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|name = A New York Story
|image = DWCON A New York Story title card.jpg
|image = A-new-york-story.jpg
|image2 = A-new-york-story.jpg
|series number = [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|3]]
|season number   = Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)
|broadcast with = Daleks in Manhattan
|series episode number = 4
|broadcast with = Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)
|narrator = Anthony Head
|narrator = Anthony Head
|uncredited narrator =
|broadcast date = [[21 April (releases)|21 April]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]] (Full length)
|director =
|broadcast date2 = [[22 April (releases)|22 April]] 2007 (Cut Down)
|producer =
|runtime = 39'14" (Full length)
|broadcast date = [[21 April (releases)|21 April]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]]
|runtime2 = 11'28" (Cut Down)
|runtime = 45 minutes
|runtime3 = 4'58" (Vodcast)
|prev = Are We There Yet?
|prev = Are We There Yet? (CON episode)
|next = Making Manhattan
|next = Making Manhattan (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|original to DVD=
|channel = BBC Three
|original to VHS=
|clip = Meet Tallulah - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC
|original to CD=
}}
|executive producer=
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Daleks in Manhattan (TV story)|Daleks in Manhattan]]''.
|writer=
 
|clip=Meet Tallulah - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC
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".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070410190221/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/radio/waystolisten/podcasts/guide/|title=Ways To Listen: Podcasts & Downloads: Guide|date of source=10 April 2007|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=18 January 2019}}</ref> It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]''.


== Aspects of production covered ==
== Aspects of production covered ==
''to be added''
* The choreography of the dance that the showgirls performed being taught one last time before filming.
* Helen Raynor discusses her decision to centre the plot around the Empire State Building.
* The contrast between Solomon and Mr. Diagoras as characters, and how both have been affected by the first world war.
* Filming of the first scene in which the Dalek appears, and how the set design compliments the Dalek.
* The challenges of writing dialogue for Daleks.
* Difficulties of adding supporting artists afterwards to a shot of the front of a theatre location used.


== Additional topics covered ==
== Additional topics covered ==
''to be added''
* The history of the Empire State Building, within the iconography of New York.
* Class inequality during the 1930s, and how that is tackled within the story.
* Helen Raynor explores the historical context of her story.
* A ''Next time on Doctor Who Confidential...'' trailer for the following episode.


== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Ailsa Berk]]
{{IntervieweeList
* [[Phil Collinson]]
|1=Helen Raynor|r1=Writer, Episode 4
* [[Russell T Davies]]
|2=Phil Collinson|r2=Series Producer, Doctor Who
* [[Dave Houghton]]
|3=David Tennant|r3=The Doctor
* [[Eric Loren]]
|4=Russell T Davies|r4=Head Writer, Doctor Who
* [[Miranda Raison]]
|5=Gareth Skelding|r5=Location Manager
* [[Helen Raynor]]
|6=James Strong|r6=Director, Episode 4
* [[Gareth Skelding]]
|7=Miranda Raison|r7=Tallulah
* [[James Strong]]
|8=Ailsa Berk|r8=Choreographer
* [[David Tennant]]
|9=Dave Houghton|r9=Visual Effects Supervisor
|10=Eric Loren|r10=Mr Diagoras}}
 
== Music list ==
* "Empire" by Kasabian, Album: Empire<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090102105142/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/confidential/music/music_304.shtml|title=MUSIC LIST EPISODE 4: A New York Story|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=31 December 2018}}</ref>
* "Uncle Johnny" by The Killers, Album: Sam's Town
* "America" by Razorlight, Album: Razorlight
* "Rhapsody in Blue" by New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Album: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
* "Savoy Sandwich" by The Champagne Dance Orchestra, Album: The Top 1920's & 1930's DWCD 0037
* "It's Showtime" by David Lee Roth, Album: A Little Ain't Enough
* "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by Scissor Sisters, Album: Ta-Dah
* "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin, Album: The Entertainer
* "Streets of New York" by Alicia Keys feat. Nas & Rakim, Album: The Diary of Alicia Keys
* "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, Album: 8 Mile Soundtrack (also used in [[CON]]: ''[[Double Trouble (CON episode)|Double Trouble]]'')
* "Walk This Way" by Run-DMC/Aerosmith, Album: Greatest Hits
* "Lost and Found" by Feeder, Album: The Singles
* "City Slickers" by The Champagne Dance Orchestra, Album: The Top 1920's & 1930's DWCD 0037
* "Going Missing" by Maximo Park, Album: A Certain Trigger
* "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Album Version)" by Fall Out Boy, Album: CD Single
 
No licensed music was used for the "vodcast" version, instead it used the following pieces of stock music:
* "Phretburn Phrenzy" by Freddie Funk, Jasper Dagger & Badger Flap, Album: Cyberfunk X-SERIES XCD043
* "4 Seasonz" by Ghostrida, Album: Hip Hop 2 X-SERIES XCD075
 
