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Is There Life on Mars? was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Waters of Mars. Its title is both a line from and a reference to the David Bowie song "Life on Mars". A reference to the singer is also in the episode.
Aspects of production covered
- Designing of the prosthetics for the Flood.
- On-set rehearsal of certain scenes before blocking them out physically.
- Filming of the chase scenes within this story.
- The designing of GADGET, and the fun of getting pulled along on top of him in one scene.
Additional topics covered
- Balancing the potential visual scariness of a monster with the family nature of the show.
People interviewed
- Russell T Davies, Head Writer
- Nikki Wilson, Producer
- David Tennant, The Doctor
- Phil Ford, Co-writer, Waters of Mars
- Lindsay Duncan, Adelaide Brooke
- Julie Gardner, Executive Producer
- Graeme Harper, Director
- Neill Gorton, Prosthetics Designer
- Sharon Duncan-Brewster, Maggie Cain
- Peter O'Brien, Ed Gold
- Edward Thomas, Production Designer
- Paul Kelly, Special Effects Supervisor
- Aleksandar Mikic, Yuri Kerenski
- Michael Goldsmith, Roman Groom
- Cosima Shaw, Steffi Ehrlich
- Ailsa Berk, Choreographer
- Alan Ruscoe, Andy Stone
- Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
- Abbi Collins, Stunt Co-ordinator
Music list
- "Invaders Must Die" by The Prodigy
- "Also Sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss
- "Creep" by Radiohead
- "Don't Upset The Rhythm (Go Baby Go)" by The Noisettes
- "Ziggy Stardust" by David Bowie
- "Inspector Gadget Theme" by Shuki Levy
- "Life On Mars?" by David Bowie
- "War of the Worlds" by Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
- "Fire" by Kasabian
- "Red" by Elbow
Crew
- Camera - Eric Huyton, Aled Jenkins, Jon Rees, Andy Smith
- Sound - Dafydd Parry, Jon Thomas
- Runners - James Bowen, Claire Riley
- Researchers - Matthew Andrews, Stuart Laws, Robert Wootton
- Assistant Producers - Ian Hay, Donovan Keogh, Hannah Williams
- Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood
- Team Assistant - Emma Chapman
- Production Co-ordinators - Megan Pinches, Tors Grantham
- Production Manager - Katy Cartwright
- Production Executive - Stan Matthews
- Colourist - Matt Mullins
- Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
- Editor - Lizzie Minnion
- Edit Producer - Paul Symonds
- Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
- Executive Producers for Dr Who - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
- Producer - Zoë Rushton
- Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne
Elements retained in Cut Down
There was no "Cut Down" version of this episode.
Home video releases
The full length episode is available on the Doctor Who: 2009 Winter Specials DVD & Blu-ray box sets and the Doctor Who: The Complete Specials DVD & Blu-ray box sets.