Campfire (TV story)

The Series 4: Campfire trailer was a narrative trailer advertising the fourth series of Doctor Who and the return of Donna Noble as a companion, who was last seen in The Runaway Bride.

Prior to the trailers release three 10 second teasers, each focusing on a different monster, began airing from 22 March 2008. The monsters featured were the Ood, the Sontarans and the Daleks.

On 22 June 2008, a fourth teaser focusing on the Supreme Dalek began airing to publicise The Stolen Earth.

"There are things waiting in the darkness. Creatures of metal, fire and blood. But he's out there burning through time; facing a thousand dangers across the stars and never giving up. He looks like a man but he's a legend, and his name is The Doctor. He'll come back to save us and this time I'm gonna be ready. Then, just like that... (poof) we'll be gone."

- Donna Noble

Cast
DWMSE 20 revealed the following credits:
 * The Doctor - David Tennant
 * Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
 * Ood - Jon Davey
 * Sontaran - Alan Glet
 * Dalek operator - Colin Newman
 * Voice-over - Jo Butler

Crew
No crew were credited for this trailer.

Uncredited crew
DWMSE 20 revealed the following credits:
 * Director - Richard Senior
 * Creative Head - Matt Scarff
 * Creative director - James Spence
 * Executive producers - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
 * Marketing - Georgina Pickard, Anna Skelton
 * Production manager - Nadia Malik
 * Production co-ordinator - Shelley Bradley
 * Team Assistant - Jo Holloway
 * 1st assistant director - Nick Britz
 * 2nd assistant director - Jennie Fava
 * Floor Runner - Tom Evans
 * Director of photography - Clive Norman
 * Camera assistant - Gary Dawes
 * Gaffer - Peter Chester
 * Sound recordist - John Thomas
 * Costume designer - Louise Page
 * Make-up - Barbara Southcott, Steven Smith
 * Prosthetics - Millennium FX
 * Prosthetics technician - Pete Hawkins
 * Special effects - Any Effects
 * Special effects supervisor - Paul Kelly
 * Editor - Nial Brown
 * Visual effects - Nial Brown
 * Sound design - Raja Sehgal

Other series 4 trailers
There were also other non-narrative clip based trailers advertising the fourth series.

Christmas special
On 1 December 2007, a 60 second BBC One Christmas Drama trailer began airing on television, it featured several clips from Doctor Who. It was later released online on the Doctor Who website, and the music used was "Let Me Entertain You (from 'Gypsy')" by Sandra Church.

On 8 December, a 90 second trailer began being screened in Odeon cinemas, the music used was "The Doctor's Theme" & "End of the World" by Terry Devine-King. After an exclusive cinema-only run the trailer was released online on the Doctor Who website and YouTube on 14 December.

Also on 8 December, a 10 second teaser began airing on BBC One, and was released online as part of the Adventure Calendar on the Doctor Who website and YouTube. A further three trailers began airing on BBC One, a 40 second one on 15 December, a 20 second one on 16, and another 40 second one on 21; these too were released online on the Doctor Who website and YouTube. The last one marked the final use of the 2005 arrangement of the "Doctor Who theme" as the current theme.

Main series
A 90 second trailer began being screened in Cineworld, Empire & Odeon cinemas from 1 February 2008 as part of a deal with Carlton Screen Advertising, it used graphic elements created for the Christmas Special trailers, and the music used was "All the Strange, Strange Creatures". It featured clips from Partners in Crime, The Fires of Pompeii, Planet of the Ood, The Sontaran Stratagem, The Poison Sky, The Unicorn and the Wasp, Midnight, and Turn Left. After an exclusive cinema-only run the trailer began airing on television from 22 March 2008.

A 60 second mid-series trailer began airing from 24 May 2008, to make up for the Eurovision delay to episode 8. It used the Series 4 graphic elements, and the music was "Hellstorm" by Klaus Badelt. It featured clips from Silence in the Library-The Stolen Earth.

2008-10 specials
The graphic elements created for the 2007 Christmas special and Series 4 trailers continued to be used for the 2008-10 specials.

The first trailer for The Next Doctor was released online on the Doctor Who website and YouTube on 29 October 2008, alongside an interview with David Tennant regarding his departure from the show. It was 40 seconds long, it featured the tagline Coming Christmas 2008 the return of the Cybermen, and the music used was "The Cybermen".

On 1 December 2008, a 60 second BBC One Christmas Drama trailer began airing on television, it featured several clips from Doctor Who. It was also released online on YouTube, and the music used was "Donna and Blitzen" by Badly Drawn Boy.

A second 40 second trailer began airing on BBC One from 15 December 2008, and was also released online as part of the Adventure Calendar on the Doctor Who website. Again the music used was "The Cybermen".

A 60 second trailer for Planet of the Dead began airing on BBC One from 31 March 2009, and the following day it was released online on the Doctor Who website. A minor variation of the trailer was also shown on BBC HD at part of the BBC HD Preview, which was near identical expect for some shots in a different order.

On 26 July 2009, the first trailer for The Waters of Mars was shown at the Doctor Who panel at San Diego Comic-Con, and the following day it was released online on the Doctor Who website. It was 65 seconds long, and the music used was "Turn Left" & "Corridors and Fire Escapes". On 4 November 2009, a second 60 second trailer began airing on BBC One, and again the following day it was released online on the Doctor Who website. A third 20 second trailer began airing on BBC One from 6 November 2009. It was a narrative trailer, and utilised clips applied with CCTV effects to mimic found footage.

On 15 November 2009, a 30 second narrative trailer for Dreamland began airing on BBC One. It was narrated by Stuart Milligan in character as Colonel Stark giving a situation report. The music used was "Ear of God" & "Seismic Syndrome" by Mel Wesson, Bruce Fowler, Steve Kofsky & Hans Zimmer. It was later released online on the Doctor Who website.

On 3 December 2009, a 60 second BBC One Christmas Drama trailer began airing on television, it featured several clips from Doctor Who. It was also released online on YouTube, and the music used was "Let Your Love Grow Tall" by Passion Pit.

A 40 second trailer for The End of Time, Part One began airing on BBC One from 16 December 2009. It used the diegetic sound of the Master's "drumming" instead of music. Another 40 second trailer for Part Two began airing on BBC One from 25 December 2009. It was also released online on the Doctor Who website, and the music used was "The Doctor's Theme Series Four" & "Final Days".

Home video releases

 * The complete set of teasers and trailers were included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series DVD box set released on 17 November 2008.