> Scheduled for a 50-minute slot and introduced with the BBC One ident of the TARDIS passing by swimming hippos, Listen was screened on BBC One from 7.30pm to 8.20pm on Saturday 13 September, running against the end of a Celebrity Special edition of The Chase and the start of The X Factor on ITV. Doctor Who achieved a consolidated rating of over seven million and was the second most watched programme of the night, trailing The X Factor but beating The Chase. The episode scored a strong audience appreciation index of 82.
> Concurrent with the broadcast of Listen on BBC One, viewers of BBC Two Scotland tuned to Proms in the Park live from Glasgow Green could have enjoyed a rendition of Ron Grainer’s Doctor Who theme by the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra conducted by Stephen Bell and illustrated by a montage of clips including moments from Deep Breath and Into the Dalek.
