Music of the Spheres (TV story)

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Music of the Spheres was a short episode which first broadcast on 27 July 2008 as part of the BBC proms season. Prior to broadcast it was variously known as Proms Special and Proms Cutaway, with episode writer Russell T. Davies using this as the title when promoting the episode in Doctor Who Magazine.


Plot

A Graske teleports onto the TARDIS, and the Doctor isn't happy. He has been trying to compose his own music, and the Graske has just appeared! The Doctor tells him about the music of the spheres which is the sound of planets orbiting stars and stars forming galaxies and galaxies making up the universe, and then the Graske reveals that he is trying to warn the Doctor about a hole in space. On the other side is the Albert hall! The Doctor then adresses the Proms audience directly, in a pantomime-esque call and response style. Remembering his composition, he 'teleports' the score to the Albert Hall orchestra and, after asking the conductor to stand down, uses the sonic screwdriver as a baton and conducts it himself, rather flamboyantly. They play the song he wrote, which the Doctor names "Ode to the Universe", and then the Doctor turns to see that the Graske is GONE!!!

The Graske went through the hole in space to the Albert hall, and appeared live in the hall itself, complete with a water pistol that the Doctor claimed the Graske stole from him. The Doctor stops him from creating havoc by flicking a switch on the TARDIS console that pulls the Graske into the TARDIS. He makes him teleport to the other side of the galaxy. He then tells the audience that everyone is a musician inside and they can listen to the Music of the Spheres by shutting their eyes and concerntrating. He bids farewell.

Cast

Production credits

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References

  • The Doctor decides to "reverse of polarity of the neutron flow", a quote often attributed to the Third Doctor.

Story notes

  • According to Doctor Who Magazine, production of this mini-episode officially concluded production of Series 4 on May 3, 2008. Davies told DWM that he had to write the episode in a special way as it is scheduled to be broadcast both on television and on radio. This makes this special the first such hybrid episode ever produced for the series.
  • This special aired on Sunday 27th July between 11A.M. and 1P.M. on BBC Radio 3. It will be shown on BBC4 in a couple of weeks. It was also be available on the Doctor Who website at 11.40 A.M, however due to rights, the clip was only be made available for a short period of time.
  • For the first time since 1966 the original theme arrangement by Delia Derbyshire and the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, as introduced in 1963's An Unearthly Child, is used in lieu of Murray Gold's current arrangement during the closing credits.

Ratings

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Filming Locations

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

  • If these events take place after Journey's End then how would the Doctor have his blue suit if he gave it to the Clone Doctor? Judging by the surreal nature of the mini episode, including conducting the orchestra during the Proms, it seems that this segment doesn't take place in any continuity.

Continuity

DVD and Other releases

  • Available via BBC's iPlayer following broadcast.

See also

Instances of music in Doctor Who stories

External links

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