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|doctor = Eleventh Doctor | |doctor = Eleventh Doctor | ||
|companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]], [[Handles]] | |companions = [[Clara Oswald|Clara]], [[Handles]] | ||
|featuring = | |featuring = Dave Oswald | ||
|featuring2 | |featuring2 = Twelfth Doctor | ||
|enemy = [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]] | |enemy = [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]] | ||
|setting = {{il|[[Clara Oswald's flat]], [[25 December]], [[21st century]]|[[Christmas (town)|Christmas]]}} | |setting = {{il|[[Clara Oswald's flat]], [[25 December]], [[21st century]]|[[Christmas (town)|Christmas]], [[Trenzalore]]}} | ||
|writer = | |writer = Steven Moffat | ||
|director = [[Jamie Payne]] | |director = [[Jamie Payne]] | ||
|producer = [[Marcus Wilson]] | |producer = [[Marcus Wilson]] | ||
|broadcast date = | |broadcast date = 25 December 2013 | ||
|network = | |network = BBC One | ||
|format = 1x60 minute special | |format = 1x60 minute special | ||
|prev = The Day of the Doctor (TV story) | |prev = The Day of the Doctor (TV story) | ||
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|bts = {{uc:Doctor Who}} Making Of The Time of The Doctor Christmas Special - BBC America | |bts = {{uc:Doctor Who}} Making Of The Time of The Doctor Christmas Special - BBC America | ||
|bts2 = *{{uc:spoilers}}* Behind the scenes The Time of the Doctor & Matt Smith's regeneration - Doctor Who - BBC | |bts2 = *{{uc:spoilers}}* Behind the scenes The Time of the Doctor & Matt Smith's regeneration - Doctor Who - BBC | ||
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'''''The Time of the Doctor''''' was the 2013 [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was [[Matt Smith]]'s final regular appearance as the series lead, but unusually it did not formally introduce his successor, since [[Peter Capaldi]]'s [[Twelfth Doctor]] had ''already'' been seen in the [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|previous episode]]. | '''''The Time of the Doctor''''' was the 2013 [[Christmas Special]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was [[Matt Smith]]'s final regular appearance as the series lead, but unusually it did not formally introduce his successor, since [[Peter Capaldi]]'s [[Twelfth Doctor]] had ''already'' been seen in the [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|previous episode]], although this story marks the first chronological appearance of the Twelfth Doctor properly. | ||
The show's 800th episode — and the last [[producer|produced]] by [[Marcus Wilson]] — it served as a conclusion to the entirety of the Smith era. It especially tried to give final relevance to [[the Silence]], the [[cracks in time]], [[Trenzalore]] and [[Fall of Gallifrey|the salvation of Gallifrey]]. As such, it was a unique attempt at narrative conclusion for storylines running through the entirety of a particular incarnation's tenure. It also significantly aged the Doctor, establishing that the Eleventh Doctor had lived much longer than any other incarnation. | The show's 800th episode — and the last [[producer|produced]] by [[Marcus Wilson]] — it served as a conclusion to the entirety of the Smith era. It especially tried to give final relevance to [[the Silence]], the [[cracks in time]], [[Trenzalore]] and [[Fall of Gallifrey|the salvation of Gallifrey]]. As such, it was a unique attempt at narrative conclusion for storylines running through the entirety of a particular incarnation's tenure. It also significantly aged the Doctor, establishing that the Eleventh Doctor had lived much longer than any other incarnation. | ||
But it was especially important to the history of the programme because it addressed an issue that hadn't been talked about in the series since its return in 2005: the limited amount of regenerations in a [[Time Lord]]'s [[Regeneration#Regenerative cycle|regeneration cycle]]. This episode confirmed that the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s aborted regeneration in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' did indeed use up a whole regeneration, and with the retroactive introduction of the [[War Doctor]] in between their Eighth and Ninth incarnations this meant that the Doctor had no more regenerations left, leaving the Eleventh Doctor as the | But it was especially important to the history of the programme because it addressed an issue that hadn't been talked about in the series since its return in 2005: the limited amount of regenerations in a [[Time Lord]]'s [[Regeneration#Regenerative cycle|regeneration cycle]]. This episode confirmed that the [[Tenth Doctor]]'s aborted regeneration in ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'' did indeed use up a whole regeneration, and with the retroactive introduction of the [[War Doctor]] in between their Eighth and Ninth incarnations this meant that the Doctor had no more regenerations left, leaving the Eleventh Doctor as the thirteenth and final incarnation in his regeneration cycle. However, the Doctor is granted a brand new regeneration cycle at the end of the story, drastically altering his fate. This is not only the first time that a new regeneration cycle has been given on screen but the depiction of a new regeneration cycle ensured that the programme would be able to continue and keep casting new actors in the role for potentially decades. | ||
The necessity for this had previously been unclear. Some early episodes of the show had suggested the Doctor's lifespan was practically infinite. Even Matt Smith's Doctor seemed to hint at this possibility in [[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|an episode of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'']]. But other stories, starting with ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', set the limit to thirteen lives. ''Time'' was the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' produced by [[BBC Wales]] to choose a side, confirming that a "regeneration cycle" indeed consisted of just thirteen incarnations. | The necessity for this had previously been unclear. Some early episodes of the show had suggested the Doctor's lifespan was practically infinite. Even Matt Smith's Doctor seemed to hint at this possibility in [[Death of the Doctor (TV story)|an episode of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'']]. But other stories, starting with ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', set the limit to thirteen lives. ''Time'' was the first episode of ''Doctor Who'' produced by [[BBC Wales]] to choose a side, confirming that a "regeneration cycle" indeed consisted of just thirteen incarnations. | ||
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== Plot == | == Plot == | ||
The Doctor is among thousands of ships orbiting a planet after hearing a message being broadcast from it, a three-toned message that no-one can understand. Shrouded in a cape the Doctor visits a ship while holding a [[Dalek]] [[Dalek Eyestalk|eyestalk]] to show his bravery, and that he comes in peace. He demands them to identify themselves by species and planet of origin. Unfortunately, the ship belongs to Daleks, who fire at him until he teleports back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], where a severed [[Cyberman]] head that he calls "[[Handles]]" is plugged into the console. After avoiding a near disaster, the Doctor removes his cape and scolds Handles for sending him to a Dalek ship while he was "holding a broken bit of Dalek". Handles, who as a robot interprets everything literally, replies he didn't specify a preference for transport. | The Doctor is among thousands of ships orbiting a planet after hearing a message being broadcast from it, a three-toned message that no-one can understand. Shrouded in a cape the Doctor visits a ship while holding a [[Dalek]] [[Dalek Eyestalk|eyestalk]] to show his bravery, and that he comes in peace. He demands them to identify themselves by species and planet of origin. Unfortunately, the ship belongs to [[Bronze Dalek|Daleks]], who fire at him until he teleports back to [[The Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]], where a severed [[Weapons-grade Cyberman|Cyberman]] head that he calls "[[Handles]]" is plugged into the console. After avoiding a near disaster, the Doctor removes his cape and scolds Handles for sending him to a Dalek ship while he was "holding a broken bit of Dalek". Handles, who as a robot interprets everything literally, replies he didn't specify a preference for transport. | ||
The [[TARDIS phone]] begins to ring, but the Doctor cannot answer the call from the inside. The ship's telephone device has been incorrectly fed to the dummy handset on the outer shell of the police box. He orders Handles to remind him that he needs to patch it back into the console unit, eventually growing exhausted of Handles' inability to grasp figurative language. He then tells Handles to "Just pick a random number, express that number as a quantity of minutes, and when that time has elapsed, remind me to patch the telephone back through the console unit". Clara is calling the Doctor via the TARDIS phone and pleads that he pretend to be her boyfriend for her family's [[Christmas]] dinner. She is having difficulty squaring things away for the event, including how to cook the [[turkey (bird)|turkey]] properly. At the same time, the Doctor has been put in a bind by having to answer her call from outside the TARDIS doors as he hovers through space among a legion of alien races. He leaves the phone hanging before his companion can clarify that she needs a Christmas date after inventing a boyfriend. The Doctor has identified the arrival of a new ship on the TARDIS scanners and materialises the TARDIS on board to hopefully greet the occupants in peace. His luck is even worse this time: the Doctor accidentally visits a [[Cyber-ship]] while holding Handles, where he is also shot at until he returns to the TARDIS again. The Doctor, trying to evade the volleys of laser fire from the Cybermen, and Clara, cooking a Christmas dinner under tension, agree to lend each other some assistance. | The [[TARDIS phone]] begins to ring, but the Doctor cannot answer the call from the inside. The ship's telephone device has been incorrectly fed to the dummy handset on the outer shell of the police box. He orders Handles to remind him that he needs to patch it back into the console unit, eventually growing exhausted of Handles' inability to grasp figurative language. He then tells Handles to "Just pick a random number, express that number as a quantity of minutes, and when that time has elapsed, remind me to patch the telephone back through the console unit". Clara is calling the Doctor via the TARDIS phone and pleads that he pretend to be her boyfriend for her family's [[Christmas]] dinner. She is having difficulty squaring things away for the event, including how to cook the [[turkey (bird)|turkey]] properly. At the same time, the Doctor has been put in a bind by having to answer her call from outside the TARDIS doors as he hovers through space among a legion of alien races. He leaves the phone hanging before his companion can clarify that she needs a Christmas date after inventing a boyfriend. The Doctor has identified the arrival of a new ship on the TARDIS scanners and materialises the TARDIS on board to hopefully greet the occupants in peace. His luck is even worse this time: the Doctor accidentally visits a [[Cyber-ship]] while holding Handles, where he is also shot at until he returns to the TARDIS again. The Doctor, trying to evade the volleys of laser fire from the Cybermen, and Clara, cooking a Christmas dinner under tension, agree to lend each other some assistance. | ||
