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Sara Century of www.saracentury.com and A.J. talk about the Doctor Who story The Invasion parts six and seven.  Join the discussion at prydonian.post@gmail.com or Bluesky @huestone44.bsky.social  

Sara Century and A.J. talk about Invasion, an urban story with U.N.I.T., a cool TARDIS team and Cybermen.  WITH MOD FASHION.

A.J. and Sara Century of www.saracentury.com discuss part 1 and 2 of Doctor Who's the Invasion with the fabulous TARDIS team of Zoe, Jamie and the Doctor, played by Patrick Troughton.  Follow us as we go on Sara's first adventure of The Invasion.   Write to us at prydonian.post@gmail.com Bluesky: huestone44.bsky.social www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork

Controversy stalks the BBC as the question is asked: did they censor Ncuti Gatwa's comments on The Graham Norton Show about a possible third season of New New Doctor Who? And the answer is…likely not. What is much more probable is the Three Who Rule excoriating the current state of television while referring to a recent Deadline story on that same topic, but enough of these dour matters! There's a new Gallifreyan translator that can turn your words into circles, an Adventures in Type and Space book on the way featuring the work of Sid Sutton, and part two of our Terry Nation Miniscope, where we delve into his work on “The Chase”, “Mission to the Unknown”, and “The Daleks' Master Plan”! Assemble the Galactic Council! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The BBC allegedly did not censor Gatwa's remark on The Graham Norton Show Katherine Pope of Sony Pictures laments gaps between TV seasons Official Doctor Who Gallifreyan Translator Adventures in Type and Space: The Sid Sutton Collection due November 25 Alvin Rakoff died Miniscope: Terry Nation, Part 2 The Chase Mission to the Unknown The Daleks' Master Plan

Sara Century of www.saracentury.com returned to Critical Gallifreyan Theory to discuss part 6 of the War Games by Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke.  Share your thoughts with us on X @sogallifrey prydonian.post@gmail.com   www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork.com    

After a long and punishing era of North America tapping its toes and drumming its fingers waiting for the adventures of Doctor Who on their televisual devices, Disney+ has upended the universe with a global release on its streaming service with the result that North Americans will see the show Friday afternoon and the UK will suffer the INDIGNITY of having their beloved Gallifreyan arrive at midnight, a crime as monumental as the United States seceding from the Commonwealth. We also have Steven Moffat allegedly writing the 2024 Xmas special, man about town and Nerdist scribe Kyle Anderson's look at regenerations, and an interview with Chris Chapman about his Graham Williams documentary on said collection,”Darkness and Light: The Life of Graham Williams”! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon Doctor Who Returns May 10/11, Premiering on iPlayer/Disney+ at Midnight UK Time BBC Press Release on Doctor Who Premiere Radio Times: Doctor Who's Steven Moffat ‘returns to write 2024 Christmas special' Alison Sterling's CV said Steven Moffat is writing the 2024 Christmas Special (directed by Alex Pillai) From Nerdist: Doctor Who's Regeneration Has NEVER Made Sense w/Kyle Anderson Philip Hinchcliffe – the DNA of Doctor Who Vol 1 due June 1 Doctor Who The Adventures Before due Oct 3 Doctor Who: In Wonderland Big Finish: Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures: Star-Crossed due May 2024 Titan Comics reveals artwork for Fifteenth Doctor's debut issue Season 15 Collection Launch Trailer Richard Bignell's List of PDF archive material on the Season 15 Collection Interview: Chris Chapman Graham Williams documentary on the Season 15 Collection

It's the very first episode of Timey Wimey Talk, A Doctor Who SPaRCast. Get to know why Karen Thomas and Liz decided to jump on this crazy Gallifreyan train with Hayley (who will be on future episodes) & BVK to discuss The Doctor and their exploits! After introductions, the discussion turns to the first of the 60th Anniversary Specials, The Star Beast, that reunites a mysteriously regenerated David Tennant as the 14th Doctor and Catherine Tate's Donna Noble. The plan was to talk about all 4 of The Specials on this episode, but there was just too much goodness to talk about in The Star Beast, thanks in part to Karen's extensive behind-the-scenes notes! Allons-y!Episode(s) covered:2023 Special #1: The Star BeastEMAIL: SPARCPODCAST@GMAIL.COMTWITTER: https://twitter.com/SourcePagesCastINSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/thesourcepagespodcast/FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/SPARCPODCASTSPaRC's Podcast Buddies:Across the Bifrost: The Mighty Thor - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/across-the-bifrost-the-mighty-thor-podcast/id1572200841Dan and Ian Have Questions - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dan-and-ian-have-questions-podcast/id1587402809Commute: The Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/commute-the-podcast/id1552657624Segabits - https://segabits.com/Apollo City Comics - https://www.instagram.com/apollocitycomicspodcast/?hl=enMachtails From the Cantina - https://www.facebook.com/machtailsfromthecantina/Rebel Force Radio Presents "The Babu Freaks" - https://www.rebelforceradio.com/shows/category/BaJacked Kirby - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/jacked-kirby/id1248146026Star Wars YOU-niverse - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/star-wars-you-niverse-podcast/id1704904756

The Doctor is back for 2023...Both of them? It's time to jump in the TARDIS and fly back to the heady days of yore, November 2023, so we can experience the joy of weekly Doctor Who once more and look back on the 60th Anniversary specials: The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle. Then we'll get festive with Ncuti Gatwa's newly minted Dr in the Christmas special: The Church on Ruby Road! It's 2024 and the crew is back with the bi-generated Gallifreyan hive minds of Quinny and Dion joined by the much smarter prettier companion Jill! https://youtu.be/hOKdLw8xo9g Hey all you Doctors and medical professionals WHO join in with the conversation on the Twitch stream, live and loud each week, (usually on Tuesday night at 7:30pm AEST). And an especially huge (and timey-wimey) "thank you" to any of you kind enough to support us by chucking your jelly babies and sonic screwdriver tips into our jar via Ko-Fi, or subscribing on twitch... every dollar helps us become the show voted Gallifreyan podcast of the year from the years 2010 to -400 If you feel so inclined, drop us a sub! The more subs we get the more Emotes You get! Every bit of your support helps us pay for TARDIS fuel! Don't fret if you can't be there for the recording though as you can catch them on Youtube usually later that very night. Make sure to subscribe so you don't miss them! What changes would you like to see us make moving forward? WE WANT YOUR FEEDBACK! Send in voicemails or emails to info@theperiodictableofawesome.com Please make sure to join our social networks too!  We're on: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TPToA/ Twitter: www.twitter.com/TPToA Facebook: www.facebook.com/PeriodicTableOfAwesome Instagram: www.instagram.com/theperiodictableofawesome/ https://youtu.be/tEkC6InjWQ8?si=DjaZhav809Qp5jny https://youtu.be/Zhv5GVexW2E?si=ZffGNFYtCPrcByv5    

January 2024 Book Club:  Chris & Matt are about to meet in person, for the first time at Console Room, but before we do, we have a book to review!  This month, we are reviewing “The King of Terror” by Keith Topping, which features the Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough (serendipitously visiting the United States) with the Brigadier and UNIT in tow.  Originally published in November 2000 in paperback, the book is out of print but is still available digitally on some services, including Amazon. Happy reading! This month, we also review the recent television specials “The Giggle” & “The Church on Ruby Road." Our reader this month is author Chris McAuley.  Please do check out his work in the Shadow of the Gallifreyan anthology, as well as recent unofficial Dr. Who annuals, and, in partnership with Dacre Stoker, The StokerVerse.  It's not too late to join in on the Console Room 2024 fun.  If you can't make it to Minnesota, you can still attend virtually and participate with us on Discord.  Find out more here. Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast! Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub  Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/andwbcpodcast.bsky.social  YouTube: https://youtube.com/@DoctorWhoBookClub  Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com

Sara Century and A.J. talk about Patrick Troughton's wonderful choices in acting, historical relevance, alien invasions and so much more.  Join the conversation as we take a break before returning to talk about War Games 5.   prydonian.post@gmail.com www.thehuntresspodcast.com Twitter @sogallifrey Bluesky or Threads @Huestone44 www.saracentury.com www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

Sara Century and A.J. talk about the 4th installment of War Games by Terrance Dicks and Malcolm Hulke.  The discussion turns to the dichotomy of the Science Fiction and Historical aspect of the episode, stellar performances and knarly takes. Please join the discussion at www.thehuntresspodcast.com @sogallifrey on Twitter prydonian.post@gmail.com Bluesky or Threads @Huestone44 www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork    

David Tennant is back! Catherine Tate is back! Annnnnd…most importantly…Russell T. Davies is BACK!!! This past weekend saw the debut of the first of three specials celebrating The Doctor‘s 60th Anniversary and Part-Time Fanboy Whovian scholar Barry Negrin has returned to the podcast to chat about all things Gallifreyan! The Star Beast is an adaptation […]

David Tennant is back! Catherine Tate is back! Annnnnd…most importantly…Russell T. Davies is BACK!!! This past weekend saw the debut of the first of three specials celebrating The Doctor‘s 60th Anniversary and Part-Time Fanboy Whovian scholar Barry Negrin has returned to the podcast to chat about all things Gallifreyan! The Star Beast is an adaptation […]

A.J. talks to author of A Small Light & Other Stories, Sara Century, about War Games episode 3 by Malcolm Hulke and Terrance Dicks.  Let us know your thoughts about episode 3 and our discussion at prydonian.post@gmail.com, www.thehuntresspodcast.com Blue Sky, Threads or Instagram @Huestone44 www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork.com  

Doctor Who 60th Anniversary (Not) Special! From Hartnell to Ncuti, and everyone in between, Kit & Miles celebrate all things Gallifreyan in this TARDIS treasure trove of telly talk. Featuring a Doctor Who quiz, listeners' fave Doctor picks, and nonsense galore, it's a galaxy's worth of Whovian dump steaming straight towards you. Also recently seen, featuring David Fincher's The Killer, horror sensation Talk to Me, and Censor, Poltergeist, and A Quiet Place. Quick, download and listen before you regenerate from a fatal dose of Spectrox toxaemia and risk becoming Colin Baker!

The Critical Gallifreyan Theory Podcast talks about episode 2 of the War Games.  Author/Podcaster Sara Century joins A.J. to discuss her first impressions of the 10 part serial by Terrance Dicks & Malcolm Hulke.   Reach Sara Century at www.saracentury.com www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork TwitterX @sogallifrey prydonian.post@gmail.com

Author and Podcaster Sara Century joins the Critical Gallifreyan Theory to talk War Games Part 1.  Please let us know your thoughts at www.thehuntresspodcast.com Twitter @sogallifrey www.saracentury.com   Threads and Bluesky: Huestone44  

Six and Peri are struggling as the Luddites are rioting, the Master is plotting, and there's a new exiled Gallifreyan to further complicate things. The post Classic Rewatch: The Mark of the Rani first appeared on Gallifrey Public Radio.

