Editor=Ian Hunt
|Editor2=Rob Mansell
|Colourist=Richard Doel
|Dubbing=Mark Ferda
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho=Russell T Davies
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho2=Julie Gardner
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho3=Mal Young
|ExecutiveProducer=Mark Cossey
|SeriesProducer=Gillane Seaborne
|ProducedAndDirectedBy=Adam Page
|BBCWales=[[BBC Wales]]
|CopyrightYear=BBC MMV
}}


== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
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== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
[[File:Series-1-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete First Series'' DVD cover.]]
[[File:Series-1-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete First Series'' DVD cover.]]
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the ''[[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Doctor Who: The Complete First Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]].
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the ''[[Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)|Doctor Who: The Complete First Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]].


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

Latest revision as of 14:39, 4 August 2024

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Why on Earth? was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with World War Three. The working title for this episode was Life on Earth.[1]

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

  • The notion of the cliffhanger and how it has been used in Doctor Who. Also, how the cliffhangers have had to change to fit with modern viewing habits.
  • The prosthetics work on the Slitheen.
  • How the skin unzipping sequences were realised using prosthetics, greenscreen and CGI.
  • Alan Ruscoe discusses the physicality of being a Slitheen, and the challenges of wearing the suit.
  • The VFX work for the Slitheen spaceship crash.

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

  • The decision of returning to modern-day Earth, and how travelling through time and space would have an impact on Rose's family and friends.
  • Past Doctor and companion actors discuss the Doctor's affection for humanity.
  • The Third Doctor's exile to Earth and his relationship to UNIT.
  • The return of the Brigadier in Battlefield.
2005 promo image.

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

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

  • "Are You Gonna Be My Girl?" by Jet, Album: Get Born[2][3]

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Wales
© BBC MMV
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]]

The actors stumbling over how to pronounce "Raxacoricofallapatorius".

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

Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set released on 21 November 2005.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ Doctor Who Confidential. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 6 January 2019.
  2. ↑ Episode 5 : Why on Earth?. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
  3. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20100705021854/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/confidential/dwcmusic.pdf
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