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Tasha sends the Doctor and Clara to the planet, but demands that he relinquish the [[TARDIS key]] he has snuck in through his holographic clothes, which she is trained to see through. She does not want the Doctor bringing any technology onto the planet, including summoning his TARDIS. The Doctor complies, and Tasha reminds him that she wants both him and Clara back in an hour. Unfortunately, she accidentally places them in the middle of an ambush of [[Weeping Angel]]s hiding beneath the snowdrifts. Here, Clara is nearly captured by an Angel when it grabs her by the ankle, but the Doctor helps her wriggle loose. The Angels surround them as the heavy snowfall keeps blinding their vision, but the Doctor unzips his coif and pulls out a spare key that lets him summon the TARDIS, which materialises around them. Clara is stunned at the Doctor's hairless head. Once in the TARDIS the Doctor drapes the wig over Handles and reveals that he pulled the "old key in the coif" trick on Tasha Lem. Clara states that she suspects that he just got bored one night and shaved his head, which he somewhat reluctantly confirms. Clara asks if that's what happened to his eyebrows as well. The Doctor replies that they're "just delicate". Clara is bothered by the Doctor's bald head and comments that his prominent ears now stick out like "rocket fins", he is pleased by this comment but does don the wig again. | Tasha sends the Doctor and Clara to the planet, but demands that he relinquish the [[TARDIS key]] he has snuck in through his holographic clothes, which she is trained to see through. She does not want the Doctor bringing any technology onto the planet, including summoning his TARDIS. The Doctor complies, and Tasha reminds him that she wants both him and Clara back in an hour. Unfortunately, she accidentally places them in the middle of an ambush of [[Weeping Angel]]s hiding beneath the snowdrifts. Here, Clara is nearly captured by an Angel when it grabs her by the ankle, but the Doctor helps her wriggle loose. The Angels surround them as the heavy snowfall keeps blinding their vision, but the Doctor unzips his coif and pulls out a spare key that lets him summon the TARDIS, which materialises around them. Clara is stunned at the Doctor's hairless head. Once in the TARDIS the Doctor drapes the wig over Handles and reveals that he pulled the "old key in the coif" trick on Tasha Lem. Clara states that she suspects that he just got bored one night and shaved his head, which he somewhat reluctantly confirms. Clara asks if that's what happened to his eyebrows as well. The Doctor replies that they're "just delicate". Clara is bothered by the Doctor's bald head and comments that his prominent ears now stick out like "rocket fins", he is pleased by this comment but does don the wig again. | ||
After they are properly outfitted in winter clothes, they escape to a town called Christmas, a small, quaint community with festive holiday decorations. The Doctor notices that it is 2:00 p.m., but dark outside, so he sums up that the days on the planet must be very short. Meeting a married couple in Christmas, [[Abramal]] and [[Marta (The Time of the Doctor)|Marta]], the Doctor and Clara embarrassingly blurt out things they would normally keep to themselves. The couple explains that the planet is surrounded by a [[truth field]], so no one can lie, especially around the clock tower. It makes life easier for Marta, but not for Abramal. The Doctor begins to track the origin of the signal to the tower, with a tinge of apprehension to find out what is wrong with such a nice place. | After they are properly outfitted in winter clothes, they escape to a town called Christmas, a small, quaint community with festive holiday decorations. The Doctor notices that it is 2:00 p.m., but dark outside, so he sums up that the days on the planet must be very short. Meeting a married couple in Christmas, [[Abramal]] and [[Marta (The Time of the Doctor)|Marta]], the Doctor and Clara embarrassingly blurt out things they would normally keep to themselves. The couple explains that the planet is surrounded by a [[Truth Field|truth field]], so no one can lie, especially around the clock tower. It makes life easier for Marta, but not for Abramal. The Doctor begins to track the origin of the signal to the tower, with a tinge of apprehension to find out what is wrong with such a nice place. | ||
As the Doctor and Clara enter the clock tower, the Doctor has a look of gleeful curiosity, until a particular object slips into the corner of his eye. He turns around and looks at the wall with a bitter stare. Something he has dreaded has returned. Anticipating it, he utters, "There you are. What took you so long?" Clara asks why he is so fascinated by a crack in the wall... Glancing forward, the Doctor has found one last [[Time Field|crack]] in time. | As the Doctor and Clara enter the clock tower, the Doctor has a look of gleeful curiosity, until a particular object slips into the corner of his eye. He turns around and looks at the wall with a bitter stare. Something he has dreaded has returned. Anticipating it, he utters, "There you are. What took you so long?" Clara asks why he is so fascinated by a crack in the wall... Glancing forward, the Doctor has found one last [[Time Field|crack]] in time. | ||
Feeling the seam of this crack, he remembers the many times the cracks have haunted him since he first began life in this incarnation, from the moment he met young [[Amelia Pond]] to the crash of the [[Byzantium ( | Feeling the seam of this crack, he remembers the many times the cracks have haunted him since he first began life in this incarnation, from the moment he met young [[Amelia Pond]] to the crash of the [[Byzantium (spacecraft)|Byzantium]], learning that the day the TARDIS exploded would be on 26 June 2010. One more memory of the past reveals what has lurked behind the door of his room on the [[Minotaur (The God Complex)|Minotaur]]'s prison ship. He saw the image of a crack in time on the wall, reflected as a mysterious white glint in his eyes. The Doctor explains his history with the cracks to Clara. He knew he would see the crack in time again because he felt a personal level of responsibility since it was his TARDIS that blew up the universe. Although the universe had been rebooted, the event had left scar tissue from the damage inflicted, and created a structural weakness in the whole universe. | ||
The Doctor figures out that someone is on the other side of this crack, trying to break into their universe from a separate one through the weakest point. However, it isn't just someone breaking in - it is someone breaking ''back'' in. The Doctor asks Handles why he said the message was from Gallifrey. Handles replies that his analysis, according to the TARDIS data banks, matches Gallifreyan origin. Clara is confused, thinking Gallifrey is gone, but the Doctor reminds her he said it was in another universe. This final crack in time is where the message is being broadcast, and where the truth field is coming from. Suspecting that the [[Time Lords]] could be sending the message, both he and Clara exchange anxious looks. | The Doctor figures out that someone is on the other side of this crack, trying to break into their universe from a separate one through the weakest point. However, it isn't just someone breaking in - it is someone breaking ''back'' in. The Doctor asks Handles why he said the message was from Gallifrey. Handles replies that his analysis, according to the TARDIS data banks, matches Gallifreyan origin. Clara is confused, thinking Gallifrey is gone, but the Doctor reminds her he said it was in another universe. This final crack in time is where the message is being broadcast, and where the truth field is coming from. Suspecting that the [[Time Lords]] could be sending the message, both he and Clara exchange anxious looks. | ||
The Doctor takes out a copy of the [[Seal of Rassilon|Seal of the High Council]] he once took from [[the Master]] in the [[Death Zone]]. He attaches it to Handles to have him decode the message using an algorithm imprinted in the seal's atomic structure. Handles analyses that the message is a request for information - in other words, a question. Annoyed, the Doctor bickers at Handles for not being frank, but the Cyber-head continues to relay its analysis. The message is being sent through all of space and time on a repeating cycle, which the Doctor [[deduce]]s is the "oldest question in the universe, hidden in plain sight", as [[Dorium Maldovar]] once prophesied to him. Handles issues a warning that the translation will be available to anyone in range of listening. He begins to utter a version of the three tones refined into three constant syllables, which then refines further into the voice of [[ | The Doctor takes out a copy of the [[Seal of Rassilon|Seal of the High Council]] he once took from [[Tremas Master|the Master]] in the [[Death Zone]]. He attaches it to Handles to have him decode the message using an algorithm imprinted in the seal's atomic structure. Handles analyses that the message is a request for information - in other words, a question. Annoyed, the Doctor bickers at Handles for not being frank, but the Cyber-head continues to relay its analysis. The message is being sent through all of space and time on a repeating cycle, which the Doctor [[deduce]]s is the "oldest question in the universe, hidden in plain sight", as [[Dorium Maldovar]] once prophesied to him. Handles issues a warning that the translation will be available to anyone in range of listening. He begins to utter a version of the three tones refined into three constant syllables, which then refines further into the voice of [[the General]]. The message is a repeat of the same question: [[The Question|"Doctor who?"]] | ||