UNDVIKER AKTIVT ATT BLI MEDLEM. SMWS, Scotsh Malt Whisky Society ger tillgång till unika whiskies. David undviker aktivt att gå med för att behålla sin ekonomi under kontroll. Vi snackar om vår älskade hatade 100-poängsskala (som egentligen är en 20-poängsskala) och bashar high-graders. Dessutom: podden får feedback direkt från Mackmyra. Gotta catch 'em all! Vad var det i glaset? Mathias hade inget med alkohol i minsann. David körde med klassikern Ardbeg TEN. Jeroen körde med Gallifreyan photo booth, en Craigellachie: https://www.whiskybase.com/whiskies/whisky/130162/craigellachie-2002-smws-44109#whisky-note-holder SMWS: https://smws.com/ SMWS Sweden: https://smws.eu/events/whisky-tasting-events/sweden/ Livets goda: https://www.livetsgoda.se/ David om hundrapoängskalan för ett gäng år sedan, 2015: https://tjederswhisky.se/varfor-jag-inte-satter-poang-pa-whisky/ Mer om hundrapoängsskalan: https://www.entreawhisky.se/22 …där ni också hittar mååååånga referenser över hundrapoängskalan… Henrik Aflodals smaknoter har en egen stil men man kan läsa ut vad whiskyn doftar och smakar minsann tycker David – vilket är något helt annat än de märkliga noterna för den tjugoåriga Mackmyran från Livets goda – se här: https://spiritsnews.se/ Härliga Svenska Eldvatten: https://www.facebook.com/eldvatten Säga vad man vill om Camilla Läckberg men Nobelpriset är det ICKE: https://camillalackberg.se/ Serge Valentin lite om 100-poängskalan: https://www.whiskyfun.com/faq.html Angus MacRaild om den: https://whiskysponge.com/2015/11/23/settling-the-score/ Patrick Björsjö är tf VD på Mackmyra, stort tack för meddelandet du skickade oss! Mackmyra Identitet hittar ni här: https://www.systembolaget.se/produkt/sprit/mackmyra-5316301/ Här når du oss: En trea whisky på Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/entreawhisky) Maila till oss på hej@entreawhisky.se Davids blogg tjederswhisky.se (https://www.tjederswhisky.se) Följ oss på Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/entreawhisky Bli medlem! https://entreawhisky.memberful.com/checkout?plan=74960

Author Sara Century joins the Critical Gallifreyan Theory to talk about the Armageddon Factor, where we say good-bye to Mary Tamm, cheer on Drax and encourage Sara to come back to talk about Destiny of the Daleks.  What are some of your favorite moments of Armageddon Factor?  And yea K-9! www.thehuntresspodcast.com Twitter @SoGallifrey prydonian.post@gmail.com   Threads and BlueSky @Huestone44  

April5K and A.J. discuss the Magician's Apprentice and the Witch's Familiar.  Please forgive A.J. for mixing up the titles.  Send all disappointments to prydonian.post@gmail.com or on X @sogallifrey.  Which Missy episode would you like us to conver next?   www.thehuntresspodcast.com  

On this extra episode of the Critical Gallifreyian Theory, author Sara Century of www.saracentury.com , joins us to talk about City of Death.  Being that it is Sara's first viewing of this classic Doctor Who tale, a fresh take is just what...the Doctor ordered.  Could not resist.  Let us know your thoughts about this four part story filled with a star studded cast, impeccable writing, a thought provoking plot and so much more.   www.thehuntresspodcast.com Twitter @sogallifrey Threads @Huestone44 prydonian.post@gmail.com www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork   Thank you, Winners!   

Mark and A.J. discuss The Deadly Assassin.  Mark has never seen the serial, so it should be interesting hearing his perspective on this game changer of a story written by Robert Holmes.   Tell us your thoughts at www.thehuntresspodcast.com Twitter @sogallifrey Prydonian.post@gmail.com Threads: @Huestone44 www.patreon.com/wrightonnetwork  

June 2023 Book Club:  This month, we're catching up with the 13th Doctor, Yaz, Ryan, and Graham as we review “The Secret in Vault 13” by David Solomons, first published in November 2018.  This book is available in hardcover, paperback, and digitally.  It's also available as an audiobook reading by Sophie Aldred, released on CD, Audible, and other formats.  Happy reading!    Check out CONsole Room, Minnesota's premiere Doctor Who convention, now in its 11th year.  The convention will be January 12-14, 2024.  Memberships are now available for both in-person and virtual attendees.   The charity anthology “Shadow of the Gallifreyan, Book One,” benefiting Shelter, is now available - and can be ordered from Altrix Books.   You can find Chris interviewed on The Power of Three podcast, in episode #120, highlighting the recent Novel Experiences event in Derby.   Check out the recent Doctor Who Panel2Panel podcast, episode #159, featuring an in-depth interview with Supremacy of the Cybermen author Cavan Scott.       Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast!   Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub  Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA  Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com 

April 2023 Book Club:  Hop aboard the 22 to Putney Common as we join Iris and Panda in their double-decker bus, as we review “Iris Wildthyme and the Celestial Omnibus,” edited by Paul Magrs and Stuart Douglas, and first published by Obverse Books in May 2009.  The book is still available in paperback & digitally at the Obverse website.  Happy reading, dearies!     Special thanks to Lauren Deborah for providing this month's dramatic reading.  You can check out Lauren's podcast, “My Dad Stole My Limelight,” and find her Substack here.   Chris's show & tell, the charity anthology “Shadow of the Gallifreyan, Book One” benefiting Shelter can be ordered from Altrix Books.     Please help other Doctor Who fans find our show - by leaving us a rating on Apple Podcasts or your podcatcher of choice. Submit your comments via email… “who knows,” we may end up reading your feedback on the podcast!   Facebook: http://facebook.com/allnewdoctorwhobookclub  Twitter: @ANDWBCPodcast YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMIfNF0icWH5VdrM8xVAECA  Email: ANDWBCPodcast@gmail.com 

Adam celebrates the 60th Anniversary of Doctor Who with a look back at 'Rose,' starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper, debunking theories about Gallifreyan nipples. Get bonus content on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's time again for Rachel's birthday Big Finish pick, and this time the tables are turned when the 6th Doctor and the Valeyard find themselves again in a Gallifreyan courtroom. Join us as we review "Trial of the Valeyard", part of the Sixth Doctor Adventures series of audios. Plus after a few off weeks, we've got a pile of news and your feedback! Our Linktree: https://linktr.ee/FiveishFangirls #FiveishFam 00:00:23 Intro 00:01:50 News InConJunction 42: July 7-9, 2023 GenCon housing is now open Lexington Toy and Comic Expo: Sylvester McCoy PopCon guest announcements: -Louisville: Jim Cummings, Dante Basco -Indy: Michelle Gomez Superbowl trailers -Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3 -Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny  Oscar nominations Book Club updates 00:23:51 Feedback 00:38:12 Trial of the Valeyard 01:16:57 Closing 01:21:46 Outro  

Join us this festive season as we select the perfect gifts for the Time Lord who has everything (everywhere, all at once).

Boo! Did I scare you? How about this... THERE'S A SPIDER ON YOUR BACK! No? All right, then try these couple of ghoulish, creepy Doctor Who stories instead. They'll make the hair on the back of your Gallifreyan neck stand up.

Boo! Did I scare you? How about this... THERE'S A SPIDER ON YOUR BACK! No? All right, then try these couple of ghoulish, creepy Doctor Who stories instead. They'll make the hair on the back of your Gallifreyan neck stand up.

State of Decay may seem like another chance for the BBC to pull out its Shakespearean era costumes and give them some exercise, but the story (a Terrence Dicks classic) has a rich tapestry behind it that not only expands Gallifreyan lore, but also gives justification for the tropey vampire acting in this story! I mean, a race of ancient giant vampires vs. the Time Lords...like how has Big Finish not done a boxset on this yet? Anyway, we loved State of Decay (despite the many production challenges it had) and we think you will, too!

State of Decay may seem like another chance for the BBC to pull out its Shakespearean era costumes and give them some exercise, but the story (a Terrence Dicks classic) has a rich tapestry behind it that not only expands Gallifreyan lore, but also gives justification for the tropey vampire acting in this story! I mean, a race of ancient giant vampires vs. the Time Lords...like how has Big Finish not done a boxset on this yet? Anyway, we loved State of Decay (despite the many production challenges it had) and we think you will, too!

Doctor Who can be dramatic, captivating, and even epic, but some of the most memorable episodes are just plain fun! Carnival of Monsters definitely qualifies as one of the fun ones, made all the more interesting with an intriguing first-episode mystery and some subversive messaging in Robert Holmes's almost-too-clever script. Come for the fearsome drashigs, stay for the brilliant political satire on Inter Minor. And, as ever, don't blink, lest you miss the surprising backstory about the Doctor's past as a Gallifreyan activist. Grab your popcorn — this one's definitely a crowd-pleaser. Please leave a review on Apple Podcasts! Follow us on: TikTok! @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 Twitter: @pulltoopen63 YouTube: youtube.com/pulltoopen Story Essentials Season 10, Serial 2 Story number: 65, per the The Pull To Open Codex Production Code: PPP Writers: Robert Holmes Producer: Barry Letts Aired 27 January – 17 February 1973 Pull To Open: Carnival of Monsters Season 3 Episode 24 Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor Outro music: Chronos by Alexander Nakarada

Tread Perilously's Doctor Who month continues with "Arc of Infinity." When an antimatter creature attempts to merge with The Doctor, his TARDIS is recalled to Gallifrey. The High Council of Time Lords intends to terminate The Doctor to prevent the creature from succeeding in its plan, but it might just be a ruse perpetrated by a Time Lord in league with the anti-matter entity. Meanwhile, Tegan flies to Amsterdam to hang out with her cousin, Colin. But will his plan to sleep in a pumping station lead her to a reunion with The Doctor? Oh, and why does the commander of the Gallifreyan guard seem so familiar? Drew Siragusa from Fanbase Press joins Erik and Justin to discuss the story and his hypothesis about its connection to a New Series favorite monster. Justin invents a new role for Tegan thanks to her costume change. Erik explains the existence of writer Johnny Byrne. His reasoning for watching "Arc of Infinity" is also revealed. Drew and Justin debate whether or not Tegan's cousin is meant to be Australian. Everyone tries to figure out why the cousin was in Amsterdam to begin with. Justin speaks out against whale clubbing and, as it turns out, The Doctor always worked for Division.

