Talk:Doctor Who Confidential

Webcast Links
I'm no specialist on this subject, so this comment may be unnecessary, but it may be of some use: trying out the webcast links just now (both from here and from the DWC page), I found the following:


 * Episodes 1, 2 and 3 don't seem to be there at all.
 * Episodes 4, 5, 6, 12 and 13 are the full-length programmes.
 * Episodes 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11 are the shorter Cut-down programmes.

Loganberry (Talk) 03:39, 23 Jun 2005 (UTC)


 * Hmm. It seems that BBC have removed the links for 1, 2 and 3, and substituted the shorter ones for the rest. The links were to whatever they had on-line, so not sure what can be done to "fix" it. --khaosworks 03:47, Jun 23, 2005 (UTC)


 * Episodes 1, 2 and 3 are now available again, from here, and all appear to be the full-length versions. However, the direct links to those files from this article don't appear to work properly. Loganberry (Talk) 29 June 2005 01:25 (UTC)


 * Fixed it. throup  ✆   ✍  22:32, 8 October 2005 (UTC)

The webcast links are now dead and should be removed. 122.108.156.100 (talk) 11:09, 30 March 2016 (UTC)

Doctor Who Confidential - Episode 211
The Doctor Who Confidential Desktop at the Official BBC Site lists the title for episode 11 as 'Scream', however the episode shows the title of 'The Fright Stuff' on the broadcasted program. 'The Fright Stuff' is also the episode title for the Doctor Who Confidential Article.

Which reference do we use for the programme's title?

Liyster 07:48, 26 June 2006 (UTC)

Torchwood Declassified
Is it worth making a reference to the Torchwood Declassifieds? A partner series of sorts.

I'm editing at the moment, I'll make a reference Shealer 09:06, 7 January 2007 (UTC)

Missing episode from list - Episode 42½
I've noticed a missing episode in the episode list. It's from the 2007 Children In Need special Dr Who episode "Time Crash". This episode of Confidential is mentioned in the wikipedia article for Time Crash  Snickkers (talk) 07:06, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 * I don't think this was actually billed as Doctor Who Confidential. I think it was made by the same team, but it was only billed online as "Behind the scenes" - I think it could get a mention in the "Other Shows in Confidential Format" section, though (Etron81 (talk) 16:06, 21 March 2008 (UTC))
 * I've just re-watched the episode, and the intro/title sequence definitely shows the Doctor Who Confidential brand/logo. Is there a reason why it would be omitted from this list? I mean, are there Confidential fansites that maintain episode lists which number the episodes 1-51 which we're adopting here, or is the 1-51 convention only for wikipedia? I notice that this episode 42½ I'm talking about is not on the bbc Confidential website - that's a fair argument, except that there are other Confidential episodes which are also missing from the BBC website, but which have been included and numbered in this wikipedia article.Snickkers (talk) 07:06, 19 February 2008 (UTC)
 * Ah, so it does - that's what happens when one relies on memory! - I would have no objection to it's addition then Etron81 (talk) 18:08, 25 May 2008 (UTC)

Backstage at Christmas: numbered?
Should this DVD-only episode be numbered along with the aired episodes? Or should it, like the Time Crash one not have one as it wasn't aired on TV? Etron81 (talk) 17:23, 26 May 2008 (UTC)

Page Updated
Just to let you know, i have updated the greatest moments and 2009 specials sections appropriately. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 18:24, 27 November 2009 (UTC)
 * Sorry I had to revert, but the sources you include are not reliable. Also, the links you removed still work. — Edokter  •  Talk  • 15:37, 28 November 2009 (UTC)

Hello, have updated the page appropriately, without removing the links to series 1. all edits have been explained in the short edit summaries. all references included reliable. all changes made have reasons why. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 18:10, 2 December 2009 (UTC)


 * No matter how many times you repeat these edits, and no matter how well you explain them, you keep making the same mistakes of adding The Sun as an (unreliable) source, replacing the already valid sources. Also, there are several style issues, such as Camel Casing. In short, please leave the current formatting as it is; there is nothing wrong with it. — Edokter • Talk  • 21:35, 2 December 2009 (UTC)

My Proposed changes.
hello, i have some proposed changes i would like to make to the page: —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Hello I've reformatted your post to make it a bit easier to respond to. Please note that repeated = are used to create headers. Maccy69 (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Series 1
For "a new dimension" and "the ultimate guide", change the descriptions from "preview" and "episodes 1-12" to "preview of series 1" and "review of series 1", both written in small to indicate they don't relate to a specific episode. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)


