The Born Identity was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with A Good Man Goes to War. Its namesake was a play on the film The Bourne Identity.
Aspects of production covered
This Confidential episode covered:
- Fight choreography
Additional topics covered
It also covered:
- Sets
- Working with a baby
- The big reveal of River's identity
- A Day In The Life: Cyberman.
People interviewed
- Arthur Darvill, Rory Williams
- Neve McIntosh, Madame Vastra
- Catrin Stewart, Jenny
- Crispin Layfield, Stunt Co-ordinator
- Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
- Gordon Seed, Stunt Performer
- Marcus Wilson, Producer
- Peter Hoar, Director
- Piers Wenger, Executive Producer
- Beth Willis, Executive Producer
- Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
- Danielle Mortimer, Twins' Mum
- Frances Barber, Kovarian
- Steven Moffat, Head Writer
- Simon Fisher-Becker, Dorium Maldavar
- Michael Pickwoad, Production Designer
- Tim Barter, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Toby Ford, 1st Assistant Director
- Dan Starkey, Commander Strax
- Kevin Hudson, Cyberman
- Jason Gill, Costume Standby
- Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch, 3rd Assistant Director
- Alex Kingston, River Song
Music list
- "Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner[1]
- "Quest for Souls" by David Marsden, Album: Trailers Vol. 1 RSM080
- "Jump" by Flo Rida feat. Nelly Furtado
- "Mama Do" by Pixie Lott (also used in DCOM: After Effects)
- "The Dirt" by Gareth Johnson & Paul Mottram, Album: Middle East meets West ANW 1178
- "Mosaic" by Christophe Goze, Album: World, Middle East, India ANW 1052
- "Aerodynamic" by Paul Wheatley & Paul Ross, Album: Electro Rock RSM094
- "I Am Robot" by Luke Adams
- "Universal" by Huw Williams, Album: Electro Rock RSM094
- "Back to Front" by Eliza Doolittle
- "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars
- "Heads Will Roll" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Crew
- Graphics - BBC Wales
- Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions
- Camera - Steve Webb
- Sound - Wil Planitzer
- Edit Assistant - George Sabapathy
- Runners - Llywelen Davies, Ryan Simpson
- Researchers - Matthew Andrews, Leanne René, Robert Wootton
- Assistant Producers - James Brailsford, Donovan Keogh, Hannah Williams
- Production Team Assistant - Ruby Kedge
- Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood
- Production Co-ordinator - Megan Pinches
- Production Manager - Katy Cartwright
- Production Executive - Stan Matthews
- Colourist - Matt Mullins
- Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
- Offline Editor - Rahim Mastafa
- Producer/Director - Julia Foot
- Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
- Executive Producers for Dr Who - Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis
- Senior Producer - Zoë Rushton
- Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne
Elements retained in Cut Down
- The "Cut Down" version retained material on the sets, stunt fighting, working with the babies, and the reveal of River Song's identity.
Home video releases
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 21 November 2011.
Footnotes
- ↑ The Born Identity. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 4 March 2019.