Themileshuntclub

Codes for Series Four of Doctor Who

Hello -

I see you have reversed my edit for the codes of Doctor Who Series Four. ("This is incorrect and unsourced")

I can assure you that this edit is not incorrect - I am the editor of the official Doctor Who Magazine, and all of the scripts are labelled with the episode code.

4.2 is Planet of the Ood (but broadcast as Episode 3) 4.3 is The Fires of Pompeii (but broadcast as Episode 2) 4.8 is Midnight (but broadcast as Episode 10) 4.9 is Silence in the Library (but broadcast as Episode 8) 4.10 is Forest of the Dead (but broadcast as Episode 9)

The transmission order was changed after the episodes were made. Would be good if you could change the edit back.

Thanks.

Tom Spilsbury

Themileshuntclub (talk) 21:53, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Tom. The problem here is verifiability. The current codes are asumed to contain the episode number, and most of the info is actually sourced from Doctor Who magazine, as it was published in the months prior to broadcast. So either DWM have published the wrong information, or they were changed afterword. In either case, both scenario's are unverifiable, thus cannot be published here. Now if DMW could publish a definitive list, that would certainly help us to end all possible confusion.

Anyway, I will bring this to the attention of the project at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Doctor Who, becuase this is interesting. — Edokter • Talk • 22:16, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Thanks. I think we will be clearing up the matter in the Series Four Special, published in a month or two's time.

The previous codes printed in DWM 393 (and others) were technically incorrect, but ironically this was only to avoid confusion before transmission!

Incidentally, DWM (and the BBC) are treating Turn Left as a separate story from The Stolen Earth and Journey's End. Graeme Harper may disagree, but it doesn't really work in the same way as Utopia/The Sound of Drums/Last of the Time Lords.

Tom

Themileshuntclub (talk) 22:49, 30 June 2008 (UTC)

Hi Tom. I've just had a look at DWM397 (specifically, the Mofffat and Sharp interviews), and it does say that Silence was orginally Episode 9 (thus River's Run being 10th) and Midnight was Episode 8. Is there anything you know of in DWM394 or 395 that says that Pompeii was going to be the third episode? Sceptre ^(talk) 13:47, 5 July 2008 (UTC)

Hi - I can't remember off-hand. There may have been a mention, but it will certainly be made clear in the forthcoming Series Four Companion, so all ambiguity will be sorted out then!!

Thanks, Tom

Themileshuntclub (talk) 23:32, 22 July 2008 (UTC)

Specials

Do you happen to have any production code for the 2008 Xmas special? — Edokter • Talk • 12:41, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Hello –

Yes, the Specials continue the following numbering system:

4.14 2008 Christmas Special

4.15 2009 Special 1

4.16 2009 Special 2

4.17 2009 Special 3

4.18 2009 Special 4

Hope that helps. Tom

Themileshuntclub (talk) 22:20, 10 August 2008 (UTC)

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