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Time Trouble was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with Father's Day. The working title for this episode was A Time and a Place.[1]

Aspects of production covered[]

  • The CGI work on the Reapers.
  • The challenging nature of getting reactions from actors to the Reapers on location without any sort of visual guide.
  • Logistics of filming Pete's death scene.
  • Paul Cornell discusses the emotional turmoil of Pete's death, and the challenge of writing a daughter meeting her long gone father.
  • How natural vulture sounds were modified to create the Reaper roar.

Additional topics covered[]

  • What meeting her dad means for Rose as a character.
  • Dealing with time travel and meddling in history throughout the existence of the show.
  • The nature of the Doctor as a lonely wanderer and an alien.
2005 CON Webpage Image S1 Ep8

2005 promo image.

People interviewed[]

Music list[]

  • "Come with Me" by Puff Daddy feat. Jimmy Page, Album: Godzilla Soundtrack[2][3]
  • "White Wedding (Part 1)" by Billy Idol, Album: The Wedding Singer Soundtrack[3]
  • "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Öyster Cult, Album: Rediscover the 70's[3]
  • "Don't Get Me Wrong" by The Pretenders, Album: Now That's What I Call Music 1986[3]
  • "Steptoe and Son Theme" by Ron Grainer, Album: The A-Z of British TV Themes from Sixties and Seventies[3]
  • "Adagio for Strings (from 'Platoon')" by Samuel Barber & Richard Hickox, Album: Cinema Moods[3]

Crew[]

General production staff Camera and lighting department


Special and visual effects

General post-production staff

Sound

BBC Wales
© BBC MMV
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[]

  • Paul Cornell discusses the emotional turmoil of Pete's death, and the challenge of writing a daughter meeting her long gone father.
  • The CGI work on the Reapers. (slightly trimmed)
  • The challenging nature of getting reactions from actors to the Reapers on location without any sort of visual guide.

Home video releases[]

Series-1-boxset

Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete First Series DVD box set released on 21 November 2005.

Footnotes[]

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