September 11, 2024
Catherine Tate speaks to Doctor Who Magazine about her magical musical experience at the Royal Albert Hall...
Doctor Who fans recently celebrated the explosive return of the Doctor Who Prom, an evening of music and monsters at the Royal Albert Hall. Hosted by Catherine Tate, best known for her role as Donna Noble, attendees and listeners at home were treated to a celebration of the works of Doctor Who composers Murray Gold and Segun Akinola, performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
Doctor Who Magazine caught up with Catherine Tate to discuss her role at the Proms, and her favourite piece of music from the soundtrack...
The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine (DWM) is on sale as of Thursday 12th September. It is available to order as a subscription, either physical or digital, here.
Catherine Tate on hosting this year’s Doctor Who Prom:
How does this year’s Prom compare to previous ones?
It’s a fully immersive experience for me. Whereas before, I was just dropping in and out. Which was lovely, but now, it’s grander and more exciting.
Do you have a favourite piece of music?
When I saw the first cut of The Star Beast, with the first bits of post-production in it, and Murray’s arrangement of when Donna becomes the Doctor-Donna again, I genuinely thought it was astonishing. I was able to look at it outside of myself, and really experience it. When you go in and do ADR – Additional Dialogue Recording – it’s all completely flat because there are no sound effects on it. So, when I saw it, the music just elevated it so much. Obviously, it elevates everything – that’s why we’re here!
What is your favourite thing about hosting the Proms?
That alchemy of live performance where the audience know that we’re all in it together – they are always incredibly supportive and patient when I get pronunciations wrong!
Inside this issue:
- Join DWM at rehearsals for the Doctor Who Prom! We talk to host Catherine Tate, composers Murray Gold and Segun Akinola and exec producer Julie Gardner.
- Voice of the Daleks, and Big Finish boss, Nicholas Briggs talks about the challenges presented by the live performance of audio drama The Stuff of Legend, and his experiences on the TV show itself.
- Script to Screen! Discover how Dot and Bubble’s monstrous Mantraps were brought to life!
- Ahead of the release of Season 25 on Blu-ray, we interview Kandy Man actor David John Pope.
- The concluding part of our in-depth chat with 80s designer John Asbridge, covering his work on Silver Nemesis and The Happiness Patrol…
- Cyber Leader David Bank faces the Memory Worm – will he remember the highlights of his Doctor Who career?
- DWM presents an indispensable guide to Doctor Who related activities around the UK…
- …and checks in with the Worlds of Wonder exhibition as it reaches New Zealand.
- Doctor Who fan Danny Howroyd shares his experiences of working on 73 Yards as a supporting artist.
- Back to 1964 – viewers left bereft as Doctor Who goes off air for the first time!
- The Fact of Fiction – we examine the Twelfth Doctor’s encounter with Davros in The Witch’s Familiar…
- A brand-new comic strip adventure with the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby.
The latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine (DWM) is on sale as of Thursday 12th September. It is available to order as a subscription, either physical or digital, here.
