Doctor Who at the Proms (2008)

The 2008 Doctor Who at the Proms was broadcast in July 2008. It was the first Doctor Who related Prom.

Synopsis
A selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join Freema Agyeman (aka Martha Jones), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from Daleks, Cybermen and other aliens from the series!

Programme

 * Act 1


 * Concert Prologue - Murray Gold


 * Fanfare For The Common Man - Aaron Copland
 * All the Strange, Strange Creatures - Murray Gold
 * Montagues and Capulets - Sergey Prokofiev
 * The Doctor Forever - Murray Gold
 * Rose - Murray Gold
 * Martha vs. the Master - Murray Gold


 * Music of the Spheres- Doctor Who Mini Episode


 * Interval


 * Act 2


 * The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner
 * The Daleks & Davros - Murray Gold
 * Donna / The Girl In The Fireplace / Astrid - Murray Gold
 * The Torino Scale - Mark-Anthony Turnage
 * The Planets - Jupiter - Gustav Holst
 * This Is Gallifrey - Murray Gold
 * Doomsday - Murray Gold
 * The Doctor's Theme/Song of Freedom - Murray Gold
 * Song for Ten - Murray Gold
 * Doctor Who Theme - Ron Grainer

Cast

 * Herself/Presenter - Freema Agyeman
 * Himself - Noel Clarke
 * Herself - Camille Coduri
 * Herself/Guest presenter - Catherine Tate
 * Soloist (Song For Ten) - Tim Phillips
 * Davros - Julian Bleach
 * Voice of the Dalek/Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
 * Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
 * The Graske - Jimmy Vee
 * Hero Monsters - Paul Kasey
 * Commander Skorr - Dan Starkey
 * Other Monsters - Scott Baker, Alain Glet, Ian Hilditch, Ken Hosking, Andy Jones, Ruari Mears, Adam Sweet, Joe White

Music crew

 * Main Composer - Murray Gold
 * Conductor - Ben Foster
 * Conductor - Stephen Bell

Crew

 * Animatronics - Colin Newman
 * Prosthetics and Creatures - Millennium FX
 * Costume Design - Louise Page
 * Engineering Manager - Jeremy Turner
 * Camera Supervisor - Vince Spooner
 * Lighting Gaffer - Mark Gardiner
 * Lighting Desk Operator - David Bishop
 * Event Sound - Phil Wright, Sound by Design
 * Floor Managers - Richard Wyn Jones, Donna Tait
 * Projections - Anna Valley Display
 * Screen Sequence Editor - Gary Skipton
 * Screen Sequence Edit Producer - Paul Symonds
 * Production Team - Linksey Sisk, Llywela Jones, Sue Perry-Grech, Anwen Rees
 * Screens Vision Mixer - Llinos Metcalf
 * Screens Director - Rhian Williams
 * Production Assistant - Sian Parry
 * Vision Mixer - Hilary Briegal
 * Sound Supervisor - Julian Gough
 * Dubbing Mixer - Peter Jeffreys
 * Colourist - Jon Everett
 * Film Editor - Dylan Goch
 * Lighting Director - Bernie Davis
 * Movement Director - Denni Sayers
 * Production Designer - Eryl Ellis
 * Brand Executive - Edward Russell
 * Production Executive - Julie Scott
 * Line Producer - Jo Marks
 * Executive Producers - Julie Gardner, Russell T Davies

Story notes

 * Music of the Spheres was written by Russell T Davies for this event.
 * Jimmy Vee is the only actor to appear in the pre-recorded and the live part of the show.
 * Violinist promoted his appearance in the prom by performing the Doctor Who theme solo.

Ratings
to be added

Filming locations

 * Royal Albert Hall (Live)
 * Upper Boat Studios (TARDIS, pre-recorded)

DVD & Blu-ray releases
The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with The Next Doctor in 2010. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Montagues and Capulets", "The Ride of the Valkyries", "The Torino Scale", "The Planets – Jupiter" and "Song for Ten" all omitted from the DVD.