Religion, Myths and Legends was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Satan Pit.
Aspects of production covered[]
- The filming of David Tennant abseiling for the shots of the Tenth Doctor climbing down the pit.
- The makeup job on Will Thorp for being the possessed Toby.
- Filming the wirework for Toby being sucked out of the spaceship at the end of the episode.
Additional topics covered[]
- Filming of the cockpit scenes for the spaceship being pulled towards the black hole.
- Cast discuss the philosophical aspect about belief and this episode's focus on it.
People interviewed[]
- James Strong, Director, Episode 9
- Billie Piper, Rose Tyler
- Will Thorp, Toby Zed
- Shaun Parkes, Zachary Cross Flane
- David Tennant, The Doctor
- Simon Winstone, Script Editor, Episode 9
- Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
- Sheelagh Wells, Makeup Designer
- Bill Davey, Stunt Co-ordinator
- Dave Houghton, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Clayton Hickman, Editor, Doctor Who Magazine
Music list[]
- "Fortuna Imperatrix Mundi, O Fortuna" by Carl Orff, Choir of the Academia de Musica de Mineria, Orchestra Sinfonica de Mineria, Ben Holt, Frank Kelley, Gabriela Herrera & Herrera de la Fuente, Album: Carmina Burana by Carl Orff[1]
- "Devil in Me" by 22-20s, Album: 22-20s
- "Learn to Fly" by Foo Fighters, Album: There Is Nothing Left to Lose
- "Come Fly with Me" by Michael Bublé, Album: Michael Bublé
- "Superunknown" by Soundgarden, Album: Superunknown
- "Satan (Industry Standard Edit)" by Orbital, Album: Satan (Single)
- "Black Sabbath" by Black Sabbath, Album: Best of Black Sabbath
- "Memory Gospel" by Moby, Album: Play The B-Sides
Crew[]
Executive Producer Mark Cossey |
Executive Producers for Dr Who Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner |
Series Producer Gillane Seaborne |
Producer Adam Page |
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General production staff
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Camera and lighting department
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General post-production staff
Sound
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bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential |
BBC Wales |
© BBC MMVI |
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[]
- Filming of the cockpit scenes for the spaceship being pulled towards the black hole.
- Cast discuss the philosophical aspect about belief and this episode's focus on it.
Home video releases[]
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Second Series DVD box set released on 20 November 2006.
Footnotes[]
- ↑ Episode 9 : Religion, Myths and Legends. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.