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Shadow Play was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Silence in the Library.

Aspects of production covered[]

  • The challenges for the lighting team in creating multiple shadows.
  • How the locations team used a disused Welsh library for the production for nearly two weeks as the Library.
  • Steve Pemberton and David Tennant talk about the relate-ability of the fear of shadows.

Additional topics covered[]

to be added

People interviewed[]

Music list[]

  • "In the Shadows" by The Rasmus, Album: Dead Letters[1] (also used in CON: Cybermen)
  • "Somewhere a Clock Is Ticking" by Snow Patrol, Album: Final Straw
  • "It's Oh So Quiet" by Björk, Album: Post
  • "Aerodynamic" by Daft Punk, Album: Discovery
  • "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters, Album: Silence, Echoes, Patience and Grace
  • "Run (I'm a Natural Disaster)" by Gnarls Barkley, Album: The Odd Couple
  • "The Beginning of the Twist" by The Futureheads, Album: This Is Not the World

Crew[]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Wales
© BBC MMVIII
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[]

to be added

Home video releases[]

Series-4-boxset

Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series DVD box set released on 17 November 2008.

Footnotes[]

  1. Episode 8 : Shadow Play. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 5 January 2019.
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