The Doctor realises that this is the Time Lords, trapped in the pocket universe he and his previous selves sent them to, trying to get out. They are issuing a question only he can answer, and set in place a truth field so he must answer without lying. If the Doctor speaks his real name, the Time Lords will know they are in the right place and come through, and all the alien species above will descend on the planet and begin the Time War anew. Horrified, the Doctor figures out the true stakes of the prophecy: he is facing the threat of all hell coming down on his and Clara's heads if the Time Lords come back. He has Clara take a device to the TARDIS and place it in the charger slot for the sonic screwdriver. With half the universe already above the planet, waiting to open fire, he strongly pleads with her to do as he says. Clara returns to the TARDIS and inserts the device in the charger for the sonic screwdriver. The TARDIS goes into autopilot and it returns to Earth, but as soon as she exits the doors, it begins to dematerialise without her. The Doctor has tricked Clara into plugging a device into the TARDIS that transports her home, for her own safety. However, Clara refuses to abandon the Doctor. She sticks her key into the door lock and grabs hold of the TARDIS before it can leave her behind. | The Doctor realises that this is the Time Lords, trapped in the pocket universe he and his previous selves sent them to, trying to get out. They are issuing a question only he can answer, and set in place a truth field so he must answer without lying. If the Doctor speaks his real name, the Time Lords will know they are in the right place and come through, and all the alien species above will descend on the planet and begin the Time War anew. Horrified, the Doctor figures out the true stakes of the prophecy: he is facing the threat of all hell coming down on his and Clara's heads if the Time Lords come back. He has Clara take a device to the TARDIS and place it in the charger slot for the sonic screwdriver. With half the universe already above the planet, waiting to open fire, he strongly pleads with her to do as he says. Clara returns to the TARDIS and inserts the device in the charger for the sonic screwdriver. The TARDIS goes into autopilot and it returns to Earth, but as soon as she exits the doors, it begins to dematerialise without her. The Doctor has tricked Clara into plugging a device into the TARDIS that transports her home, for her own safety. However, Clara refuses to abandon the Doctor. She sticks her key into the door lock and grabs hold of the TARDIS before it can leave her behind. | ||
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Tasha contacts the Doctor through a hologram projected in the sky, telling him the return of the Time Lords cannot happen. She is aware this would restart the Time War again, which as a peacekeeper the Church cannot allow. The Doctor refuses to withdraw and let his enemies destroy the planet. He asks her to answer one last question - the name of the planet he's on. She reveals that the planet is [[Trenzalore]] – the place where he is supposed to die. Despite his plea that the Time Lords are asking for his help, Tasha will not let him rescue them due to the terrible consequences the Church face. Unable to reason with her, he chooses to stand his ground on Trenzalore and uses his sonic screwdriver to begin ringing the clock tower bell in vigilance. He summons the whole populace of Christmas to the sound of the bell and declares that he's the new sheriff in town who will defend them. This will be where he has his last stand, to protect his people and the innocent citizens of Christmas from the attackers above, and he is the only one capable of stopping them. The Doctor is about to be sucked into a gargantuan battle that Clara cannot suffer through. Meanwhile, Tasha Lem issues forth an unscheduled faith change to the Church. They will now be dedicated to the solitary cause of bringing silence - the Doctor's silence. He must not be allowed to speak his name before the Time Lords, and war will not begin. She and the congregation exclaim, "Silence will fall!" | Tasha contacts the Doctor through a hologram projected in the sky, telling him the return of the Time Lords cannot happen. She is aware this would restart the Time War again, which as a peacekeeper the Church cannot allow. The Doctor refuses to withdraw and let his enemies destroy the planet. He asks her to answer one last question - the name of the planet he's on. She reveals that the planet is [[Trenzalore]] – the place where he is supposed to die. Despite his plea that the Time Lords are asking for his help, Tasha will not let him rescue them due to the terrible consequences the Church face. Unable to reason with her, he chooses to stand his ground on Trenzalore and uses his sonic screwdriver to begin ringing the clock tower bell in vigilance. He summons the whole populace of Christmas to the sound of the bell and declares that he's the new sheriff in town who will defend them. This will be where he has his last stand, to protect his people and the innocent citizens of Christmas from the attackers above, and he is the only one capable of stopping them. The Doctor is about to be sucked into a gargantuan battle that Clara cannot suffer through. Meanwhile, Tasha Lem issues forth an unscheduled faith change to the Church. They will now be dedicated to the solitary cause of bringing silence - the Doctor's silence. He must not be allowed to speak his name before the Time Lords, and war will not begin. She and the congregation exclaim, "Silence will fall!" | ||
For the next three hundred years, the Doctor defends Trenzalore from his enemies in a number of ways. One time he disables the cloaking device on a [[Sontaran]] vehicle, allowing the Church to destroy it the instant that the vehicle registers on their technology scan. Lacking competence, neither Commander [[Skarr]] nor [[Sontaran (The Time of the Doctor)|his companion]] notice they have been revealed until it is too late. Both are promptly wiped off the planet and receive a posthumous apology from [[Colonel]] [[Albero]] for their deaths as they are sorted to the appropriate afterlife. Following this victory, the Doctor traps a Weeping Angel in front of a mirror bearing the message, "With Love from the Doctor", in marker, where it would remain indefinitely quantum-locked by peering at its own reflection. On another occasion, the Doctor tricks a [[wooden Cyberman]], created to be too primitive to set off the alarm, into destroying itself after using both the sonic screwdriver and the truth field to make it think its gun has been turned around. Equipped with a flamethrower instead of laser technology, it blows a gaping hole in its chest. The Doctor tells the Cyberman to inform the rest of the Cyberiad that "the Doctor stays" before it ceases functions. Not always fighting, the Doctor finds time to have a party with the village in his honour. He holds a play and entertains the children of Christmas as the puppet Doctor who fought a [[Monoid]]. He even teaches them the drunk giraffe dance and how "'cool' was ''not'' cool." | For the next three hundred years, the Doctor defends Trenzalore from his enemies in a number of ways. One time he disables the cloaking device on a [[Sontaran]] vehicle, allowing the Church to destroy it the instant that the vehicle registers on their technology scan. Lacking competence, neither [[Commander]] [[Skarr]] nor [[Sontaran (The Time of the Doctor)|his companion]] notice they have been revealed until it is too late. Both are promptly wiped off the planet and receive a posthumous apology from [[Colonel]] [[Albero]] for their deaths as they are sorted to the appropriate afterlife. Following this victory, the Doctor traps a Weeping Angel in front of a mirror bearing the message, "With Love from the Doctor", in marker, where it would remain indefinitely quantum-locked by peering at its own reflection. On another occasion, the Doctor tricks a [[wooden Cyberman]], created to be too primitive to set off the alarm, into destroying itself after using both the sonic screwdriver and the truth field to make it think its gun has been turned around. Equipped with a flamethrower instead of laser technology, it blows a gaping hole in its chest. The Doctor tells the Cyberman to inform the rest of the Cyberiad that "the Doctor stays" before it ceases functions. Not always fighting, the Doctor finds time to have a party with the village in his honour. He holds a play and entertains the children of Christmas as the puppet Doctor who fought a [[Monoid]]. He even teaches them the drunk giraffe dance and how "'cool' was ''not'' cool." | ||
According to Tasha, the Doctor has seemed to forget of his life before the siege. He spends his spare time fixing the toys the children played with - sometimes a little too much - and grows close to a child called [[Barnable]]. He fixes a leak in a barn belonging to Barnable's father, though once again, he went beyond the necessary repairs and turns it [[dimensionally transcendental]], hoping the word won't get out, or else everyone in town might ask him for one of their own. However, the Doctor's lengthy stay on Christmas has distracted him from the life he left behind, which returns when he least expects it. He hears the TARDIS coming back a good three hundred years late, which worries Barnable that he may be leaving soon. On the contrary, someone else has arrived, despite the Doctor's efforts to protect her. | According to Tasha, the Doctor has seemed to forget of his life before the siege. He spends his spare time fixing the toys the children played with - sometimes a little too much - and grows close to a child called [[Barnable]]. He fixes a leak in a barn belonging to Barnable's father, though once again, he went beyond the necessary repairs and turns it [[dimensionally transcendental]], hoping the word won't get out, or else everyone in town might ask him for one of their own. However, the Doctor's lengthy stay on Christmas has distracted him from the life he left behind, which returns when he least expects it. He hears the TARDIS coming back a good three hundred years late, which worries Barnable that he may be leaving soon. On the contrary, someone else has arrived, despite the Doctor's efforts to protect her. | ||
