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There had been conflicting reports given as to why a year was taken off. Initial media reports suggested this was to allow David Tennant to perform a season of Shakespeare during the time a regular season would have normally entered production. <ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/09-2007/david-tennant-takes-dr-who-tv-break-for-hamlet_20581.html David Tennant Takes Dr Who TV Break for Hamlet]</ref> However, these reports were directly contradicted in Russell T Davies' book ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]]'', which has correspondence from the spring of [[2007 (production)|2007]], months before the gap year plan was announced. Davies indicated the intent was to take the series off for a year, except for a few specials, to let the new production team make its transition. Davies had already informed the BBC that he would not executive-produce a fifth season. | There had been conflicting reports given as to why a year was taken off. Initial media reports suggested this was to allow David Tennant to perform a season of Shakespeare during the time a regular season would have normally entered production. <ref>[http://www.whatsonstage.com/west-end-theatre/news/09-2007/david-tennant-takes-dr-who-tv-break-for-hamlet_20581.html David Tennant Takes Dr Who TV Break for Hamlet]</ref> However, these reports were directly contradicted in Russell T Davies' book ''[[Doctor Who: The Writer's Tale]]'', which has correspondence from the spring of [[2007 (production)|2007]], months before the gap year plan was announced. Davies indicated the intent was to take the series off for a year, except for a few specials, to let the new production team make its transition. Davies had already informed the BBC that he would not executive-produce a fifth season. | ||
Exactly how to refer to these specials is a matter of some debate. Aside from informal terms such as "2009 Special" or "Gap Year", it is known that ''Planet of the Dead'' was considered Episode 15 of Series 4 by the production team, as revealed by David Tennant in his video diary of the episode's read through, and ''The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter'' shows the specials were all numbered 4.X. On the DVD/Blu- | Exactly how to refer to these specials is a matter of some debate. Aside from informal terms such as "2009 Special" or "Gap Year", it is known that ''Planet of the Dead'' was considered Episode 15 of Series 4 by the production team, as revealed by David Tennant in his video diary of the episode's read through, and ''The Writer's Tale - The Final Chapter'' shows the specials were all numbered 4.X. On the DVD/Blu-ray release of the four specials plus ''The Next Doctor'' (in a box set titled ''The Complete Specials''), a bonus feature of deleted scenes was entitled ''Series 4 Specials Deleted Scenes''. | ||
=== 2008-10 Specials === | === 2008-10 Specials === | ||
