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, Head Writer
 * Matt Smith, The Doctor
 * Alex Kingston, River Song
 * Jeremy Webb, Director
 * Arthur Darvill, Rory Williams
 * Emma Campbell-Jones, Dr. Kent
 * Marnix Van Den Broeke, The Silent
 * Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
 * Liam Burne, Armourer
 * Marcus Wilson, Producer
 * Ian McNeice, Winston Churchill
 * Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch, 3rd Assistant Director
 * Michael Pickwoad, Production Designer
 * Mark Gatiss, Gantok

Music list

 * "Safe From Harm" by Massive Attack
 * "I Wish" by Skee-Lo
 * "Look At Me (Mark!s Big Vocal Mix Surgery Edit)" by Geri Halliwell
 * "Tchaikovsky: Romeo & Juliet, Fantasy Overture"
 * "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do" by ABBA
 * "A Message To You Rudy" by The Specials
 * "Finally" by Kings Of Tomorrow
 * "Without Me" by Eminem
 * "Danger! High Voltage (Soulchild Radio Mix)" by Electric Six
 * "Little Shocks" by Kaiser Chiefs
 * "The Chamber" by Mike Oldfield
 * "Jerusalem (And Did Those Feet In Ancient Time)"
 * "Arabian Knights" by Hossam Ramzy
 * "My Way" by Frank Sinatra

Crew
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Elements retained in Cut Down
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Home video releases
The "Cut Down" version of the episode is available on the Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD & Blu-ray box sets.