I'm even more of a fan of DWC, as I will now call it. It sets itself up as a behind-the-scenes show, but it's much better crafted than your run-of-of-the-mill 'this show is so popular let's see what else we can get commissioned' genre. Like a good conservative evangelical, I'm going to give you three reasons why...
- It's well structured. It's a magazine show with the expected behind-the-scenes bits, but interwoven with this are great standalone films and interesting chats with the crew, rather than just bog standard talking heads. Which leads me to..
- Cast and crew buy-in. There is obviously a huge amount of passion that goes in to making the show, which is reflected in the team waxing lyrical about why they chose to do that scene in a certain way. The actors especially seem to welcome DWC like an old friend, something I've found very rare in my experience...
Maybe it's due to proper scheduling of filming, or just a belief that DWC is as important as DW - whatever, it works, and it's a joy to watch.
- Also a joy are the special filmy bits. Be that Matt Smith going to Venice to find out about vampires, or Karen Gillian's trip to the Greenwich Observatory to see if time travel is real. They cover the juicy bits of the story line, with great experts whilst revealing another side of their personality. Really factual and educational, whilst still being entertaining. Plus the last DWC had a brilliant Football Focus pastiche which obviously took ages to set up but was so much fun and gave an extra dimension to what could have been a throw away comic scene.
It's great. iplayer-tastic.
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