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) 14'15" (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 (also used in CON: Desert Storm)
• "Little Lion Man" by Mumford & Sons
• "Spitfire ('05 Version)" by The Prodigy (also used in CON: Finale and Sins of the Fathers)
• "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

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger and Beth Willis

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Producer Zoë Rushton
Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions

General production staff Assistant Producer - Hannah Williams Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood Production Co-Ordinator - Megan Pinches Production Executive - Stan Matthews Production Manager - Katy Cartwright Production Team Assistant - Emma Chapman Researcher - Ian Osprey, Robert Wootton	Camera and lighting department Camera - Simon Cox, Steve Webb, Aled Jenkins, Oli Russell, Dewi Davies Runner - James Bowen, Claire Riley, Lee Wood Special and visual effects Colourist - Jon Everett Graphics - Component Graphics	General post-production staff Edit Producer - Paul Symonds Editor - Mike Crawford Online Editor - Jeremy Lott Sound Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda Sound - Wil Planitzer, Jon Thomas, Jonny Stothert

Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.

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.