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The sun rises over Trenzalore, and the Doctor informs Clara that he watches the sunrise every day to remind himself of what he is protecting. Though she thinks it is a beautiful sight, Clara is pressed to ask the Doctor why he decided to drop her back on Earth. The Doctor feared that if he had allowed her to stay, he'd outlive her or lose her in battle, and he would have buried her long ago. Clara defiantly tells the Doctor she would have found a way to prevent him from being stuck on Trenzalore, but the Doctor is quick to disagree - "Everyone gets stuck somewhere eventually, Clara. Everything ends." | The sun rises over Trenzalore, and the Doctor informs Clara that he watches the sunrise every day to remind himself of what he is protecting. Though she thinks it is a beautiful sight, Clara is pressed to ask the Doctor why he decided to drop her back on Earth. The Doctor feared that if he had allowed her to stay, he'd outlive her or lose her in battle, and he would have buried her long ago. Clara defiantly tells the Doctor she would have found a way to prevent him from being stuck on Trenzalore, but the Doctor is quick to disagree - "Everyone gets stuck somewhere eventually, Clara. Everything ends." | ||
Clara still isn't convinced it applies to the Doctor, even though he has grown quite old. She says he cannot die, and instead [[regeneration|regenerates]] with a new face each time he is about to perish. The Doctor grimly reveals to her that Time Lords can only regenerate twelve times, meaning thirteen versions of himself. She surmises that this shouldn't be a problem, as he is "Number Eleven". He reminds her of "Captain Grumpy", his [[War Doctor|Time War incarnation]]; although he didn't call himself "the Doctor", it was still a regeneration. Clara thinks this should be fine, as this now makes him "Number Twelve". He tells her of the regeneration the [[Tenth Doctor]] aborted, yet [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor|keeping the same face]], simplifying the explanation to "I had vanity issues at the time." He laments that he has spent all twelve regenerations and this version of himself is doomed to die on Trenzalore. | Clara still isn't convinced it applies to the Doctor, even though he has grown quite old. She says he cannot die, and instead [[regeneration|regenerates]] with a new face each time he is about to perish. The Doctor grimly reveals to her that Time Lords can only regenerate twelve times, meaning thirteen versions of himself. She surmises that this shouldn't be a problem, as he is "Number Eleven". He reminds her of "Captain Grumpy", his [[War Doctor|Time War incarnation]]; although he didn't call himself "the Doctor", it was still a regeneration. Clara thinks this should be fine, as this now makes him "Number Twelve". He tells her of the regeneration the [[Tenth Doctor]] [[Tenth Doctor's siphoned regeneration|aborted]], yet [[Meta-Crisis Tenth Doctor|keeping the same face]], simplifying the explanation to "I had vanity issues at the time." He laments that he has spent all twelve regenerations and this version of himself is doomed to die on Trenzalore. | ||
He and Clara then watch the sunrise for a few minutes until a thunderous boom from overhead reveals Tasha Lem's holographic face in the sky. She announces to the Doctor that the newly renamed Church of the Silence is requesting parley. The Doctor is being allowed to meet with her to discuss a truce, with his rights and safety sanctified. Tasha offers to have him transported to the Papal Mainframe, but the Doctor declines, knowing he's got his TARDIS back. By the time Tasha deactivates her hologram, the sun has already vanished over the horizons of Trenzalore. The Doctor reminds his companion; "Everything ends, Clara. And sooner than you think." | He and Clara then watch the sunrise for a few minutes until a thunderous boom from overhead reveals Tasha Lem's holographic face in the sky. She announces to the Doctor that the newly renamed Church of the Silence is requesting parley. The Doctor is being allowed to meet with her to discuss a truce, with his rights and safety sanctified. Tasha offers to have him transported to the Papal Mainframe, but the Doctor declines, knowing he's got his TARDIS back. By the time Tasha deactivates her hologram, the sun has already vanished over the horizons of Trenzalore. The Doctor reminds his companion; "Everything ends, Clara. And sooner than you think." | ||
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With those words, the horrified Doctor realises that Tasha and her crew have been killed by the Daleks and turned into [[Dalek puppet]]s. [[Dalek Eyestalk|Eyestalks]] burst out from their skulls - even the Silents. This is a trap set by the Daleks to snare their greatest enemy. | With those words, the horrified Doctor realises that Tasha and her crew have been killed by the Daleks and turned into [[Dalek puppet]]s. [[Dalek Eyestalk|Eyestalks]] burst out from their skulls - even the Silents. This is a trap set by the Daleks to snare their greatest enemy. | ||
As Tasha succumbs to the puppet conversion, three Daleks enter the chapel and accost the Doctor. He is surprised that they now remember who he is after Oswin Oswald purged the Dalek [[Pathweb]] of their information about him. The Daleks reveal that their memories of the Doctor resurfaced after they harvested replacement information from Tasha Lem's cadaver. Because of this, the Daleks have redoubled their efforts to stop him from saving Gallifrey, well aware their nemesis race, the Time Lords, could return to wipe them out. | As Tasha succumbs to the puppet conversion, three Daleks enter the chapel and accost the Doctor. He is surprised that they now remember who he is after [[Oswin Oswald]] purged the Dalek [[Pathweb]] of their information about him. The Daleks reveal that their memories of the Doctor resurfaced after they harvested replacement information from Tasha Lem's cadaver. Because of this, the Daleks have redoubled their efforts to stop him from saving Gallifrey, well aware their nemesis race, the Time Lords, could return to wipe them out. | ||
The Doctor prepares to surrender, allowing the Daleks to think he would let Clara be exterminated. Clara plays along with the bluff, realising the Daleks would kill her no matter what. The Doctor then praises Clara for being a strong-willed woman, but also berates Tasha, claiming her Church was useless and she was too spineless to be of any help to him in the war. The insults urge Tasha to regain her mind, subconsciously furious at the Doctor, giving him a fierce slap. She then uses her puppet form's [[gunstick]] to wipe out the Daleks. The Doctor kisses her and apologises for having to make her angry, encouraging Tasha to keep fighting the Dalek programming still inside her. As he and Clara escape to the TARDIS with Tasha's help, Tasha protests that she has kept fighting for the sake of the peace, not the Doctor and his ego. | The Doctor prepares to surrender, allowing the Daleks to think he would let Clara be exterminated. Clara plays along with the bluff, realising the Daleks would kill her no matter what. The Doctor then praises Clara for being a strong-willed woman, but also berates Tasha, claiming her Church was useless and she was too spineless to be of any help to him in the war. The insults urge Tasha to regain her mind, subconsciously furious at the Doctor, giving him a fierce slap. She then uses her puppet form's [[gunstick]] to wipe out the Daleks. The Doctor kisses her and apologises for having to make her angry, encouraging Tasha to keep fighting the Dalek programming still inside her. As he and Clara escape to the TARDIS with Tasha's help, Tasha protests that she has kept fighting for the sake of the peace, not the Doctor and his ego. | ||
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From above, a huge Dalek mothership and several Dalek fighter pods surround the clock tower. A booming Dalek voice from the mothership demands the Doctor to show himself. Suffering memory issues, he mistakes a young man for Barnable who comes into his tower dwelling to warn him of the Daleks' arrival. Sadly, Barnable is long gone with the Doctor unable to recognise that fact and buys him off with the notion he has a plan. Unfortunately, the senescent Doctor has no more plans left after 900 years on Trenzalore. At the very brink of his final incarnation's death from natural causes, he still won't release the Time Lords, knowing that it would mean hell for all the universe. All his enemies have withdrawn save for the Daleks, whom he has been fighting with the aid of the Silence. The Daleks have chosen to remain in battle with the Doctor because unlike the other alien races who have opposed the return of the Time Lords, they have a very personal stake in the siege. The Doctor is threatening to unleash their nemesis species from the crack in time. After experiencing the fury of the warring Time Lords once, the Daleks will see this battle through to the end if it means preventing another Time War with their greatest enemies. | From above, a huge [[Dalek mothership]] and several [[Dalek Attack Ship|Dalek fighter pods]] surround the clock tower. A booming Dalek voice from the mothership demands the Doctor to show himself. Suffering memory issues, he mistakes a young man for Barnable who comes into his tower dwelling to warn him of the Daleks' arrival. Sadly, Barnable is long gone with the Doctor unable to recognise that fact and buys him off with the notion he has a plan. Unfortunately, the senescent Doctor has no more plans left after 900 years on Trenzalore. At the very brink of his final incarnation's death from natural causes, he still won't release the Time Lords, knowing that it would mean hell for all the universe. All his enemies have withdrawn save for the Daleks, whom he has been fighting with the aid of the Silence. The Daleks have chosen to remain in battle with the Doctor because unlike the other alien races who have opposed the return of the Time Lords, they have a very personal stake in the siege. The Doctor is threatening to unleash their nemesis species from the crack in time. After experiencing the fury of the warring Time Lords once, the Daleks will see this battle through to the end if it means preventing another Time War with their greatest enemies. | ||
