War Games (CON episode)

War Games
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	Victory of the Daleks
Series number:	5
Broadcast date:	17 April 2010 (full length) 18 April 2010 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	45 minutes (full length) 15 minutes (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Alex Price
Doctor Who Confidential
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You may wish to consult War Games (disambiguation) for other, similarly-named pages.

War Games was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Victory of the Daleks. Its namesake was the Second Doctor serial The War Games.

Aspects of production covered

• The redesign of the Daleks, concerning the redressing of the Time War model Daleks as Ironsides and the introduction of the New Dalek Paradigm models.
• Filming of the flying Spitfires using greenscreen and a special rig.

Additional topics covered

• Mark Gatiss visits the real Cabinet War Rooms, and Cressida Finch explains the history of the location.

People interviewed

• Steven Moffatt, Head Writer
• Mark Gatiss, Writer, Episode 3
• Matt Smith, The Doctor
• Cressida Finch, Curator
• Bill Paterson, Professor Bracewell
• Andrew Gunn, Director, Episode 3
• Edward Thomas, Production Designer
• Gareth Skelding, Locations Manager
• Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
• Ian McNeice, Winston Churchill
• Nick Pegg, Dalek Operator
• Barnaby Edwards, Dalek Operator

Music list

• "Omen" by The Prodigy
• "Little Lion Man" by Mumford & Sons
• "Spitfire ('05 Version)" by The Prodigy
• "The Great Escape Theme" by Elmer Bernstein
• "Live with Me" by Massive Attack
• "We Are Your Friends" by Justice vs. Simian
• "Silence" by Portishead
• "Jessica (theme from 'Top Gear')" by The Allman Brothers Band
• "With Every Heartbeat (Acoustic Version)" by Robyn

Crew

• Graphics - Component Graphics
• Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions
• Camera - Simon Cox, Steve Webb, Aled Jenkins, Oli Russell, Dewi Davies
• Sound - Wil Planitzer, Jon Thomas, Jonny Stothert
• Runners - James Bowen, Claire Riley, Lee Wood
• Researchers - Ian Osprey, Robert Wootton
• Assistant Producer - Hannah Williams
• Production Team Assistant - Emma Chapman
• Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood
• Production Co-ordinator - Megan Pinches
• Production Manager - Katy Cartwright
• Production Executive - Stan Matthews
• Online Editor - Jeremy Lott
• Colourist - Jon Everett
• Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
• Editor - Mike Crawford
• Edit Producer - Paul Symonds
• Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
• Executive Producers for Dr Who - Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis
• Producer - Zoë Rushton
• Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne

Elements retained in Cut Down

to be added

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 8 November 2010.