Doctor Who Prom (2010)

The Doctor Who Prom 2010 was a concert showcasing incidental 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 on 24 and 25 July 2010 at the Royal Albert Hall in London, and was hosted by actors Matt Smith, who portrays the Doctor, and Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill, who play his companions.

Following up on the first Doctor Who Prom in 2008, the concert featured music from the series, this time alongside pieces by John Adams, Gustav Holst, Carl Orff and Richard Wagner.^[1][2]

An edited version of the concert, containing only some of the Murray Gold compositions, and none of the classical pieces, was televised on BBC Three on 6 September at 8:30pm and was repeated on 7 September at 2:45am. An extended version containing most of the music from the 2010 Doctor Who Prom, including some of the classical pieces, was broadcast on BBC Three on 10 September at 7:00pm. BBC America premiered it for the U.S. on 25 December at 1:00 PM ET/PT as part of a "Doctor Who Christmas". A 1-hour edition of "Doctor Who at the Prom" was shown in Australia on ABC1 at 5:00pm, in edition with the Christmas Special being shown at 7:30pm.

An edited version is included as an extra on the DVD release for the Doctor Who Christmas special "A Christmas Carol".

Programme

Composer	Title	Time	Description
Part One
Murray Gold	"The Mad Man with a Box"	2:56
Murray Gold	"An Untimely Arrival"	4:20
John Adams	"Short Ride in a Fast Machine"	4:25
Murray Gold	"I Am The Doctor"	5:55	Featuring live appearances by various foes of the Doctor including the Cybermen, the Judoon, the Vampire Girls ("The Vampires of Venice") and the Silurians. Towards the end, a clip from the penultimate episode of Series 5 ("The Pandorica Opens") was shown, with the Doctor cautioning the advancing aliens from atop the Pandorica. The aliens in the hall then departed just as the song was ending.
William Walton	"Overture - Portsmouth Point"	5:50
Gustav Holst	The Planets: "Mars (Bringer of War)"	7:35
Murray Gold	"Battle in the Skies (Daleks vs Spitfire)"	4:40	The introduction was interrupted by an air raid warden telling host Karen Gillan to put the light out, by the "Ironside" Dalek serving tea and biscuits, and by the Supreme Dalek.
Interval
Following the interval and O Fortuna, there was a specially produced scene featuring an appearance by Matt Smith as the Doctor. The scene began with The Doctor appearing via a screen saying that the TARDIS malfunctioned and sent him to the Albert Hall in 2207. There he was forced to deal with an explosive alien device that could destroy a whole street. Following an accident, the Doctor inadvertently arrived at the concert (with the bomb). The Doctor then attempted to defuse the explosive, enlisting the assistance of a randomly chosen audience member (in the televised version, a young boy named Ellis).
Part Two
Carl Orff	Carmina Burana – "O Fortuna"	2:45
Murray Gold	"Amy"	3:25
Murray Gold	"Liz, Lizards, Vampires and Vincent"	8:25
Richard Wagner	Die Walküre – "The Ride of the Valkyries"	5:05
Murray Gold	"This is Gallifrey/Vale Decem"	6:35	Clips of all the Doctor's prior regenerations were shown, starting with William Hartnell (the First Doctor), and ending with David Tennant's regeneration into the Eleventh Doctor (Matt Smith). (The exception was Paul McGann's Eighth Doctor regenerating into the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston), which was never televised. The Seventh Doctor's regeneration into the Eighth Doctor, from the 1996 TV movie, was also shown.
Murray Gold	"Pandorica Suite"	10:15	An orchestral suite featuring music from "The Pandorica Opens" and "The Big Bang".
Murray Gold	"Song of Freedom"	3:45
Ron Grainer	"Doctor Who Theme"	1:30	The concert featured Murray Gold's more electronic re-arrangement for the 2010 season. The Cybermen, Silurians and the Vampire Girls all made return appearances. This piece was introduced by all three main cast members, Matt Smith (The Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams).

Cast

Hosts

• Karen Gillan
• Arthur Darvill
• Matt Smith, also in character as the Eleventh Doctor

Musical cast

• Conductors - Ben Foster, Grant Llewellyn
• Male vocalist - Mark Chambers, countertenor
• Female vocalist - Yamit Mamo, soprano
• Choir - London Philharmonic Choir
• Orchestra - BBC National Orchestra of Wales

Monsters

The cast of monsters comprised:^[3]

• Voice of the Daleks - Nicholas Briggs
• Dalek Operator - Barnaby Edwards
• Judoon (Captain) - Paul Kasey
• Judoon (trooper) - Ken Hosking
• Cybermen - Ruari Mears, Adam Sweet
• Cyberman/Air-raid warden - Matthew Doman
• Masked Silurian Warriors - Alexandra Winton, Barbara Fadden and Nathalie Cuzner
• Vampire Girls - Sonila Vjeshta, Gabriela Montaraz and Elizabeth Croft

References

	BBC portal
	Doctor Who portal
	Television portal

1. ^ "Saturday 24 July 2010". BBC. 22 April 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010/whatson/2407.shtml. Retrieved 22 April 2010. 
2. ^ "Sunday 25 July 2010". BBC. 22 April 2010. http://www.bbc.co.uk/proms/2010/whatson/2507.shtml. Retrieved 22 April 2010. 
3. ^ Doctor Who Prom 2010 Programme, p.40.