The Daleks launch their final attack and the Doctor, finally out of ideas, weapons, and regenerations goes to meet them. The Doctor is committed to dying, thinking this is the way things are fated. Clara refuses to let him do this, but the Doctor believes death is unavoidable now that the Time Lords are removed from the universe and cannot change the course of events. He asks Clara to promise she will stay hidden and safe, calling it "one last victory". Intending to impart a final farewell on Clara, he wipes her tears as he says, "Allow me that. Give me that, my impossible girl. Thank you. And goodbye." In his worn-out clothes, the Doctor slowly totters up the bell tower with his walking stick to face his extermination, expecting it to be a while before his death since the Daleks "take so long to say anything". | The Daleks launch their final attack and the Doctor, finally out of ideas, weapons, and regenerations goes to meet them. The Doctor is committed to dying, thinking this is the way things are fated. Clara refuses to let him do this, but the Doctor believes death is unavoidable now that the Time Lords are removed from the universe and cannot change the course of events. He asks Clara to promise she will stay hidden and safe, calling it "one last victory". Intending to impart a final farewell on Clara, he wipes her tears as he says, "Allow me that. Give me that, my impossible girl. Thank you. And goodbye." In his worn-out clothes, the Doctor slowly totters up the bell tower with his walking stick to face his extermination, expecting it to be a while before his death since the Daleks "take so long to say anything". | ||
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After he leaves, a distraught Clara returns to the crack in time. She has not given up hope on the Doctor's survival. Clara begins pleading with the Time Lords to save the Doctor, saying: "You've been asking a question, and it's time someone told you you've been getting it ''wrong.'' His name is the Doctor! All the name he needs, everything you need to know about him, and if you love him - and you should - ''help him''!" Receiving no response, she turns away. Behind her, the crack abruptly closes. | After he leaves, a distraught Clara returns to the crack in time. She has not given up hope on the Doctor's survival. Clara begins pleading with the Time Lords to save the Doctor, saying: "You've been asking a question, and it's time someone told you you've been getting it ''wrong.'' His name is the Doctor! All the name he needs, everything you need to know about him, and if you love him - and you should - ''help him''!" Receiving no response, she turns away. Behind her, the crack abruptly closes. | ||
Running outside to see what is happening, Clara sees the Doctor, at the top of Christmas's clock tower, preparing to die. He admits defeat to the Daleks, and jests that they've been trying to kill him for so long that he's actually dying of old age. The Dalek | Running outside to see what is happening, Clara sees the Doctor, at the top of Christmas's clock tower, preparing to die. He admits defeat to the Daleks, and jests that they've been trying to kill him for so long that he's actually dying of old age. The [[Supreme Dalek (Victory of the Daleks)|Supreme Dalek]] from [[Nacrana Va Hateen|the mothership]] announces with certainty, "You will die, and the Time Lords will never return." Despite these words, the Doctor has not been shot down where he stands. Rightfully so, the Daleks lack the courage to finish him off, thinking he might have some trick up his sleeve until the Doctor explicitly states he has nothing left to stop them this time. The Daleks begin opening fire on the town below, but they still desist from attacking him directly. | ||
As the Daleks begin their attack, however, a new, much larger crack appears in the night sky, apparently unnoticed by all but the Doctor. Golden energy emanates out of it and enters the Doctor's mouth. As he swallows the crack's gift, the Doctor's eyes widen in surprise as he realises what has just happened, and his mood completely turns over when he sees his hands glowing with the all-too-familiar force that has saved him from death twelve times before; the Time Lords have granted him a new cycle of regenerations. | As the Daleks begin their attack, however, a new, much larger crack appears in the night sky, apparently unnoticed by all but the Doctor. Golden energy emanates out of it and enters the Doctor's mouth. As he swallows the crack's gift, the Doctor's eyes widen in surprise as he realises what has just happened, and his mood completely turns over when he sees his hands glowing with the all-too-familiar force that has saved him from death twelve times before; the Time Lords have granted him a new cycle of regenerations. | ||
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* [[Young man (The Time of the Doctor)|Young Man]] - [[Tom Gibbons]] | * [[Young man (The Time of the Doctor)|Young Man]] - [[Tom Gibbons]] | ||
* [[The General|Voice]] - [[Ken Bones]] | * [[The General|Voice]] - [[Ken Bones]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Cyberman]] - [[Aidan Cook]] | ||
* Voice of the [[Dalek]]s & [[Cyberman | * Voice of the [[Dalek]]s & [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] - [[Nicholas Briggs]] | ||
* [[Dalek operator|Dalek 1]] - [[ | * [[Dalek operator|Dalek 1]] - [[Barnaby Edwards]] | ||
* [[Dalek operator|Dalek 2]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | * [[Dalek operator|Dalek 2]] - [[Nicholas Pegg]] | ||
* [[Silent]] - [[Ross Mullan]] | * [[Silent]] - [[Ross Mullan]] | ||
* [[Skarr|Sontaran]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | * [[Skarr|Sontaran]] - [[Dan Starkey]] | ||
* [[Weeping Angel]] - [[Sarah Louise Madison|Sarah Madison]] | * [[Weeping Angel]] - [[Sarah Louise Madison|Sarah Madison]] | ||
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: And Introducing [[Peter Capaldi]] As [[Twelfth Doctor|The Doctor]] | |||
=== Uncredited cast === | === Uncredited cast === | ||
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|Electrician3=Gafin Riley | |Electrician3=Gafin Riley | ||
|Electrician4=Gareth Sheldon | |Electrician4=Gareth Sheldon | ||
|Electrician5=Andrew Williams | |Electrician5=Andrew Williams (electrician) | ||
|StuntCoOrdinator=Crispin Layfield | |StuntCoOrdinator=Crispin Layfield | ||
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== | == Worldbuilding == | ||
=== The Doctor === | === The Doctor === | ||
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* The [[Sontaran]]s have invisibility shields to mask their presence in Christmas from the Papal Mainframe. | * The [[Sontaran]]s have invisibility shields to mask their presence in Christmas from the Papal Mainframe. | ||
* In [[Christmas (town)|Christmas]], a [[Truth Field]] is in force. The Doctor already knows about such fields but hasn't encountered one for ages. | * In [[Christmas (town)|Christmas]], a [[Truth Field]] is in force. The Doctor already knows about such fields but hasn't encountered one for ages. | ||
* The [[Cyberman|Cybermen]] engineer a special [[Wooden Cyberman|wooden version]] of their kind to sneak into Christmas without alerting the Papal Mainframe's technology detectors. It uses a [[flamethrower]] as a weapon and chants, "Incinerate" rather than "Delete". | * The [[Weapons-grade Cyberman|Cybermen]] engineer a special [[Wooden Cyberman|wooden version]] of their kind to sneak into Christmas without alerting the Papal Mainframe's technology detectors. It uses a [[flamethrower]] as a weapon and chants, "Incinerate" rather than "Delete". | ||
=== Species === | === Species === | ||
* Amongst the species massing at Trenzalore in response to the mysterious signal are the [[Dalek]] | * Amongst the species massing at Trenzalore in response to the mysterious signal are the [[New Dalek Paradigm|Daleks]], the [[Weapons-grade Cyberman|Cybermen]], the [[Judoon]], the [[Sontaran]]s, the [[Late Silurian|Silurians]], the [[Terileptil]]s and the [[Raxacoricofallapatorian]]s. | ||
* The [[Dalek]]s have regained their memories of the Doctor from Tasha Lem's mind after they had been deleted by Oswin Oswald and learned how to mount enormous versions of their [[gunstick]]s on [[tank]]s. | * The [[Dalek]]s have regained their memories of the Doctor from Tasha Lem's mind after they had been deleted by Oswin Oswald and learned how to mount enormous versions of their [[gunstick]]s on [[tank]]s. | ||
* The Cybermen are shown to use the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybus]] phrase "Delete" in one of the drawings. | * The Cybermen are shown to use the [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybus]] phrase "Delete" in one of the drawings. | ||
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== Story notes == | == Story notes == | ||
* This is the first televised [[regeneration]] story in which [[the Doctor]] regenerates at the end of the story to end on a shot of a character other than the Doctor and the second since ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' not to end on the Doctor's new incarnation. In this case, this story's final shot shows [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]'s reaction to the newly regenerated [[Twelfth Doctor]], rather than the Twelfth Doctor himself. | * This is the first televised [[regeneration]] story in which [[the Doctor]] regenerates at the end of the story to end on a shot of a character other than the Doctor and the second since ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'' not to end on the Doctor's new incarnation. In this case, this story's final shot shows [[Clara Oswald|Clara]]'s reaction to the newly regenerated [[Twelfth Doctor]], rather than the Twelfth Doctor himself. | ||