Some Doctor Who episodes are good. Some are great. Some are pretty forgettable. And some are epics — not just riveting in their characterization and storytelling, but also in the way that they established or rewrote the fundamentals of the show. The Deadly Assassin is such an epic, completely up-ending everything we knew about the Time Lords at the time. The sheer amount of Gallifreyan lore on display is what the episode is mostly remembered for, but there's also that whole "plot to kill the Lord President" thing, not to mention the return of the Master, who's arguably in his most evil (and gross) incarnation. But could our memories have been corrupted by the passage of time? Let's hook up to the Matrix and find out. Please leave a review! Follow us on: TikTok! @pulltoopen Instagram: @pulltoopen63 Twitter: @pulltoopen63 Story Essentials Season 14 Story number: 87, per the The Pull To Open Codex Production Code 4P Writer: Robert Holmes Producer: Hinchcliffe Aired 30 October – 20 November 1976 Pull To Open: The Deadly Assassin Season 3 Episode 7

It's the conclusion of our “Remembrance of the Daleks” Classic Series Commentary where we blatantly ignore foundation-shattering lore and Gallifreyan artifacts and yander on about something irrelevant, probably. Plus we have Gallifrey One news, the ever-present dip back into history with The Timelash, BFI screenings, and new Big Finish initiatives, and an interview with DWM's Emily Cook where she reveals her righteous disdain for…stats! Ahhh-ahhhhh! STATS! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The Timelash Gallifrey One update Doctor Who Magazine 574 BFI Revelation of the Daleks screening Big Finish Unbound: Doctor of War – Genesis Doctor Who and the Daleks illustrated edition B&M Dalek Assault Mini Bobble Set Commentary: Remembrance of the Daleks episode 4 “How I Made Ace's Jacket” @who_fx looks at Remembrance of the Daleks in 2016 Interview: Emily Cook

Hi! My name is Terry J. Aman and this installment marks my 79th episode of VideoFuzzy, reporting the progress I've made in cataloging nearly 3,000 VHS transfers and digital recordings. Wishing everyone a safe and healthy 2022! For this installment, titled "The Play's the Thing," in my Friday Night Feature I talk about show-within-a-show plot points I encountered in "Leverage," "Burn Notice," "The Closer," "Monk," "Hung," "In Plain Sight," "The Simpsons," "Drop Dead Diva" and "Better Off Ted," and their place and use in productions. In Cross Connections, I explore K. Callan's appearances as a Golden Thread through a lot of the media I grew up watching and throughout my media collection, and representing the tightest connection I've found so far to "Knives Out" through Frances Conroy in "Remington Steele" and Ed Begley Jr. in "St. Elsewhere" to "Six Feet Under," binding quite a few shows to the mystical center of my media collection in my "Studio Six Feet Under" challenge. I also noted Justina Machado in the "One Day at a Time" reboot puts every Norman Lear production also one step removed from "Six Feet Under." And K Callan's involvement in several shows featured in Chris Cooling's podcast "Forgotten TV" gave me a great opportunity for a quick shoutout to that excellent production. Other connections I talk about in my Classic Collection discussion include Christine Baranski's appearance in "Psych" with the more usual recurring character of Cybill Shepherd in "Cybill." Also, John Schneider's appearances in "Dirty Sexy Money," "Nip/Tuck" and "Leverage," and connections through "The Closer," "Cougar Town," "Drop Dead Diva" and "Rescue Me." In Fond Reflections, together with the loss to the world of Betty White, I extend my deep condolences to the "All About Agatha" podcast team, with the sudden passing of cohost Catherine Brobeck, celebrating her contributions in superlative discussion, debate and insights into the vast majority of mystery novelist, Queen of Crime Agatha Christie's body of work, and all the best to Kemper Donovan in the wake of the devastating loss of his friend and cohost in this more than five year journey. It was so good to have this too brief acquaintance. In my Classic VHS-to-DVD collection, discussion of dustups on "Rescue Me," additional cross connections, a screen capture of cool art I saw in "Burn Notice" I posted to VideoFuzzy's Instagram account, a clip from Portishead's "Only You" in the cold open for "Warehouse 13," and the Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers. Also, tracking the car crash I foreshadowed a couple episodes back, documenting some weirdness I encountered in hopping from Binder No. 6 to Binder No. 7 – a blank disc, two copies of disc 1241 (now marked 1241-1 and 1241-2), and the odd displacement of Disc 1449, now exhaustively documented among this latest installment of "History's Most Boring Mysteries." In my Current direct-to-digital collection, discussion of "Doctor Who: Flux," exploring Weeping Angels, Division, an Ood, the Mad Mole of Liverpool, a snake alien involved from the earliest beginnings of UNIT, and at the center of it all, a tri-phasic Doctor and her team with chameleon arch tech, a grumpy doggo, a planet called Time, the Temple of the Mora and a confrontation with the Vanquishers while a Gallifreyan scientist tries to destroy the universe from outside of it. Also, commentary on "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind," "Queens," "Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes" and the 2002 Bruce Willis movie "Bandits" featuring Tanita Tikaram's "Twist in my Sobriety." And in What I've Been Watching, Ralph and I have been watching "My Hero Academia," and we recently took in the prequel installment, "The King's Man." Fun show. Finally, a link to my eighth installment of "VideoFuzzy: The Video" with comments from my Friday Night Feature: https://youtu.be/Xdn6tRm2LU4 TOP TEN: Here's a "top ten" episode guide for people looking for a quick read-in on this blog and podcast effort. Enjoy! https://videofuzzy.libsyn.com/about

John is sleepy, Alison is talking to Chinese fans, and Liz went to the Hugos. Please email your letters of comment to octothorpecast@gmail.com and tag @OctothorpeCast when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: COVID-19 (chapter 2); racism (chapter 3); foreign policy and sexism (chapter 4) Letters of comment Farah and Fran talking about masking at Novacon A big discussion about BSFA You can get by just NOT TELLING THE BSFA your address (DON'T TRY THAT WITH THE WORLDCON) Chris Garcia Site selection at DisCon III Chengdu in 2023 won File 770's reporting on the win Chinese fans seem nice! The livestream was good, and had 106,000 viewers Lots of different Chinese university SF societies encouraging the bid; spot the flag in Gallifreyan and the monolith WSFS Business Meeting The video of the session we discuss Kevin Standlee's LiveJournal post about it File 770's reporting on the session There are legitimate concerns about China John found he generally agreed with these tweets from Jeannette Ng Tweet Thread #1 Thread #2 The guests are Liu Cixin, Sergei Lukyanenko and Robert J. Sawyer A File 770 commenter outlines the issues with Lukyanenko Hugo Awards If Fanzine had 53 fewer votes and Fancast had 42 fewer votes they would not have been awarded Picks John: The Psychopath Club by Sandra Bond (paperback, Kindle) Alison: Sibilant Fricative by Adam Roberts (paperback, Kindle) Liz: The Witness for the Dead by Katherine Addison (epub, paperback, Kindle) Picks for Christmas song Alison: Chiron Beta Prime by Jonathan Coulton John: California Christmastime by Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Oh Santa! by Mr.B the Gentleman Rhymer Liz: Bethlehem Down Alison's playlist of Christmas songs which do not presuppose God or Santa Music credits Our theme music is It's Christmas Time by Frank Schröter, used under the Simplified Filmmusic.io Standard License

Bel & Vinder are the best! Also possibly the Doctor's parents? And probably Gallifreyan.....Speculation abounds!My thoughts on Season 13: The Flux, Chapter Three: Once, Upon TimeUpcoming:New Who Review: Season 13: The Flux, Chapter Four: Village of Angels (this week!)Temporarily putting Classic Who serials on hold with the New Who season and end of the semester grading. Will be returning with The Crusades either next Monday or once current season concludes.Special thanks to Cathlyn "Happigal" Driscoll for providing the beautiful artwork for this podcast. You can view her work at https://www.happigal.com/ Do feel free to get in touch to share the love of all things Doctor Who: throughthevortexpodcast@gmail.com

Seán Carlsen is best known in Doctor Who fandom as Narvin, a Time Lord CIA operative who initially started off opposed to Romana's Presidency in the "Gallifrey" series. Narvin has gone on to become one of Gallifrey's most loved characters. Thanks Seán for taking the time to have chat with us about your roles with Big Finish, your Doctor Who fandom, and some of your other work. Philip recommends Gallifrey Series 1-3. Dwayne recommens the Paul Joyce (Warriors' Gate director) interview in the most recent edition of the Type 40 Podcast. Theme music by The Jackpot Golden Boys | http://www.jackpotgoldenboys.com/ Email: sirensofaudio@gmail.com Website: https://www.sirensofaudio.com/ Twitter: http://twitter.com/audiosirens Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/audiosirens Clips and music are copyright BBC and Big Finish. No infringement is intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/sirensofaudio/message

On this episode Paul Driscoll (@padriscoll) of Altrix Books (@AltrixBooks) discusses their recently published charity anthology Master Switches and an exciting writing opportunity for fans - Shadow of the Gallifreyan. You can order Master Switches here. Find out how you can pitch a story for Shadow of the Gallifreyan here.

What could THE INVASION OF TIME possibly have in common with MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS? And why are bathrooms so inherently funny? These questions – as well as the usual ones about what's the difference between a Gallifreyan and a Time Lord, or the difference between an Outside and a Larper – are all answered as Tony Whitt, Alyson Fitch-Safreed, and Dalton Hughes discuss Terrance Dicks' adaptation of the (ahem!) epic season finale story THE INVASION OF TIME! If you like what you hear, please come visit our Patreon page! It's at https://www.patreon.com/DWTargetBC. If you decide to support us in our ongoing effort to discuss all of the DOCTOR WHO novelizations, you'll be able to choose a gift! Contributing at any level gets you our extras! Visit the site for more details! We also have a book discussion group of our very own on Goodreads! It can be found at the link below. If you want to have your question, discussion, or review of a given book read aloud by us, simply join the group, post your response to the group by the given deadline, and we will see it! If you really like us or feel the exact opposite, feel free to comment on our Facebook page, follow us on Twitter (we're @DWTARGETBC), or subscribe to us via the podcast provider of your choice (we can be found on iTunes, Soundcloud, Stitcher, and TuneIn, amongst many others)! You can also email us at the email address given at the end of the episode with the phrase “Target Book Club” in the subject line! Thanks as always to Ron Schiding for our new podcast logo and artwork! Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWhoTargetBookClubPodcast/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/doctor-who-target-book-club-podcast/id1195364046?mt=2 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/doctorwhotargetbc Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2OEzSJi4xJP1MApYmR9t8J TuneIn: http://tunein.com/radio/Doctor-Who-Target-Book-Club-Podcast-p957128/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DWTARGETBC Goodreads: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/710804-doctor-who-target-book-club-podcast

Its the second part of our trawl through the (other) beautiful game, looking at the cricketing Doctor's cricketing occasions as well as some real life connection between Doctor Who and the leather and willow - notably a batting Master, some villains announcing test matches and a Gallifreyan grandson hitting the international stage in his whites. 

