Campfire (TV story)
The Series 4: Campfire trailer was a narrative trailer advertising the fourth series of Doctor Who and the return of Donna Noble as a companion, who was last seen in The Runaway Bride.
Prior to the trailers release three 10 second teasers, each focusing on a different monster, began airing from 22 March 2008. The monsters featured were the Ood, the Sontarans and the Daleks.
On 22 June 2008, a fourth teaser focusing on the Supreme Dalek began airing to publicise The Stolen Earth.
Trailer gallery
BBC One logo
There are things...
...waiting in the darkness.
Creatures...
of metal,
fire...
and blood.
But he's out there...
...burning through time;
facing...
a thousand dangers...
...across the stars...
...and never giving up.
He looks like a man...
...but he's a legend,
and his name...
...is The Doctor.
He'll come back to save us...
...and this time I'm gonna be ready.
Then, just like that...
(poof) ...we'll be gone.
Doctor Who logo
Ood teaser
Sontaran teaser
Dalek teaser
Supreme Dalek teaser
Advertising The Stolen Earth.
Advertising Journey's End.
Notes
- There were two versions of the trailer, a 40 second full length one and a 20 second "cut-down" one.
- This trailer featured a narrative. Another story to use this element would be the fiftieth anniversary trailer.
- The music used in the trailer was All the Strange, Strange Creatures.
- The trailer featured new material of Catherine Tate and David Tennant in character.
- Elements from these trailers were used for the normal BBC One episode trailers throughout Series 4.
Home video releases
- The complete set of teasers and trailers was released on Series 4 DVD boxset in November 2008.
