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Breaking the Silence was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Day of the Moon.

Aspects of production covered[]

The creation of scenes such as the opening and River Song's fall were covered. It also saw Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill conduct a tour of the area around the filming locations.

Additional topics covered[]

  • Location shooting at Glen Canyon.
  • Behind the scenes footage from the spaceship and the orphanage.
  • A Day in the Life: Director of Photography.

People interviewed[]

Music list[]

  • "Infinity" by The xx[1]
  • "Stay Too Long" by Plan B
  • "Escape Velocity" by The Chemical Brothers
  • "Dominos" by The Big Pink
  • "Silence (DJ Tiësto In Search of Sunrise Remix)" by Delerium
  • "Blind Faith" by Chase & Status feat. Liam Bailey
  • "Stars" by The xx
  • "Dream Catcher" by Jeremy Sherman, Album: Country, Blues, Americana ANW 1490
  • "Kentucky Roads" by Dennis 'Cannonball' Caplinger, Album: USA, Country, Surf ANW 1070
  • "Snowden" by Doves
  • "Sun It Rises" by Fleet Foxes
  • "Inner Dream" by Barrie Gledden & Kes Loy, Album: Chilled Lifestyle 2 ANW 1167
  • "Navajo Horizon" by Barrie Gledden & Simeon Wood, Album: World ANW 1026
  • "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode
  • "The Drum Song" by The Temper Trap
  • "Gimme Shelter" by The Rolling Stones
  • "Green Onions" by Booker T. & the M.G.'s
  • "Voodoo Child (Slight Return)" by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
  • "I Get Around" by The Beach Boys
  • "Whole Lotta Love" by Led Zeppelin
  • "My Sweet Lord" by George Harrison
  • "Dirge" by Death in Vegas

Crew[]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Cymru Wales
© BBC MMXI
Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.


Elements retained in Cut Down[]

The cut down version retains behind the scenes shots on location in the US, in the orphanage, and in the Silent's spaceship; interview clips with Toby Haines, Karen Gillan, Stephan Pehrsson, and Arthur Darvill.

Home video releases[]

Series 6 R2 DVD

Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 21 November 2011.

Footnotes[]

  1. Breaking the Silence. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 4 March 2019.
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