Sontar-Ha! (CON episode)

Sontar-Ha!
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	The Poison Sky
Series number:	4
Broadcast date:	3 May 2008 (full length) 9 May 2008 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	45 minutes (full length) 15 minutes (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Anthony Head
Doctor Who Confidential
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Sontar-Ha! was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Poison Sky.

Aspects of production covered

• SFX work for the explosion when the Valiant fires upon the Sontarans.
• Douglas Mackinnon discusses the challenges of SFX shots, and the need for inter-department interaction and rehearsal.

Additional topics covered

• Dan Starkey and Colin Baker discuss the history of the Sontarans.

People interviewed

• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• Susie Liggat, Producer, Episode 5
• Dan Starkey, Commander Skorr
• Tom Lucy, Stunt Co-ordinator
• Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
• Douglas Mackinnon, Director, Episode 5
• Jack Steed, Sontaran
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Elisabeth Sladen, Sarah Jane Smith
• Colin Baker, The Sixth Doctor
• Neill Gorton, Prosthetics Designer
• Christopher Ryan, General Staal
• Martin Rezard, On Set Supervisor
• Ailsa Berk, Choreographer
• Ryan Sampson, Luke Rattigan
• Helen Raynor, Writer, Episode 5
• Henry Brook, Trainee Technician
• Catherine Tate, Donna Noble
• Jacqueline King, Sylvia Noble

Music list

• "Tick Tick Boom" by The Hives, Album: Tick Tick Boom (Single)
• "Soldiers Make Good Targets" by Stereophonics, Album: Pull The Pin
• "Smash It Up" by The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Album: Survival Sickness
• "Stronger" by Kanye West, Album: Graduation
• "A Modern Midnight Conversation" by The Chemical Brothers, Album: We Are the Night
• "Superman" by Stereophonics, Album: Superman (Single)
• "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" by Michael Bublé, Album: It's Time
• "Can't Get Along (Without You)" by Hard-Fi, Album: Once Upon a Time in the West

These songs were in the music list on the Doctor Who website, but do not feature in the episode:

• "I Thought It Was Over" by The Feeling, Album: Join with Us
• "Worst Case Scenario" by The Hoosiers, Album: The Trick to Life

Crew

• Camera - James Daniels, Eric Huyton, Nick Jardine
• Sound - Kevin Meredith, Jon Thomas
• Runners - Scott Handcock, Stuart Laws
• Edit Assistant - Sam Jones
• Researchers - Ian Hay, Nathan Landeg, Robin Owen Ellis
• Assistant Producers - Paul Symonds, Hannah Williams
• Production Team Assistant - Amanda Buckley
• Production Accountant - Elaine Stephenson
• Production Co-ordinator - Tors Grantham
• Production Manager - Kirsty Reid
• Production Executive - Paul Williams
• Editor - James Brailsford
• Colourist - Jon Everett
• Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
• Produced & Directed by - Paul Giddings
• Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
• Executive Producers for Dr Who - Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner
• Producer - Zoë Rushton
• Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne

Elements retained in Cut Down

to be added

Home video releases

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.