The Born Identity was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with A Good Man Goes to War. Its namesake was a play on the film The Bourne Identity.
Aspects of production covered
This Confidential episode covered:
- Fight choreography
Additional topics covered
It also covered:
- Sets
- Working with a baby
- The big reveal of River's identity
- A Day In The Life: Cyberman.
People interviewed
- Arthur Darvill, Rory Williams
- Neve McIntosh, Madame Vastra
- Catrin Stewart, Jenny
- Crispin Layfield, Stunt Co-ordinator
- Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
- Gordon Seed, Stunt Performer
- Marcus Wilson, Producer
- Peter Hoar, Director
- Piers Wenger, Executive Producer
- Beth Willis, Executive Producer
- Karen Gillan, Amy Pond
- Danielle Mortimer, Twins' Mum
- Frances Barber, Kovarian
- Steven Moffat, Head Writer
- Simon Fisher-Becker, Dorium Maldavar
- Michael Pickwoad, Production Designer
- Tim Barter, Visual Effects Supervisor
- Toby Ford, 1st Assistant Director
- Dan Starkey, Commander Strax
- Kevin Hudson, Cyberman
- Jason Gill, Costume Standby
- Heddi-Joy Taylor-Welch, 3rd Assistant Director
- Alex Kingston, River Song
Music list
- "Written in the Stars" by Tinie Tempah feat. Eric Turner[1]
- "Quest for Souls" by David Marsden, Album: Trailers Vol. 1 RSM080
- "Jump" by Flo Rida feat. Nelly Furtado
- "Mama Do (Uh Oh, Uh Oh)" by Pixie Lott (also used in DCOM: After Effects)
- "The Dirt" by Gareth Johnson & Paul Mottram, Album: Middle East meets West ANW 1178
- "Mosaic" by Christophe Goze, Album: World, Middle East, India ANW 1052
- "Aerodynamic" by Paul Wheatley & Paul Ross, Album: Electro Rock RSM094
- "I Am Robot" by Luke Adams
- "Universal" by Huw Williams, Album: Electro Rock RSM094
- "Back to Front" by Eliza Doolittle
- "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars
- "Heads Will Roll" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Crew
- Graphics - BBC Wales
- Title Music - Slam & Saw Productions
- Camera - Steve Webb
- Sound - Wil Planitzer
- Edit Assistant - George Sabapathy
- Runners - Llywelen Davies, Ryan Simpson
- Researchers - Matthew Andrews, Leanne René, Robert Wootton
- Assistant Producers - James Brailsford, Donovan Keogh, Hannah Williams
- Production Team Assistant - Ruby Kedge
- Production Accountant - Kevin Rickwood
- Production Co-ordinator - Megan Pinches
- Production Manager - Katy Cartwright
- Production Executive - Stan Matthews
- Colourist - Matt Mullins
- Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda
- Offline Editor - Rahim Mastafa
- Producer/Director - Julia Foot
- Executive Producer - Mark Cossey
- Executive Producers for Dr Who - Steven Moffat, Piers Wenger, Beth Willis
- Senior Producer - Zoë Rushton
- Series Producer - Gillane Seaborne
Elements retained in Cut Down
- The "Cut Down" version retained material on the sets, stunt fighting, working with the babies, and the reveal of River Song's identity.
Home video releases
Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD cover.
The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Sixth Series DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 21 November 2011.
Footnotes
- ↑ The Born Identity. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 4 March 2019.
