Alien Abduction (CON episode)
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Alien Abduction was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Pandorica Opens.
Aspects of production covered[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Filming all of the monster performers for the large-scale Underhenge scene where the Alliance arrive.
- Stunt performers doing the horse riding sequences.
- How the lighting team had to plan their lighting around the plot point of being only torch-lit (due to the Roman period).
- Tight and tense timing on filming the single daylight Stonehenge scene before it opened up to the public again.
- Design of the Underhenge, and how parts of the set were adapted from one of the Silurian sets.
- Getting Karen Gillan used to the flaming torches, for facing off against the Cybermen.
Additional topics covered[[edit] | [edit source]]
- The Pandorica speech and how it defines the Eleventh Doctor.
- The return of Rory, and how he's changed slightly as a person in the time since his apparent demise.
People interviewed[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Toby Haynes, Director, Episode 12
- Nicholas Briggs, Dalek Voice
- Alex Kingston, Professor River Song
- Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
- Matt Smith, The Doctor
- Steven Moffat, Head Writer
- Peter Bennett, Producer
- Tristan Peatfield, Art Director
- Stephan Pehrsson, Director of Photography, Episode 12
- Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
- Arthur Darvill, Rory Williams
Music list[[edit] | [edit source]]
- "Don't Break the Red Tape" by The Enemy
- "Invaders Must Die" by The Prodigy (also used in CON: Is There Life on Mars?)
- "The Informer" by Anthony Edwin Phillips, Album: Documentary Undercurrents (Mystery) ATMOS225B
- "Galloping Home (from 'The Adventures of Black Beauty')" by Denis King
- "I See You Baby" by Groove Armada
- "Between Two Lungs" by Florence + the Machine
- "Early Morning Song" by Bridget St John
- "Underdog" by Kasabian
- "Teardrop" by Massive Attack
- "The Map Room / Dawn (from 'Raiders of the Lost Ark')" by City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, Album: The Indiana Jones Trilogy - New Recordings Of The Classic Scores
- "Black Hole" by Aqualung
- "This Fffire" by Franz Ferdinand (also used in CON: Script to Screen)
- "Kiss with a Fist" by Florence + the Machine
- "I Am The Robot (My Robot Friend Remix)" by My Robot Friend
- "Rock That Body" by The Black Eyed Peas
- "Voice of Calm" by Paul Mottram, Album: Orchestral, Pastoral ANW 1364
- "Exogenesis: Symphony Part 3 (Redemption)" by Muse
- "Putcha In Da Graveyard" by Christopher Ashmore & Benjamin Marks, Album: Urban, Electronica & Hip Hop ANW 1438
- "Why Does It Always Rain on Me?" by Travis
- "Gorecki" by Lamb (also used in CON: Sins of the Fathers)
Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Executive Producer Mark Cossey |
| Executive Producers for Dr Who Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger and Beth Willis |
| Series Producer Gillane Seaborne |
| Producer Zoë Rushton |
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| Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions | |
| General production staff | Camera and lighting department
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| BBC Cymru Wales |
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| 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[[edit] | [edit source]]
to be added
Home video releases[[edit] | [edit source]]
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 8 November 2010.
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