When Time Froze (CON episode)

 was the final episode of Doctor Who Confidential as a BBC Three television commission. It was broadcast in conjunction with The Wedding of River Song. It was most notable for a lengthy segment called River Song: Her Story, in which Alex Kingston narrated a biography of River Song. The episode also included the debut of Death is the Only Answer, a mini-episode written by a group of schoolchildren as part of the BBC-sponsored "Script to Screen" contest.

Though the series concluded production, plans were announced to revive it in 2013, while short behind-the-scenes features were aired in conjunction with Series 7 of Doctor Who. These features would later expand into Doctor Who Extra in 2014, a series of 10 minute instalments which were made avaliable on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Red Button following the broadcast of their accompanying Series 8 episodes. The first installment of Extra, attached to Deep Breath, was also screened in cinemas following the premiere's theatrical simulcast.

Aspects of production covered

 * The filming of the "Amy kills Kovarian" scene.
 * Weapons training with Karen Gillan
 * Filming the 'wedding' scene
 * Mark Gatiss donning the disguise of Gantok.
 * The filming of the live chess scene.
 * Michael Pickwoad's set design for the "Indiana Jones" tunnel with all the skulls
 * Cast thoughts on 29 April 2011, the final day of principal photography for series 6.

Additional topics covered

 * River Song: Her Story, a definitive, chronological biography of River Song covering events through the end of Series 6.
 * The culmination of the Script to Screen competition: Death is the Only Answer

People interviewed

 * Steven Moffat
 * Matt Smith
 * Arthur Darvill
 * Karen Gillan
 * Alex Kingston
 * Ian McNeice
 * Mark Gatiss
 * Jeremy Webb
 * Emma Campbell-Jones
 * Michael Pickwoad
 * Marnix Van Den Broeke
 * Liam Burne
 * Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch
 * Marcus Wilson

Crew
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Elements retained in Cut Down
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Music
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Home video releases
The "Cut Down" version appears on disc 6 of the Series Six DVD set.