At the Proms (CON episode)

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At the Proms
Broadcast on:	BBC Red Button
Broadcast with:	Doctor Who at the Proms
Series number:	4
Broadcast date:	1 January 2009
Runtime:	30 minutes
Key crew
Narrator:	Anthony Head
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At the Proms was the behind-the-scenes documentary about Doctor Who at the Proms. It was available via the BBC Red Button after the special's airing.

No Doctor Who Confidential titles or episode title were shown on-screen. Like The Ultimate Guide, it's assumed to be an episode of Doctor Who Confidential because of the commonality of production team and narrator. Like Music and Monsters, it was co-produced by BBC Music.

Aspects of production covered

• Murray Gold and Ben Foster discuss rehearsing the pieces.
• Paul Kasey discusses the ability of fans to get up-close experience of the monsters during the event.
• Rehearsals for monster performers, and the challenges of performing in an event that is more theatrical versus a TV show, where you can take breaks.
• Barnaby Edwards discusses the challenges of navigating the Dalek prop onto and around the stage.
• The entrance of Davros on a life mechanism.
• Camille Coduri and Noel Clarke discuss the impressiveness of the live orchestra.
• The finale of the show.

Additional topics covered

• The fan excitement and demand for Doctor Who to be featured in the BBC Proms season.
• Production of the Music of the Spheres mini-episode that debuted at the BBC Proms event, and the challenges of directing a video sequence to tie-in with onstage actions.
• The three-fold work of Music of the Spheres, having to work as a theatrical video sequence, a radio broadcast (as this was how the Proms event was initially broadcast to the public) and as a later TV broadcast.

People interviewed

• Roger Wright, Director of the BBC Proms
• Paul Bullock, Executive Producer, Doctor Who at the Proms
• Murray Gold, Composer
• Ben Foster, Conductor
• Paul Kasey, Movement Artist
• Louise Page, Costume Designer
• Rob Mayor, Prosthetics Supervisor
• Denni Sayers, Movement Director
• Dan Starkey, Sontaran
• Euros Lyn, Director, Music of the Spheres
• Barnaby Edwards, Dalek Operator
• Phil Collinson, Series Producer, Doctor Who, Series 1-4
• Nicholas Briggs, Dalek Voice
• Julie Gardner, Executive Producer, Doctor Who, Series 1-4
• Noel Clarke & Camille Coduri, Mickey Smith & Jackie Tyler
• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who, Series 1-4
• Steven Moffat, Head Writer, Doctor Who, Series 5
• Freema Agyeman, Martha Jones

Crew

• Camera - Mark Bond, Justin Davies, Roy Estabrook
• Sound - David Ferguson, Wil Planitzer, Mazyar Tajiki
• Runners - Stuart Laws, Claire Riley
• Researcher - Nathan Landeg
• Assistant Producer - Hannah Williams
• Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood
• Production Co-ordinator - Tors Grantham
• Production Managers - Katy Cartwright, Kirsty Reid
• Production Executive - Stan Matthews
• Editor - James Brailsford
• Colourist - Matt Mullins
• Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
• Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
• Executive Producer for Dr Who at the Proms - Paul Bullock
• Executive Producers for Dr Who - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
• Producer - Zoë Rushton
• Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne

Elements retained in Cut Down

There was no "Cut Down" version of this episode.

Home video releases

As of March 2019 no version of the episode is available commercially.