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|name = The Last Battle
|image = DWCON The Last Battle title card.jpg
|image =
|season number   = Series 1 (Doctor Who 2005)
|series number = [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|1]]
|series episode number = 13
|broadcast with = The Parting of the Ways
|broadcast with = The Parting of the Ways (TV story)
|narrator = Simon Pegg
|narrator = Simon Pegg
|uncredited narrator =
|broadcast date = [[18 June (releases)|18 June]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]] (Full length)
|director =
|broadcast date2 = [[19 June (releases)|19 June]] 2005 (Cut Down)
|producer =
|runtime = 28'23" (Full length)
|broadcast date = [[18 June (releases)|18 June]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]
|runtime2 = 9'40" (Cut Down)
|runtime = 30 minutes
|prev = The Ultimate Guide (CON episode)
|prev = The Ultimate Guide (CON episode)
|next = Backstage at Christmas
|next = Backstage at Christmas (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
|original to DVD=
}}
|original to VHS=
'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]''. The working title for this episode was '''''Finale'''''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050525030932/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/cult/news/drwho/2005/05/20/19424.shtml|title=Confidential update|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=6 January 2019}}</ref>
|original to CD=
|executive producer=
|writer=
}}'''''{{StoryTitle}}''''' was the episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' broadcast in conjunction with ''[[The Parting of the Ways]]''.


== Aspects of production covered ==
== Aspects of production covered ==
The scripting of [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s final episode and his [[regeneration]] scene.
* The scripting of [[Christopher Eccleston]]'s final episode and his [[Ninth Doctor's regeneration|regeneration]] scene.
* Christopher Eccleston discusses the impact of the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] upon how his Doctor lives and makes decisions.
* The heavy VFX work for the Dalek spaceship.


== Additional topics covered ==
== Additional topics covered ==
Construction of the [[Dalek Emperor]] and issues faced with submerging the [[Kaled mutant]] prop inside a tank of water.
* Construction of the [[Dalek Emperor]] and issues faced with submerging the [[Kaled mutant]] prop inside a tank of [[water]].
* The history of the Time Lords and the Daleks, and how that has all fed into the Time War.
* Rose and the Doctor's dynamic.
* A montage celebrating the Ninth Doctor.


[[File:2005_CON_Webpage_Image_S1_Ep13.png|thumb|2005 promo image.]]
== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Joe Ahearne]]
{{IntervieweeList
* [[John Barrowman]]
|1=John Barrowman|r1=Captain Jack Harkness
* [[Nicholas Briggs]]
|2=Russell T Davies|r2=Head Writer
* [[Will Cohen]]
|3=Andrew Collins (critic)|r3=Critic & Broadcaster
* [[Andrew Collins (critic)|Andrew Collins]]
|4=Christopher Eccleston|r4=The Ninth Doctor
* [[Russell T Davies]]
|5=Will Cohen|r5=Visual Effects Producer
* [[Christopher Eccleston]]
|6=Mike Tucker|r6=Model Unit Supervisor
* [[David Hankinson]]
|7=Nicholas Briggs|r7=Dalek Voice
* [[Billie Piper]]
|8=Joe Ahearne|r8=Director, Episodes 6, 8, 11, 12 & 13
* [[Helen Raynor]]
|9=David Hankinson|r9=Dalek Operator
* [[Mike Tucker]]
|10=Billie Piper|r10=Rose Tyler
|11=Helen Raynor|r11=Script Editor, Doctor Who}}
 
== Music list ==
* "Breathe" by The Prodigy, Album: The Fat of the Land<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190105181544/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/s4/confidential/?episode=s1_13&action=musiclist|title=Episode 13 : The Last Battle|publisher=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=5 January 2019}}</ref><ref name=":0">https://web.archive.org/web/20100705021854/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/confidential/dwcmusic.pdf</ref> (also used in [[CON]]: ''[[Stage Fright (CON episode)|Stage Fright]]'')
* "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation) (from 'The Matrix')" by Rob Dougan, Album: Furious Angels<ref name=":0" />
* "I'll Stand by You" by The Pretenders, Album: Greatest Hits<ref name=":0" />
* "Run" by Snow Patrol, Album: Final Score<ref name=":0" /> (also used in [[CON]]: ''[[Doctor Who: A New Dimension (CON episode)|Doctor Who: A New Dimension]]'')
 
== Crew ==
{{BTS crew
|Camera=Mat Bryant
|Camera2=Eric Huyton
|Camera3=Aled Jenkins
|Camera4=Andy Smith
|Sound=Kevin Meredith
|Sound2=Phil Turner
|Sound3=Roger Van Koningsveld{{!}}Roger Van K
|Sound4=Les Mowbray
|Sound5=Steve Hoy
|Runner=Nic Britz
|Runner2=Bethan Evans
|Runner3=Maxine Hughes
|Runner4=Lucy Lutman
|Runner5=Hannah Williams
|ArtistContracts=Lesley Longhurst
|CopyrightContracts=Robert Bruce
|JuniorResearcher=Alexander Gratton
|Researcher=Geoff Evans
|Researcher2=Zoë Rushton
|Researcher3=Stephen Thomas
|ProductionCo-ordinator=Hannah Simpson
|ProductionManager=Catherine Gosling
|ProductionManager2=Zoë Scott
|Editor=Tom Appleby
|Colourist=Jon Everett
|Dubbing=Mark Ferda
|ThanksTo=Clayton Hickman
|ThanksTo2=Andrew Pixley
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho=Russell T Davies
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho2=Julie Gardner
|ExecutiveProducerForDrWho3=Mal Young
|ExecutiveProducer=Mark Cossey
|ProducedAndDirectedBy=Gillane Seaborne
|BBCWales=[[BBC Wales]]
|CopyrightYear=BBC MMV
}}


== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
== Elements retained in ''Cut Down'' ==
''to be added''
* The history of the Time Lords and the Daleks, and how that has all fed into the Time War. (condensed)
* Rose and the Doctor's dynamic. (slightly condensed)
* A montage celebrating the Ninth Doctor.


== Home video releases ==
== Home video releases ==
The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the [[Series 1 (Doctor Who)|Complete First Series]] DVD box set.  
[[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]].


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== Footnotes ==
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The Last Battle was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Parting of the Ways. The working title for this episode was Finale.[1]

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

  • The scripting of Christopher Eccleston's final episode and his regeneration scene.
  • Christopher Eccleston discusses the impact of the Time War upon how his Doctor lives and makes decisions.
  • The heavy VFX work for the Dalek spaceship.

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

  • Construction of the Dalek Emperor and issues faced with submerging the Kaled mutant prop inside a tank of water.
  • The history of the Time Lords and the Daleks, and how that has all fed into the Time War.
  • Rose and the Doctor's dynamic.
  • A montage celebrating the Ninth Doctor.
2005 promo image.

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

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

  • "Breathe" by The Prodigy, Album: The Fat of the Land[2][3] (also used in CON: Stage Fright)
  • "Clubbed to Death (Kurayamino Variation) (from 'The Matrix')" by Rob Dougan, Album: Furious Angels[3]
  • "I'll Stand by You" by The Pretenders, Album: Greatest Hits[3]
  • "Run" by Snow Patrol, Album: Final Score[3] (also used in CON: Doctor Who: A New Dimension)

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

Thanks to Clayton Hickman and Andrew Pixley.
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 history of the Time Lords and the Daleks, and how that has all fed into the Time War. (condensed)
  • Rose and the Doctor's dynamic. (slightly condensed)
  • A montage celebrating the Ninth Doctor.

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]]