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The 2008 Doctor Who at the Proms was broadcast on 27 July 2008. It was the first Doctor Who related Prom.

Synopsis

Doctor Who at the Proms 2008 title card 3

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

Act 2

Cast

Music crew

Crew

List of music

Song Composer Conductor Performed by Length Notes
Concert Prologue Murray Gold Ben Foster
Melanie Pappenheim
BBC Philharmonic
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
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

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Filming locations

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.

External links

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