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Episodes 39

New New Doctor

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April 15, 200629m
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Behind the scenes of "New Earth".

David Tennant is interviewed during his first few days playing the new Doctor. The process of regeneration is closely examined, as we learn all about the Doctor's regeneration at the end of The Parting of the Ways, follow him as he chooses his new outfit in The Christmas Invasion, then join the Doctor and Rose on their first adventure together on New Earth.

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Fear Factor

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April 22, 200627m
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Behind the scenes of "Tooth and Claw".

On the back of Tooth and Claw, this episode examines just how scary Doctor Who can be. The episode looks at how state-of-the-art CGI is used to create some of the Doctor's scariest enemies, and revists his bone-chilling fight with the Sycorax leader in The Christmas Invasion.

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Friends Reunited

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April 29, 200628m
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Behind the scenes of "School Reunion".

As well as going behind the scenes on School Reunion, this episode examines why former companions have decided to leave the TARDIS in the past, with interviews from the actors who played them. Also, the actors discuss what they think that their characters would be doing now, after leaving the Doctor and the TARDIS.

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Script to Screen

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May 6, 200629m
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Behind the scenes of "The Girl in the Fireplace".

This episode looks at the production process that turns an initial script into a completed episode of Doctor Who.

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Cybermen

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May 13, 200627m
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Behind the scenes of "Rise of the Cybermen (1)".

This episode examines the history of the dreaded Cybermen, with memorable clips from the original series, and looks at the design process that brought the new-look Cybermen to our screens in the episode Rise of the Cybermen.

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From Zero to Hero

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May 20, 200628m
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Behind the scenes of "The Age of Steel (2)".

A look at the journey Mickey Smith has taken over the past two series. Featuring key backstage scenes in his final episode, actor Noel Clarke provides an insight to life on set and beyond…

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The Writer's Tale

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May 27, 200627m
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Behind the scenes of "The Idiot's Lantern".

Mark Gatiss, writer of The Idiot's Lantern takes us through the writing process, and explains the thrill a writer feels as his words come to life on set.

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You've Got the Look

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June 3, 200629m
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Behind the scenes of "The Impossible Planet (1)".

The design team is responsible for the look of Doctor Who, building sets and redressing locations to create the different time periods and alien worlds to which the Doctor travels.

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Religion, Myths and Legends

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June 10, 200628m
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Behind the scenes of "The Satan Pit (2)".

This episode looks at the various religious and mythical figures that the Doctor has come across on his travels.

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The New World of Dr Who

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June 17, 200628m
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Behind the scenes of "Love and Monsters".

This episode looks in detail at the development of the Doctor's latest foe from its origin as the winning entry in a "design a monster" competition on Blue Peter. New technology has allowed the expansion of the Doctor Who universe, through the interactive The Attack of the Graske episode and "TARDISode" downloads.

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The Fright Stuff

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June 24, 200628m
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Behind the scenes of "Fear Her".

This programme looks at some of the scariest moments in the history of Doctor Who.

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Welcome to Torchwood

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July 1, 200627m
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Behind the scenes of "Army of Ghosts (1)".

In a break from the normal programming, this episode takes a look behind the scenes of next year's spin-off series Torchwood.

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Finale

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Season Finale
July 8, 200628m
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Behind the scenes of "Doomsday (2)".

This episode takes a look back at the second series of Doctor Who and goes behind the scenes of the epic season finale.

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Meet Martha Jones

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March 31, 200739m
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Behind the scenes of "Smith and Jones".

The Doctor's back, but now his time and space is shared with a brand new companion.

By sheer courage and determination, she has wowed the Time Lord and been offered a place on board the TARDIS, and Doctor Who Confidential was backstage to see it all unfold.

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Stage Fright

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April 7, 200742m
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Behind the scenes of "The Shakespeare Code".

Behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who. The production team recreated some of the most breathtaking scenes to date as Martha's first trip in the TARDIS takes her to Elizabethan England to meet William Shakespeare.

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Are We There Yet?

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April 14, 200741m
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Behind the scenes of "Gridlock".