Episode 4 was better than Episode 3, but the details on how all this time manipulation are affecting things in the universe have been scarce. Sure we know somewhere out there the Avengers eventually get the job done, but at some point Scott Lang goes drifting through the quantum realm and Thanos successfully snaps half of existence into...oblivion? We're not sure when, where, or how we happen to be and the what and why of the TVA seem to be thin threads, but at least we like the who of this show...and they're no Doctors...the strange or Gallifreyan kinds. We resolve Lamentis, but still don't know why little Sylvie ran afoul of the time cops or how she really managed to avoid recapture when she escaped. Ravonna Renslayer looks like a villain right now and Loki sure does love himself, doesn't he? Heck, his love of self might just crack open chaos. Episode five is next and it looks like we'll meet even more Loki variants. We doubt he'll like them more than Sylvie. You can send feedback via email at thisisthewayphasefour@gmail.com or interact on Twitter @TheWayPhaseFour and Facebook at facebook.com/TheWayPhaseFour and, please, do because we'd love to hear from you. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/this-is-the-way-phase-four/support

Welcome back to The Doctor Is In! To kick off season two, Paul chats with Jodie Whittaker live from New York, and gets into the nitty-gritty of how she collaborated with showrunner Chris Chibnall to create this new incarnation of our beloved Gallifreyan hero. it was a hell of a fun time and we're sure you'll love listening to it.You'll also hear the return of Who's News Is It Anyway, as well as a new segment, Companion Piece, in which you'll get a weekly look at the Doctor's most iconic travel buddies!Also, don't forget to check out the new website for The Doctor Is In! It's over at thedoctorisin.show and you can access all past episodes, we well as guest bios and news updates. Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.

Review of   Three new battles for the War Doctor. 2.1 Legion of the Lost by John Dorney In a time of war, every means of victory must be explored. In the Time War, the unthinkable must be thought, and neither side can afford to be squeamish about their methods. When the destruction of an obscene weapon leads to the Time Lord once known as the Doctor uncovering a secret Gallifreyan initiative, he cannot believe what is being considered. Should victory be sought at any cost? Or are there worse possibilities than losing to the Daleks..? 2.2 A Thing of Guile by Phil Mulryne The Daleks are developing a secret weapon on Asteroid Theta 12. It is imperative that their plans are uncovered. Cardinal Ollistra has her hands full studying the range of ancient and mysterious armaments the universe has to offer, but she makes it a personal mission to investigate the Dalek project. On this dangerous assignment, there is one particular Time Lord she wants at her side - and he will be accompanying her whether he wants to or not. 2.3 The Neverwhen by Matt Fitton On an isolated world ravaged by battle, time itself has become a weapon, laying waste to all who live and die there. Arms and technology are in a state of flux – and it seems that everlasting war is their only option. The arrival of one battered Type Forty TARDIS inside this nightmare offers hope to the combatants trapped within. But when he discovers the truth, the horrors of the Neverwhen will shock even the War Doctor… Written By: John Dorney, Phil Mulryne, Matt FittonDirected By: Nicholas Briggs Cast John Hurt (The War Doctor), Jacqueline Pearce (Cardinal Ollistra), David Warner(Shadovar), Jamie Newall (Co-ordinator Jarad), Zoë Tapper (Collis), Robert Hands(Captain Solex), Oliver Dimsdale (Commander Trelon), Laura Harding (Navigator Valis), Barnaby Kay (Commander Thrakken), Jaye Griffiths (Daylin), Tim Bentinck(General Kallix), Tracy Wiles (Commander Barnac), and Nicholas Briggs as the Daleks. Other parts played by the cast. Producer David Richardson Script Editor Matt Fitton Executive Producers Jason Haigh-Ellery and Nicholas Brigg

#TinDogPodcast #DarkWater #DoctorWho #Podcast #Review   reprinted from wiki   Dark Water" is the eleventh episode of the  of the British  television programme . The episode was written by and head writer  and is the first of a two-part story; the concluding episode is "", the finale of the eighth series. It was first broadcast on  on 1 November 2014. In the episode, Danny Pink () is killed, and finds himself in the . As the  () and his companion  () try to find Danny, they find themselves in a facility that accommodates , run by recurring character Missy (). In the episode's , Missy reveals her true identity as the .   Contents   []    Plot[]  is talking over her phone to , fully ready to admit she has been travelling with  and that she loves Danny, when the other end goes silent. A stranger picks up and sadly informs Clara that Danny got hit by a passing car and has died. She struggles with his death for days, refusing to let her emotions go and decides to call on the Doctor to make him change the past. Without telling him her plans, she suggests they go to an active volcano, and then secretly collects all seven of the  keys and after the TARDIS is in motion, strikes him with a sleep-inducing patch. When they land and the Doctor wakes up, she throws the keys one by one into the lava - the only way to destroy them - unless the Doctor takes her back to save Danny, despite knowing it would create a time paradox. The Doctor soon reveals this was just a dream state - the patch not working on him and instead had used it on Clara - to learn why she was upset, and to see how far she was willing to go. He offers, as a friend, to see if they can find Danny in the afterlife, and has Clara use the telepathic interface of the TARDIS to centre on Danny. They land in a strange mausoleum which holds several tanks of human skeletons under water. They are greeted by Missy, who introduces herself as an android receptionist, and are taken to Dr Chang, one of the scientists in the facility. The Doctor asks about the oddness of the skeletons not drifting apart, and Dr Chang reveals that they are submerged in a substance called dark water, which only allows organic material to be seen, and that the bodies are encased in a support exoskeleton. The Doctor remains curious about the facility, and Dr Chang explains how it was based on the discovery of the voices of the recently deceased in the white noise in broadcast signals; the Doctor remains doubtful of this. At the same time, Danny has regained consciousness in a spartan office and greeted by Seb, who reveals he is in the Nethersphere - a giant city enclosed within a sphere. Seb explains Danny has died, and helps him to get used to the new space, noting that he is still tied to the state of his body - likely being kept in a refrigerated morgue as he constantly feels cold. As part of this, Seb has arranged a meeting between Danny and a young boy that he had accidentally killed while he was a soldier, and while Danny tearfully tries to offer his apologies, the boy refuses and runs off. As Seb and Danny are talking, Seb then receives a notice that Clara is trying to contact Danny, who does not know that Clara has travelled to the Nethersphere. The Doctor leaves with Dr. Chang to investigate the facility further while Clara takes the call, asking a number of questions to try to assure that she is really speaking to Danny. Clara says she will do anything to be with him, and, wanting her to live out her life while believing that he is dead, Danny presses Clara to end the call. Seb then offers him the option to delete all his emotions. Meanwhile, as the Doctor and Dr Chang return to the tanks, Missy has instructed the skeletons inside to rise and starts the process to drain the tanks. She is caught as the Doctor and Dr Chang enter, and Dr Chang reveals that Missy is the supervisor of the place, rather than a receptionist. Disappointed with Chang, Missy then kills him with a handheld device. As the tanks start to drain, the skeletons are revealed to be those of . Missy points to a spherical device situated in the middle of the area and names that as the Nethersphere, revealed to be a Gallifreyan memory storage system known. Missy explains that the consciousness of the deceased are stored and held to be inserted into new Cybermen soldiers after having their emotions deleted. The Doctor frantically questions Missy's identity, coming to realise she is a possessing two hearts, which he had first recognized when they had come into contact earlier. As the tanks finally drain and open, the Doctor races out of the facility, only to discover that it is situated in the middle of contemporary London, inside . The Doctor tries to warn away civilians but Missy calls out the Doctor's actions as the ravings of a lunatic. The Doctor begs her to tell him who she is; she reveals that "Missy" is short for "the Mistress", as, in her current form, she could not call herself . The episode ends as the Cybermen begin to march on London, Clara trapped in Dr Chang's lab with another Cyberman, and Danny about to activate the deletion of his emotions when he sees the young boy he killed in the reflection. Continuity[] The episode identifies the series-long theme involving Missy, typically who has only been shown at the ends of past episodes and interacting with characters that have just died and arriving in the Nethersphere, such as the Half-Face Man from ""; this is the first episode where the Doctor, Clara, and Missy interact directly. Production[] The read through for "Dark Water" took place on 12 June 2014. Filming began soon afterwards, on 16 June 2014. Locations for the episode included ,  and . When filming the episode's climax, Capaldi and Gomez mouthed their lines—recorded later using —to hide the reveal from all spectators of the filming. Broadcast and reception[] Preview release[] "Dark Water" has scenes removed from the DVD previews that were sent to reviewers, and a media blackout has been imposed on any plot details that were not released by the BBC or Steven Moffat. One notable scene removed by the BBC is the revelation of Missy's identity. Reception[] Overnight viewing figures were estimated at 5.27 million. The episode received highly positive reviews from critics. Michael Hogan of  gave it five stars out of five and called it a "bone-rattling and suitably spooky fare". He praised the source of everyday fears such as death for the horror and was praised the performances of Capaldi, Coleman, Anderson and Gomez. Neela Debnath of  said that the episode was "sad, funny, scary, romantic" and "is everything you could ask for from a Doctor Who finale the day after Halloween." Richard Edwards of SFX gave the episode four and a half stars out of five, claiming "...in a series of great Capaldi performances, this is one of the best". He praised the opening premise and the big reveal at the end and also commented on its allusions to Second Doctor stories,  and . Matt Risley on IGN praised the episode for its "tense and traumatic dose of Who", but was critical of the lack of action, which usually went hand-in-hand with the Cybermen. Overall, he rated the first part of the finale an 8.4. Alaisdair Wilkins on the AV Club gave the episode a B rating, claiming that "Dark Water could be a good episode, or it could be a terrible one", indicating that it was only the first half of the story.      

