TDW 8

The  episode of Totally Doctor Whos first series' premiered on the Thursday before the BBC One debut of The Impossible Planet. It featured Rory Jennings.

Studio guests
This weeks studio guests were:

Josh and Denise ask Rory questions.

Liz & Barney show a clip from Muffin the Mule to demonstrate how children's TV presenting styles have changed over the years.

The children then demonstrate several 1950s playground games in the studio, to show what kids in the fifties did to have fun. The girls play French skipping & hopscotch, whilst the boys play marbles & hoop and stick.

Liz & Barney bring a video tape with an exclusive preview clip from The Impossible Planet which they play in the VCR.

The Totally Filing Cabinet
Barney & Rory Jennings open the filing cabinet, they pull out The Wire's portable television prop and the Doctor & Rose's moped helmets; this weeks items were: Barney informs viewers that the people whose items were shown will receive a Totally Doctor Who mug, and that you can send in your items via post or email.
 * a picture of a "Sonic High Tech Future Device" drawn by Rebecca from Scotland.
 * Clockwork Droid dolls made by Caroline, Miriam & Lizzie.
 * a poem written by Declan.
 * a Doctor Who banner made by Danielle from Scotland.

Viewer competition
Rory Jennings offers viewers a Dalek t-shirt and a Dalek keyring as this weeks prizes.

To enter viewers have to watch TV: The Impossible Planet and answer the following question:
 * In which storage area does the TARDIS land?

Entries had to be marked "Competition" and could posted or emailed in, but had to be received by 6 June 2006.

The previous week's competition winner is revealed to be Eve Taylor, from Oxford.

Who-Ru
This weeks Question Master is Rory Jennings and the prize is a photo of the Doctor, Tommy Connolly & D.I. Bishop signed to the winner, both also get a CBBC goodie bag; the contenders are De-Graft Mensah & Chris Ball.

The final scores are De-Graft 2 and Chris 5; and so Chris is crowned Who-Ru.

History of British television
Liz visits BBC Television Centre in Shepherd's Bush, London where she gives a brief history of British television. She explains how in the 1950s very few people had a TV until the live broadcast of the Coronation of Elizabeth II made televisions popularity soar, and children's programmes included Andy Pandy, Bill and Ben & Blue Peter.

She moves onto the 1960s covering the start of Doctor Who, William Hartnell as the First Doctor, the first regeneration and Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor; then the technicolour Golden Age of Television in the 1970s with Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor and Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor.

The 1980s are then covered, with Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor, Colin Baker as the Sixth Doctor Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor; Liz then talks about the hit children's shows of the decade included Going Live!, Why Don't You? & Jonny Briggs, and that the big TV events were Live Aid, EastEnders & Charles and Diana's wedding.

After a brief mention of television in the 1990s covering the TV Movie and the Eighth Doctor, as well as the rise of digital technology and the internet, Liz concludes with the return of Doctor Who in 2005 with Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor, Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, and David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor.

Confidential: The Idiot's Lantern
The challenges of making a period-accurate look on location and creation of the rain storm from the beginning of the episode. How they used about 10,000 litres of water to make the street look weather-beaten, spraying the road and houses with an old converted fire engine and then using a rain machine called a bowser, which was a converted concrete pumping machine, capable of pumping 2000 litres of water per minute to spray rain from above through a bar with 5-6 industrial nozzles. Narrated by Liz.

People interviewed

Task 7: Fit Right In
The five remaining cadets are given a rail filled with various pieces of clothing, accessories, hair products and make-up. They have to choose outfits that they think will make them blend in with the 1950s.

The judges feel that none of the cadets made any fashion faux pas, and decide not to dismiss anyone this week.

Music list

 * "Fats Jive" by Dominic Francis Glynn & Martin Smith, Album: Sounds of the 50's & 60's CHAP190
 * "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets
 * "You Really Got Me" by The Kinks
 * "Jive Talkin'" by Bee Gees
 * "Heart of Glass" by Blondie
 * "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics
 * "It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)" by Fun Boy Three with Bananarama
 * "Fools Gold" by The Stone Roses
 * "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé feat. Jay Z
 * "Don't Phunk with My Heart" by Black Eyed Peas
 * "Gritty Shaker" by David Holmes
 * "Everywhen" by Massive Attack
 * "Shake, Rattle and Roll" by Big Joe Turner
 * "Give It Away (Club Mix)" by Deepest Blue
 * "Mess Around" by Ray Charles

Home video releases
No episode of Totally Doctor Who has ever been commercially released.