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== People interviewed ==
== People interviewed ==
* [[Matt Smith]] - [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Karen Gillan]], [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Karen Gillan]] - [[Amy Pond]]
* [[Arthur Darvill]], [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Arthur Darvill]] - [[Rory Williams]]
* [[Toby Haynes]], Director
* [[Alex Kingston]] - [[River Song]]
* [[David Mason]], Line Producer, USA
* [[Stuart Milligan]] - [[Richard Nixon]]
* [[Marcus Wilson]], Producer
* [[William Morgan Sheppard]] - older [[Canton Everett Delaware III|Canton Delaware]]
* [[Steven Moffat]], Head Writer
* [[Steven Moffat]] - Head writer / Executive producer
* [[Piers Wenger]], Executive Producer
* [[Toby Haynes]] - Director
* [[Alex Kingston]], [[River Song]]
* [[Stephan Pehrsson]] - Director of Photography
* [[Michael Pickwoad]], Production Designer
* [[Beth Willis]] - Executive Producer
* [[Stuart Milligan]], [[Richard Nixon|President Richard Nixon]]
* [[Piers Wenger]] - Executive Producer
* [[Scott Fisher]], Charge Hand
* [[David Mason]] - Line Producer, USA
* [[Beth Willis]], Executive Producer
* [[Marcus Wilson]] - Producer
* [[Matt Smith]], [[Eleventh Doctor|The Doctor]]
* [[Michael Pickwoad]] - Production Designer
* [[William Morgan Sheppard]], [[Canton Everett Delaware III|Old Canton Delaware]]
* [[Scott Fisher]] - Charge Hand
* [[Stephan Pehrsson]], Director of Photography


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

Revision as of 23:41, 14 March 2019

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Coming to America was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Impossible Astronaut. It was the first in its series for 2011.

This episode introduced a new title sequence.

Aspects of production covered

This Confidential covers the creation of scenes and sets, particularly the Oval Office and the World War II tunnel. An entire day of filming was shown accompanying director Toby Haynes.

Additional topics covered

  • Choosing of iconic elements of America, like Monument Valley, the yellow school bus.
  • Shooting locations: Monument Valley, Utah; Lone Rock Beach, Lake Powell, Arizona
  • Filming on location in America and starting off by saying farewell.
  • A Day In The Life: Director.

People interviewed

Music list

  • "Islands" by The xx[1]
  • "Roadhouse Blues" by The Doors
  • "Thunderbird" by Hans Zimmer
  • "Mrs. Robinson" by Simon & Garfunkel
  • "Baby Did A Bad, Bad Thing" by Chris Isaak
  • "Lets Elope" by Koop
  • "Pass Out" by Tinie Tempah
  • "Rolling In Deep" by Adele
  • "Dy-Na-Mi-Teeeeee!" by Ms. Dynamite
  • "Dy-Na-Mi-Teeeeee!" by The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
  • "River Of Tears" by Eric Clapton
  • "Elegy For Strings" by Edward Elgar

Crew

Elements retained in Cut Down

The cut down episode retained an intro with Nixon; interview clips with Toby Haynes, Steven Moffat, Marcus Wilson, Stephan Pehrsson, and Alex Kingston; behind the scene footage from location shoots in Utah and Arizona; behind the scenes footage with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, and Arthur Darvill.

Home video releases

The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD & Blu-ray box sets.

Footnotes

  1. Coming to America. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 4 March 2019.