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Doctor Who Confidential

Doctor Who Confidential Episode Guide

Series 1

Saturday
26th March 2005
5:25PM
BBC One (27 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - A New Dimension

Documentary about the 2005 revival of Doctor Who, featuring cast interviews and behind the scenes footage.

Saturday
26th March 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Bringing Back the Doctor

A look at the inspiration behind Christopher Eccleston's Doctor.

Saturday
2nd April 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (27 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Aliens: the Good, the Bad and the Ugly

A celebration of the men who have made the monsters for Doctor Who.

Saturday
9th April 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Tardis Tales

Behind-the-scenes look at the Doctor's ultimate mobile home - the Tardis.

Saturday
16th April 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (27 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - I Get a Sidekick Out of You

A look at the long line of feisty, screaming sidekicks who have joined with the Doctor.

Saturday
23rd April 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Why on Earth?

A look at the Doctor's affinity with the human race and his ongoing battle to save earth.

Saturday
30th April 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Daleks

A sucker, a ray gun and a really bad attitude - it can only be the Daleks.

Saturday
7th May 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Dark Side

Simon Pegg discusses his role as the latest incarnation of evil to face the Doctor.

Saturday
14th May 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Time Trouble

This edition looks at the trouble that time travel and messing with the past can cause.

Saturday
21st May 2005
7:10PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Special Effects

A look at the special effects in The Empty Child.

Saturday
28th May 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Weird Science

A look at the strange science of Doctor Who, including the sonic screwdriver.

Saturday
4th June 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Unsung Heroes and Violent Death

A tribute to the unsung heroes who have laid down their lives in aid of the Doctor.

Saturday
11th June 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The World of Who

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look of Doctor Who.

Saturday
18th June 2005
6:15PM
BBC One (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Ultimate Guide

A look back at the Doctor and Rose's whirlwind adventures in time and space.

Saturday
18th June 2005
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Last Battle

The programme relives the highs and lows of the Doctor's time with Rose.

Series 2

Sunday
9th April 2006
7:00PM
BBC Three (30 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - One Year On

A fond look back at the return of Doctor Who and a look forward to the next series.

Saturday
15th April 2006
8:00PM
BBC Three (29 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - New New Doctor

Behind-the-scenes look at David Tennant, who has taken on the Time Lord's mantle.

Saturday
22nd April 2006
8:00PM
BBC Three (27 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Fear Factor

How state-of-the-art CGI creates one of the Doctor's hairiest and scariest monsters.

Saturday
29th April 2006
8:05PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Friends Reunited

The return of two Doctor Who favourites - Sarah Jane Smith and K9.

Saturday
6th May 2006
7:45PM
BBC Three (29 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Script to Screen

A look at every stage of the creative path a Doctor Who episode takes from page to screen.

Saturday
13th May 2006
8:05PM
BBC Three (27 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Cybermen

An exclusive chance to see all the backstage footage of the return of the cybermen.

Saturday
20th May 2006
7:20PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - From Zero to Hero

We relive the journey of a lifetime through the eyes of Mickey Smith.

Saturday
27th May 2006
7:45PM
BBC Three (27 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Writer’s Tale

Writer Russell T Davies unveils the secrets behind creating a 21st century Doctor Who.

Saturday
3rd June 2006
7:45PM
BBC Three (29 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - You’ve Got the Look

A look at the varied and contrasting locations and looks in this Doctor Who series.

Saturday
10th June 2006
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Religion, Myths and Legends

Behind the scenes of Doctor Who. A look at what the Doctor actually believes in.

Saturday
17th June 2006
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The New World of Dr Who

A look at the new range of technology associated with the series.

Saturday
24th June 2006
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Fright Stuff

A look at how Doctor Who has frightened households across the land for the past 40 years.

Saturday
1st July 2006
7:45PM
BBC Three (27 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Welcome to Torchwood

Going behind the scenes of Doctor Who. A look ahead to the Doctor finally seeing Torchwood.

Saturday
8th July 2006
7:45PM
BBC Three (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Finale

A look back at the series where the Doctor was up against the universe's best and worst.

Series 3

Monday
25th December 2006
1:00PM
BBC One (30 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Music and Monsters

Musical celebration of Doctor Who, performed at the Wales Millennium Centre.

Saturday
31st March 2007
7:45PM
BBC Three (39 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Meet Martha Jones

Behind-the-scenes look at Doctor Who and his companion for the third series, Martha Jones

Saturday
7th April 2007
7:45PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Stage Fright

Behind-the-scenes look at Martha's first trip in the Tardis.

Saturday
14th April 2007
8:25PM
BBC Three (41 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Are We There Yet?

