Doctor Who: The Commentaries
Genre | Documentary |
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Running time | 45–60 minutes |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Language(s) | English |
Home station | BBC 7 |
Hosted by | Phil Collinson,[1] David Tennant,[1] Catherine Tate[1] |
Original release | 6 April 2008[1] – 3 January 2010 |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 18[2] |
Audio format | Stereophonic sound[3] |
Opening theme | Doctor Who theme music |
Ending theme | Doctor Who end theme music |
Website | 7th Dimension homepage |
Podcast | Doctor Who: The Commentaries podcast |
Doctor Who: The Commentaries
Broadcast
Doctor Who: The Commentaries premiered on Sunday 6 April 2008, the day after the first episode of Series 4 of Doctor Who, "Partners in Crime", had been broadcast for the first time on BBC One.[1][9]
Content
Prior to the broadcast of the first episode, Doctor Who: The Commentaries was thought to be a 'recap show' discussing the Doctor Who episode shown the previous day on
Podcast
The full 45 minute audio commentaries for episodes from
Episodes
Series 1 (2008) – Doctor Who Season 4
Episode | Hosts | Discussion Topic | Original Air Date |
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"Episode 1"[2][14] | Phil Collinson, David Tennant and Catherine Tate[1] | "Partners in Crime"[15] | 6 April 2008[1][3] |
"Episode 2" | James Moran, Francois Pandolfo and James North | "The Fires of Pompeii"[15] | 13 April 2008 |
"Episode 3" | Susie Liggat, Keith Temple and Paul Kasey | "Planet of the Ood"[15] | 19 April 2008 |
"Episode 4" | Freema Agyeman, Helen Raynor and Ruari Mears | "The Sontaran Stratagem"[15] | 26 April 2008 |
"Episode 5" | Catherine Tate, Ryan Sampson and Julie Gardner | "The Poison Sky"[15] | 3 May 2008 |
"Episode 6" | Russell T Davies, Alice Troughton and David Tennant | "The Doctor's Daughter"[15] | 10 May 2008 |
"Episode 7" | Gareth Roberts, Graeme Harper and Tom Goodman-Hill | "The Unicorn and the Wasp"[15] | 17 May 2008 |
"Episode 8" | Phil Collinson and Euros Lyn | "Silence in the Library"[15] | 31 May 2008. |
"Episode 9" | David Tennant, Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat | "Forest of the Dead"[16] | 7 June 2008 |
"Episode 10" | Julian Howarth, Paul McFadden and Bryn Thomas | "Midnight"[15] | 14 June 2008 |
"Episode 11" | Graeme Harper, Tracie Simpson and Nick Murray | " Turn Left"[15] |
21 June 2008 |
"Episode 12" | Nicholas Briggs, Barnaby Edwards and Nick Pegg | "The Stolen Earth" | 28 June 2008 |
"Episode 13" | Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson | "Journey's End"[15] | 5 July 2008 |
"Episode 14" | Russell T Davies and Julie Gardener | "The Next Doctor" | 25 December 2008 |
"Episode 15" | David Tennant, James Strong and Julie Gardner | "Planet of the Dead" | 11 April 2009 |
"Episode 16" | David Tennant, Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner | "The Waters of Mars" | 18 November 2009 |
"Episode 17" | Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner | "The End of Time Part 1" | 27 December 2009 |
"Episode 18" | Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner | "The End of Time Part 2" | 3 January 2010 |
References and footnotes
- ^ BBC 7.
- ^ a b c "Listen again". BBC. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ a b c "What's On". BBC. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008. [dead link]
- ^ a b "A-Z". BBC. 6 April 2008. Archived from the original on 30 May 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Listen again". BBC. 7 April 2008. Retrieved 7 April 2008.
- ^ "BBC iPlayer". BBC. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "7th Dimension". BBC. 31 March 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2008.
- ^ a b c d "Podcast / Doctor Who: The Commentaries". BBC. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ Writer Russell T Davies, Director James Strong, Producer Phil Collinson (5 April 2008). "Partners in Crime". Doctor Who. Cardiff. BBC. BBC One.
- ^ "BBC7 Tie-In Show – Sundays 6:30 pm and 12:30 am". The Doctor Who News Page. 29 March 2008. Archived from the original on 27 March 2008. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ^ "Commentaries & Clips". BBC. 2006. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Commentaries". BBC. 2007. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ "Audio". BBC. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ The podcast has the title "Partners In Crime", capitalising the word 'in', unlike in the title of the television episode, "Partners in Crime". "Podcast / Doctor Who: The Commentaries". BBC. 6 April 2008. Retrieved 6 April 2008.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "The Stars are Coming Out". Radio Times. No. 5–11 April 2008. BBC. April 2008. pp. 14–24.
- ^ "Dr Who takes on Forest Of The Dead". CBBC Newsround. 4 April 2008. Retrieved 4 April 2008.