Stage Fright (CON episode)

 was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Shakespeare Code.

A condensed 5 minute version of this episode was made available to download in .mp4 format for seven days after broadcast, as part of a BBC trial of video podcasts or "vodcasts". It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.

Aspects of production covered

 * The production crew setting up the Globe Theatre for their filming.
 * The logistics of filming in the Globe around its usual performance times.

Additional topics covered

 * The historical ambiguity of Shakespeare as a historical figure, and the choices that Dean Lennox Kelly and Gareth Roberts made regarding how he was as a person within this episode.
 * A Next time on Doctor Who Confidential... trailer for the following episode.

People interviewed

 * Phil Collinson, Series Producer, Doctor Who
 * David Tennant, The Doctor
 * Gareth Skelding, Location Manager, Doctor Who
 * Gareth Roberts, Writer, Episode 2
 * Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
 * Charles Palmer, Director, Episode 2
 * Dean Lennox Kelly, Shakespeare
 * David Morison, Set Decorator, Doctor Who
 * Chris Larkin, Lynley
 * Paul Kelly, Special Effects Supervisor, Doctor Who
 * Freema Agyeman, Martha Jones
 * Christina Cole, Lilith
 * Sam Marks, Wiggins
 * Crispin Layfield, Stunt Co-ordinator, Doctor Who
 * Tom Lucy, Stunt Co-ordinator, Doctor Who
 * Dave Houghton, Visual Effects Supervisor

Music list

 * "Get What You Need" by Jet, Album: Get What You Need
 * "First Cool Hive" by Moby, Album: Everything Is Wrong
 * "Rock 'n' Roll Star" by Oasis, Album: Definitely Maybe
 * "The Most High and Mighty Christianus the Fourth, King of Denmark, His Galliard (aka 'The Battle Galliard')" by Sting, Edin Karamazov & John Dowland, Album: Songs from the Labyrinth
 * "Breathe" by The Prodigy, Album: Fat of the Land (also used in CON: The Last Battle)
 * "Voodoo Child" by Rogue Traders, Album: Now That's What I Call Music 64 (also used in TV: The Sound of Drums and CON: The Saxon Mystery)
 * "Fly Away" by Lenny Kravitz, Album: Greatest Hits (also used in CON: Eyes Wide Open)
 * "Last Trip" by Kasabian, Album: Promo Instrumental (also used in CON: Are We There Yet?)

No licensed music was used for the "vodcast" version, instead it used the following pieces of stock music:
 * "Phretburn Phrenzy" by Freddie Funk, Jasper Dagger & Badger Flap, Album: Cyberfunk X-SERIES XCD043
 * "Overhaul (aka Smashed)" by Bushwacka, Album: Tech House X-SERIES XCD049
 * "Freak Show" by Lawrence Rudd, Daniel Mark Farrant & Tristian Keyte, Album: Indie Rock 2 X-SERIES XCD051

Elements retained in Cut Down

 * For an unknown reason the "Cut Down" version didn't have a title card.

Home video releases
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD box set released on 5 November 2007.