Doctor Who at the Proms (2013)

The 2013 Doctor Who at the Proms were the fourth and fifth performances of Doctor Who at the Proms, celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who.
They were broadcast live from the Royal Albert Hall on BBC Radio 3 between 13-14 July 2013 with commentary by Louise Fryer, forming Proms 2 & 3 of the 2013 season.
A 75 minute edit of the prom was broadcast on television on BBC One & BBC One HD on 26 August 2013. After a BBC Three repeat on 21 November 2013, an additional 25 minutes of material ran on the BBC Red Button service under the title Doctor Who at the Proms: Encore.
During the 20 minute interval, BBC Radio 3 broadcast the documentary The Soundworld of Doctor Who, in which Matthew Sweet interviewed the sound designers of Doctor Who and the voice of the Daleks and Ice Warriors, Nicholas Briggs.
It was hosted by Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Neve McIntosh (in Silurian prosthetics as Madame Vastra), Dan Starkey (in Sontaran prosthetics as Strax), Peter Davison, the Daleks and Carole Ann Ford.
The 13 July performance was the world première of Murray Gold's celebration of Doctor Who, "Song for Fifty".
Shortly before the performance of "Cyber Shard", Strax held a Strax Field Report: T135/2, where Strax reported to Sontar he was in a large room full of "human scum" celebrating the Doctor and that he received intel that the Doctor's enemies are about to attack.
== Synopsis ==
Doctor Who returns to the Proms to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the popular BBC series. As well as showcasing Murray Gold's music from the past eight years, the concert also journeys back to the early days of Doctor Who and the ground-breaking work of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. Featuring special guests from the series, big screens and a host of monsters ready to invade the Royal Albert Hall, this is not the year to be exterminated!
== Programme ==
=== Act 1 ===
* The Mad Man With a Box - Murray Gold
* I Am the Doctor - Murray Gold
=== Minisode ===
Main article: Doctor Who Proms Film
=== Act 1 continues ===
* Habañera (from Carmen) - 
* Companions Suite - Murray Gold
* Cyber Shard - Murray Gold
* Toccata (from Toccata and Fugue in D minor) - Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Leopold Stokowski
* The Final Chapter of Amelia Pond - Murray Gold
* The Rings of Akhaten - Murray Gold
=== Act 2 ===
* All the Strange, Strange Creatures - Murray Gold
* The Impossible Girl - Murray Gold
* The Girl With the Flaxen Hair - Claude Debussy
* Classic Medley - Tristram Cary, Martin Slavin, Malcolm Clarke, Dudley Simpson, Paddy Kingsland, Peter Howell, Mark Ayres
* You're going to have to take those clothes off - Gabe Stone and Matthew Owen
* I never know why, I only know who - William Davenport and Jordan Picken
* First There Were Daleks - Murray Gold
* The Name of the Doctor - Murray Gold
* Song for Fifty - Murray Gold
* Vale Decem - Murray Gold
* Doctor Who theme - Ron Grainer arr. Murray Gold
== List of music ==
Act One 	Act One 	Act One 	Act One 	Act One	Act One
Piece 	Composer 	Conductor 	Performer(s) 	Runtime	Notes
The Mad Man with a Box 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	London Philharmonic Choir 	2'50" 	Theme of the Eleventh Doctor
I Am the Doctor 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Philharmonic Choir 	4'57" 	
Habañera (from Carmen) 	Georges Bizet 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	2'01" 	The piece had previously appeared as diegetic music played by Oswin Oswald in TV: Asylum of the Daleks
Companions Suite 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Philharmonic Choir, Elin Manahan Thomas	6'57" 	Medley of Rose, Martha, Donna and both young Amelia and adult Amy's themes
Cyber Shard 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	4'43" 	
Toccata (from Toccata and Fugue in D minor)	Johann Sebastian Bach, arr. Leopold Stokowski	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	4'00" 	
The Final Chapter of Amelia Pond 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Philharmonic Choir, Elin Manahan Thomas	6'20" 	
The Rings of Akhaten 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Allan Clayton, Kerry Ingram 	5'23" 	Known on the series 7 soundtrack album as "The Long Song", diegetic music sung by the Queen of Years, Chorister Rezh Baphix and others attending the Festival of Offerings, from TV: The Rings of Akhaten
Interval (20 mins)
Act Two 	Act Two 	Act Two 	Act Two 	Act Two	Act Two
Piece 	Composer 	Conductor 	Performer(s) 	Runtime	Notes
All the Strange, Strange Creatures 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Philharmonic Choir 	3'20" 	
The Impossible Girl 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	3'45" 	The song, "Clara?", the theme of Clara Oswald and her variously-named echoes, first heard in TV: Asylum of the Daleks. This melody would later become diegetic in the 2015 episode TV: Hell Bent.