== Crew ==
{{BTS crew
|Camera=Jamie Gramston
|Camera2=Nick Jardine
|Sound=Peter Jones
|Sound2=Mike Larini
|Sound3=Kevin Meredith
|Runner=Sam Jones (assistant editor)
|EditAssistant=Christopher Moore
|Researcher=Nathan Landeg
|Researcher2=Jamie Lynch
|AssistantProducer=Geoff Evans
|AssistantProducer2=Hannah Williams
|ProductionTeamAssistant=Gavin Chappelle
|ProductionTeamAssistant2=Alexandra Gibbs
|ProductionTeamAssistant3=Scott Handcock
|ProductionAccountant=Elaine Stephenson
|ProductionCo-ordinator=Rhiannon Cooper
|ProductionCo-ordinator2=Tors Grantham
|PostProductionCoOrdinator=Vickie Mansell
|ProductionManager=Kirsty Reid
|ProductionManager2=Natalie Street
|ProductionExecutive=Paul Williams
|Editor=James Brailsford
|Colourist=Jon Everett
|Dubbing=Mark Ferda
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho=Russell T Davies
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho2=Julie Gardner
|ExecutiveProducer=Mark Cossey
|EditProducer&AdditionalEditing=Rob Mansell
|Producer=Zoë Rushton
|SeriesProducer=Gillane Seaborne
|BBCWales=[[BBC Wales]]
|CopyrightYear=BBC MMVII
}}


== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
''to be added''
* Helen Raynor discusses her decision to centre the plot around the Empire State Building, and the historical context of the story. (These two segments have been combined.)
* The choreography of the dance that the showgirls performed being taught one last time before filming.
* The contrast between Solomon and Mr. Diagoras as characters, and how both have been affected by the first world war. (Slightly trimmed)


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the [[Series 3 (Doctor Who)|Complete Third Series]] DVD box set.
[[File:Series-3-boxset.jpg|thumb|''Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series'' DVD cover.]]
{{confidential stub}}
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the ''[[Series 3 (Doctor Who 2005)|Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series]]'' [[DVD]] box set released on [[5 November (releases)|5 November]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]].
 
== Footnotes ==
{{reflist}}
{{CONTV}}
{{CONTV}}
{{TitleSort}}
{{TitleSort}}
{{ImageLinkTV}}
 
[[Category:CON episodes]]
[[Category:CON episodes]]
[[Category:2007 documentaries]]

Latest revision as of 13:31, 4 August 2024

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A New York Story was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Daleks in Manhattan.

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".[1] It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.

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

  • The choreography of the dance that the showgirls performed being taught one last time before filming.
  • Helen Raynor discusses her decision to centre the plot around the Empire State Building.
  • The contrast between Solomon and Mr. Diagoras as characters, and how both have been affected by the first world war.
  • Filming of the first scene in which the Dalek appears, and how the set design compliments the Dalek.
  • The challenges of writing dialogue for Daleks.
  • Difficulties of adding supporting artists afterwards to a shot of the front of a theatre location used.

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

  • The history of the Empire State Building, within the iconography of New York.
  • Class inequality during the 1930s, and how that is tackled within the story.
  • Helen Raynor explores the historical context of her story.
  • A Next time on Doctor Who Confidential... trailer for the following episode.

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

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

  • "Empire" by Kasabian, Album: Empire[2]
  • "Uncle Johnny" by The Killers, Album: Sam's Town
  • "America" by Razorlight, Album: Razorlight
  • "Rhapsody in Blue" by New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Album: Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
  • "Savoy Sandwich" by The Champagne Dance Orchestra, Album: The Top 1920's & 1930's DWCD 0037
  • "It's Showtime" by David Lee Roth, Album: A Little Ain't Enough
  • "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by Scissor Sisters, Album: Ta-Dah
  • "Maple Leaf Rag" by Scott Joplin, Album: The Entertainer
  • "Streets of New York" by Alicia Keys feat. Nas & Rakim, Album: The Diary of Alicia Keys
  • "Lose Yourself" by Eminem, Album: 8 Mile Soundtrack (also used in CON: Double Trouble)
  • "Walk This Way" by Run-DMC/Aerosmith, Album: Greatest Hits
  • "Lost and Found" by Feeder, Album: The Singles
  • "City Slickers" by The Champagne Dance Orchestra, Album: The Top 1920's & 1930's DWCD 0037
  • "Going Missing" by Maximo Park, Album: A Certain Trigger
  • "This Ain't a Scene, It's an Arms Race (Album Version)" by Fall Out Boy, Album: CD Single

No licensed music was used for the "vodcast" version, instead it used the following pieces of stock music:

  • "Phretburn Phrenzy" by Freddie Funk, Jasper Dagger & Badger Flap, Album: Cyberfunk X-SERIES XCD043
  • "4 Seasonz" by Ghostrida, Album: Hip Hop 2 X-SERIES XCD075

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Wales
© BBC MMVII
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]]

  • Helen Raynor discusses her decision to centre the plot around the Empire State Building, and the historical context of the story. (These two segments have been combined.)
  • The choreography of the dance that the showgirls performed being taught one last time before filming.
  • The contrast between Solomon and Mr. Diagoras as characters, and how both have been affected by the first world war. (Slightly trimmed)

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

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.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. Ways To Listen: Podcasts & Downloads: Guide. bbc.co.uk (10 April 2007). Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  2. MUSIC LIST EPISODE 4: A New York Story. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 31 December 2018.