Doctor Who Confidential: Difference between revisions

Most episodes of ''Confidential'' were later re-edited into a version called ''Confidential Cut Down'', chiefly to fit a 10-15 minute slot for repeat broadcasts on [[BBC Three]], as well as inclusion on each series' DVD boxed sets. An exception to this was the "Cut Down" version of [[CON]]: ''[[End of an Era (CON episode)|End of an Era]]'' which was 25 minutes long. These versions had most licenced music removed, as well as clips and interviews featuring the first eight [[the Doctor|Doctor]]s.

The first "Cut Down" was for [[CON]]: ''[[The Daleks (CON episode)|The Daleks]]'' which aired on Sunday [[1 May (releases)|1 May]] [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. The Series 1-6 DVD & Blu-ray box sets group the ''Confidential Cut Downs'' together on one disc.

One special episode of ''Confidential'', ''[[Music and Monsters (CON episode)|Music and Monsters]]'', looked at the making of the November 2006 [[Doctor Who: A Celebration|''Doctor Who: A Celebration'']] charity concert. It was the first and for several years the only ''Confidential'' episode released in its entirety on DVD.

An instalment of ''Confidential'' was produced to coincide with the 2008 [[Christmas special]], ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'', followed by a second non-episode-based instalment of ''Confidential'' on [[3 January (releases)|3 January]] [[2009 (releases)|2009]], during which [[Matt Smith]] was announced as the [[Eleventh Doctor]].

The ''Confidential'' [[Desert Storm (CON episode)|instalment produced for the 2009 Easter special]], ''[[Planet of the Dead (TV story)|Planet of the Dead]]'' was significant for its inclusion at full-length in both the UK and North American DVD releases, including footage from several classic series episodes, the licensing-challenged [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV movie]] and several snippets of licensed music — elements that otherwise were removed from the "Cut Down" versions. It was also the first ''Confidential'' made available in the Blu-ray format. The subsequent ''Complete Specials'' DVD/Blu-ray box set included the full-length, unedited ''Confidential'' instalments for the four 2009 specials, plus [[Confidential Christmas 2008 (CON episode)|the one for ''The Next Doctor'']] (which was omitted from the standalone DVD release of that episode) which was up-converted to high-definition for Blu-ray release.

The special ''[[My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen (CON episode)|My Sarah Jane: A Tribute to Elisabeth Sladen]]'', a memorial dedicated to [[Elisabeth Sladen]] following her death, was broadcast on [[CBBC]] on [[23 April (releases)|23 April]] [[2011 (releases)|2011]]. Though the standard ''Confidential'' opening titles were absent, it was produced by the ''Confidential'' production team and closed with the ''Confidential'' logo.

Four ten-minute documentaries were made for [[Series 5 (Doctor Who)|The Complete Fifth Series]] box set and another four for [[Series 6 (Doctor Who)|The Complete Sixth Series]] box set. These documentaries were given the name the ''Monster Files'' and focused on the making of certain enemies. The Complete Fifth Series box set contains episodes for the [[Dalek]]s, the [[Weeping Angel]]s, the [[Silurian]]s and [[The Alliance (The Pandorica Opens)|the Alliance]], and The Complete Sixth Series box set contains episodes for [[the Silence]], the [[Ganger]]s, the [[Teselecta antibody|Teselecta antibodies]] and the [[Cybermat]]s. The documentaries did not open with the regular ''Confidential'' title sequence, though it was produced by the ''Confidential'' production team and closed with the ''Confidential'' logo.