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|''A Great Script'' ''Doctor Who - writing a great script''

|The ‘Doctor Who’ production team discuss what makes a great script. They explain how the script is the starting point and, once they start working on it, it comes alive. Steven Moffat talks about how he takes an idea and has to explain it through characters, dialogue and acting. The team discuss all the different elements they have to take into consideration to come up with a great script, including a good beginning, middle and end.

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|''Victory of the Daleks'' ''Doctor Who - creating action when writing a story''

|An action scene from ‘Doctor Who’ featuring the main characters and the Daleks. There are airborne space fight scenes cutting back to a headquarters. The scene creates suspense watching the Doctor and his team fight the Daleks.

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|''The importance of stage directions'' ''Doctor Who - the importance of stage directions''

|A brief guide to writing stage directions using clips from 'Doctor Who'. The clip demonstrates what sort of directions to give and the importance of quality over quantity. Stage direction is not just needed to set the scene but also to explain to the director and actors how the characters are acting and feeling.

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|''Read through'' ''Doctor Who - the read through of a script''

|Steven Moffat reads a 'Doctor Who' script with great expression to the rest of the production team. His reading is interspersed with clips from the actual episode, illustrating the script's transition from written word to the screen.

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|''The Doctor, Amy and Rory'' ''Doctor Who - creating a character''

|The writers of ‘Doctor Who’ discuss how to create an interesting and successful character. They explain how the Doctor is a perfect example of a great character, but how his extraordinary mind can make him very difficult to write for. The writers also describe the main characters - The Doctor, Amy and Rory – and explain their different personalities.

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|''Video Challenge 2 (Amy)''

|''Settings montage'' ''Doctor Who - scene montage''

|A montage of scenes from ‘Doctor Who’ with music, showing various ways how they are set for the stories.

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|''Video Challenge 4 (Amy)''

|''Creating a setting'' ''Doctor Who - creating a setting''

|The 'Doctor Who' team give a brief guide to creating a setting using clips from the series to give examples of some of the techniques discussed. They talk about how choosing where each story is going to be set is paramount, so that everyone in the production knows what it is going to look like. The importance is in the idea, as once you have that, you can then decide where the scene is going to be set.

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|''Video Challenge 5 (Rory)''

|''Alien montage'' ''Doctor Who - creating an alien scene''

|A montage of scenes from ‘Doctor Who’ featuring all the different aliens and set to music.

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|''Meet the monsters''

|''All about the TARDIS'' ''Doctor Who - creating an exciting scene with the Tardis''

|The ‘Doctor Who’ team give a brief guide to the Tardis - including what it is, what it looks like and how it works. They describe it as a magical place that could still have parts of it waiting to be discovered. The team then talk about how they go about writing a Tardis scene, with clips from the series illustrating the process.

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|''Video Challenge 7 (Rory)''

|''3 minute TARDIS scene'' ''Doctor Who - character interaction''

|A scene from ‘Doctor Who’ featuring Amy, Rory and The Doctor who are in a quandary over the new humanoid threat within the Tardis.

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|''Developing a 3 minute script'' ''Doctor Who - developing a three minute script''

|The 'Doctor Who' team give top tips on writing a short script - including expert advice from lead writer, Steven Moffat. The team explain what they look for in a script. If you only have three minutes then don’t be too descriptive - jump straight in!

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|''Writing believable characters'' ''Doctor Who - creating believable characters''

|The 'Doctor Who' team give top tips on creating an interesting and believable character – including expert advice from lead writer, Steven Moffat. They look at how the character can give the story a different dimension and how he/she affects other members of the cast. The team explain that you want to get to know the character and see just how far they have come. The 'Doctor Who' team also discuss how you can use your imagination and inspiration from real life.

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|''The Plot Learning Video''

|Features children playing the new Doctor Who Adventure Game The Gunpowder Plot and interviews with teachers discussing how the game can inspire learning in the classroom.

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|''Childhood Learning Video''

|The makers of the Doctor Who Adventure Game The Gunpowder Plot and teachers talk about how it can help children learn about Childhood in the 17th Century.

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