How guest star Ardal O'Hanlon was transformed into his character Brannigan.

Saturday
21st April 2007
7:25PM
BBC Three (39 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - A New York Story

Writer Helen Raynor goes Stateside to capture some inspiration by looking out at Manhattan

Saturday
28th April 2007
7:30PM
BBC Three (41 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Making Manhattan

How 1930s Manhattan was recreated in modern day South Wales.

Saturday
5th May 2007
7:45PM
BBC Three (44 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Monsters Inc

A look at some of the prosthetic and CGI monsters created since the series returned.

Saturday
19th May 2007
8:00PM
BBC Three (41 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Space Craft

Guest star Michelle Collins discusses her role as the ship's captain.

Saturday
26th May 2007
7:55PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Alter Ego

The producer and director of episodes four and five visit New York locations.

Saturday
2nd June 2007
7:55PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Bad Blood

The complexities of filming episode nine, The Family of Blood, are revealed.

Saturday
9th June 2007
7:55PM
BBC Three (44 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Do You Remember the First Time?

David Tennant gives a personal account of the making of Doctor Who.

Saturday
16th June 2007
8:00PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - ‘Ello ‘Ello ‘Ello

A look at the return of Captain Jack.

Saturday
23rd June 2007
8:00PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Saxon Mystery

The Doctor and his companions come face to face with the infamous Mr Saxon.

Saturday
30th June 2007
7:55PM
BBC Three (41 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Valiant Quest

Behind-the-scenes look at the making of Doctor Who.

Series 4

Friday
16th November 2007
12:00AM
Online (8 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Time Crash Confidential

Filmed especially for Children In Need, there's an exclusive online peek behind the scenes of Time Crash.

Tuesday
25th December 2007
8:30PM
BBC Three (43 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Kylie Special

Behind the scenes as Kylie Minogue boards the TARDIS as the Doctor's special companion.

Saturday
5th April 2008
7:10PM
BBC Three (44 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - A Noble Return

Features interviews with Catherine Tate, David Tennant and Sarah Lancashire.

Saturday
12th April 2008
7:35PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Italian Job

There's a trip to Rome to witness the making of the Doctor's latest volcanic voyage.

Saturday
19th April 2008
7:05PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Oods And Ends

There's a trip to the Ood Sphere to witness the return of the mysterious Ood.

Saturday
26th April 2008
7:05PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Send In The Clones

Former companion Martha Jones is back and the Earth is under threat from an arch-enemy.

Saturday
3rd May 2008
7:05PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Sontar-Ha!

The Sontarans are back and the Doctor is forced to face his enemy one more time.

Saturday
10th May 2008
7:30PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Sins Of The Fathers

The Doctor isn't impressed, as his daughter Jenny bounds into view.

Saturday
17th May 2008
7:45PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Nemesis

The Doctor and Donna travel back to the 1920s and enjoy an encounter with Agatha Christie.

Saturday
31st May 2008
7:45PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Shadow Play

The Doctor and Donna are on the set of the Library Planet to confront the Vashta Nerada.

Saturday
7th June 2008
7:45PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - River Runs Deep

Alex Kingston talks about her role as time-travelling archaeologist River Song.

Saturday
14th June 2008
7:55PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Look Who’s Talking

A look at how the sound team put together the complicated soundscape of the programme.

Saturday
21st June 2008
7:30PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Here Come The Girls

The world is in crisis and only one person can save it - but it's not who you might think.

Saturday
28th June 2008
8:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Friends And Foe

With The Doctor's oldest adversaries back there's a look at the world of the Daleks.

Saturday
5th July 2008
7:45PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - End Of An Era

The Doctor's arch enemy brings the universe to the edge of extinction.

Thursday
25th December 2008
7:00PM
BBC Three (57 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Christmas 2008 Special

An in-depth look behind the scenes of this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special.

Thursday
25th December 2008
8:00PM
BBC Three (10 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Doctor Who: Top 5 Christmas Moments

A look back at the best moments from the Doctor's festive adventures.

Thursday
1st January 2009
12:00AM
BBC Red Button (28 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Doctor Who At The Proms (Special)

Doctor Who Confidential special episode, backstage at the Doctor Who Proms in 2008.

Saturday
3rd January 2009
5:35PM
BBC One (34 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - The Eleventh Doctor

Taking a look back at the Doctor's ten incarnations through interviews and classic clips.

Saturday
11th April 2009
8:30PM
BBC Three (57 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Desert Storm

The cast and crew travel to Dubai to film the Easter special.

Sunday
15th November 2009
8:00PM
BBC Three (58 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Is There Life on Mars?