with thanks to wiki "The Time of the Doctor" is the 800th episode of the British science fiction television programme , written by  and directed by , and was broadcast on 25 December 2013 on BBC One. It features the final regular appearance of as the  and the first regular appearance of  as the following his brief cameo in "". The episode also features  as the Doctor's companion , plus several enemies of the Doctor, including the , , , and . "The Time of the Doctor" is the third instalment in a loose  of episodes, following "" and "", which together serve as the Eleventh Doctor's . The episode addresses numerous plot threads developed over the course of Smith's tenure, including the prophecy of the Silence and the Doctor's fate on the planet , while also dealing with the regeneration limit established in. "The Time of the Doctor" is also the 800th individual episode ofDoctor Who, the ninth Christmas special since the show's 2005 revival, and Matt Smith's fourth and final Christmas special as the Eleventh Doctor. Contents   []  Plot[] The Doctor is among thousands of aliens orbiting an unknown planet, from which a message that no one can translate is being broadcast continually across time and space. With the assistance of a modified  head nicknamed "Handles," which he uses as a , the Doctor briefly visits two of these ships, before leaving to Earth to pick up  and briefly meeting her family. On returning, Handles identifies the planet as being , the lost planet of the , a statement the Doctor vehemently rejects. The Doctor and Clara are invited on board the first ship to arrive at the scene — the Church of the Papal Mainframe, a space church headed by Mother Superious Tasha Lem, an old acquaintance of the Doctor. Tasha states that the Church has secured the planet with a  and that the message instills fear into all who have heard it, then asks if the Doctor wishes to be the first to explore the cause of the message. On arriving on the planet, The Doctor and Clara are attacked by Weeping Angels, but using the key under his wig, The Doctor materializes the  around them. Now using the TARDIS as transport, The Doctor and Clara find a town called Christmas, that is surrounded by a truth field that prevents anyone from telling a lie. The message's origin is quickly identified as a crack in reality in the church tower; this crack is "scar tissue" from the cracks originally closed when the Doctor rebooted the universe (""). Handles identifies the language of the message as Gallifreyan and with the Doctor's help, translates the message as a question: "Doctor who?" (the 'first question' in ""), repeating endlessly. It is a request that the Doctor should speak his real name and thereby confirm it is truly he who is there. The Doctor concludes that his people, the , are using the crack in the universe and calling to him for help, from the  in which Gallifrey was trapped (""), from which they wish to escape. If the Doctor answers the question and speaks his real name, the Time Lords will know they have found the right place and come through to their home universe. However, this would also trigger a renewal of the as the alien species gathered above descend to destroy them, and Tasha states this will not be allowed to happen: the planet will be destroyed first at whatever cost. The Doctor asks the name of the planet, and she states "", the planet where the Doctor knows he will one day die and have his tomb (""). The Doctor tricks Clara into plugging a device into the TARDIS which transports her home, and remains on Trenzalore to defend the planet from incursions by the aliens overhead, creating a  where he cannot leave without sacrificing his home planet and its people, nor can he be removed for fear he will speak his name and let them return. Immediately after landing Clara home, the TARDIS begins to return to Trenzalore, but Clara manages to hold on to the outside of the ship and join it on its return trip. However, to protect her from the , the TARDIS is forced to increase its shields, consequently slowing down the return journey. Arriving back at Christmas, Clara meets a visibly aged Doctor who has spent 300 years defending the town. He reveals to her that, although he is known as the Eleventh Doctor, he has already used all of his , once  and the Tenth Doctor's aborted regeneration ("") are counted. He is therefore in his final body and can no longer regenerate. He and Clara are then brought to the Papal Mainframe—now. Here, he learns that during this protracted , a chapter of the Church broke away and tried to avert these events by killing off the Doctor in the past: by destroying his TARDIS ("") and engineering  to kill him (""). Additionally, Tasha and her crew have been taken over by Dalek consciousnesses, converted into 'Dalek puppets'. The Doctor taunts Tasha, awakening her anger, and allowing her to resist the Dalek consciousness within her. They all escape the ship and return to the planet, as the Dalek fleet receives reinforcements and masses for war. Despite promising never to send Clara away again, the Doctor does so and she returns to Earth as the siege of Trenzalore becomes an all out war. As the centuries pass, most of the races depart or are destroyed, leaving only the Silence (with whom the Doctor puts aside his differences and allies himself) and the Daleks. Later the same day (from Clara's perspective), the TARDIS reappears; Clara enters to find Tasha piloting the TARDIS. Noting that "flying the TARDIS was always easy, it's flying the Doctor that I've never quite mastered", Tasha returns Clara to Trenzalore, as "no one should die alone", sending her to meet with the now old and frail Doctor at the point when the Daleks finally win control of the town. With nothing left, the Doctor goes out to face the Daleks in a final stand. Clara, unable to watch what will follow, returns to the time crack and through it, begs the Time Lords to somehow save the Doctor, urging that it is owed to him for all he has done in his lives. The Doctor is preparing to die outside, when the time crack vanishes from Clara's sight in the tower, to appear across the night sky.  energy flows from the crack and into the Doctor: the Time Lords have granted the Doctor a complete new regeneration cycle, thereby saving him from death. As his thirteenth regeneration starts, the Doctor uses the excess energy to destroy the Daleks facing him. In the aftermath, Clara finds the Doctor, young again, back in the TARDIS. He states that this temporary rejuvenation is a 'reset' for the new cycle of regenerations to begin and the second phase of the regeneration is taking some time to start up, but he will soon change. He delivers a eulogy to his current form, and hallucinates a final farewell to , the first person he met after . He then removes his , a defining feature of his eleventh incarnation, and abruptly regenerates into . After exclaiming that he has 'new kidneys' and dislikes their colour, the new Doctor worriedly asks a shocked Clara if she knows how to fly the TARDIS. Continuity[] This article does not  any . Please help  by. Unsourced material may be challenged and .(December 2013) As this is the Eleventh Doctor's final appearance, numerous plot threads developed over the course of his journey are addressed. Remnants of the , the major story arc of the , are being used by the Time Lords in an attempt to break back into the universe after their . The intention of the  and the rationale behind the prophecy () are revealed to prevent the Time Lords from returning to the Universe and causing the  to begin anew. The Silence are also revealed to be behind the . The resulting explosion is what caused the cracks in the universe in the first place, a development which the Doctor notes is an . The Silence's attempt to kill the Doctor with  is also referenced. The Doctor uses the Seal of the High Council of the Time Lords to help analyse the messages coming from the crack and confirm if it is of Time Lord origin. The Doctor says that he stole the seal from the Master in the Death Zone, a reference to the 1983 story . The monuments in the small graveyard in the background on Trenzalore are of the same unusual shape as the ones which will later cover the planet, as shown in "". A -style Doctor puppet says during a town celebration that "Christmas (the town) is defended"; this echoes the very first Doctor Who Christmas special, , when the newly regenerated  tells the  that "It (Earth) is defended." Production[] "The Time of the Doctor" is the last episode to feature Matt Smith (left) in the central role, and the second to include Peter Capaldi (right) as the new Doctor, following his cameo in "". Matt Smith said filming would commence on the episode when he had finished work on the film . He later revealed filming would start in September. The episode was directed by Jamie Payne, who previously directed the episode "". The from the Christmas special took place on 4 September 2013. In August 2013, Moffat stated in an interview that the Christmas episode would tie together the remaining story strands from the Eleventh Doctor era, some of which were introduced as far back as "". Production on the episode was scheduled to start on 8 September. Owing to his work on the film , which required him to have a , Matt Smith had to wear a wig to mimic the Doctor's hairstyle. In August 2013, it was revealed that the  would feature in the Christmas episode, when one of the show's regular stunt artists, Darrelle "Daz" Parker, tweeted that she would be playing a Cyberman. On 23 November 2013, the teaser trailer released on BBC One after "" revealed that the , , and the  would also be appearing in the episode. Although the Daleks and the Cybermen had previously met in "" and "", this marks the first time that the four species have appeared in an episode together. Revealed in the trailer is the Doctor's return to Trenzalore and the tagline "Silence Will Fall", which has been repeated through Matt Smith's run as the Doctor. Recasting the Doctor[] On 1 June, the BBC announced that Smith would be departing the series after almost four years, with the Christmas special episode being the episode of transition between Smith's Doctor and the next regeneration. The announcement sparked media and fan speculation as to who the next Doctor might be. It was announced on 4 August 2013, during a special broadcast – Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor – that the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor would be played by . Although it was originally announced that Capaldi would debut as the new Doctor at some point during the Christmas special, he actually debuted in a cameo appearance in "", in which only his hand and his eyes are visible. Fake snow at Puzzlewood for filming. Filming[] Filming for the episode began on 8 September 2013. On 10 September,  and were seen filming on location in . The location was Lydstep Flats, which have been previously used in  and  as the Powell Estate where lived with her mother . On 19 September 2013, scenes were being filmed in the evening at  with fake snow being scattered over certain areas. On 5 October 2013, Doctor Who producer Marcus Wilson revealed via  that filming was complete. Marketing[] Trailers[] A sneak preview for the episode was shown after the simulcast of "", confirming the appearance of the and revealing the inclusion of the , ,  and , as well as confirming the Doctor's return to the planet Trenzalore. The title and a poster were released on 26 November. In the BBC Christmas 2013 trailer, there were clips also confirming the Daleks and the Cybermen. Through the online Doctor Who "Adventure Calendar", more images were released in December. On 11 December, the BBC released a 35-second trailer in which the Daleks pronounce "The Doctor is Regenerating!" there is also the Silence, Cybermen, members of the Church featured in ""/"" and "", Clara and the Doctor featured in the clip. On 17 December 2013,  released another Christmas trailer, featuring Clara calling the Doctor during a Cyberman attack on the . Prior to the episode's broadcast, the BBC also released three preview clips. Broadcast and reception[] "The Time of the Doctor" was broadcast in the United Kingdom on  on Christmas Day 2013 when it received initial overnight ratings of 8.30 million viewers (30.7% share) against the long running soap opera  which got 7.9 million viewers (though this was later bumped to 8.27 million after the later repeat showing on  was factored in).  