 * That's unnecessary as it's self evident that they don't refer to a specific episode, you'd just be adding extra words with no increase of clarity. Maccy69 (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Series 2
For "one year on", change the description from "-" to "aftermath of series 1", written in small to indicate it doesn't relate to a specific episode. For "music and monsters", put the episodes it relates to in small to keep the table looking nice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Again, this is self-evident. "Aftermath" is also terrible wording. Maccy69 (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Series 3
For "designs on doctor who", change the description from "Series 3, Torchwood" to "making series 3 and torchwood", written in small to indicate it doesn't relate to a specific episode. For "confidential at christmas", put the episodes it relates to in small to keep the table looking nice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Obvious that it's not a specific episode, once more. The Confidential at Christmas entry looks fine as it is. Maccy69 (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Series 4
For "the eleventh doctor", change the description from "None" to "introducting Matt Smith", written in small to indicate it doesn't relate to a specific episode. For "top 5 christmas moments", put the episodes it relates to in small to keep the table looking nice. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)


 * Obvious that it's about Matt Smith. Table looks fine as is. Maccy69 (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

2009 Specials
For "best cybermen moments", change order with planet of the dead and change airdate from "dvd only" to "13 april 2009" (the dvd release date). make the episodes it relates to small to keep the table looking nice. change "allons-y" to "allons-Y!", which is how the episode is written on the mock dvd sleeve for it's release. include the david tennant introductions on "the cybermen collection" and "the dalek collection", as they use the confidential theme tune and format, and were produced by the same producers. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)


 * No need for small text. A DVD release date is not an airdate. I've changed the title from "Allons-y" to "Allons-y!" on the basis of the Radio Times - I think we can take that to be the correct title now. No opinion of the Tennant intros except that they don't sound much like Confidentials to me. Maccy69 (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Greatest Moments
Make greatest moments a seperate section from the 2009 specials. put the titles of the cut-down episodes below the original episodes in small writing. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)


 * They currently have a separate section. I agree about making the cut-down titles smaller. I've just reworded the paragraph above to make it a bot clearer to what the separate titles refer. Maccy69 (talk) 14:04, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

Hope to hear what you say on the matter. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.163.175.127 (talk) 09:10, 6 December 2009 (UTC)

I changed the order of the episodes focusing on the companions because the episode about Donna was shown before the episode about Martha (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00npkf3). 'Rose' was episode 4, 'Donna' was episode 5 and 'Martha' was episode 6, so I adjusted the order accordingly. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.106.172.74 (talk) 09:59, 24 December 2009 (UTC)

List of Episodes
Da movie kid has made List of Doctor Who Confidential episodes - and we still have the episodes listed here - should we have the separate page or not? If they have their own page, they prolly shouldn't all be listed out here... Etron81 (talk) 19:28, 6 June 2010 (UTC)
 * Redirected to this article. — Edokter • Talk  • 11:29, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Merger proposal
I propose that Doctor Who Greatest Moments be merged into Doctor Who Confidential. I believe that the information in Doctor Who Greatest Moments, already mostly duplicated here, does not deserve its own article; it is not notable enough to stand alone, when the information can easily be included here - we eb il oo bi l  ( talk ) 10:51, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
 * It started out as a redirect, so I restored the redirect. — Edokter • Talk  • 11:02, 14 November 2010 (UTC)

Missing Section: 2010 Red Button specials
Specifically, days 1 through 4 (see http://trakt.tv/show/doctor-who-confidential/specials under Special 16-19). Confidential itself isn't named, nor is there an intro, but Charlie's intros each have "Doctor Who Confidential" logos behind him, and the format is similar. 99.243.22.211 (talk) 22:38, 25 April 2011 (UTC)

Axed?!?
This is just disgraceful. And sad. This is upsetting me so much. Are we sure this is true? Or is this just an ugly story made up by idiotic newspapers? Please answer. 90.193.177.35 (talk) 14:41, 28 September 2011 (UTC)
 * It was the BBC itself that announced it. Sorry. 68.146.80.110 (talk) 14:42, 28 September 2011 (UTC)

Season 5 - Mini episodes by a young guy
During the Season 5 it seems to me that there were 3 or 4 mini web episodes of Confidential made by a young guy, a blogger or something. Does that ring any bell ? Hektor (talk) 09:52, 6 October 2011 (UTC)

BBC America specials don't belong here
There's a section called "2011 Specials" that needs to either be removed or moved to a different section. Doctor Who Confidential has nothing to do with the "Best of the Doctor" specials produced by and for BBC America. 70.72.223.215 (talk) 18:06, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Agreed - they're a separate deal, separate production etc --193.128.105.36 (talk) 11:42, 15 August 2012 (UTC)


 * Thanks for pointing that out. It's been removed from this article. DonQuixote (talk) 12:44, 15 August 2012 (UTC)

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