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Prom 13: ''Doctor Who'' Prom was a concert showcasing incidental music from the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', along with classical music, performed on 27 July 2008 in the Royal Albert Hall in London as part of the BBC's annual Proms series of concerts. The ''Doctor Who'' Prom was the thirteenth concert in the 2008 Proms season, and was intended to introduce young children to the Proms. The ''Doctor Who'' Prom showcased the work of Murray Gold, who has composed the incidental music for ''Doctor Who'' since its return in 2005. Other classical pieces were also played. The concert was conducted by Ben Foster and Stephen Bell, and performed by the BBC Philharmonic. It was presented by actress Freema Agyeman, who played companion Martha Jones on ''Doctor Who''. Other ''Doctor Who'' actors and performers dressed as ''Doctor Who'' monsters also made appearances on stage and in the audience. The concert included video montages of scenes from ''Doctor Who'' and a specially filmed "mini-episode" of ''Doctor Who'' called "Music of the Spheres", which was presented on a screen above the orchestra and included live interactive elements.〔 〕 The ''Doctor Who'' Prom was broadcast live on BBC Radio 3 and recorded for subsequent television broadcast on BBC One on 1 January 2009. It was positively reviewed in several newspapers. The success of the 2008 Prom led to more ''Doctor Who'' Proms for the 2010 and 2013 Proms seasons. == Development and purpose == In 2006, the ''Doctor Who'' production team had presented a concert titled "Doctor Who: A Celebration" at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, as a fundraiser for ''Children in Need''. The success of that concert encouraged ''Doctor Who'' producer Julie Gardner and David Jackson (then Head of Music at BBC Wales) to meet the Director of the BBC Proms, Roger Wright, and suggest a ''Doctor Who''-themed Proms concert. The ''Doctor Who'' Prom replaced the ''Blue Peter'' Prom, which had been held from 1998 to 2007.〔 〕 The ''Doctor Who'' Prom was part of an ongoing drive to make the Proms more accessible and inclusive. Some critics accused Wright of "dumbing down" the Proms, against which Wright defended the programme, pointing out that "we're hosting a concert for families that include pieces by Holst, Wagner and Prokofiev."〔 Gardner and ''Doctor Who'' producer Russell T Davies decided to create a "mini-episode" of ''Doctor Who'' to be shown during the concert, in part because actor David Tennant, who played the Doctor, was unable to participate in the live concert due to his commitments to the Royal Shakespeare Company's production of ''Hamlet''.〔 Davies incorporated interactive elements into his script to ensure that the live performance was "an event":〔 The official price for pre-booked tickets was £10 for adults and £5 for children.〔 These tickets sold out, and 3,000 people signed up for a waiting list in the event of any cancellations.〔〔 Prior to the concert, tickets were touted on eBay for up to £250.〔 As at all Proms concerts, 500 tickets were sold for £5 on the day of the event.〔 The queue for £5 tickets for the ''Doctor Who'' Prom began at 5:00 in the morning.〔 6,000 people attended the sold-out concert.〔 The audience included many families with children, as well as older ''Doctor Who'' fans. ''The Times'' described the concert as the "most over-subscribed concert" of the Proms season. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Doctor Who Prom (2008)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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