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|subject              = Introducing the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to [[North America]]n audiences
|subject              = Introducing the [[Eleventh Doctor]] to [[North America]]n audiences
|original to DVD      =
|original to VHS      =
|original to CD        =
|original to web      =
|channel              = BBC America
|channel              = BBC America
|broadcast with        =
|home video            =
|home audio            =
|narrator              =
|interviewer          =
|interviewee          = Scott Adsit
|interviewee2          = Hugh Douglas (American football)
|interviewee3          = Chris Hardwick
|interviewee4          = Danielle Harris
|interviewee5          = Alison Haislip
|interviewee6          = Scott Ian
|interviewee7          = Natalie Morales
|interviewee8          = Eugene Mirman
|interviewee9          = Amanda Palmer
|interviewee10        = Adam Rogers
|interviewee11        = Mark Sheppard
|interviewee12        = Paul F. Tompkins
|interviewee13        = Reggie Watts
|uncredited narrator  =
|director              =
|series producer      = David Tuohy
|series producer      = David Tuohy
|producer              = Craig Jenest
|producer              = Craig Jenest
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|executive producer    = Michael Davies
|executive producer    = Michael Davies
|broadcast date        = [[13 August (releases)|13 August]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|broadcast date        = [[13 August (releases)|13 August]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]
|release date          =
|runtime              = 43'30"
|runtime              = 43'30"
|series                = [[BBC America#Original DWU content|BBC America Documentaries]]
|series                = [[BBC America#Original DWU content|BBC America Documentaries]]
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== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Chris Hardwick]], Host, Nerdist Podcast
{{IntervieweeList
* [[Scott Adsit]], Actor, Comedian
|1=Chris Hardwick|r1=Host, Nerdist Podcast
* [[Alison Haislip]], Actress, G4 Correspondent
|2=Scott Adsit|r2=Actor, Comedian
* [[Paul F. Tompkins]], Actor, Comedian
|3=Alison Haislip|r3=Actress, G4 Correspondent
* [[Eugene Mirman]], Comedian, Actor
|4=Paul F. Tompkins|r4=Actor, Comedian
* [[Reggie Watts]], Musician, Comedian
|5=Eugene Mirman|r5=Comedian, Actor
* [[Hugh Douglas (American football)|Hugh Douglas]], Former NFL Defensive End/Radio Personality
|6=Reggie Watts|r6=Musician, Comedian
* [[Danielle Harris]], Actress
|7=Hugh Douglas (American football)|r7=Former NFL Defensive End / Radio Personality
* [[Mark Sheppard]], Actor
|8=Danielle Harris|r8=Actress
* [[Adam Rogers]], Editor, Wired Magazine
|9=Mark Sheppard|r9=Actor
* [[Amanda Palmer]], Musician
|10=Adam Rogers|r10=Editor, Wired Magazine
* [[Scott Ian]], Musician
|11=Amanda Palmer|r11=Musician
|12=Scott Ian|r12=Musician}}


== Music list ==
== Music list ==

Revision as of 19:54, 22 August 2023

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Best of the Doctor was an Embassy Row production that aired as one of a trio of "punditry segments" on BBC America in August 2011. It aired in the run-up to the premiere of Let's Kill Hitler, ostensibly to offer North American viewers a "memory jog" prior to recommencement of series 6.

Like all episodes of this series, it was notable for featuring exclusively North American celebrities opining about various aspects of the Matt Smith era of Doctor Who.

The show was also aired on Space in Canada during the same week as the US broadcast.

Topics covered

The programme was split into the following titled segments:

  • The Eleventh Doctor Revealed
  • The Doctor confronts the Atraxi
  • The Doctor and Daleks in WWII
  • The Doctor and the Pandorica
  • The Doctor and the Vortex Manipulator
  • The Doctor and Vincent Van Gogh
  • The Doctor and the Astronaut
  • The Doctor visits the Oval Office
  • The Doctor Tricks the Silence
  • The Doctor meets the TARDIS
  • The Doctor Goes to War

People interviewed

Music list

  • "Deserted Land" by Paul Mottram, Album: Contemporary Minimalist, Orchestral 2 ANW 1309
  • "Sorcerer's Dream" by Paul Mottram, Album: Magic, Ghosts, Mystery ANW 1071
  • "Bewitched" by Terry Devine-King, Album: Magic, Ghosts, Mystery ANW 1071
  • "Fat Fairy" by Patrick Hawes, Album: Comedy, Quirky, Silly ANW 1135
  • "Orion" by Terry Devine-King, Album: Blockbuster Movie Trailers 3 ANW 1600
  • "Dirty Planet" by Bob Bradley & Paul Mottram, Album: Orchestral Fusion ANW 1365
  • "Fields of Honour" by Paul Mottram, Album: Cinematic Drama ANW 1169
  • "Forbidden Forest" by Debbie Wiseman, Album: Orchestral Drama 4 ANW 1299
  • "Rite of the Banshees" by Tim Garland, Album: Blockbuster Drama ANW 1500
  • "Convergence" by Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd & Igor Dvorkin, Album: Family Movies ANW 1549
  • "Dreaming" by Terry Devine-King & Chris Warner, Album: Kids ANW 1547
  • "Groundhog Day" by Paul Mottram, Album: Orchestral Impressions - War & Drama ANW 1332
  • "Symphony for the Stars" by Luke Richards, Album: Evocative, Cinematic ANW 1589
  • "They are Here" by Chris Blackwell, Album: Magic, Spooks, Mystery ANW 1534
  • "Frozen Teardrop" by Tom Quick, Album: Magic, Spooks, Mystery ANW 1534
  • "Ballet of the Bears" by Igor Dvorkin, Duncan Pittock & Ellie Kidd, Album: Family Movies ANW 1549
  • "Chaos Cypher" by Adam Skinner & Dan Skinner, Album: Cinematic Horror ANW 1464
  • "Teaser" by Debbie Wiseman, Album: Period Drama 2 ANW 1557
  • "Dark Nebula" by Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd & Igor Dvorkin, Album: Orchestral Fusion, Drama ANW 1536
  • "Course of History" by Duncan Pittock, Ellie Kidd & Igor Dvorkin, Album: Orchestral Fusion, Drama ANW 1536

Crew

For BBC America:

Home video releases

This special was included on the Doctor Who: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe DVD & Blu-ray released on 16 January 2012; and the Doctor Who: The Best of the Doctor 2005-2011, The Documentaries DVD (Region 4 only) released on 8 January 2014.

It was also made available on iTunes[1], Amazon Prime[2] & Google Play[3]; it was listed as Doctor Who: Best of Specials, Season 1, Episode 1.

Footnotes

External links