Weird Science (CON episode): Difference between revisions

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|image = DWCON Weird Science title card.jpg

|season number  = Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)

|series episode number = 10

|broadcast with = The Doctor Dances (TV story)

|broadcast date = [[28 May (releases)|28 May]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] (Full length)

|broadcast date2 = [[29 May (releases)|29 May]] 2005 (Cut Down)

|runtime = 28'00" (Full length)

|next = Unsung Heroes and Violent Death (CON episode)

|series = ''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''

|channel = BBC Three

'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[The Doctor Dances (TV story)|The Doctor Dances]]''. The working title for this episode was '''''The Weird Science of Dr Who'''''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050324011929/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/confidential/|title=Doctor Who Confidential|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref>

* Design of the new [[sonic screwdriver]], and [[Christopher Eccleston]] discusses the importance of it to [[the Doctor]].

* The history of scientific accuracy and exploration of scientific theory of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' (as well as not so accurate examples).

 

|1=Phil Collinson|r1=Producer, ''[[Doctor Who]]''

|4=Clayton Hickman|r4=Editor, [[Doctor Who Magazine]]

|5=Andrew Collins (critic)|r5=Critic & Broadcaster

|6=Katy Manning|r6=[[Jo Grant]]

|7=Colin Baker|r7=The [[Sixth Doctor]]

|8=Sylvester McCoy|r8=The [[Seventh Doctor]]

|9=Peter Davison|r9=The [[Fifth Doctor]]

|10=Christopher Eccleston|r10=The [[Ninth Doctor]]

|12=Tom Baker|r12=The [[Fourth Doctor]]

|13=Nicholas Courtney|r13=[[Alistair Gordon Lethbridge-Stewart{{!}}Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]]

 

* "Eple" by Röyksopp, Album: Melody AM<ref name=":0" />

* "Baby, It's Cold Outside" by Tom Jones & Cerys Matthews, Album: Greatest Catatonia Hits<ref name=":0" /> (also used in [[CON]]: ''[[Double Trouble (CON episode)|Double Trouble]]'')

* "Kelly Watch the Stars" by Air, Album: Moon Safari<ref name=":0" />

* "She Blinded Me with Science" by Thomas Dolby, Album: The Best of Thomas Dolby<ref name=":0" />

 

 

|BBCWales=[[BBC Wales]]

* The history of scientific accuracy and exploration of scientific theory of ''Doctor Who'' (as well as not so accurate examples). [Significantly shortened, and all classic series examples & interviews removed]

[[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 2005)|Doctor Who: The Complete First Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[21 November (releases)|21 November]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]].