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{{Infobox Doc
{{Infobox Doc
|image = DWCON Dalek title card.jpg
|image = DWCON Dalek title card.jpg
|series number = [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|1]]
|season number   = Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)
|series episode number = 6
|broadcast with = Dalek (TV story)
|broadcast with = Dalek (TV story)
|narrator = Simon Pegg
|narrator = Simon Pegg
|broadcast date = [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] (full length)<br>[[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 2005 (Cut Down)
|broadcast date = [[30 April (releases)|30 April]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] (Full length)
|runtime = 30 minutes (full length)<br>10'51" (Cut Down)
|broadcast date2 = [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] 2005 (Cut Down)
|runtime = 28'24" (Full length)
|runtime2 = 10'51" (Cut Down)
|prev = Why on Earth? (CON episode)
|prev = Why on Earth? (CON episode)
|next = The Dark Side (CON episode)
|next = The Dark Side (CON episode)
|series = ''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|series = ''[[List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes|Doctor Who Confidential]]''
|channel = BBC Three
|channel = BBC Three
}}{{dab page|The Daleks}}
}}{{dab page|The Daleks (disambiguation)}}
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''.
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Dalek (TV story)|Dalek]]''.


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* The designing and building of the new Dalek props.
* The designing and building of the new Dalek props.
* The remote control mechanisms on the Dalek head dome.
* The remote control mechanisms on the Dalek head dome.
* Christopher Eccleston discusses how the [[Ninth Doctor]] is scared by the Daleks, and how he changes in nature upon encountering it.
* [[Christopher Eccleston]] discusses how the [[Ninth Doctor]] is scared by the Daleks, and how he changes in nature upon encountering it.
* The new theme for the Daleks is discussed with Murray Gold, and a segment that shows the choir recordings taking place.
* The new theme for the Daleks is discussed with [[Murray Gold]], and a segment that shows the choir recordings taking place.
* Barnaby Edwards discusses the challenges of operating the Dalek prop.
* [[Barnaby Edwards]] discusses the challenges of operating the Dalek prop.
* The VFX work for the elevating Dalek.
* The VFX work for the elevating Dalek.
* Filming for the scene where Rose is cornered by the Dalek.
* Filming for the scene where [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] is cornered by the Dalek.


== Additional topics covered ==
== Additional topics covered ==
* Russell T Davies and Sylvester McCoy discuss the horrible nature of the Daleks.
* [[Russell T Davies]] and [[Sylvester McCoy]] discuss the horrible nature of the [[Dalek]]s.
* The high death count of ''Resurrection of the Daleks'', and the amount of explosions involved''.''
* The high death count of ''[[Resurrection of the Daleks (TV story)|Resurrection of the Daleks]]'', and the amount of explosions involved.
* Colin Baker discusses his troubles filming with the Daleks for ''Revelation of the Daleks.''
* [[Colin Baker]] discusses his troubles filming with the Daleks for ''[[Revelation of the Daleks (TV story)|Revelation of the Daleks]]''.
* Sylvester McCoy recounts the infamous incident during filming of ''Remembrance of the Daleks'', where a large pyrotechnic sequence resulted in the arrival of the local emergency services.
* Sylvester McCoy recounts the infamous incident during filming of ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks (TV story)|Remembrance of the Daleks]]'', where a large pyrotechnic sequence resulted in the arrival of the local emergency services.


[[File:Picture12.png|thumb|2005 promo image.]]
[[File:Picture12.png|thumb|2005 promo image.]]
== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Christopher Eccleston]], The Ninth Doctor
{{IntervieweeList
* [[Julie Gardner]], Head of Drama, BBC Wales
|1=Christopher Eccleston|r1=The [[Ninth Doctor]]
* [[Billie Piper]], Rose Tyler
|2=Julie Gardner|r2=Head of Drama, [[BBC Wales]]
* [[Clayton Hickman]], Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
|3=Billie Piper|r3=[[Rose Tyler]]
* [[Sylvester McCoy]], The Seventh Doctor
|4=Clayton Hickman|r4=Editor, [[Doctor Who Magazine]]
* [[Russell T Davies]], Head Writer
|5=Sylvester McCoy|r5=The [[Seventh Doctor]]
* [[Peter Davison]], The Fifth Doctor
|6=Russell T Davies|r6=Head Writer
* [[Lorraine Heggessey]], Controller, BBC 1
|7=Peter Davison|r7=The [[Fifth Doctor]]
* [[Phil Collinson]], Producer, Doctor Who
|8=Lorraine Heggessey|r8=Controller, [[BBC 1]]
* [[Edward Thomas]], Production Designer
|9=Phil Collinson|r9=Producer, ''[[Doctor Who]]''
* [[Mike Tucker]], Model Unit Supervisor
|10=Edward Thomas|r10=Production Designer
* [[Colin Baker]], The Sixth Doctor
|11=Mike Tucker|r11=Model Unit Supervisor
* [[Murray Gold]], Composer
|12=Colin Baker|r12=The [[Sixth Doctor]]
* [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]], Dalek Operator
|13=Murray Gold|r13=Composer
* [[Andrew Collins (critic)|Andrew Collins]], Critic & Broadcaster
|14=Barnaby Edwards|r14=[[Dalek]] Operator
* [[Robert Shearman]], Writer, Episode 6
|15=Andrew Collins (critic)|r15=Critic & Broadcaster
* [[David Bowman]], Compositor
|16=Robert Shearman|r16=Writer, Episode 6
* [[Nicholas Briggs]], Dalek Voice
|17=David Bowman|r17=Compositor
* [[Neill Gorton]], Creature Effects Designer
|18=Nicholas Briggs|r18=Dalek Voice
|19=Neill Gorton|r19=Creature Effects Designer}}


== Music list ==
== Music list ==
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|SeriesProducer=Gillane Seaborne
|SeriesProducer=Gillane Seaborne
|ProducedAndDirectedBy=Adam Page
|ProducedAndDirectedBy=Adam Page
|BBCWales=[[BBC Wales]]
|CopyrightYear=BBC MMV
}}
}}


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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 10:59, 14 September 2024

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The Daleks was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Dalek.

This was the first episode to have a "Cut Down" version produced, which aired the day after the full length version premiered, after the Sunday evening repeat of Dalek.

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

  • The return of the Daleks, the Doctor's biggest foes, to the screens after 17 years.
  • The designing and building of the new Dalek props.
  • The remote control mechanisms on the Dalek head dome.
  • Christopher Eccleston discusses how the Ninth Doctor is scared by the Daleks, and how he changes in nature upon encountering it.
  • The new theme for the Daleks is discussed with Murray Gold, and a segment that shows the choir recordings taking place.
  • Barnaby Edwards discusses the challenges of operating the Dalek prop.
  • The VFX work for the elevating Dalek.
  • Filming for the scene where Rose is cornered by the Dalek.

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

2005 promo image.

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

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

  • "Excalibur: O Fortuna (from 'Carmina Burana')" by Carl Orff & City of Prague Orchestra, Album: The Cult Files[1][2]
  • "Nu Flow" by Big Brovaz, Album: The Best of R&B[2]

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.


Notes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  • Interestingly, one of the montages within this episode features footage from the Peter Cushing Dalek films.

Elements retained in Cut Down[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be added

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. ↑ Episode 6 : The Daleks. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100705021854/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/confidential/dwcmusic.pdf
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