The Writer's Tale (CON episode)
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The Writer's Tale was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Idiot's Lantern.
Aspects of production covered
- Filming the climatic climb up the TV transmitter.
- Reworking of the climax to adapt the Doctor being repelled by the Wire for practicality.
- Filming of Maureen Lipman in period clothing and sets for her Wire insert sequences.
Additional topics covered
- The history of early BBC Television broadcasting.
People interviewed
- Mark Gatiss, Writer, Episode 7
- Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
- Ron Cook, Magpie
- Euros Lyn, Director, Episode 7
- Dave Houghton, Visual Effects Supervisor
- David Tennant, The Doctor
- Steven Moffat, Writer, Episode 4
- Toby Whithouse, Writer, Episode 3
- Maureen Lipman, The Wire
- Phil Collinson, Producer, Doctor Who
- Jamie Foreman, Eddie Connolly
Music list
- "Rebellion (Lies)" by Arcade Fire, Album: Funeral[1]
- "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve, Album: Urban Hymns
- "Jeepers Creepers" by Mel Tormé, Album: Rediscover The 50s: 1952-56
- "Talk" by Coldplay, Album: X&Y
- "Our House" by Madness, Album: Divine Madness
- "Dancing in the Street" by David Bowie & Mick Jagger, Album: Best of Bowie
- "Hound Dog" by Elvis Presley, Album: ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits
- "Rule Britannia" by The Central Band of the Royal Air Force, Album: RAF Brass Bands 2: Anthems
- "Half Light" by Athlete, Album: Tourist (also used in CON: Allons-y!)
Crew
| Executive Producer Mark Cossey |
| Executive Producers for Dr Who Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner |
| Series Producer Gillane Seaborne |
| Producer Adam Page |
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| General production staff | Camera and lighting department
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General post-production staff
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| bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential |
| BBC Wales |
| © BBC MMVI |
| 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
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD box set released on 20 November 2006.
Footnotes
- ↑ Episode 7 : The Writer's Tale. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
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