* This story takes place over a longer amount of time than any other before it, with the Doctor having lived through 900 years by the end of the episode. Its record would later be broken by ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'', however, taking place over 4.5 billion years. | * This story takes place over a longer amount of time than any other before it, with the Doctor having lived through 900 years by the end of the episode. Its record would later be broken by ''[[Heaven Sent (TV story)|Heaven Sent]]'', however, taking place over 4.5 billion years. | ||
* Starting its broadcast at 19:30, this episode has the latest transmission time of a ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special. | * Starting its broadcast at 19:30, this episode has the latest transmission time of a ''Doctor Who'' Christmas special. | ||
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* The regeneration is presented differently from other regenerations shown in the revived series, with the use of a prolonged explosion of energy occurring ''before'' the actor transitions. The final transition consists of a brief flash of golden light around the actor's head. | * The regeneration is presented differently from other regenerations shown in the revived series, with the use of a prolonged explosion of energy occurring ''before'' the actor transitions. The final transition consists of a brief flash of golden light around the actor's head. | ||
* Regenerations in the revived series are presented as getting bigger and stronger each time. The Ninth Doctor's regeneration into the Tenth Doctor's introduced the regeneration flames. The Tenth Doctor's regeneration into the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s used the same effect but as a result of holding it in for too long, causes damage to the TARDIS. When the Eleventh Doctor's regenerative abilities are reset for the beginning of a new cycle, the effect is big enough to destroy an entire Dalek mothership and several fighter pods. However, when the first regeneration after the reset completes itself (the physical change from Eleventh to Twelfth), it is shown as a relatively simple transition. | * Regenerations in the revived series are presented as getting bigger and stronger each time. The Ninth Doctor's regeneration into the Tenth Doctor's introduced the regeneration flames. The Tenth Doctor's regeneration into the [[Eleventh Doctor]]'s used the same effect but as a result of holding it in for too long, causes damage to the TARDIS. When the Eleventh Doctor's regenerative abilities are reset for the beginning of a new cycle, the effect is big enough to destroy an entire Dalek mothership and several fighter pods. However, when the first regeneration after the reset completes itself (the physical change from Eleventh to Twelfth), it is shown as a relatively simple transition. | ||
* This episode reuses incidental music from | * This episode reuses incidental music from ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'', another regeneration story. When the [[Siege of Trenzalore]] begins, "Final Days" starts playing. As Clara approaches the building where the elderly Doctor waits, the piece "Four Knocks" can be heard. The piece had been used in the previous regeneration story as the [[Tenth Doctor]] rages about his impending death to a trapped [[Wilfred Mott]], which preempts his eventual regeneration. | ||
* Before filming for this story began in September 2013, [[Matt Smith]] agreed to play a role in the divisive American film, ''Lost River'', originally known as ''How to Catch a Monster''. His character was depicted as having a thug-like buzz cut, which meant Smith had to have his signature quiff completely shorn off. By the time the filming was underway for the special, Matt's hair had not grown back enough to fill out the Eleventh Doctor's hairstyle. It was decided that he would use a hairpiece identical to his quiff, which also made it easier for makeup artists to apply ageing effects through older-looking hairpieces. In a humorous moment in the episode that references the wig, the Doctor, surprising Clara, removes a wig to reveal he is bald. A latex cap was used to achieve the effect. | * Before filming for this story began in September 2013, [[Matt Smith]] agreed to play a role in the divisive American film, ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_River_(film) Lost River]'', originally known as ''How to Catch a Monster''. His character was depicted as having a thug-like buzz cut, which meant Smith had to have his signature quiff completely shorn off. By the time the filming was underway for the special, Matt's hair had not grown back enough to fill out the Eleventh Doctor's hairstyle. It was decided that he would use a hairpiece identical to his quiff, which also made it easier for makeup artists to apply ageing effects through older-looking hairpieces. In a humorous moment in the episode that references the wig, the Doctor, surprising Clara, removes a wig to reveal he is bald. A latex cap was used to achieve the effect. | ||
** Coincidentally, [[Karen Gillan]] had had her own head shaved at the time, as part of her role in the film ''Guardians of the Galaxy''. She can be seen wearing a wig made out of her own hair for her brief appearance in the special, meaning both Matt and Karen are humorously in wigs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2529291/Karen-Gillan-wears-wig-appearance-Doctor-Who-Christmas-special.html |title=Blink and you'll miss her: Karen Gillan wears a wig made from her own hair for brief appearance in Doctor Who Christmas special |author=Felicity Thistlethwaite |date of source=15 December 2013 |website name=dailymail.co.uk |accessdate=15 June 2014 |quote=Matt Smith wasn't the only one wearing a wig in the Doctor Who Christmas special, his former assistant Karen Gillan made a fleeting appearance in the hour-long special wearing a long, ginger wig.}} | ** Coincidentally, [[Karen Gillan]] had had her own head shaved at the time, as part of her role in the film ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_of_the_Galaxy_(film) Guardians of the Galaxy]''. She can be seen wearing a wig made out of her own hair for her brief appearance in the special, meaning both Matt and Karen are humorously in wigs. Gillan regretted that they didn't swap wigs<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2529291/Karen-Gillan-wears-wig-appearance-Doctor-Who-Christmas-special.html |title=Blink and you'll miss her: Karen Gillan wears a wig made from her own hair for brief appearance in Doctor Who Christmas special |author=Felicity Thistlethwaite |date of source=15 December 2013 |website name=dailymail.co.uk |accessdate=15 June 2014 |quote=Matt Smith wasn't the only one wearing a wig in the Doctor Who Christmas special, his former assistant Karen Gillan made a fleeting appearance in the hour-long special wearing a long, ginger wig.}} | ||
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* During the filming of the story, Matt Smith suffered an injury to his [[leg]] and later had to visit a physical therapist to recuperate from the accident. | * During the filming of the story, [[Matt Smith]] suffered an injury to his [[leg]] and later had to visit a physical therapist to recuperate from the accident. Originally, the Doctor was to have his leg injured by the Weeping Angels, resulting in its eventual petrification and replacement with a prosthesis, and prompting the elderly Doctor to walk with a cane. References to the wooden leg would ultimately be deleted in editing, when it was decided that, because the artificial limb was never shown on screen, the detail felt superfluous.{{Fact}} However, ''[[An Apple a Day... (short story)|An Apple a Day...]]'' and ''[[The Dreaming (short story)|The Dreaming]]'' in the anthology ''[[Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand]]'' revealed that the Doctor ''did'' in fact lose a leg and was equipped with a wooden leg during the later stages of this story, although on screen the regeneration sequence does not directly indicate the regrowth of a leg. Also, even after he starts using a walking stick, the Doctor is shown to have full use of both his legs. | ||
* This is both the second [[Christmas special]] and the second regeneration story to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], being preceded by ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'' in [[2008 (releases)|2008]] and ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' in [[1966 (releases)|1966]] respectively. It is also the third regeneration story to feature the [[Dalek]]s, the first being ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' in [[2005 (releases)|2005]] and the second being ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' earlier in [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. The show's very first [[Christmas]] episode, "The Feast of Steven" in [[1965 (releases)|1965]], was also part of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' but the Daleks were notably absent from that particular episode. This is the eighth story overall to feature both Daleks and Cybermen in the same episode with major roles, preceded by ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|The Ultimate Adventure]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[Return to Earth (video game)|Return to Earth]]'', ''[[The Mazes of Time (video game)|The Mazes of Time]]'' and ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]''. | * This is both the second [[Christmas special]] and the second regeneration story to feature the [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], being preceded by ''[[The Next Doctor (TV story)|The Next Doctor]]'' in [[2008 (releases)|2008]] and ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'' in [[1966 (releases)|1966]] respectively. It is also the third regeneration story to feature the [[Dalek]]s, the first being ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' in [[2005 (releases)|2005]] and the second being ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'' earlier in [[2013 (releases)|2013]]. The show's very first [[Christmas]] episode, "The Feast of Steven" in [[1965 (releases)|1965]], was also part of ''[[The Daleks' Master Plan (TV story)|The Daleks' Master Plan]]'' but the Daleks were notably absent from that particular episode. This is the eighth story overall to feature both Daleks and Cybermen in the same episode with major roles, preceded by ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[The Ultimate Adventure (audio story)|The Ultimate Adventure]]'', ''[[Army of Ghosts (TV story)|Army of Ghosts]]''/''[[Doomsday (TV story)|Doomsday]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''/''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'', ''[[Return to Earth (video game)|Return to Earth]]'', ''[[The Mazes of Time (video game)|The Mazes of Time]]'' and ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]''. | ||
