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|broadcast date = [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] (full length)<br>[[22 May (releases)|22 May]] 2006 (Cut Down)
|broadcast date = [[15 April (releases)|15 April]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] (full length)<br>[[22 May (releases)|22 May]] 2006 (Cut Down)
|runtime = 30 minutes (full length)<br>12'34" (Cut Down)
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Revision as of 15:33, 4 September 2022

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New New Doctor was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with New Earth.

Aspects of production covered

  • David Tennant's casting as the Tenth Doctor
  • Designing the Tenth Doctor's outfit and personality
  • Filming of the decontamination lift sequences, namely the complexities of the running water for both cast & crew.
  • How filming of the rapid descent down the lift cable was done in a slow, safe manner for David & Billie, and then made to look more rapid and frantic using CGI VFX.

Additional topics covered

  • The process of regeneration within the show, and the importance of the post-regeneration stories in establishing the character of that incarnation.
  • The decision to bring back Cassandra from the previous series.
  • David and Billie having to perform as Cassandra.

People interviewed

Music list

  • "Ooh La La" by Goldfrapp, Album: Supernature[1]
  • "Sun Hits the Sky" by Supergrass, Album: Best of Supergrass
  • "Fix You" by Coldplay, Album: X and Y
  • "Mathar (Discovery of India Mix)" by Indian Vibes & Thievery Corporation, Album: The Outernational Sound
  • "Filthy/Gorgeous" by Scissor Sisters
  • "Feeling Good" by Muse, Album: Origin of Symmetry

Crew

Elements retained in Cut Down

  • Designing the Tenth Doctor's outfit and personality.
  • How filming of the rapid descent down the lift cable was done in a slow, safe manner for David & Billie, and then made to look more rapid and frantic using CGI VFX (shorter than original version).
  • David and Billie having to perform as Cassandra.
  • The usage of "Feeling Good" by Muse (Album: Origin Of Symmetry) at the end of the episode is preserved/retained.

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD box set released on 20 November 2006.

Footnotes

  1. Episode 1 : New New Doctor. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.