Doctor Who at the Proms (2008)

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Doctor Who at the Proms
Main setting:	Royal Albert Hall, 2008
Key crew
Writer:	Murray Gold (music)
Release details
Premiere broadcast:	27th July 2008
Televised concerts
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The 2008 Doctor Who at the Proms was broadcast in July 2008. It was the first Doctor Who related Prom.

Synopsis

a selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join Freema Agyeman (aka Martha Jones), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from Daleks, Cybermen and other aliens from the series!

Programme

Act 1

Concert Prologue - Murray Gold

Fanfare For The Common Man- Aron Copland

All the Strange, Strange Creatures - Murray Gold

Montagues and Capulets - Sergey Prokofiev

The Doctor Forever - Murray Gold

Rose - Murray Gold

Martha vs. The Master - Murray Gold

Music of the Spheres- Doctor Who Mini Episode

Interval

Act 2

The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner

The Daleks & Davros - Murray Gold

Donna -The Girl In The Fire Place-Astrid - Murray Gold

The Torino Scale - Mark-Anthony Turnage

The Planets-Jupiter- Gustav Holst

This Is Gallifrey - Murray Gold

Doomsday - Murray Gold

The Doctor's Theme/Song of Freedom - Murray Gold

Song for Ten - Murray Gold

Doctor Who Theme - Ron Grainer

Cast

Freema Agyeman - Herself/Host

Noel Clarke - Himself

Camille Coduri - Herself

Catherine Tate - Herself (uncredited)

Tim Phillips - Soloist (Song For Ten )

Julian Bleach - Davros

Dan Starkey - Commander Skorr

Nicholas Briggs - Dalek/Cybermen Voices

Barnaby Edwards - Dalek Operator

Jimmy Vee - Graske

Musical cast

Murray Gold - Main Composer

Ben Foster - Conductor

Stephen Bell - Conductor

List of music

Song	Composed by	Conductor	Performed by	Length	Notes
Concert Prologue	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	Melanie Pappenheim BBC Philharmonic
Fanfare for the Common Man	Copland	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
All the Strange Strange Creatures	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
The Torino Scale	Mark-Anthony Turnage	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
The Planets - Jupiter	Gustav Holst	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
The Doctor Forever	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Rose	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Martha v The Master	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Music of the Spheres	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Die Walküre - The Ride of the Valkyries	Wagner	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
The Daleks & Davros	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Donna, Girl in the Fireplace, Astrid	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
'Montagues and Capulets' from Romeo and Juliet	Prokofiev	Stephen Bell	BBC Philharmonic
This is Gallifrey	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
The Doctor's Theme/Song of Freedom	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Doomsday	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Song for Ten	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic
Doctor Who Theme	Murray Gold	Ben Foster	BBC Philharmonic

Story notes

• Music of the Spheres was written by Russell T Davies for this event.
• Jimmy Vee is the only actor to appear in the pre-recorded and the live part of the show.
• Violinist Nigel Kennedy promoted his appearance in the prom by performing the Doctor Who theme solo.

Ratings

to be added

Filming locations

Royal Albert Hall (Live)

Upper Boat Studios (TARDIS Pre recorded)

Home video releases

DVD & Blu-ray releases

The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with The Next Doctor in 2010. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with Fanfare for the Common Man, Montagues and Capulets, The Ride of the Valkyries, The Torino Scale, The Planets – Jupiter and Song for Ten all omitted from the DVD.

External links

• http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2008/whatson/2707.shtml