** Additionally, [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]], [[Sontaran]]s, [[Silurian]]s, [[Judoon]] and [[Slitheen]] were all part of [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''; Cybermen, Sontarans, Silurians and Judoon were all part of [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''; and Daleks, Cybermen, Silurians and [[Silent]]s were all part of [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]''. | ** Additionally, [[Dalek]]s, [[Cyberman (Pete's World)|Cybermen]], [[Sontaran]]s, [[Silurian]]s, [[Judoon]] and [[Slitheen]] were all part of [[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]''; Cybermen, Sontarans, Silurians and Judoon were all part of [[TV]]: ''[[A Good Man Goes to War (TV story)|A Good Man Goes to War]]''; and Daleks, Cybermen, Silurians and [[Silent]]s were all part of [[GAME]]: ''[[The Eternity Clock (video game)|The Eternity Clock]]''. | ||
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* With their role in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', this marks the second time the Daleks have featured in two consecutive stories, excluding separate parts of multi-part stories, and cameos (such as flashbacks). The first time was ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. However, ''Planet'' is a continuation of ''Frontier'' and both deal with parts of the same Dalek threat, whereas some time has elapsed between the events of ''Day'' and ''Time'' and they both involve two separate Dalek threats: the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] and the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] respectively. | * With their role in ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', this marks the second time the Daleks have featured in two consecutive stories, excluding separate parts of multi-part stories, and cameos (such as flashbacks). The first time was ''[[Frontier in Space (TV story)|Frontier in Space]]'' and ''[[Planet of the Daleks (TV story)|Planet of the Daleks]]''. However, ''Planet'' is a continuation of ''Frontier'' and both deal with parts of the same Dalek threat, whereas some time has elapsed between the events of ''Day'' and ''Time'' and they both involve two separate Dalek threats: the [[Last Great Time War|Time War]] and the [[New Dalek Paradigm]] respectively. | ||
* This is one of only two times [[the Master]] is mentioned in the Eleventh Doctor's televised era. The other time was ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]''. | * This is one of only two times [[the Master]] is mentioned in the Eleventh Doctor's televised era. The other time was ''[[A Town Called Mercy (TV story)|A Town Called Mercy]]''. | ||
* The music that plays out Matt Smith's regeneration scene is a Series 7 music track composed by [[Murray Gold]], "Trenzalore/The Long Song/I Am Information", which combines "Trenzalore" from | * The music that plays out Matt Smith's regeneration scene is a Series 7 music track composed by [[Murray Gold]], "Trenzalore/The Long Song/I Am Information", which combines "Trenzalore" from ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'', "[[Long Song|The Long Song]]" from ''[[The Rings of Akhaten (TV story)|The Rings of Akhaten]]'', and "I Am Information" from ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]''. | ||
* The Doctor being given a new regeneration cycle in this story narratively sets up the potential long-term continuation of the character well beyond the previously-set limit of twelve regenerations. | * The Doctor being given a new regeneration cycle in this story narratively sets up the potential long-term continuation of the character well beyond the previously-set limit of twelve regenerations. | ||
* This story was promoted as the 800th episode of ''Doctor Who''. In terms of individual instalments, the actual total is higher, but a poster included with [[DWM 468]] specifies that this total does not include minisodes or prequels. | * This story was promoted as the 800th episode of ''Doctor Who''. In terms of individual instalments, the actual total is higher, but a poster included with [[DWM 468]] specifies that this total does not include minisodes or prequels. | ||
* Because [[Caitlin Blackwood]], who had played young Amelia Pond in previous episodes, had aged into a teenager by the time of the episode's filming and the Doctor's hallucination was of the young Amelia as she had appeared in ''The Eleventh Hour'', young Amelia was played by an unknown child actress. To disguise the fact that it was a different actress, young Amelia's face is obscured by drawings as she runs around. | * Because [[Caitlin Blackwood]], who had played young Amelia Pond in previous episodes, had aged into a teenager by the time of the episode's filming and the Doctor's hallucination was of the young Amelia as she had appeared in [[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|''The Eleventh Hour'']], young Amelia was played by an unknown child actress. To disguise the fact that it was a different actress, young Amelia's face is obscured by drawings as she runs around.{{Fact}} | ||
* The poem the Doctor receives from Clara's Christmas cracker states "Eleven's hour is over now; the clock is striking Twelve's" which references the Eleventh Doctor's first full story, | * The poem the Doctor receives from Clara's Christmas cracker states "Eleven's hour is over now; the clock is striking Twelve's" which references the Eleventh Doctor's first full story, ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]''. | ||
* This is the first Christmas Special to feature the same main cast as the previous one. | * This is the first Christmas Special to feature the same main cast as the previous one. | ||
* This is also the first time a Christmas Special credits all of/only the same people as the other episodes broadcast in that year. | * This is also the first time a Christmas Special credits all of/only the same people as the other episodes broadcast in that year. | ||
* This is the last story to feature the title sequence that debuted in | * This is the last story to feature the title sequence that debuted in ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''. | ||
* Before she enters the TARDIS after the siege has ended, Clara finds the external phone off its hook. The reason for this was explained in [[Deep Breath (TV story)|the subsequent episode]] as an exhausted Eleventh Doctor, shortly before his regeneration, calls Clara in her near-future imploring her to help the Twelfth Doctor adjust to his new persona. Smith filmed the scene during production of this story, though the other end of the conversation wouldn't be filmed for another 5 months | * Before she enters the TARDIS after the siege has ended, Clara finds the external phone off its hook. The reason for this was explained in [[Deep Breath (TV story)|the subsequent episode]] as an exhausted Eleventh Doctor, shortly before his regeneration, calls Clara in her near-future imploring her to help the Twelfth Doctor adjust to his new persona. [[Matt Smith]] filmed the scene during production of this story, though the other end of the conversation wouldn't be filmed for another 5 months. | ||
* According to an interview with [[Peter Capaldi]] and [[Jenna Coleman]], Capaldi's first lines as the Doctor were improvised; Coleman even described his outburst of "Kidneys!" as singing.{{Fact}} | |||
* According to an interview with Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, Capaldi's first lines as the Doctor were improvised; Coleman even described his outburst of "Kidneys!" as singing. | |||
* This is the second consecutive regeneration story to include the word "Time" in the title, following ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | * This is the second consecutive regeneration story to include the word "Time" in the title, following ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]''. | ||
* This is the last TV story to use rolling credits at the end until | * This is the last TV story to use rolling credits at the end until ''[[The Woman Who Fell to Earth (TV story)|The Woman Who Fell to Earth]]'', almost five years later. | ||
* [[Ross Mullan]] played a White Walker on ''[[Game of Thrones]]''. [[Matt Smith]] would later play Daemon Targareyn on the prequel series ''[[House of the Dragon]]''. | |||
* The notion of the Doctor being accompanied by a decapitated Cyber-head called Handles was inspired by ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'', in which the various body parts of a damaged Cyberman had been seen to act independently of each other. [[Steven Moffat]] had been very pleased with the result, and had long hoped to revisit the concept.{{Fact}} | |||
* The sequence of Tasha giving away the fact that she was now a Dalek sleeper agent by offhandedly referencing her own death was an idea Moffat had originally planned to use for Darla in ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]].''{{Fact}} | |||
* In addition to Amy, [[Steven Moffat]] wanted the regneration to feature [[Rory Williams]], [[River Song]], [[Brian Williams]], [[Vastra|Madame Vastra]], [[Jenny Flint]], [[Strax|Commander Strax]], and [[Dorium Maldovar]], [[Craig Owens]], [[Sophie (The Lodger)|Sophie]], and [[Alfie Owens|Alfie]]. Later, these plans were scaled back, eliminating some characters but adding Barnable and Handles, before it was finally decided that only Amy would appear.{{Fact}} | |||
