The 2010 Doctor Who at the Proms was broadcast in September 2010. It was the second Doctor Who-related Prom.
Synopsis
For the second time since its revival, Doctor Who's music will be enjoyed by numerous fans since the previous Proms in 2008. Everyone's favourite monsters are here! Nothing else to do but hang on for the ride, and see where you end up.
Programme
Act 1
- The Mad Man with a Box - Murray Gold
- An Untimely Arrival - Murray Gold
- Short Ride in a Fast Machine - John Adams
- I Am the Doctor - Murray Gold
- Overture: Portsmouth Point - William Walton
- The Planets: Mars - Gustav Holst
- Battle in the Skies (Daleks vs Spitfire) - Murray Gold
Act 2
- O Fortuna - Carl Orff
Skit
The Doctor meets "the boy who saved the Proms"
A message from the Doctor interrupts Karen Gillan, who is trying to introduce 'Amy's Theme'. The Doctor asks the audience to yell "Hello, Doctor" so he can lock onto their signal. He gets a clear picture, but upside down. The Doctor tells everyone to hang on, makes fun of people wearing wigs and urges ladies to hold their skirts down. He realises his screen is upside down and fixes it and then asks for one more "Hello, Doctor" because he likes being given a big greeting.
The Doctor explains that he has ended up in the Royal Albert Hall in 2207 (possibly meaning 10:07 PM instead of a year) when the show is almost over and the TARDIS then transported him to an unknown location. The TARDIS has locked on to an overloading fold-back quazar engine, which has gone into overdrive, and is only deadly when it starts beeping. It starts beeping slowly, which the Doctor dismisses as a high-pitched beeping is the warning. It then beeps in a higher tone. The Doctor says that as long as he has his sonic screwdriver, he doesn't have to worry and takes out a toothbrush by mistake. Angry with himself for doing that again. The Doctor decides he has to find a safer place to defuse the bomb and has the audience bid him farewell.
To the audience's shock, the Doctor emerges into the Albert Hall. He is equally surprised, then tells the audience there is nothing to worry about so long as the beeping does not stop; it will detonate from the slightest vibration then. The beeping stops, forcing him to briefly abandon the engine. However, it does not detonate and the Doctor picks it up and heads into the crowd. He looks for someone to help, but refuses to have an adult help as they might hit him. The Doctor takes a boy named Ellis from his seat.
He picks a wire from the engine and asks Ellis if he can see it, which says he can. The Doctor is surprised by how sharp he is and explains that the wire he's holding is psychic wire, which is so thin that its practically imaginary. He compliments the boy again, saying he's "one step ahead of the game". He has Ellis hold the wire in his hand, then in his mouth to save his hand. The Doctor has Ellis keep his head still and is taken aback by how serious Ellis is taking this when he doesn't giggle at the mention of doing so for comical effect. This makes the audience cheer. The Doctor goes on about how ridiculous his plan seems. He needs to use Ellis as a biological transducer in order to disperse the engine's energy through the Wi-Fi in the hall to deactivate it.
Before he can finishing gloating, the Doctor has to perform his task by the wooshing engine. The Doctor informs the audience that he has saved the Royal Albert Hall. He thanks Ellis and returns him to his seat and asks for his name. He has the crowd cheer for Ellis before continuing about side-effects. He warns Ellis that he may have a sore throat in the morning, and "develop x-ray vision and turn into a giant bird; but that rarely happens." At first, the Doctor tells everyone there are no side-effects, then says "Unless you have your mobile phone on, in which case, you're going to die"; ITV had also been 'blown off the air'. He leaves after reading a pamphlet and insulting Matt Smith for having a 'dull name' and wishing the audience a good night.
Act 2 continues
The three presenters
- Amy - Murray Gold
- Liz, Lizards, Vampires and Vincent - Murray Gold
- The Ride of the Valkyries - Richard Wagner
- This is Gallifrey / Vale Decem - Murray Gold, featuring Mark Chambers
- Pandorica Suite - Murray Gold
- Song of Freedom - Murray Gold
- Doctor Who theme - Ron Grainer
List of music
| Song | Composer | Conductor | Performed by | Length | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Mad Man with a Box | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | Yamit Mamo BBC National Orchestra of Wales London Philharmonic Choir |
3 minutes | |
| An Untimely Arrival | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 4.5 minutes | |
| Short Ride in a Fast Machine | John Adams | Grant Llewellyn | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 4.5 minutes | |
| I Am the Doctor | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC National Orchestra of Wales London Philharmonic Choir |
6 minutes | |
| Overture - Portsmouth Point | William Walton | Grant Llewellyn | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 6 minutes | |
| The Planets - Mars | Gustav Holst | Grant Llewellyn | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 7.5 minutes | |
| Battle in the Skies (Daleks vs Spitfire) | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 4.5 minutes | |
| Interval | |||||
| Carmina burana - "O Fortuna" | Carl Orff | Grant Llewellyn | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 3 minutes | |
| Amy | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 3.5 minutes | |
| Liz, Lizards, Vampires and Vincent | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 8.5 minutes | |
| Die Walküre - The Ride of the Valkyries | Wagner | Grant Llewellyn | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 5 minutes | |
| This is Gallifrey / Vale Decem | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | Mark Chambers BBC National Orchestra of Wales |
6.5 minutes | |
| Pandorica Suite | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 10.5 minutes | |
| Song of Freedom | Murray Gold | Ben Foster | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 4 minutes | |
| Doctor Who theme | Ron Grainer | Ben Foster | BBC National Orchestra of Wales | 1.5 minutes | |
Cast
- Himself/The Doctor - Matt Smith
- Herself - Karen Gillan
- Himself - Arthur Darvill
- Air-raid warden - Matthew Doman
- Dalek Voices - Nicholas Briggs
- Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
- Cybermen - Ruari Mears, Matthew Doman & Adam Sweet
- Silurians - Alexandra Winton, Barbara Fadden and Nathalie Cuzner
- Vampires - Sonila Vieshta, Gabriela Montaraz and Elizabeth Croft
- Judoon - Paul Kasey (captain), Ken Hosking (trooper).