Behind the scenes of the Doctor's visit to New Earth, featuring endless space-age motorways and numerous computer generated images, which posed a huge challenge for all those involved. There's also a look at how guest star Ardal O'Hanlon was transformed into his character Brannigan

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A New York Story

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April 21, 200739m
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Behind the scenes of "Daleks in Manhattan (1)".

Helen Raynor reveals where she found her inspiration when writing about the Doctor's visit to Thirties New York. She discusses how Manhattan residents lived in tenement buildings in the era and takes a walk through Central Park

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Making Manhattan

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April 28, 200741m
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Behind the scenes of "Evolution of the Daleks (2)".

Behind-the-scenes look at the making of Doctor Who. There's a trip to to Manhattan to find out how to recreate 1930s New York in the heart of south Wales. The producer and director of episodes four and five visit the New York locations they plan to reproduce and the visual effects supervisor shows what they need to make Manhattan in Cardiff.

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Monsters Inc

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May 5, 200744m
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Behind the scenes of "The Lazarus Experiment".

An episode of Doctor Who just wouldn't be the same without a monster to scare the living daylights out of you!

The creation of such a beast is never easy – especially when it's purely computer generated!

Confidential is on set throughout this chilling episode, spends some quality time with guest star Mark Gatiss and takes a look at some of the fantastic prosthetic and computer generated monsters created since the series made its welcomed come-back in 2005.

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Space Craft

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May 19, 200741m
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Behind the scenes of "42".

It's back into outer space for Doctor Who and this time it's an adventure set entirely on a spaceship.

Join Confidential as we gain exclusive access to Doctor Who's art department and take you on a tour of the spaceship's sets and locations. Confidential also journeys back in time to show you some of the best off the wall spaceship designs seen in five decades.

Guest star Michelle Collins discusses her role as the ship's captain, and how she felt performing stunts on her very first day on set.

From models on wires to cutting edge CGI, this is a space craft extravaganza.

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Alter Ego

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May 26, 200743m
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Behind the scenes of "Human Nature".

With aliens in hot pursuit, the Doctor and Martha find themselves in 1913 England.

Confidential is right beside them to delve deeper into the alter ego of the nation's favourite Time Lord.

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Bad Blood

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June 2, 200743m
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Behind the scenes of "The Family of Blood".

With The Family of Blood breathing down the neck of the Doctor, time is running out.

Confidential follows the action backstage as we glimpse a life more ordinary (for the Doctor) as well as a vision of the dark future ahead.

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Do You Remember The First Time?

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June 9, 200744m
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Broadcast alongside "Blink".

This week, David Tennant directs his very own Doctor Who Confidential.

TV’s top Time Lord has been given complete control to film his own very personal account of the making of Doctor Who.

David takes a nostalgic voyage of discovery to find out the secret behind the success of Doctor Who.

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'ello, 'ello, 'ello

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June 16, 200742m
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Behind the scenes of "Utopia".

Doctor Who Confidential says "'ello, 'ello, 'ello" to everyone's favourite time agent, Captain Jack Harkness, who returns to the series this week.

Left alone by the Doctor and Rose in series one, we talk to John Barrowman about his return to the show - what it's like for him and his character to be back on Doctor Who and working with a new Doctor and companion.

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The Saxon Mystery

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June 23, 2007
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Behind the scenes of "The Sound of Drums".

It's back to earth with a bump for the Doctor and his companions as they come face to face the infamous Mr Saxon, brought to life by Life on Mars star, John Simm.

Join Doctor Who Confidential in unravelling the mystery behind Saxon, with a detailed look at this character's journey, which surprisingly began way back in series two.

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The Valiant Quest

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Season Finale
June 30, 200741m
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Behind the scenes of "Last of the Time Lords".

It's the end of an amazing series and Confidential goes behind the scenes of the nail biting finale to Series Three as we see two enemies square up for a battle of valiant proportions.

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A Noble Return

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April 5, 200844m
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In the first of a new series, Confidential features the welcome return of Catherine Tate as the unstoppable Donna Noble and gets up close and personal with the Doctor's latest companion - from her first days on set through to her battle against an army of sinister Adipose.