was the second most watched programme of the entire day across all channels, with the final 5 minutes (the regeneration from Smith to Capaldi) receiving the largest peak viewers of the day with 10.2 million. The final viewing figures for the episode were 11.14 million viewers, making it the fifth most watched Doctor Who Christmas special. It was also shown on 25 December in the United States on , where, with 2.47m viewers, it achieved the highest ever audience figures for the channel, beating the previous record set just over month beforehand with "". It was also seen in Canada on , in Germany on Fox and in Israel on . In Australia it aired on 26 December on, and in New Zealand, it screened on  during Boxing Day evening with 106,390 viewers. It received an of 83 in the UK. The episode holds an 86% "Fresh" rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Critical reception[] Dan Martin of  praised the episode as "awfully good". He wrote, "[Steven Moffat] performed the fourth remix of the show's mythology in a row, tying up strands that date back to the beginning of Matt Smith's run." He added, "Perfectly, the rebooting of his regeneration cycle was done simply... Who could have guessed the Doctor's renewed regeneration cycle would be dealt with as simply as his best friend just asking nicely?"  gave the episode a score of 8.4, "GREAT", writing that "'The Time of the Doctor' was an exemplary exercise in celebrating the departure of a loved one. If you managed to stay dry-eyed during the Doctor's goodbye to Clara (itself a not-entirely-transparent goodbye from Smith to the role he embodied), then you should probably double check your heart's still working," also lauding Karen Gillan's "rather crowd-pleasing, tear-inducing cameo". While criticizing its "rapid, almost breathless pace", they concluded, "It was a melancholic yet ultimately merry end to one of the show's best Doctors to date."  said that Matt Smith exited "with comic energy" and "grace", stating, "The Christmas special embodies the heartfelt style and playfulness that Matt Smith brought to his spell as the Time Lord. There are two ways to watch the series. The first requires a deep knowledge of its complicated 50-year-history and an ability to keep complicated strands of time-twisting action straight in one's head. The other way is to watch it for the poetry, the resonances and the connections and a sense of wonder about life (extra-terrestrially dressed at times, but our life underneath)."  noted similarities between the episode and the previous regeneration story: , with The Doctor seeing the person he first saw in his current incarnation before regenerating and "both are weighed under by the ominous, threatening shadow of their previous legacies, and in ways, both falter because of it." However they felt the "plot itself doesn't really quite hold up to the rest of the storytelling". They criticized Moffat for doing another "carnival of monsters, but this time, never feels quite justified, outside of a 'wouldn't it be cool *if*' moment." They also felt that it would best be suited to a two-parter like The End of Time, "with that extra time to breathe, it might not have felt so rushed, and Moffat might have had the chance to explain things a little deeper." But they too praised Smith saying, "Smith shines in his final outing as The Doctor. It's a whizz through his greatest hits if you will, from humour to grandiose speechery, to his magical capacity to make your lip quiver with a glance of his eyes." Overall they called it "a fitting end to the Matt Smith era." Jon Cooper of  gave the episode a positive review, calling it "Easily the highlight of Christmas telly," and that it "gave Matt Smith a perfect send off." They awarded the episode 4 stars out of 5. He praised Smith saying, "Easily the best he's put in since his tenure began." He criticized the pacing saying, "viewers hoping for an all-out intergalactic bloodbath must've left feeling disappointed, hundreds of years of inter-species warfare were skipped over in the blink of an eye". He also found the need for every single one of the Doctor's enemies to be there pointless, saying "Daleks on their own would have more than sufficed." He also found similarities with The End of Time, mainly the regeneration sequence, with the Doctor removing one piece of his costume before changing, and the now traditional callback to the previous regeneration with Capaldi's entrance with the kidneys line. The Independent gave a positive review saying that, "Smith gave a cracking final performance before bowing out." They also said that the episode " was a sci-fi spectacular!" But they also criticized the plot as being too complicated for its own good. Morgan Jeffrey of Digital Spy gave the episode 4 stars out of 5 and said that "Matt Smith steals the show, his final turn on Doctor Who is one of his very finest, perhaps even his absolute best." He also compared it to 's final episode and said "Smith's regeneration scene too is a thing of beauty, like David Tennant before him, Smith gets to break the fourth wall, just a little, in his extended final monologue, [...] it's perfect." He also was positive towards Clara and suggested that she was now being written in a more human, empathetic way "in the wake of the Impossible Girl arc", although such efforts were "well-intentioned but rushed", he felt that there were "steps being taken in the right direction" with the character. He praised Jenna Coleman's performance, saying she is "dependably excellent." But he did say "'The Time of the Doctor' is a case of the parts being greater than the whole. It has great scenes and standout moments rather than being a great episode." He also criticized the pacing and felt that "a repetitive story structure robbing many key moments of their power." Alasdair Wilkins of  was overwhelmingly positive in his review, praising the subtle emotional complexities. "This episode belongs to Matt Smith, and it's entirely likely that this will go down as his finest work in the role. Steven Moffat takes great care to spotlight every aspect of Smith's Doctor. He is alternately grumpy, funny, awkward, flirty, inquisitive, giddy, and heartbroken, and that simply covers the bits up to the reveal of the crack in reality. The old-age makeup isn't entirely convincing—though I'm not honestly sure any old-age makeup has ever been entirely convincing—but Smith nicely modulates his performance to suits the increasingly wizened versions of his Doctor." He also praised the episode for being an effective "final act" rather than a standalone story. He gave the episode a rating of "A". Kyle Anderson of  wrote the finale "might leave a percentage of fandom cold, but... I can't think of a better way for the Eleventh Doctor to end his tenure." He stated, "There were lots of loose ends for writer Steven Moffat to tie up, but somehow he did it." Of The Doctor's protection of Trenzalore: "It's this action that is the perfect farewell to the Eleventh Doctor. He's the Doctor, more than any other, who has run away and not wanted to be tied to any one place or time... compelled to stay put to save each and every life he can." The final scene "[allowed] the Eleventh Doctor to go out with dignity and both appreciate the sadness of leaving without casting a pall over the new." He added, "We get our first, very fleeting glimpse of the next Doctor, Peter Capaldi, who is just as intense and strange as we probably expected." Tim Martin of  gave the episode three stars, criticizing the complexity of the episode and the fact that loose plot holes were all left to be answered in just 60 minutes: "Every time the Gordian plot-knot gets sonic-screwdrivered into submission for the 60-minute limit, the writers just tap the remnants into Later. What's the deal with the creepy brain-wiping creatures known as The Silence? Later. The name of the Doctor? Later, and then we get The Time of the Doctor, where every second line seems to offer a footnote to some arcane Wikipedia entry on Whovian lore." But he praised Smith's final performance saying, "the actor was so good as the childlike alien." Radio Times said they were "really warming to the current companion, especially now she's free of the "Impossible Girl" baggage. Perky, resourceful, best-friend material, Jenna Coleman's Clara has a tangible echo of Lis Sladen's Sarah about her." They noticed anEnd of Time call back, with The Doctor seeing his previous companions before his regeneration and how the  destroyed the TARDIS with regeneration energy, the Eleventh doctor destroyed a Dalek ship with it. They look forward to seeing Peter Capaldi take over with his "Gaunt, lizard-like [face] and with frou-frou hair. [...] In Peter Capaldi, we have a dream-wish Doctor." Home media[] "The Time of the Doctor" is due to be released on DVD and Blu-ray in the United Kingdom on 20 January 2014, in Australia on 22 January 2014 and in the United States on 4 March 2014. It will be accompanied with a behind-the-scenes feature and two documentaries. The UK and Australian releases will additionally come with an extra disc featuring the Eleventh Doctor's previous Christmas specials, "", "" and "". References[]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 240 – "The Day of the Doctor"  episode Official poster Cast  ()  ()  ()  () Others  – /The Moment  –   – Osgood  – Androgar  – The General Philip Buck – Arcadia Father  –   – McGilliop Aidan Cook,  –   – Voice of the/Zygons ,  – Daleks  – The Curator/ John Guilor – Voice of the   – (uncredited) Production Director Script editor Richard Cookson Producer Marcus Wilson Executive producer(s) Steven Moffat Faith Penhale Incidental music composer Series Length 76 minutes Originally broadcast 23 November 2013 (GMT, simulcast internationally) Chronology ← Preceded by Followed by → """" (mini-episode) "" "The Day of the Doctor" is the 799th episode of the British  programme , and marks the programme's fiftieth anniversary. It is written by , an executive producer alongside Faith Penhale. It has been described by series producer Marcus Wilson as a "love letter to the fans" and by the controller of , , as an "event drama". It was shown on on 23 November 2013, in both 2D and 3D. The special was broadcast simultaneously in 94 countries, and was shown concurrently in 3D in some cinemas. It achieved the  for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama. The episode shows the last day of the , in which a  of  faces his choice to kill both  and his own race of  in an act of mass destruction, paralleling this with a present-day choice by paramilitary organisation  to destroy  rather than allow an alien invasion. It reveals how, contrary to previous plotline understanding, the Doctor followed plea to change his mind at the last instant of the Time War, and hid the war-racked planet Gallifrey in time, rather than destroy it, but due to the distortions of time incurred, had retained no memory of his changed decision. The episode starred  as the  and  as his companion, . Previous lead actors  and  returned for the episode, Tennant reprising his role as the , while Piper portrayed a sentient doomsday weapon called the Moment, projecting an image based on her character , invisible and inaudible to everyone but the , played by, introduced for the first time in the  as an unknown past incarnation of the Doctor. Other appearances included a very brief view of the upcoming, expected to succeed Matt Smith in , and a significant  by  actor , now in his late 70s and the earliest surviving actor to have played the title role. Rounding out the guest cast,  starred as , while  returned to portray the in-series daughter of 1970s central figure .The special also featured the return of the , and the , shape-shifting aliens who had previously only appeared in the 1975 serial . Contents   []  Mini-episodes See also:  and  Two mini-episodes written by Steven Moffat, "" and "", were released shortly prior to "The Day of the Doctor". They depict events occurring during the  between the Doctor's own race of  and his , the . In "The Night of the Doctor",  reprised his role as the  from the and subsequent  audio plays. He is a to the ongoing Time War and intends to rescue a crew member from a crashing spaceship via the . Realising that he is a , she refuses to comply, preferring to die rather than go with him. She and the Doctor die as the ship crashes on Karn. The Doctor is resurrected temporarily by the Sisterhood of Karn. They persuade the Doctor to take action to end the Time War, offering him a selection of potions to control his regeneration. He chooses a potion designed to initiate his regeneration into a hitherto unknown  of the Doctor as a "warrior" (described in credits as the "" and played by ). "The Last Day" is filmed from the first-person perspective of a Gallifreyan soldier who has had a camera implanted in his head. The soldiers scan for Daleks at Arcadia, Gallifrey's second city and believed due to its impregnable defences to be the safest place on the Time Lords' home planet. During training exercises, a blurred object in the sky is identified surprisingly as the first of a fleet of successfully invading Daleks, which kill the soldiers. The "Fall of Arcadia" becomes the central battle of the Time War around which "The Day of the Doctor" is centred. Plot At , teacher  receives a message from the  and returns to the , which is unexpectedly  to . Kate Stewart of the paramilitary organisation  shows the Doctor preserved instructions from previous wife , along with the Under-Gallery, a secret vault of forbidden art housed at the . The vault includes several works of  art: moments of time preserved in stasis that take the form of "3-D pictures". One such work, called either No