The 2008 Doctor Who at the Proms was the first performance of Doctor Who at the Proms.
It was broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall on BBC Radio 3 on 27 July 2008 with commentary by Sarah Walker, forming Prom 13 of the 2008 season.
A 60 minute edit of the prom was broadcast on television on BBC One & BBC HD on 1 January 2009, in addition to this a special 30 minute edition of Doctor Who Confidential, At the Proms ran on the BBC Red Button service.
This was followed by a 95 minute edit broadcast ten days later on 11 January 2009 on the BBC Red Button service. This edit was made avalible to view on the Doctor Who website for a year between 12 January 2009-14 January 2010.
During the 20 minute interval, BBC Radio 3 broadcast the documentary Twenty Minutes: Let's Do the Time Warp Again, in which science fiction writer Justina Robson explored the many meanings of Doctor Who.
Synopsis[]
Freema Agyeman's credit in the titles.
A selection of classical favourites with a strong flavour of time and space. Join Freema Agyeman (aka Martha Jones), and others from the Doctor Who cast, for an intergalactic musical adventure - with a little help from Daleks, Cybermen and other aliens from the series!
Programme[]
Act 1[]
- Concert Prologue - Murray Gold
- Fanfare For The Common Man - Aaron Copland
- All the Strange, Strange Creatures - Murray Gold
- Montagues and Capulets - Sergey Prokofiev
- The Doctor Forever - Murray Gold
- Rose - Murray Gold
- Martha vs. the Master - Murray Gold
- Music of the Spheres - Doctor Who Mini Episode
Act 2[]
- The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner
- The Daleks & Davros - Murray Gold (& special skit)
- Donna / The Girl In The Fireplace / Astrid - Murray Gold
- The Torino Scale - Mark-Anthony Turnage
- The Planets: Jupiter - Gustav Holst
- This Is Gallifrey - Murray Gold
- Doomsday - Murray Gold
- The Doctor's Theme / Song of Freedom - Murray Gold
- Song for Ten - Murray Gold
- Doctor Who Theme - Ron Grainer
Cast[]
- Herself/Presenter - Freema Agyeman
- Himself - Noel Clarke
- Herself - Camille Coduri
- Herself/Guest presenter - Catherine Tate
- Soloist (Song For Ten) - Tim Phillips
- Davros - Julian Bleach
- Voice of the Dalek/Cybermen - Nicholas Briggs
- Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
- The Graske - Jimmy Vee
- Hero Monsters - Paul Kasey
- Commander Skorr - Dan Starkey
- Other Monsters - Scott Baker, Alain Glet, Ian Hilditch, Ken Hosking, Andy Jones, Ruari Mears, Adam Sweet, Joe White
Music crew[]
- Main Composer - Murray Gold
- Conductor - Ben Foster
- Conductor - Stephen Bell
Crew[]
- Animatronics - Colin Newman
- Prosthetics and Creatures - Millennium FX
- Costume Design - Louise Page
- Engineering Manager - Jeremy Turner
- Camera Supervisor - Vince Spooner
- Lighting Gaffer - Mark Gardiner
- Lighting Desk Operator - David Bishop
- Event Sound - Phil Wright, Sound by Design
- Floor Managers - Richard Wyn Jones, Donna Tait
- Projections - Anna Valley Display
- Screen Sequence Editor - Gary Skipton
- Screen Sequence Edit Producer - Paul Symonds
- Production Team - Lindsey Sisk, Llywela Jones, Sue Perry-Grech, Anwen Rees
- Screens Vision Mixer - Llinos Metcalf
- Screens Director - Rhian Williams
- Production Assistant - Sian Parry
- Vision Mixer - Hilary Briegal
- Sound Supervisor - Julian Gough
- Dubbing Mixer - Peter Jeffreys
- Colourist - Jon Everett
- Film Editor - Dylan Goch
- Lighting Director - Bernie Davis
- Movement Director - Denni Sayers
- Production Designer - Eryl Ellis
- Brand Executive - Edward Russell
- Production Executive - Julie Scott
- Line Producer - Jo Marks
- Executive Producers - Julie Gardner, Russell T Davies
List of music[]
| Act One | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piece | Composer | Conductor | Performer(s) | Runtime | Notes |
| Concert Prologue | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | 3 minutes | ||
| Fanfare for the Common Man | Aaron Copland | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 3 minutes | |
| All the Strange Strange Creatures | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4 minutes | |
| The Torino Scale | Mark-Anthony Turnage | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 4 minutes | |
| The Planets: Jupiter | Gustav Holst | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 8 minutes | |
| The Doctor Forever | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4.5 minutes | |
| Rose | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 1.5 minutes | |
| Martha vs. the Master | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4.5 minutes | |
| Music of the Spheres | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 7.5 minutes | |
Interval (20 mins)
| Act Two | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Piece | Composer | Conductor | Performer(s) | Runtime | Notes |
| Die Walküre (The Ride of the Valkyries) | Wagner | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 5 minutes | |
| The Daleks & Davros | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 8 minutes | |
| Donna / Girl in the Fireplace / Astrid | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4 minutes | |
| Montagues and Capulets (from Romeo and Juliet) | Prokofiev | Stephen Bell | BBC Philharmonic | 5 minutes | |
| This is Gallifrey | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 3.5 minutes | |
| The Doctor's Theme / Song of Freedom | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 5.5 minutes | |
| Doomsday | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 5 minutes | |
| Song for Ten | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 4 minutes | |
| Doctor Who theme | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC Philharmonic | 1.5 minutes | |
Notes[]
- Music of the Spheres was written by Russell T Davies for this event.
- Jimmy Vee is the only actor to appear in the pre-recorded and the live part of the show.
- Violinist Nigel Kennedy promoted his appearance in the prom by performing the Doctor Who theme solo.
Ratings[]
to be added
Filming locations[]
- Royal Albert Hall (Live)
- Upper Boat Studios (TARDIS, pre-recorded)
Home video releases[]
DVD & Blu-ray releases[]
The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with The Next Doctor in 2010. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with "Fanfare for the Common Man", "Montagues and Capulets", "The Ride of the Valkyries", "The Torino Scale", "The Planets – Jupiter" and "Song for Ten" all omitted from the DVD.
Digital releases[]
In November 2023, Doctor Who at the Proms was added to BBC iPlayer's Whoniverse catalog of Doctor Who content.
External links[]
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