It is the beginning of the end for David Tennant's Doctor, on a mission to Mars.

Friday
25th December 2009
7:00PM
BBC Three (57 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Lords and Masters

Behind the scenes of the tenth Doctor's penultimate episode, with cast interviews.

Friday
1st January 2010
7:55PM
BBC Three (41 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Allons-y!

Behind the scenes of the tenth Doctor's final episode, featuring interviews with key cast.

Series 5

Saturday
3rd April 2010
7:25PM
BBC Three (44 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Call Me the Doctor

Featuring the backstage treats from Matt Smith's first episode and a tour of the TARDIS.

Saturday
10th April 2010
7:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - All about the Girl

New companion Amy Pond and her adventures with the Doctor onboard the Starship UK.

Saturday
17th April 2010
7:15PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - War Games

Writer Mark Gatiss meets the curator of the Cabinet War Rooms and Churchill museum.

Saturday
24th April 2010
7:05PM
BBC Three (44 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Eyes Wide Open

Actress Alex Kingston talks about the highs and lows of being suspended on wires.

Saturday
1st May 2010
7:10PM
BBC Three (44 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Blinded by the Light

Actress Karen Gillan tells how the Crack in Time series story arc fits into this episode.

Saturday
8th May 2010
7:00PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Death in Venice

The cast and crew get a trip to Trogir, a Croatian town representing 16th century Venice.

Saturday
15th May 2010
7:10PM
BBC Three (44 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Arthurian Legend

Arthur Darvill explains how the companions solve a dilemma created by the Dream Lord.

Saturday
22nd May 2010
7:00PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - After Effects

A journey through the production process of an epsiode from cutting room to living room.

Saturday
29th May 2010
7:50PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - What Goes on Tour …

Cameras follow the team as they travel the length of the UK to launch the new series.

Saturday
5th June 2010
7:30PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - A Brush with Genius

The Doctor and Amy team up with Vincent van Gogh, and the crew travel to Croatia.

Saturday
12th June 2010
7:30PM
BBC Three (44 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Extra Time

Confidential gets on set and on side with James Corden as the Doctor's new housemate.

Saturday
19th June 2010
7:30PM
BBC Three (45 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Alien Abduction

The crew set out in the middle of a cold winter's night to film on Stonehenge.

Saturday
26th June 2010
7:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Out of Time

A look at the action of the finale. Matt and Karen help launch the new series in the USA.

Series 6

Monday
6th September 2010
12:00AM
BBC Red Button (20 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Backstage at the Doctor Who Prom

Doctor Who Confidential special episode, backstage at the Doctor Who Proms in 2010.

Saturday
25th December 2010
7:00PM
BBC Three (56 mins)
Special

Doctor Who Confidential - Christmas Special 2010

Featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Steven Moffat.

Saturday
23rd April 2011
7:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Coming to America

Confidential travels Stateside to show how Doctor Who created its own American Dream.

Saturday
30th April 2011
7:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Breaking the Silence

Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill take us on a wild west tour in the American desert.

Saturday
7th May 2011
7:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Ship Ahoy!

Confidential sets sail for a behind-the-scenes journey on the Doctor Who pirate ship.

Saturday
14th May 2011
7:20PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Bigger on the Inside

Fantasy author Neil Gaiman takes us on a personal tour of the Doctor's magical machine.

Saturday
21st May 2011
7:30PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Double Trouble

The truth behind Rory's latest love interest and the tricks about filming with doubles.

Saturday
28th May 2011
7:30PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Take Two

We discover whether playing The Doctor has given Matt Smith an insight into another world.

Saturday
4th June 2011
7:30PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - The Born Identity

How the team turned a small platoon of clerics into an army for the series finale.

Saturday
27th August 2011
8:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - River Runs Wild

Confidential is back on set with Matt Smith and Karen Gillan in 1930s Berlin.

Saturday
3rd September 2011
7:45PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - About a Boy

On location at a Gloucestershire country house and a high-rise housing estate in Bristol.

Saturday
10th September 2011
8:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - What Dreams May Come

Can Karen Gillan get up to 100mph around one of the UK's fastest racetracks?

Saturday
17th September 2011
8:00PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Heartbreak Hotel

Toby Whithouse tells why he set his latest Doctor adventure in a hotel with a difference.

Saturday
24th September 2011
8:00PM
BBC Three (42 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - Open All Hours

Greg James gives an insightful, in-depth character profile of his new role.

Saturday
1st October 2011
8:35PM
BBC Three (43 mins)

Doctor Who Confidential - When Time Froze

Alex Kingston looks back through her timeline with The Doctor as River Song.