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Doctor Who Prom (2013)

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Series
  
The BBC Proms

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Length
  
95 minutes 75 minutes (TV edit)

Originally broadcast
  
BBC Radio 3: 13 July 2013 BBC One: 26 August 2013

The Doctor Who Prom 2013 was a concert showcasing music from the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, along with classical music, performed as part of the BBC's Proms series of concerts. The concert was performed with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales on 13 and 14 July 2013 and was hosted by actors Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, Neve McIntosh and Dan Starkey who portray the Eleventh Doctor, companion Clara Oswald, Madame Vastra and Strax respectively. The concert also featured guest appearances by Peter Davison and Carole Ann Ford who portrayed the Fifth Doctor and Susan Foreman.

Contents

The programme aired on Monday, 26 August 2013.

Hosts

  • Matt Smith, also in character as the Eleventh Doctor
  • Jenna Coleman, also in character as Clara Oswald
  • Neve McIntosh, also in character as Madame Vastra
  • Dan Starkey, also in character as Strax
  • Peter Davison
  • Carole Ann Ford

    • Musical cast

  • Conductor – Ben Foster
  • Male vocalist – Allan Clayton, tenor
  • Female vocalist – Elin Manahan Thomas, soprano
  • Child vocalist – Kerry Ingram
  • Synthesizers/electronic effects – Mark Ayres & Peter Howell
  • Choir – London Philharmonic Choir
  • Orchestra – BBC National Orchestra of Wales

    • Monsters

    The cast of monsters comprised:

  • Voice of the Daleks/Monsters – Nicholas Briggs
  • Judoon – Paul Kasey
  • Ice Warrior – Ross Mullan
  • The Silence – Jamie Hill
  • Cybermen – Simon Carew, Martin Challnor, Aiden Cook, Rauri Mears
  • Ood/Vigil – Matthew Doman, Kevin Hudson
  • Whispermen – Jon Davey, Claudio Laurini
  • Vampire Girls – Amber Doyle, Daisy Michie
  • Masked Silurian Warriors – Nathalie Cuzner, Barbara Fadden
  • Weeping Angel/Silurian – Marie McGonigle

    • Broadcast

    The show was broadcast live on BBC Radio on 13 July 2013, with an edited 75-minute TV version following on 26 August. The televised program received positive reviews and attracted an overnight audience of 1.2 million which peaked at 1.6 million.

    Home media

    After months of speculation and high demand, it was officially confirmed on 23 July 2014 that the Doctor Who Prom 2013 would be released on DVD and Blu-ray on 8 September 2014 as part of the limited edition "Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Collection Boxset".

    References

    Doctor Who Prom (2013) Wikipedia
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