The Girl With the Flaxen Hair 	Claude Debussy 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	2'45" 	An arrangement by Dudley Simpson had previously appeared in TV: The Robots of Deaths incidental music
Classic Medley 	Tristram Cary, Martin Slavin, Malcolm Clarke, Dudley Simpson, Paddy Kingsland, Peter Howell, Mark Ayres	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Peter Howell, Mark Ayres 	7'56" 	
You're going to have to take those clothes off	Gabe Stone and Matthew Owen 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	1'45" 	Original incidental music soundtrack composed by the contest winners of the Create a Soundtrack contest held by the BBC in the 14-16 senior category scored over footage of TV: The Snowmen
I never know why, I only know who 	William Davenport and Jordan Picken 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	1'23" 	Original incidental music soundtrack composed by the contest winners of the Create a Soundtrack contest held by the BBC in the 11-14 junior category scored over footage of TV: The Snowmen
First There Were Daleks 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	5'25" 	Incidental music including "The Dark and Endless Dalek Night" from TV: The Stolen Earth and music from TV: Asylum of the Daleks
The Name of the Doctor 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales 	7'38" 	
Song for Fifty 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Philharmonic Choir, Elin Manahan Thomas, Alan Clayton	10'50" 	World première performance
Vale Decem 	Murray Gold 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, London Philharmonic Choir 	3'30" 	
Doctor Who theme 	Ron Grainer 	Ben Foster	BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Peter Howell, Mark Ayres 	1'36" 	
== Cast ==
* Madame Vastra / host - Neve McIntosh
* Strax / host - Dan Starkey
* The Eleventh Doctor / himself - Matt Smith
* Clara Oswald / herself - Jenna Coleman
* The Queen of Years - Kerry Ingram
* Himself - Peter Davison
* Herself - Carole Ann Ford
* Dalek Voice - Nicholas Briggs
* Lead Monster - Paul Kasey
* Monsters - Simon Carew, Martin Challinor, Aidan Cook, Nathalie Cuzner, Jon Davey, Matthew Doman, Amber Doyle, Barbara Fadden, Kevin Hudson, Jamie Hill, Claudio Laurini, Marie McGonigle, Ruari Mears, Daisy Michie, Ross Mullan
== Music crew ==
* Music by Murray Gold
* Doctor Who Theme - Ron Grainer
* 'Classic' Doctor Who Medley:
** Arr. Mark Ayres
* Conductor and orchestrator:
** Ben Foster
* Vocalists:
** Elin Manahan Thomas - Soprano
** Allan Clayton - Tenor
** Kerry Ingram - Treble
** Lorne MacDougall
* The BBC National Orchestra of Wales
** Leader - Lesley Hatfield
* The London Philharmonic Choir
** Chorus Master - Neville Creed
* Music preparation:
** Dave Foster
* Synthesizers & Electronic Effects
** Mark Ayres
** Peter Howell
== Crew ==
* Executive producer
** Paul Bullock
* Director
** Rhodri Huw
* Writer, producer and director
** Paul Bullock
* Doctor Who Proms Film
** Writer - Steven Moffat
** Director - Richard Senior
** Producer - Denise Paul
* For Doctor Who
** Production Asset Manager - Stephen Nicholas
** Drama Events Manager - James DeHaviland
** Brand Account Manager - Edward Russell
** Production Executive - Julie Scott
** Executive Producers - Brian Minchin, Faith Penhale
** Lead Writer & Executive Producer - Steven Moffat
* Prosthetics and Creatures
** Millennium FX
* Make-Up
** Christine Vidler
* Costume Supervisor