Music crew
- Conductors:
- Ben Foster
- Grant Llewellyn
- Vocalists:
- Mark Chambers (male counter-tenor)
- Yamit Mamo (female soloist)
- Choir:
- The London Philharmonic Choir
- Orchestra:
People interviewed
- Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
- Steven Moffat, Writer
- Matt Smith, The Doctor
- Murray Gold, Composer
- Ben Foster, Conductor & Orchestrator
- Roger Wright, Director, BBC Proms
Crew
- Hosted by - Karen Gillan with Arthur Darvill
- Special Guest Appearance - Matt Smith
- Featuring the music of Doctor Who by - Murray Gold
- Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
- Writer & Producer - Paul Bullock
Doctor Who Scene
- Writer - Steven Moffat
- Director - Toby Haynes
- Producer - Annabella Hurst-Brown
- Soloists - Yamit Mamo, Mark Chambers
- Conductor & Orchestrator - Ben Foster
- Conductor - Grant Llewellyn
BBC National Orchestra of Wales
- Leader - Lesley Hatfield
London Philharmonic Choir
- Chorus Master - Neville Creed
- Dalek Dialogue / Voice - Nicholas Briggs
- Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
- Dalek Animatronics - Colin Newman, Lyn Walters
- Monsters - Elizabeth Croft, Nathalie Cuzner, Matthew Doman, Barbara Fadden, Ken Hosking, Paul Kasey, Ruari Mears, Gabriela Montaraz, Hannah Steele, Adam Sweet, Sonila Vjeshta, Alexandra Winton
- Make Up - Christine Vidler
- Prosthetics & Creatures - Millennium FX
- Costume - Ray Holman, Louise Page
Documentary Crew
- Producer / Director - Ailsa Jenkins
- AP / Camera - Martyn Stevens
- Camera - Huw Talfryn Walters
- Sound - Ian Macpherson
- Projections - Anna Valley Display
- Vision Supervisor - Graeme Carter
- Props Master - Rory Armstrong
- Engineering Manager - Jeremy Turner
- Camera Supervisor - Vince Spooner
- Lighting Gaffer - Paul Tibbles
- Lighting Desk Operator - Ross Williams
- Live Event Sound - Phil Wright
- BBC Concert Manager - Helen Heslop
- Floor Managers - Richard Wyn Jones, Donna Tait
- Production Team - Valmai Griffiths, Soraya Mosaid
- Production Coordinator - Llywela Jones
- Screens Vision Mixer - Llinos Metcalf
- Screens Director - Sian Parry
- Production Assistant - Kate Evans
- Vision Mixer - Hilary Briegel
- Concert Sound Supervisor - Huw Thomas
- Dubbing Mixer - Tim Ricketts
- Screen Sequence Editor - Richard Senior
- Film Editors - Keith Ware, Rob Mansell
- Finishing Editor - Geraint Pari-Huws
- Production Designer - Eryl Ellis
- Lighting Director - Bernie Davis
- Movement Director - Denni Sayers
For Doctor Who
- Brand Manager - Edward Russell
- Production Executive - Julie Scott
- Executive Producers - Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis
- Line Producer - Jo Marks
- Executive Producer - Paul Bullock
- Director - Rhodri Huw
Notes
- Some scenes from this prom take inspiration from series 5:
- An Ironside Dalek offers the audience tea and biscuits, and an air raid warden commands him to "put that light out". Victory of the Daleks (Daleks vs. Spitfires)
- Two scenes feature a similar scene to the last one from The Pandorica Opens (I Am The Doctor & The Doctor who theme)
- The Doctor accidentally pulls out a toothbrush, instead of the sonic screwdriver (TV: The Lodger).
- There is a variation of the Doctor's 'wibbly wobbly timey-wimey' quote (Wibbly Wobbly Explody Thing).
- The Planets Mars is played in this prom. The Planets Jupiter appeared in the previous Dr. Who Prom
- The Doctor mentions ITV has been blown off air.
- This isn't the first time a lone Dalek has commanded a conductor (CON: Music and Monsters).
Ratings
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Filming locations
Production errors
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Home video releases
DVD and Blu-Ray release
The concert was released on DVD and Blu-Ray along with A Christmas Carol in 2011. However, the concert is scaled down to 60 minutes on the DVD and Blu-Ray, with The Mad Man in a Box, Short Ride in a Fast Machine, Portmouths Port, The Planets - Mars, O Fortuna, Liz, Lizards, Vampires and Vincent, The Ride of the Valkyries and Song of Freedom all omitted from the DVD.
