Sontar-Ha! (CON episode)

Sontar-Ha!
Broadcast on:	BBC Three
Broadcast with:	The Poison Sky
Broadcast date:	3 May 2008 (Full length), 9 May 2008 (Cut Down)
Runtime:	42'54" (Full length), 12'17" (Cut Down)
Key crew
Narrator:	Anthony Head
Doctor Who Confidential
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Sontar-Ha! was the episode of Doctor Who Confidential broadcast in conjunction with The Poison Sky.

Aspects of production covered

• SFX work for the explosion when the Valiant fires upon the Sontarans.
• Douglas Mackinnon discusses the challenges of SFX shots, and the need for inter-department interaction and rehearsal.

Additional topics covered

• Dan Starkey and Colin Baker discuss the history of the Sontarans.

People interviewed

• Russell T Davies, Head Writer, Doctor Who
• Susie Liggat, Producer, Episode 5
• Dan Starkey, Commander Skorr
• Tom Lucy, Stunt Co-ordinator
• Danny Hargreaves, Special Effects Supervisor
• Douglas Mackinnon, Director, Episode 5
• Jack Steed, Sontaran
• David Tennant, The Doctor
• Elisabeth Sladen, Sarah Jane Smith
• Colin Baker, The Sixth Doctor
• Neill Gorton, Prosthetics Designer
• Christopher Ryan, General Staal
• Martin Rezard, On Set Supervisor
• Ailsa Berk, Choreographer
• Ryan Sampson, Luke Rattigan
• Helen Raynor, Writer, Episode 5
• Henry Brook, Trainee Technician
• Catherine Tate, Donna Noble
• Jacqueline King, Sylvia Noble

Music list

• "Tick Tick Boom" by The Hives, Album: Tick Tick Boom (Single)
• "Soldiers Make Good Targets" by Stereophonics, Album: Pull The Pin
• "Smash It Up" by The (International) Noise Conspiracy, Album: Survival Sickness
• "Stronger" by Kanye West, Album: Graduation
• "A Modern Midnight Conversation" by The Chemical Brothers, Album: We Are the Night
• "Superman" by Stereophonics, Album: Superman (Single)
• "A Foggy Day (In London Town)" by Michael Bublé, Album: It's Time
• "Can't Get Along (Without You)" by Hard-Fi, Album: Once Upon a Time in the West

These songs were in the music list on the Doctor Who website, but do not feature in the episode:

• "I Thought It Was Over" by The Feeling, Album: Join with Us
• "Worst Case Scenario" by The Hoosiers, Album: The Trick to Life

Crew

Executive Producer   Mark Cossey

Executive Producers for Dr Who   Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner

Series Producer   Gillane Seaborne

Producer Zoë Rushton
Produced & Directed by Paul Giddings

General production staff Assistant Producers - Paul Symonds, Hannah Williams Production Accountant - Elaine Stephenson Production Co-Ordinator - Tors Grantham Production Executive - Paul Williams Production Manager - Kirsty Reid Production Team Assistant - Amanda Buckley Researchers - Ian Hay, Nathan Landeg, Robin Owen Ellis	Camera and lighting department Camera - James Daniels, Eric Huyton, Nick Jardine Runners - Scott Handcock, Stuart Laws Special and visual effects Colourist - Jon Everett	General post-production staff Edit Assistant - Sam Jones Editor - James Brailsford Sound Dubbing Mixer - Mark Ferda Sound - Kevin Meredith, Jon Thomas

BBC Wales
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Not every person who worked on this episode was credited. The absence of a credit for a position doesn't necessarily mean the job wasn't required. The information above is based solely on observations of the actual end credits of the episodes as broadcast, and does not relay information from IMDB or other sources.

Elements retained in Cut Down

to be added

Home video releases

Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series DVD cover.

The "Cut Down" version of this episode was included on the Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series DVD box set released on 17 November 2008.