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The 2008 Doctor Who at the Proms was broadcast in July 2008. It was the first Doctor Who related Prom.
Synopsis
A selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join Freema Agyeman (aka Martha Jones), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from Daleks, Cybermen and other aliens from the series!
Programme
- Act 1
- Concert Prologue - Murray Gold
- Fanfare For The Common Man - Aaron Copland
- All the Strange, Strange Creatures - Murray Gold
- Montagues and Capulets - Sergey Prokofiev
- The Doctor Forever - Murray Gold
- Rose - Murray Gold
- Martha vs. the Master - Murray Gold
- Music of the Spheres- Doctor Who Mini Episode
- Interval
- Act 2
- The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner
- The Daleks & Davros - Murray Gold
- Donna / The Girl In The Fireplace / Astrid - Murray Gold
- The Torino Scale - Mark-Anthony Turnage
- The Planets - Jupiter - Gustav Holst
- This Is Gallifrey - Murray Gold
- Doomsday - Murray Gold
- The Doctor's Theme/Song of Freedom - Murray Gold
- Song for Ten - Murray Gold
- Doctor Who Theme - Ron Grainer
Cast
- Herself/Presenter - Freema Agyeman
- Himself - Noel Clarke
- Herself - Camille Coduri
- Herself/Guest presenter - Catherine Tate
- Soloist (Song For Ten) - Tim Phillips
- Davros - Julian Bleach
- Voice of the Dalek/Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
- Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
- The Graske - Jimmy Vee
- Hero Monsters - Paul Kasey
- Commander Skorr - Dan Starkey
- Other Monsters - Scott Baker, Alain Glet, Ian Hilditch, Ken Hosking, Andy Jones, Ruari Mears, Adam Sweet, Joe White
Music crew
- Main Composer - Murray Gold
- Conductor - Ben Foster
- Conductor - Stephen Bell
Crew
- Animatronics - Colin Newman
- Prosthetics and Creatures - Millennium FX
- Costume Design - Louise Page
- Engineering Manager - Jeremy Turner
- Camera Supervisor - Vince Spooner
- Lighting Gaffer - Mark Gardiner
- Lighting Desk Operator - David Bishop
- Event Sound - Phil Wright, Sound by Design
- Floor Managers - Richard Wyn Jones, Donna Tait
- Projections - Anna Valley Display
- Screen Sequence Editor - Gary Skipton
- Screen Sequence Edit Producer - Paul Symonds
- Production Team - Linksey Sisk, Llywela Jones, Sue Perry-Grech, Anwen Rees
- Screens Vision Mixer - Llinos Metcalf
- Screens Director - Rhian Williams
- Production Assistant - Sian Parry
- Vision Mixer - Hilary Briegal
- Sound Supervisor - Julian Gough
- Dubbing Mixer - Peter Jeffreys
- Colourist - Jon Everett
- Film Editor - Dylan Goch
- Lighting Director - Bernie Davis
- Movement Director - Denni Sayers
- Production Designer - Eryl Ellis
- Brand Executive - Edward Russell
- Production Executive - Julie Scott
- Line Producer - Jo Marks
- Executive Producers - Julie Gardner, Russell T Davies
List of music
| Song | Composed by | Conductor | Performed by | Length | Notes |
| Concert Prologue | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | 3 minutes| | ||
| "Fanfare for the Common Man" | Aaron Copland | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| All the Strange Strange Creatures | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| The Torino Scale | Mark-Anthony Turnage | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| The Planets - Jupiter | Gustav Holst | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| The Doctor Forever | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| Rose | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| Martha vs. the Master | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| Music of the Spheres | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| Die Walküre - The Ride of the Valkyries | Wagner | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| The Daleks & Davros | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| Donna / Girl in the Fireplace / Astrid | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| 'Montagues and Capulets' from Romeo and Juliet | Prokofiev | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| This is Gallifrey | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| The Doctor's Theme / Song of Freedom | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| Doomsday | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| Song for Ten | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | ||
| Doctor Who theme | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic |
Story notes
- Music of the Spheres was written by Russell T Davies for this event.
- Jimmy Vee is the only actor to appear in the pre-recorded and the live part of the show.
- Violinist Nigel Kennedy promoted his appearance in the prom by performing the Doctor Who theme solo.
Ratings
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Filming locations
- Royal Albert Hall (Live)
- Upper Boat Studios (TARDIS, pre-recorded)
Home video releases
DVD & Blu-ray releases
The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with The Next Doctor in 2010. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Montagues and Capulets", "The Ride of the Valkyries", "The Torino Scale", "The Planets – Jupiter" and "Song for Ten" all omitted from the DVD.