More or Gallifrey Falls, shows the fall of Arcadia on the last day of the Time War, an event believed to have obliterated both the Time Lords and the  from the universe. The glass of several of these pictures has been broken from within and figures in the paintings have disappeared. It transpires that the  , preserved in stasis in the pictures, are invading, taking the forms of UNIT members. To defeat them, Kate plans to detonate a nuclear warhead in London from within UNIT's "TARDIS-proof" Black Archive of Time Lord and other alien artefacts. The detonation would will wipe out London but save the rest of humanity. In the midst of the Time War, the —a hitherto-unknown "hidden" incarnation of the —watches Gallifrey falling to the Dalek invasion. He decides to trigger an ancient  called "the ", a "galaxy eater" which will destroy both races completely. The Moment, however, is sentient and possesses a conscience. Its interface manifests with the form of his future assistant  to challenge whether mass killing is his best option and to show him the future personal consequences of his actions. The Moment opens fissures in space and time between these two points in the timeline and Elizabethan England, depositing the Eleventh Doctor and the War Doctor near the  and a young Elizabeth I under threat from Zygons, who are using the time period to secret themselves into the stasis of the Time Lord paintings as to invade in the contemporary future. All three Doctors are captured and imprisoned in the , where the Moment encourages the War Doctor to form an escape plan involving calculations which would take "centuries", but which, being begun on the War Doctor's , are therefore now completed on the Eleventh's screwdriver, four hundred years in its future. The Eleventh Doctor, meanwhile, inscribes in stone the code necessary to activate a  stored in UNIT's Black Archive. Found by his allies in the present day, it allows Clara to both escape the Zygons and free the Doctors, by travelling into the past. Using the same technique to "travel" to the present via the Time Lord paintings as the Zygons, they gain entry to the Black Archives despite its TARDIS-proof defences. They use the Black Archives' mind-wiping facilities to erase the memories of the humans and Zygons present, causing them to forget who is human and who is Zygon in human form, and forcing them to cancel the detonation and discuss peace. The War Doctor, now convinced that detonating the Moment will allow his future selves to save many more lives, is returned to his time by the Moment. His other two present incarnations appear with the intention of detonating the device alongside him so as to share his burden. Clara, reminding them that he chose the name "Doctor", implores that he seek a different solution. The three Doctors finally think of an alternative solution, to put the planet Gallifrey in stasis in a moment of time, leaving the Daleks surrounding the planet to be obliterated by their own firepower; to the rest of the universe it would still appear that both sides wiped each other out. The three work with the consent of the desperate Time Lords and summon all of the Doctor's other past incarnations – as well as  – to successfully execute this plan. The three Doctors and Clara return to the Gallery, unsure whether it is possible to return Gallifrey from stasis. The War Doctor is content to think that he failed in doing the right thing, rather than succeeding in doing the wrong thing. He realises that neither he nor the Tenth Doctor will remember what happened, and will continue shouldering the guilt for centuries. After departing, the aged War Doctor finds himself beginning to  within his TARDIS. The Tenth Doctor also leaves, having persuaded his successor to tell him about his impending death on the planet . The Eleventh Doctor, now alone in the Gallery, is joined by its mysterious curator, who appears to resemble an aged version of the. The Curator enigmatically suggests that he might be a future incarnation of the Doctor, as well as commenting that the painting's actual name is neither No More nor Gallifrey Falls, but Gallifrey Falls No More. The Doctor surmises that his plan to save Gallifrey was successful. In closing, the Doctor describes a recurring dream, in which he and his eleven previous incarnations are looking together upon Gallifrey. The Doctor vows to find and restore Gallifrey. Continuity As the show's 50th anniversary special, the episode contains multiple references to previous episodes. It opens with the title sequence and theme arrangement used at the series' debut in 1963. Echoing the opening of the very first story, , a policeman is shown walking past the sign for I.M. Foreman, the scrap merchant in whose yard the TARDIS was located, and its first few seconds are in monochrome (as had been the case in , the last time more than one Doctor had featured in an official story)., where the Doctor's granddaughter  went when they were on Earth in 1963, also featured in both the original story and the 1988 serial . According to the school sign, the chairman of the school governors is now , formerly one of the First Doctor's original three companions and a science teacher at the school, and the headmaster is W. Coburn, a reference to  and ,[] who respectively directed and wrote An Unearthly Child. Clara rides out of Coal Hill School on the Eleventh Doctor's anti-gravity motorcycle from "" at 5:16, the time An Unearthly Child originally aired on  television (the first broadcast began 1 minute 20 seconds after its scheduled time of 5:15  on 23 November 1963.). The same date and time were also reflected in the activation code of the vortex manipulator, 1716231163 (signifying 17:16 23/11/1963). When the TARDIS is picked up by , the call sign used by the helicopter to refer to UNIT is 'Greyhound leader', reflecting that of,[] whose daughter Kate is now portrayed as having his role as commander of UNIT. Lethbridge-Stewart was a central character in the 's era and also several of his successors', originally appearing in the serial  and making his last appearance in Doctor Who in  serial , which is also referenced. An image of the Brigadier is seen alongside images of various companions of the Doctor. Kate's assistant, Osgood, is also a name from that era (UNIT technician Osgood from ) and her scarf is very similar to that worn by the Fourth Doctor; the Eleventh Doctor remarks that it is a "nice scarf". Osgood also uses it to trip up her Zygon duplicate who was standing on it, a nod to the Fourth Doctor's actions against a thug in his first story Robot. Kate Stewart twice mentions her subordinate, Malcolm, presumably the same UNIT scientist named Malcolm played by  in "".[] The controversy, regarding whether the  era stories took place in the 1970s or 1980s, is referenced in dialogue by Kate Stewart, when she mentions that events occurred in "the '70s or '80s depending on the dating protocol used". The Tenth Doctor's era is also heavily referenced, elaborating on his marriage to Queen Elizabeth I originally mentioned in his final story,  and first referred to in "". It is implied that he deserted her shortly after the wedding as part of his (fruitless) attempt to flee his impending death, hence her fury at him when she finds him at the Globe Theatre;[]at that time he had no idea why she was so angry, since the events of "The Shakespeare Code" occur much earlier than those of "The Day of the Doctor". The Tenth Doctor's speech to a rabbit whom he believes to be a Zygon is partially taken from the Christmas special, "". The Tenth Doctor mentioned the Fall of Arcadia in "". When he leaves after learning of Trenzalore, the Tenth Doctor remarks, "I don't want to go...", his incarnation's final words from The End of Time; the Eleventh Doctor tells Clara that "he always says that" after his TARDIS leaves. The Eleventh Doctor's fixation with  – a linking item in this story – begins in "" and reappears in "", "", and "". The Moment device was originally mentioned in The End of Time, but had not been explored in depth. Here, it takes the form of "", a seemingly omnipotent being and personalisation of the  itself, which manifested in  when she absorbed the Time Vortex in the  finale, "". Other references come heavily from the previous multi-Doctor anniversary stories, The Three Doctors and The Five Doctors. The Eleventh Doctor's dismissal of the Tenth Doctor and War Doctor as "the sandshoes and grandad" to mock their respective trainers and age echo the First Doctor's description of his two successors in The Three Doctors as "a dandy and a clown"[]. Likewise, a Time Lord says, "I didn't know when I was well-off! All twelve of them!" which recalls the Brigadier's line from The Three Doctors: "Three of them, eh? I didn't know when I was well off." More of the Brigadier's dialogue from the latter serial is referenced when Kate asks for an incident report code-named "Cromer"; in the earlier story, upon being transported to another universe, the Brigadier initially believes himself to be near the coastal Norfolk town. A line from the First Doctor, this time from The Five Doctors, is also referenced near the end as the Tenth Doctor tells the Eleventh, "It's good to know my future is in safe hands" (which the First told the Fifth in the earlier story, appended by "after all"). In trying to compensate for the presence of three Doctors who utilise different console rooms, the Tenth Doctor's TARDIS console briefly changes to the War Doctor's console room, seen again later in the episode, before settling on the Eleventh's; according to the script, the fact that all three are together has knocked their time streams out of sync and the TARDIS is reacting to that.[] The Tenth Doctor comments upon the Eleventh Doctor's TARDIS console, "Oh you've redecorated! I don't like it", a line originally used by the  speaking to the Third in  and later reused by the Second and Eleventh Doctors respectively in and "". There were plenty of other script references to both the recent and classic history of the programme. When the Tenth and Eleventh Doctors aim their  at troops in 1560, the War Doctor asks if they plan to "...assemble a cabinet at them?", a line used by  when the Eleventh Doctor points his screwdriver at  in a fight scene of "". The white roundels in the wall of the War Doctor's TARDIS were featured in the classic series' original TARDIS console rooms from 1963 to 1989 before being removed for the more elaborate TARDIS console used by the Seventh and Eighth Doctors in the TV movie. Seeing the white roundels, both the Tenth and Eleventh Doctor are pleased, but are uncertain as to what they are for. The final scene in the Gallery, containing 's  as the curator,  somewhat, as he enigmatically talks to the watching audience and Eleventh Doctor in a short  upon the Doctor's past and future activities, ultimately (in the context of the episode) deterring questions about his apparent knowledge with the comment, '"Who" Knows?'. Cast  as the .  as the . Excluding flashbacks and archived footage, Tennant had not appeared in Doctor Who since his final regular appearance as the Doctor in the concluding scenes of , broadcast on 1 January 2010.  as companion . The special was the first time the actress was credited on the show simply as Jenna Coleman, dropping the Louise part of her name seen in previous episodes.  as the Moment Interface, a Gallifreyan super weapon. While credited as , Billie Piper was instead portraying the projection of the Moment's user interface which had taken the form of the Doctor's then-future companion.[] Piper has not portrayed Rose as a series regular since "", although she reprised her role in various episodes of the fourth series and appeared briefly in The End of Time.  as the , the Doctor's warrior-like forgotten incarnation. The War Doctor came between the  and Doctors, and renounced the title of Doctor.  as 's daughter Kate Stewart, who previously appeared in "", having been originated by actress Beverley Cressman in the direct-to-video spin-offs,  and .  as . Page is the third actress to portray Elizabeth I on Doctor Who, following Vivienne Bennet () and  ("").  as Osgood. Throughout the special, Osgood is seen wearing a copy of the 's iconic scarf.  as Androgar, a .  as the General of Gallifrey. Jonjo O'Neill as McGilliop. Aidan Cook and  as the .  as the voice of the  and the Zygons.  and  as Daleks.[]  as the Curator, a mysterious character who informs the Eleventh Doctor of Gallifrey's survival at the end of the episode. His resemblance to the  is alluded to, but left unexplained. , , , Tom Baker, , , ,  and all appear in the special as their respective Doctors, through the use of archive footage and voice doubles. All are credited as "the Doctor" alongside Smith, Tennant and Hurt in the episode's closing credits. John Guilor provided voice acting for the First Doctor, though he was credited as "Voice Over Artist".  