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Special Effects
Broadcast: Sunday 2nd March 2008
1:45am-2:00am EST (06:45 GMT) < > « »
WGVU Michigan
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Featuring: Simon Pegg, John Barrowman, Will Cohen, Phil Collinson, Russell T Davies, Christopher Eccleston, Neill Gorton, James Hawes, Steven Moffat, Billie Piper, Ernie Vincze, Richard Wilson

This episode goes behind the scenes of The Empty Child

Simon Pegg narrates a behind-the-scenes look at the new series of Doctor Who, following the production team, writers and cast as they bring the Time Lord back to the screen. A look at the special effects, including Rose's suspension from a barrage balloon, a state of the art spaceship and CGI effects that put gas masks in a terrifying new light.


Synopsis Source: Doctor Who Guide
Broadcast Source: TWiDW
 

Report from the This Week in Doctor Who Archive:

Saturday 1st March 2008:
WGVU/WGVK Grand Rapids/Kalamazoo, MI http://www.wgvu.org
analog 35,52 digital .2
Grand Rapids, MI DirecTV 35
Grand Rapids, MI Dish 35,8716
Series 1 - 2nd Cycle:
Late Saturday 1AM EST 1-09 The Empty Child pt 1 of 2
Late Saturday 1:45AM EST DWC 1-09 Special Effects
Late Saturday 2AM EST 1-10 The Doctor Dances pt 2 of 2 (special time)
Late Saturday 2:45AM EST DWC 1-10 Weird Science Of Doctor Who

6 and 13 March - pre-empted for pledge programming
20 March 10PM, Late 22 March 1AM EST 1-11 Boom Town
20 March 10:45PM, Late 22 March 1:45AM EST DWC 1-11 Unsung Heroes and Violent Death
27 March 10PM, Late 29 March 1AM EST 1-12 Bad Wolf pt 1 of 2
27 March 10:45PM, Late 29 March 1:45AM EST DWC 1-12 The World of Who

WGVU/WGVK has the right to air The Christmas Invasion and Series 2 for 4 cycles between April 1, 2008 and March 31, 2010.