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The Saxon Mystery was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Sound of Drums.

A condensed 5 minute version of this episode was made available to download in .mp4 format for seven days after broadcast, as part of a BBC trial of video podcasts or "vodcasts".[1] It was later uploaded to the BBC's YouTube channel. Both of these were cropped into 4:3 aspect ratio.

Aspects of production covered[]

  • The necessity to bring the Master back, and how he stands as an equal to the Doctor.
  • The casting of John Simm as the Master.
  • Filming for the scene in which the Master kills the Cabinet Ministers.
  • The SFX work for exploding Martha's flat.

Additional topics covered[]

  • The previous incarnations of the Master within the classic series and the TV movie.

People interviewed[]

Music list[]

  • "Mad World" by Michael Andrews & Gary Jules, Album: Mad World (Single)[2]
  • "Johnny Appleseed" by Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros, Album: Global a Go-Go
  • "Always/Never" by Manic Street Preachers, Album: Lifeblood
  • "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads, Album: Stop Making Sense
  • "The Chain (from 'BBC Formula One')" by Fleetwood Mac, Album: Rumours
  • "Things Can Only Get Better" by D:Ream, Album: D:Ream On Volume 1
  • "Voodoo Child" by Rogue Traders, Album: Here Comes The Drums (also used in TV: The Sound of Drums and CON: Stage Fright)

No licensed music was used for the "vodcast" version, instead it used the following pieces of stock music:

  • "Phretburn Phrenzy" by Freddie Funk, Jasper Dagger & Badger Flap, Album: Cyberfunk X-SERIES XCD043
  • "Schizoid Noize" by Lo-Fi, Album: Indie Rock 2 X-SERIES XCD051
  • "Mirrorball" by Phillmore Oakes, Album: Disco X-SERIES XCD017
  • "Morning After" by Phillmore Oakes, Album: Indie Rock X-SERIES XCD014

Crew[]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Wales
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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-3-boxset

Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Third Series DVD box set released on 5 November 2007.

Footnotes[]

  1. Ways To Listen: Podcasts & Downloads: Guide. bbc.co.uk (10 April 2007). Retrieved on 18 January 2019.
  2. MUSIC LIST EPISODE 12: The Saxon Mystery. bbc.co.uk. Retrieved on 30 December 2018.
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