Bigger on the Inside

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Duration: 45 minutes

Acclaimed fantasy author Neil Gaiman takes us on a personal tour of the Doctor's magical machine, and Confidential goes behind the scenes to find out what life is like on a junkyard planet.

Features interviews with Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Suranne Jones and Neil Gaiman.

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  • EP 4. CREW DIARY: ON THE INSIDE ITS BIGGER

    After walking past David Tennant’s TARDIS for months on end… even after he’d departed… everyone on Doctor Who Confidential was wondering why didn’t they knock it down?! The question was answered in a dramatic fashion when Matt Smith, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, Suranne Jones and an Ood all entered this iconic set. All the crew had a great time that day remembering old times while filming the ep. 4 finale but a few days later the set was flat packed and shipped off… it had served its final purpose.

    The man who had decided upon utilising this set was Neil Gaiman, that’s NEIL GAIMAN! (A definite favourite and hero in the Doctor Who Confidential office.) Needless to say, when the opportunity to film him reading his script and follow him around on set presented itself, we all jumped at the chance! And he did not disappoint - a true gentleman, witty and enthusiastic. Meeting him and working on his episode is definitely one of the year’s highlights!

    An episode featuring the TARDIS allowed us to explore the vast history of Doctor Who. We spooled through pretty much every episode from Hartnell to Smith (that was a good few weeks!) and noted any great references to the TARDIS, some of which we projected onto areas in the new TARDIS. The results were even better than we’d expected and gave a great ‘old meets new’ feel to Confidential.

    Robert Wootton

    Researcher

  • Doctor Who Confidential setup classic archive projections on the TARDIS

    Doctor Who Confidential setup classic archive projections on the TARDIS

  • Tom Baker on the TARDIS

    Tom Baker on the TARDIS

  • William Hartnell projected ontot the TARDIS console

    William Hartnell projected ontot the TARDIS console

Credits

Series Producer
Gillane Seaborne
The Doctor
Matt Smith
Amy Pond
Karen Gillan
Rory Williams
Arthur Darvill
Producer
Zoe Rushton
Writer
Neil Gaiman

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