BBC7 Broadcast Notes
Sunday, 7 August 2005 - Reported by Shaun Lyon
Outpost Gallifrey has heard from BBC7 producer Martin Montague with some information about the current run of Big Finish's Doctor Who audio series starring Paul McGann. Says Montague, the trailer running for it "is what we call a 'generic' trailer, to promote the series as a whole. That's the one that's a selection of clips from the four serials (well,three serials, actually, because when I was making them, the rights availability for INVADERS FROM MARS was still up in the air). It's lasts 51", but there are other cuts of it that last 40" and 30". The music on it - for those who are interested - is a remix of Depeche Mode's 'Enjoy the Silence' that was out late last year. I've also made episode-specific trails for every individual episode (40" and 30" cuts) using Orbital's version of the theme as a bed because it really does kick arse. These are running in tandem with the "generic" in the lead up to the start of each serial...and then on their own for the rest of the run of that particular serial. Then there are the longer trailers that range from 1'30" to 2'00". The idea behind these is just to put the McGann "series" into context because people will be joining BBC7 for the first time as a result of seeing the BBC7 trailer on TV - and I want them to be absolutely certain what it is they're getting. Just like the Eccleston TV series had new viewers, we'll have new listeners...some of those being people who got into Doctor Who through the Eccleston TV series, so I just want to avoid any confusion for the casual viewer / listener. Paul McGann came in last Wednesday and recorded 4 (or was it 5 - sorry, I can't remember off hand) of these trailers for me. One is on air at the moment, where he introduces himself to the audience - it was a pretty quick turn around to get that one on air. It's running alongside one about the Time Lords, voiced by Andrew Crawford, who works one floor up from me: he used to be a Radio 4 announcer and news reader and likes to keep his hand in with the voiceover stuff. ... There are more of those to come, looking at things like the TARDIS, the Cybermen, the Cybermats, magic and so on. Michaela Hallam, who made the trails for the TV series to run on the BBC networks will be voicing one or two of those." (Thanks to Martin Montague at BBC7 for keeping us updated!)