The Daleks (CON episode)
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The Daleks was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Dalek.
This was the first episode to have a "Cut Down" version produced, which aired the day after the full length version premiered, after the Sunday evening repeat of Dalek.
Aspects of production covered
- The return of the Daleks, the Doctor's biggest foes, to the screens after 17 years.
- The designing and building of the new Dalek props.
- The remote control mechanisms on the Dalek head dome.
- Christopher Eccleston discusses how the Ninth Doctor is scared by the Daleks, and how he changes in nature upon encountering it.
- The new theme for the Daleks is discussed with Murray Gold, and a segment that shows the choir recordings taking place.
- Barnaby Edwards discusses the challenges of operating the Dalek prop.
- The VFX work for the elevating Dalek.
- Filming for the scene where Rose is cornered by the Dalek.
Additional topics covered
- Russell T Davies and Sylvester McCoy discuss the horrible nature of the Daleks.
- The high death count of Resurrection of the Daleks, and the amount of explosions involved.
- Colin Baker discusses his troubles filming with the Daleks for Revelation of the Daleks.
- Sylvester McCoy recounts the infamous incident during filming of Remembrance of the Daleks, where a large pyrotechnic sequence resulted in the arrival of the local emergency services.
People interviewed
- Christopher Eccleston, The Ninth Doctor
- Julie Gardner, Head of Drama, BBC Wales
- Billie Piper, Rose Tyler
- Clayton Hickman, Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
- Sylvester McCoy, The Seventh Doctor
- Russell T Davies, Head Writer
- Peter Davison, The Fifth Doctor
- Lorraine Heggessey, Controller, BBC 1
- Phil Collinson, Producer, Doctor Who
- Edward Thomas, Production Designer
- Mike Tucker, Model Unit Supervisor
- Colin Baker, The Sixth Doctor
- Murray Gold, Composer
- Barnaby Edwards, Dalek Operator
- Andrew Collins, Critic & Broadcaster
- Robert Shearman, Writer, Episode 6
- David Bowman, Compositor
- Nicholas Briggs, Dalek Voice
- Neill Gorton, Creature Effects Designer
Music list
- "Excalibur: O Fortuna (from 'Carmina Burana')" by Carl Orff & City of Prague Orchestra, Album: The Cult Files[1][2]
- "Nu Flow" by Big Brovaz, Album: The Best of R&B[2]
Crew
| Executive Producer Mark Cossey |
| Executive Producers for Dr Who Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Mal Young |
| Series Producer Gillane Seaborne |
| Produced & Directed by Adam Page | |
| General production staff | Camera and lighting department
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| 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. |
Notes
- Interestingly, one of the montages within this episode features footage from the Peter Cushing Dalek films.
Elements retained in Cut Down
to be added
Home video releases
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set released on 21 November 2005.
Footnotes
- ↑ Episode 6 : The Daleks. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://web.archive.org/web/20100705021854/http://www.bbc.co.uk:80/doctorwho/confidential/dwcmusic.pdf
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