** Howard Burden
* Documentary crew
** Director/Camera - Martyn Stevens
** Camera - Rob McDougall
** Sound - Ian MacPherson
* Cameras
** Rob Barker, Dave Brice, Steve Coleman, Mark Faulkner, Paul Freeman, Lawrence Hall, Chris Hatcher, Liz Hillman, Chris Martin, Wayne Ratcliffe
* Camera Supervisor
** Vince Spooner
* Vision Supervisor
** Graeme Carter
* Engineering Manager
** Jeremy Turner
* Screens
** Craig Lawrence
* Design Team
** Rory Armstrong
** Martin Christopher
** Alan Henry
* Lighting Gaffer
** Paul Tibbles
* Lighting Desk Operator
** David Bishop
* Event Manager, Royal Albert Hall
** Steffy Jordan
* BBC Assistant Concert Managers
** Shaun Bajnoczk
** Mary Cosgrave
** Naomi Falkner
** Charlotte Sandford
* BBC Concert Managers
** Tammy Daly
** Helen Heslop
* Floor Managers
** Nick Carptenter
** Donna Tait
** Richard Wyn Jones
* Production Team
** Nicola Brown
** Kelan Handley
** Samira Johnson
** Lowri Jones
** Jamie Lynch
** Sam Price
** Eleri Selwood
* Production Team Assistant
** Stuart Laws
* Production Coordinator
** Llywela Jones
* OB PA
** Sue Perry Grech
* Vision Mixer
** Hillary Briegel
* Screens Director
** Sian Parry
* Event Sound
** Phil Wright
* Concert Sound Supervisor
** Huw Thomas
* Dubbing Mixer
** Tim Ricketts
* Screen Sequence Editor
** Mat Rees
* Editors
** Jeremy Lott
** Geraint Pari-Huws
** Keith Ware
* Production Designer
** Eryl Ellis
* Lighting Director
** Bernie Davis
* Movement Director
** Alisa Berk
* Line Producer
** Jo Marks
== Notes ==
* During the video on screen, the Doctor is shown with his full head of hair. However, on stage, he now has a short, near-buzz haircut which Clara points out. The Doctor blames it on the ticket. In reality, this was due to Matt Smith having had to cut his hair for Ryan Gosling's directorial debut How to Catch a Monster which was shot between the filming of the skit (presumably at some point during production of Series 7) and the Prom concert.
* The concert received its first television broadcast on 26 August 2013, in a 60 minute cut-down version ("Carmen Suite No. 2", "The Companions", "Toccata and Fugue in D minor", "The Final Chapter of Amelia Pond", "La Fille Aux Cheveux de Lin" ("The Girl with the Flaxen Hair"), the winners of Create a Soundtrack, "Song for Fifty" and "Vale Decem" were all edited out). A different performance of the "Doctor Who Theme" is also used.
=== Ratings ===
to be added
=== Production errors ===
* At one point, Neve McIntosh, playing Madame Vastra, mispronounces the name of Leopold Stokowski, though she catches herself and tries again.
* Reportedly the synthesiser used during the performance of the Doctor Who Theme malfunctioned, resulting in it sounding slightly out of tune. As a result, the televised version of the Prom that aired on BBC One on 26 August 2013 used a different performance of the theme.
== Home video releases ==
This concert was included on the Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD & Blu-ray box set released on 8 September 2014. It was later released again in 2021 as part of the 50th Anniversary steelbook.
In November 2023, Doctor Who at the Proms was added to BBC iPlayer's Whoniverse catalog of Doctor Who content.
50th Anniversary Collector.jpg|50th Anniversary Collector's Edition DVD cover.
DW 50th 2014 Blu-ray UK.jpg|50th Anniversary Collector's Edition Blu-ray cover.
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