Monster Files

Monster Files was an ongoing webcast series of webisodes created by the BBC for its official Doctor Who website website beginning as a tie-in with series 4 in 2008. These short films profile various monsters and alien races featured on Doctor Who.
== Captain Jack's Monster Files ==
Initially, the series was presented as Captain Jack's Monster Files, in which John Barrowman, as Jack Harkness, narrates a brief history of various creatures and races encountered by the Doctor. The clips and videos were often depicted as being information acquired by the Torchwood Institute over the years. Live-action footage of Barrowman as Harkness was incorporated into the clips.
Although Files instalments usually corresponded with the episode being shown that week, during some two-parters extra Files about old monsters were released for the first part. The Slitheen were used for the Files broadcast in conjunction with The Sontaran Stratagem, for example, and the Judoon were used for Silence in the Library. A Christmas-themed Files episode was also created, in which Jack talked about the Sycorax, the Titanic, the Empress of the Racnoss, the Roboforms, the Roboform Christmas trees, the Graske and the Changelings.
=== Episodes ===
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Episode related to 	Title 	Details 	Runtime 	Originally available 	File name
Partners in Crime 	Adipose 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Adipose. 	2'42" 	5 April 2008 	s4_01_v_01.flv
The Fires of Pompeii 	Pyrovile 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Pyrovile. 	2'53" 	12 April 2008 	s4_02_mon_01.flv
Planet of the Ood 	The Ood 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Ood. 	3'16" 	19 April 2008 	s4_03_mon_01.flv
The Sontaran Stratagem 	The Slitheen 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Slitheen. 	3'45" 	26 April 2008 	s4_01_mon_01.flv
The Poison Sky 	The Sontarans 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Sontarans. 	2'44" 	3 May 2008 	s4_05_mon_01.flv
The Doctor's Daughter 	The Hath 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Hath. 	2'18" 	10 May 2008 	s4_06_mon_01.flv
The Unicorn and the Wasp 	Vespiform 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Vespiform. 	3'13" 	17 May 2008 	s4_07_mon_01.flv
Silence in the Library 	The Judoon 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Judoon. 	2'50" 	31 May 2008 	s4_08_mon_01.flv
Forest of the Dead 	The Vashta Nerada 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Vashta Nerada. 	2'56" 	7 June 2008 	s4_09_mon_01.flv
Midnight 	Midnight 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about Midnight. 	3'01" 	14 June 2008 	s4_10_mon_01.flv
Turn Left 	The Trickster's Brigade 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Trickster's Brigade.	3'22" 	21 June 2008 	s4_11_mon_01.flv
The Stolen Earth 	The Daleks 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about the Daleks. 	4'04" 	28 June 2008 	s4_12_mon_01.flv
Journey's End 	Davros 	Captain Jack reveals facts, figures and top secret info about Davros. 	3'41" 	5 July 2008 	s4_13_mon_01.flv
The Next Doctor 	Christmas 	Tales of Christmas past from Captain Jack.(Adventure Calendar) 	4'37" 	9 December 2008 	xmas_mon_01.flv
The Next Doctor 	The Cybermen 	Facts and figures from Captain Jack. 	3'44" 	25 December 2008 	s0_05_mon_01.flv
== 2009 Adventure Calendar ==
For the 2009 Doctor Who Adventure Calendar, a webisode focusing on the Weeping Angels entitled A Ghost Story for Christmas was produced. Unlike earlier instalments, it was not identified as being part of the Monster Files series, and also told a brief story as opposed to being a straight documentary. Barrowman returned to narrate the piece as Captain Jack, however.
Episode related to 	Title 	Details 	Runtime	Originally available	File name
The End of Time, Part One	A Ghost Story for Christmas	Christmas is a perfect time for scary stories that send a shiver down your spine and put a smile on your face! It's good to have a touch of terror in the tinsel and we've got a tale for you now that'll make you go brrrrrr! But a warning to the curious... it's about a strange and terrifying race known as the Weeping Angels. Enjoy their story but whatever you do, don't blink!(Adventure Calendar)	3'06" 	24 December 2009 	adventure_091224.flv
== River Song's Monster Files ==
The Monster Files series resumed during series 5. Narrated by Alex Kingston as River Song, and featuring specially shot introduction footage, the files now took the form of information taken from her diary. Like at the end of Harkness' videos, she has survival tips, in this case called "Useful Spoilers".
=== Parts ===
River Song's Monster Files	River Song's Monster Files	River Song's Monster Files 	River Song's Monster Files	River Song's Monster Files	River Song's Monster Files
Episode related to 	Title 	Details 	Runtime 	Originally available 	BBC PID
Flesh and Stone 	Weeping Angels 	River Song shares the secrets of the Weeping Angels. 	3'36" 	1 May 2010 	p007njk0
The Vampires of Venice 	Vampires 	River Song opens her famous journal and shares her knowledge of vampires and vampire-like creatures.	3'43" 	8 May 2010 	p007rxmr
Cold Blood 	Silurians 	River Song shares some Silurian secrets in this dramatic new Monster File. 	3'25" 	29 May 2010 	p0083k6d
== Credits ==
These films were directed and produced by Ian Smith in BBC Wales, and written by Justin Richards.
== Availability ==
The videos are streamed via the BBC's official Doctor Who website. Virtually all videos on the site are "geofenced" due to licensing and are technically not allowed to be viewed outside of the UK, though they are widely circulated anyway. None of these clips have been released on DVD or as any other form of media.
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