makes an uncredited cameo appearance as the , prior to taking over the lead role from Smith in the 2013 Christmas Special, titled "". Casting Both David Tennant and Billie Piper returned to appear in the 50th anniversary special On 30 March 2013, a distribution error occurred, and many subscribers to received the issue five days before the official release date. The issue of the magazine included the official announcement that and , who previously played the  and in Doctor Who respectively, were lined up to appear in the special, along with actor . Moffat did not want to bring Rose the character back because he felt her story was wrapped up and did not feel comfortable adding to Davies' arc. However, he liked the concept of bringing back her Bad Wolf persona and felt that Piper needed to be in the special as she symbolised the rebirth of Doctor Who. John Hurt did not actually audition for the part, but had been asked by the production team and "said yes with remarkable speed".His costume was meant to signify that he was "rougher, tougher", and had been around for a while; the audience had missed a lot. Hurt's request to keep his beard adds to this effect, and makes him the first bearded Doctor.  discussed plans for the anniversary episode with Moffat, but eventually declined to return as the ., who played the , claimed that none of the surviving actors who portrayed the Doctor prior to Eccleston were contacted regarding the special.  confirmed this while being interviewed on Australian television alongside McCoy and . However, McGann went on to say that he could still be in the 50th but at the last moment. reported rumours that a Doctor from the classic era would feature in the special, citing unknown sources.  and, who played Tenth Doctor companions  and , respectively, both stated they would not be in the 50th, but may return to the show at some point. Barrowman stated that he would have liked to be in it, but speculated that the producers wanted to try some different things. Production Publicity Steven Moffat previously stated, "Most things that have been said about the 50th are not true... Normally I am responsible for the disinformation and the rubbish rumors—I usually put them out myself, but I haven't needed to for this one." On the importance of the episode, Moffat has stated that it will "change the narrative" of Doctor Who. "", an additional 7-minute special, was released on 14 November 2013, and featured the  ()'s regeneration into the  (). Another 4 minute special, entitled "", was released on 20 November 2013 and saw the start of the Fall of Arcadia. On 4 November 2013, the BBC released the official synopsis: "The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th anniversary special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him." On 22 November 2013,  stated on  "I can say something about my character; it's not Rose as we know her" to about the episode.[] Writing "The Day of the Doctor" was written by , current head writer of Doctor Who, and produced by Faith Penhale in , with  directing. Moffat began writing the script for "The Day of the Doctor" in late 2012, announcing that, as a security precaution, he had not produced any copies, instead keeping it on his computer "under lock and key" until it was needed. Moffat had often thought about featuring a "mayfly Doctor" who appears for a single episode, asking, "Would it be weird in the run of the series to have the 45th Doctor turn up and be played by  or someone? Would that be a cool thing to do?" He also indicated that the "classic Doctor" he would most like to feature in a new story was 's , stating, "You'd want him to come and say 'What in the name of God have I turned into?' That's the confrontation that you most want to see, to celebrate 50 years. Going round and round in circles on it I just thought, 'What about a Doctor that he never talks about?' And what if it is a Doctor who's done something terrible, who's much deadlier and more serious, who represents that thing that is the undertow in both David and Matt. You know there's a terrible old man inside them. Well, here he is, facing the children he becomes, as it were." Knowing that Matt Smith was planning to leave, Moffat wrote the special specifically with the brief appearance of the  during the sequence of all of the Doctors uniting to save Gallifrey, prior to casting anyone in the role. Moffat later stated of the 50th episode, that it was his "plan from the start" that all the Doctors would fly in to save Gallifrey, and he knew there would be a new one at that time. He wrote it before knowing who would be cast. Typically, Doctor Who's anniversary stories are named after the number of returning Doctors, as with  and . Moffat explained his choice of title to SFX magazine, commenting that "... it's very rare in Doctor Who that the story happens to the Doctor. It happens to people around him, and he helps out – he's the hero figure who rides in and saves everybody from the story of the week. He is not the story of the week. In this, he is the story of the week. This is the day of the Doctor. This is his most important day. His most important moment. This is the one he'll remember, whereas I often think the Doctor wanders back to his TARDIS and forgets all about it." Filming Because "The Day of the Doctor" was filmed in 3D, the episode took longer than usual to shoot, especially as every  shot had to be done twice. Filming began on 2 April 2013 in , . On 9 April 2013 scenes were filmed for the special in , . On 17 April 2013 , ,  and  filmed scenes in ,, , and some scenes were shot in . On 2 May 2013, scenes in  were being filmed for scenes that take place at Totter's Lane and Coal Hill school, locations which had previously featured in the first 1963 serial , the 1985 serial , and the 1988 serial . Filming for the special was completed on Sunday 5 May 2013. From 4–5 May 2013, Paul McGann returned to Doctor Who alongside John Hurt's War Doctor, to record "The Night of the Doctor". Marketing Trailers The first trailer for the special was shown to attendees of  in July 2013. The BBC's decision not to release the trailer online to international fans was met with controversy. On 26 July, the BBC responded to criticisms by saying the trailer was intended to be exclusive to Comic-Con attendees and that content for all other audiences would be forthcoming at a later date.The trailer was also screened at The Edinburgh International Television Festival, at the end of Charlotte Moore's "Meet The Controller" session.[] On 28 September, the BBC revealed that the trailer for the special had been specifically shot and was currently in post-production. On 19 October 2013, a specially-made teaser trailer, directed by Matt Losasso, was shown on BBC One, and was then subsequently posted online. It contained icons from the history of the show and had a monologue by Matt Smith, as well as body doubles and  to create shots of previous Doctors. A clip from "The Day of the Doctor" was shown at the BBC's  show on Friday 15 November. The official trailer for the episode aired in the United Kingdom at 8 pm GMT on 9 November. Due to the leak of a trailer earlier on 9 November on BBC Latin America's Facebook page, the BBC officially released it ahead of schedule. A second official trailer was shortly released later. Furthermore, before the release of the main trailers, a short clip previewed the Eleventh Doctor and Clara examining a seemingly impossible painting. On 10 November 2013, a short clip of the Eleventh Doctor announcing "The clock is ticking" interrupted a BBC One ident. This was followed on Monday 11 November by another ident interruption, with the Eleventh Doctor stating "It's all been leading to this..." Viral marketing On 28 September, the BBC unveiled a   (#SaveTheDay) and an  that was used to promote the special.Respectively, the hashtag and the ident were shown before and after the premiere of  on BBC One. The hashtag was used to reveal all subsequent promotional material. On 7 November 2013, a video starring Smith in character as the Doctor was released promoting the hashtag, promising exclusive content. A website was launched to reveal the content. Broadcast Countries that screened "The Day of the Doctor" simultaneously.   Countries that screened on TV.   Countries that screened in cinemas.   Countries that screened both on TV and in cinemas. The BBC broadcast the episode in 94 countries simultaneously, in order to avoid plot leaks. It earned a  for the world's largest ever simulcast of a TV drama. The  rated the episode PG for mild violence and threat. The  also rated the episode PG for "mild science fiction themes and violence", noting there was "very mild impact" with regards to sexual themes. The episode broadcast at 7:50pm in the UK, and was preceded and followed by other Doctor Who related programmes and broadcasts, including broadcast of an after-party. Canadian  rated "The Day of the Doctor" PG in , G in  and G in. Broadcasters The following is a list of some broadcasters that aired "The Day of the Doctor" on 23 or 24 November 2013, depending on time zones. CountryChannel    and  (television) and Hoyts (cinema)    (television),  and  (cinema)   Haydn and  (cinema)             BBC Entertainment and BBC HD   BBC Entertainment and BBC HD (television)Movie Center (cinema)                            BBC Entertainment         BBC Entertainment and BBC HD (television)Cinemark (cinema)    (television) (television) (cinema)   Cinemaxx (cinema)    ( and Yle HD)      (television)Cinemaxx, Cine Star and UCI (cinema)    (television) (cinema)   Bíóparadís (cinema)      (not simultaneous, 20 minute delay and commercial breaks)   Kinopark and Chaplin Cinema (cinema)   BBC One    (not simultaneous, 10 minute delay) (cinema)   Fredrikstad Kino, Kristiansand Kino, Trondheim Kino,Volda Filmteater, Ringen Oslo Kino and Bergen Kino (cinema)    and NST (television)CoolConnections (cinema)   BBC Entertainment Asia   Cinesa (cinema)   Bio Roy and Tumbascenen Bio (cinema)    BBC One     Kronverk Cinema (cinema)   BBC One,  and BBC 3D (television),  and  (cinemas), as well as independent cinemas around the UK.    (television), , Cinemark and  (cinema) Home media "The Day of the Doctor" is planned to be released on DVD and 3D Blu-ray on 2 December 2013 in the UK. It will be released on 4 December 2013 in Australia and 10 December 2013 in North America. Reception "The Day of the Doctor" received instant positive reactions. Ben Lawrence of  gave the special five stars, calling it "charming, eccentric and very, very British." 's Simon Brew praised the special, calling it "terrific", and stating that it was "pulsating with comedy, ambition, and top to bottom entertainment." Jon Cooper of  gave the episode five stars, stating that it "not only gives hardcore fans a beautiful reinvention of their favourite show but also gives casual viewers a stonking story and a reminder why we all love this show so much." Jim Shelley of  called the episode "a clever, chaotic, infuriating combination of nifty, knowing tiny detail and big, hollow, pompous bluster." However, he disliked the effects, accusing the BBC on pandering to the American audience, as well as disliking the Zygons, deeming them not "scary enough," and naming Matt Smith and David Tennant "irritating." 's Chris Taylor stated that the episode is "one designed to please fans and newcomers alike," and that it "shows why the Doctor is finding his way into ever more homes and hearts." 's Viv Grospok criticised various elements of the episode, though concluded that "it was all worth it." Social analytics website SecondSync revealed that Doctor Who generated almost 500,000 "tweets" on  during its broadcast, with the peak number of tweets occurring at the beginning of the broadcast, at 12,939 tweets per minute. Overnight figures revealed that the episode had a total of 10.18 million viewers for the live broadcast in the United Kingdom, while the box office takings for its cinema screenings totalled £1.7m (US$2.2m), which placed it at number three in the UK film chart for the week, behind  and . The live simulcast on , at 2.50pm /11.50am , had a total audience of 2.4m viewers, with a further 1.2m watching the later repeat, the largest audience in the channel's history. The cinema screenings, on a total of 660 screens nationwide, took a total of US$4.8m (approx £3m) at the box office, placing it at number 2 in the US chart. The special had a total of 1.95m viewers for its two broadcasts in Australia, with 590,000 watching the live broadcast on  at 6.50am /3.50am AWST, and another 1.36m watching the repeat at 7.30pm, while the cinema box office takings totalled AU$1.54m, putting it at number three in the Australian film chart.  A total of 1.7m viewers watched the two broadcasts on Canadian channel , making it the most watched entertainment programme in Canada on the day, with the 1.1m watching the live broadcast at 2.50pm  being the channel's largest ever audience. Worldwide, cinema screenings brought $10.2 million at the box office. See also , a parody tie-in to this episode. Notes References ^   Sources that refer to John Guilor's role as the voice of the in the special include: Southall, J. R. (25 November 2013). . . Retrieved 28 November 2013. 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