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|conductor      = Ben Foster
|conductor      = Ben Foster
|vocalist2       = Melanie Pappenheim
|vocalist       = Melanie Pappenheim
|vocalist     = Gary Williams (singer)
|vocalist2     = Gary Williams (singer)
|venue          = [[Wales Millennium Centre]]
|venue          = [[Wales Millennium Centre]]
|date          = 19 November 2006
|date          = 19 November 2006
|broadcast date = 19 November 2006 (radio)
|broadcast date = 25 December 2006 (90 min version)
|broadcast date2= 25 December 2006 (BBCi)
|broadcast date2 = 31 March 2007 (40 min version)
|channel       = BBC Radio Wales
|network       = BBC Radio Wales
|channel        = BBC Red Button
|confidential  = Music and Monsters (CON episode)
|confidential  = Music and Monsters (CON episode)
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'''''Doctor Who: A Celebration''''' was a ''[[Children in Need]]'' concert, performed on [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] at the [[Wales Millennium Centre]].
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'''''Doctor Who: A Celebration''''' was a special concert performed in order to raise money for ''[[Children in Need]]'' 2006.


It was broadcast live from the [[Wales Millennium Centre]] on [[BBC Radio Wales]] on [[19 November (releases)|19 November]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] with commentary by [[Alan Thompson]] and [[Chris Corcoran]].
A special 60 minute edition of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' called ''[[Music and Monsters (CON episode)|Music and Monsters]]'' was broadcast on television on [[BBC One]] on [[25 December (releases)|25 December]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]], immediately afterwards a 90 minute edit of the concert ran on the [[BBC Red Button]] service. This edit was made avalible to view on the [[Doctor Who website]] from c. [[24 January (releases)|24 January]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]].
A 40 minute edit was broadcast on television on [[BBC Two Wales]] on [[31 March (releases)|31 March]] [[2007 (releases)|2007]].
During the extended 35 minute interval, as the preview of ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'' was not broadcast, BBC Radio Wales broadcast interviews with [[Murray Gold]], [[Ben Foster]] and [[Clayton Hickman]].
== Synopsis ==
It was the very first ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related concert, paving the way for ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms]]'' in years to come. Like the ''Doctor Who'' Proms to come, it featured a lead actor as a host ([[David Tennant]]), and ''Doctor Who'' monsters in [[prosthetics]] ([[Ood]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Clockwork Droid]]s, [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]]), on-stage and among the crowd.
It was the very first ''[[Doctor Who]]''-related concert, paving the way for ''[[Doctor Who at the Proms]]'' in years to come. Like the ''Doctor Who'' Proms to come, it featured a lead actor as a host ([[David Tennant]]), and ''Doctor Who'' monsters in [[prosthetics]] ([[Ood]], [[Dalek]]s, [[Clockwork Droid]]s, [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cyberman]]), on-stage and among the crowd.


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As well as [[incidental music|music]] from [[series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]] and [[series 2 (Doctor Who)|2]], composed by [[Murray Gold]], this concert also contained performances of "[[The Runaway Bride (song)|The Runaway Bride]]" and "[[Love Don't Roam]]" (sung by Gary Williams) from ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', which would not be released for another month. The former piece was performed alongside a preview of the [[car]] chase scene from the upcoming [[Christmas special]].
As well as [[incidental music|music]] from [[series 1 (Doctor Who)|series 1]] and [[series 2 (Doctor Who)|2]], composed by [[Murray Gold]], this concert also contained performances of "[[The Runaway Bride (song)|The Runaway Bride]]" and "[[Love Don't Roam]]" (sung by Gary Williams) from ''[[The Runaway Bride (TV story)|The Runaway Bride]]'', which would not be released for another month. The former piece was performed alongside a preview of the [[car]] chase scene from the upcoming [[Christmas special]].
The episode of ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' which aired following ''The Runaway Bride'' on Christmas Day, ''[[Music and Monsters (CON episode)|Music and Monsters]]'', focused on this concert.


== Programme ==
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