MURRAY GOLD talks Scoring Doctor Who, The Shepherd's Boy & Celebrating Life Through Music (4K)

Half the Picture’s guest this episode is none other than Murray Gold, the remarkable composer behind such shows as Doctor Who, It’s a Sin, Queer as Folk and Vanity Fair amongst so many others. Murray joined Billy on the show to chat about his process scoring shows such as Doctor Who, as well as his own favourite of all the musical themes he’s written, his favourite episode of Doctor Who he’s composed for and where he gets his passion and exuberance for music from. They also touched on the changes that Doctor Who has undergone over the last twenty years, the challenge of composing for multiple Doctors simultaneously and the time when Murray bumped into David Bowie whilst at an ice cream parlour in New York. For all this and more, watch on! #murraygold #christopherecclestone #davidtennant #mattsmith #petercapaldi #ncutigatwa #music #score #composer #tv #popculture #9thdoctor #10thdoctor #11thdoctor #15thdoctor #doctorwho #interview #podcast #12thdoctor #film #movie #doctorwhofandom #doctorwhobbc #timelord #bbc #doctorwhopodcast #doctorwhofandom #halfthepicture #podcast #interview #movie #film Very special thanks our hosts Ninety One Living Room! Make sure you SUBSCRIBE to the channel so you don’t miss any of Billy’s interviews! Note: This interview was recorded on February 9th, 2026 Full Episodes: @halfthepicturepodcast Listen to the podcast online... SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/7btEvvp... APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast... Follow us online! Half the Picture Instagram: / halfthepicpod Half the Picture TikTok: / @halfthepicpod Half the Picture Twitter/X: @HalfThePicPod Billy on Instagram: / BillyBarnell96 Timecodes: 00:00 - Intro 02:39 - Conversation Begins 04:54 - Murray’s Passion for Music 09:37 - How Murray's Career Began 11:36 - Meeting David Bowie 15:47 - Murray’s Favourite Bowie Album 19:50 - Being Hired For Doctor Who 23:18 - Classic Doctor Who's Music 27:22 - Child Logic & Adult Logic 30:46 - Working with Russell T Davies 33:00 - Murray’s Thoughts on Doctor Who's Future 40:33 - The Traitors 42:52 - Composing Themes for The Doctor 48:18 - Murray’s Favourite Episodes & Music 51:44 - Heaven Sent 56:35 - Composing The Shepherd’s Boy 01:01:18 - Working with Rachel Talalay 01:06:11 - Working with Steven Moffat 01:09:09 - Composing for Matt Smith 01:12:28 - Vale Decem & Tennant/Smith Regeneration 01:14:39 - Murray’s 2017 Departure and 2023 Return 01:21:28 - Murray’s Dream Collaborations 01:23:59 - Thoughts on Modern Music 01:25:38 - Outro ‘MURRAY GOLD talks Scoring Doctor Who, The Shepherd's Boy & Celebrating Life Through Music (4K)' is a non-profit project intended for educational purposes only. No copyright laws were intended to be broken. All rights to any material used remain courtesy of their respective owners.