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The Italian Job

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April 12, 200843m
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Doctor Who Confidential travels the long road to Rome to witness the making of The Doctor's latest volcanic voyage. Filming at the famous Cinecitta Studios, the production team face an Italian job of colossal proportions and Confidential is on set to feel the heat. Plus David Tennant heads up Pompeii and climbs Mount Vesuvius in this latest Doctor Who Confidential exclusive.

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Oods and Ends

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April 19, 200843m
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The Confidential crew travel to the Ood Sphere to examine the return of the mysterious Ood to Doctor Who. They discover how a quarry in South West Wales in the middle of summer gets turned into a winter wonderland, and how David Tennant gets turned into an all action hero.

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Send in the Clones

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April 26, 200843m
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Join Confidential, as we take you exclusively behind-the-scenes as Martha greets the Doctor again and meets his latest companion, Donna Noble. As confusion abounds, The Time Lord, Donna and Martha join forces in a battle to save the human race.

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Sontar-Ha!

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May 3, 200843m
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For the first time in over 20 years, the Sontarans are back as Confidential explores the return of the ultimate warrior race. We speak to David Tennant and Colin Baker and go behind the scenes to look at the explosive Sontaran Invasion against U.N.I.T. forces.

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Sins of the Fathers

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May 10, 200843m
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Confidential opens a new chapter in history as the Doctor's daughter makes an appearance; plus a look at the Doctor's generation time line, and why two Doctors can be better than one. Featuring exclusive backstage footage and interviews from Doctors old and new.

Includes interviews with David Tennant, Peter Davison, Georgia Moffett and Russell T Davies.

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Nemesis

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May 17, 200843m
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Aired alongside 'The Unicorn and the Wasp'

Join Confidential, become an armchair detective and find out exactly what goes into creating a classic murder mystery. Find out what it's like behind-the-scenes with such a big ensemble cast and discover the mysterious events surrounding the real Agatha Christie.

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Shadow Play

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May 31, 200843m
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Visit The Doctor and Donna on the set of the eerie Library Planet, as they confront the monsters of the Dark, the vicious Vashta Nerada

We examine the shadowy creatures that even the Doctor is terrified of, how they are created, and how a disused library in Swansea became the setting for all the universe's books, and look at the contribution of writer Steven Moffat to the new Doctor Who.

Featuring interviews with David Tennant, Catherine Tate, Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat.

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River Runs Deep

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June 7, 200843m
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Fresh from Stateside success and back in the UK to film her part in Doctor Who, Confidential talks to Alex Kingston and discovers more about her time travelling archaeologist River Song.

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Look Who's Talking

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June 14, 200843m
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Doctor Who Confidential takes you behind the scenes of one the creepiest episodes of the series yet! As well as exclusive backstage footage, the show also reveals how the sound team put together the complicated soundscape of the hit show.

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Here Come the Girls

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June 21, 200843m
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Behind-the-scenes look at the making of Doctor Who. The world is in crisis and there's only one person who can save it, but it's not who you might think. Witness the world without the Doctor, travels backstage with the TARDIS, and takes a stroll down the exotic Shan Shen Alley. There is also the return of an old friend to the show in the shape of Rose Tyler. Featuring an exclusive interview with Billie Piper and contributions from Catherine Tate, David Tennant and Russell T Davies.

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Friends and Foe

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June 28, 200843m
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A look at the history of TV's most popular alien monsters, the Daleks, from their creation 45 years ago to their latest incarnation. Plus, interviews with the show's biggest-ever collection of companions, and exclusive interviews with David Tennant, Russell T Davies, director Graeme Harper, art director Ed Thomas, and original Dalek designer Ray Cusick.

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The End of an Era

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Season Finale
July 5, 200843m
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It's the end of series four and Confidential goes behind the scenes as we see the Doctor's Arch Enemy bring the universe to the brink of extinction.

Featuring interviews with David Tennant, Billie Piper, Catherine Tate, Freema Agyeman, Russell T Davies, Julie Gardner and Phil Collinson.

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