* The relationship between the Doctor and Tasha Lem was much debated. After initially striving for intimacy, it was decided that a more flirtatious approach suited the story best.{{Fact}} | |||
* The scenes in Clara's flat was the first material to be filmed.{{Fact}} | |||
* As with ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', no new Dalek casings were built for the special. Instad, various casings constructed over the preceding nine years were made available. Furthermore, [[Mike Tucker]] also permitted the use of a close replica he had fabricated for his own collection.{{Fact}} | |||
* [[Jamie Payne]] invited [[Peter Capaldi]] onto the TARDIS set in order to make himself comfortable prior to filming the regeneration scene.{{Fact}} | |||
* The last scene [[Matt Smith]] filmed was the Doctor trying to reach the external police box telephone.{{Fact}} | |||
* [[Marcus Wilson]] had been delighted with the model filming undertaken for [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|''The Day of the Doctor'']], and so three days were set aside for miniatures work. The shots achieved at Halliford Film Studios in Shepperton included the regeneration energy overwhelming the Daleks, the destruction of a Christmas house, and a portion of the Dalek saucer's exterior.{{Fact}} | |||
* [[Steven Moffat]]'s original plan for [[Series 8 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 8]] saw the Doctor set entirely on Trenzalore. [[Matt Smith]]'s departure meant that he compressed the idea into one special.{{Fact}} | |||
* During the table read-through, [[Matt Smith]], who considers himself to be not much of a "weepy guy", had an emotional breakdown while trying to read his final lines - specifically "I will always remember when the Doctor was me" - and cried. [[Steven Moffat]] immediately came over to his seat to comfort him while [[Jenna Coleman]] tried to avoid being overcome with sadness herself.{{Fact}} | |||
* The Doctor's old age make-up was based on [[William Hartnell]].{{Fact}} | |||
* The exterior of Clara's flat was Lydstep Flats, which was previously the location of [[Powell Estate|the Powell Estate]]. | |||
* [[Matt Smith]] was asked at Motor City Comic Con in [[2022]] whether he liked his final story. He replied - "Well, look, it's always hard leaving that show because it's such a wonderful part to leave. I knew I had to leave really but part of you goes, 'Oh I could stay for a bit'. Regenerating is a tough...was it the best episode it could be? I dunno, maybe, maybe not. But I thought Steven wrote some really great stuff. And it was nice, I had Jenna and Karen there as the two companions and stuff so yeah - look, I was proud of the body of work up to that point. But I think everything can always be better".{{Fact}} | |||
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* Because of the leg injury suffered by Matt Smith during filming, the Doctor would lose a leg during the episode. ''This is both true and false. The middle-aged and elderly versions of the Doctor both rely on a walking stick to get around. It was later confirmed that a line of dialogue cut from the episode did reveal that at some point the Doctor lost a leg, and the circumstances surrounding this were explained in the tie-in anthology ''[[Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand]]'', however no reference to this is made on screen. The fact Smith was injured is true and he can be seen hobbling around on the TARDIS prior to the regeneration.'' | * Because of the leg injury suffered by [[Matt Smith]] during filming, the Doctor would lose a leg during the episode. ''This is both true and false. The middle-aged and elderly versions of the Doctor both rely on a walking stick to get around. It was later confirmed that a line of dialogue cut from the episode did reveal that at some point the Doctor lost a leg, and the circumstances surrounding this were explained in the tie-in anthology ''[[Tales of Trenzalore: The Eleventh Doctor's Last Stand]]'', however no reference to this is made on screen. The fact Smith was injured is true and he can be seen hobbling around on the TARDIS prior to the regeneration.'' | ||
* On 20th December, the ''Daily Star'' tabloid published the spoiler that a "fan favourite" character would appear in the episode during the regeneration. ''This led to several days of speculation as to who it might be before it was revealed that Amy Pond was the returning character''. | * On 20th December, the ''Daily Star'' tabloid published the spoiler that a "fan favourite" character would appear in the episode during the regeneration. ''This led to several days of speculation as to who it might be before it was revealed that Amy Pond was the returning character''. | ||
* [[Jenna Coleman]] would have a nude scene. ''She remained fully clothed from the perspective of the audience. [[Matt Smith]] was seen in the nude, the camera angle placing the TARDIS console in the way of a higher content rating.'' | * [[Jenna Coleman]] would have a nude scene. ''She remained fully clothed from the perspective of the audience. [[Matt Smith]] was seen in the nude, the camera angle placing the TARDIS console in the way of a higher content rating.'' | ||
* Tasha Lem's role was originally meant for [[River Song]]. ''While the characters are similar, this was never the case. River was meant to cameo during the regeneration sequence alongside the Eleventh Doctor's other companions.'' | |||
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* Clara's poor cooking skills are again in evidence, as she needs the Doctor's help to cook her family's Christmas turkey. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | * Clara's poor cooking skills are again in evidence, as she needs the Doctor's help to cook her family's Christmas turkey. ([[TV]]: ''[[Asylum of the Daleks (TV story)|Asylum of the Daleks]]'', ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor explains the [[crack]]s in time and the events of the reboot of the universe to Clara. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | * The Doctor explains the [[crack]]s in time and the events of the reboot of the universe to Clara. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | ||
* To allow translation of the message, the Doctor uses a [[Seal of Rassilon|Seal]] of the [[High Council of Time Lords|High Council]] of [[Gallifrey]], telling Clara he "nicked it off [[the Master]] in the [[Death Zone]]." The [[Third Doctor]], while there, did exactly that, incorrectly assuming that the Master had himself stolen it. The Doctor stated at that time he would return it to the High Council at the "first opportunity". Clearly, he never got around to it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | * To allow translation of the message, the Doctor uses a [[Seal of Rassilon|Seal]] of the [[High Council of Time Lords|High Council]] of [[Gallifrey]], telling Clara he "nicked it off [[Tremas Master|the Master]] in the [[Death Zone]]." The [[Third Doctor]], while there, did exactly that, incorrectly and arrogantly assuming that the Master had himself stolen it long before learning it was [[Borusa (The Five Doctors)|Borusa]] who was the enemy. The Doctor stated at that time he would return it to the High Council at the "first opportunity". Clearly, he never got around to it. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') | ||
** Clara is aware of | ** Clara is aware of the Master's Tremas incarnation, having met him when she was kidnapped by [[Adam Mitchell]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Endgame (POT comic story)|Endgame]]'') | ||
* The Doctor confirms to Clara that although he is "Number Eleven", he has in fact used all twelve of his regenerations, and is, therefore, unable to regenerate again. The two "missing" lives are the [[War Doctor]] who was not generally referred to as "the Doctor" due to his actions in the [[Time War]], and the fact that he rejected the title moments after his regeneration by declaring "Doctor, no more.", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') and the abortive regeneration by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he sent his | * The Doctor confirms to Clara that although he is "Number Eleven", he has in fact used all twelve of his regenerations, and is, therefore, unable to regenerate again. The two "missing" lives are the [[War Doctor]] who was not generally referred to as "the Doctor" due to his actions in the [[Time War]], and the fact that he rejected the title moments after his regeneration by declaring "Doctor, no more.", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Night of the Doctor (TV story)|The Night of the Doctor]]'', ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') and the abortive regeneration by the [[Tenth Doctor]] when he sent his regeneration energy into a matching bio-receptacle (his severed hand) rather than change. ([[TV]]: ''[[Journey's End (TV story)|Journey's End]]'') The Doctor's statement also implies that [[River Song]]'s sacrifice of her remaining regenerations to save his life only transferred the healing effect of regeneration energy, not her remaining lives. ([[TV]]: ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]'') | ||
* It is again confirmed that [[Time Lord]]s can only regenerate twelve times, for a total of thirteen lives, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', et al.) but that a Time Lord can be granted a new regeneration cycle. The Master had been offered a new regeneration cycle by the [[High Council]] to persuade him to rescue the various Doctors trapped in the [[Death Zone]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') and was apparently given one when he was resurrected to fight in the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'') | * It is again confirmed that [[Time Lord]]s can only regenerate twelve times, for a total of thirteen lives, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Deadly Assassin (TV story)|The Deadly Assassin]]'', et al.) but that a Time Lord can be granted a new regeneration cycle. The Tremas Master had been offered a new regeneration cycle by the [[High Council]] to persuade him to rescue the various Doctors trapped in the [[Death Zone]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'') and was apparently given one when he was resurrected to fight in the Time War. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums (TV story)|The Sound of Drums]]'', [[AUDIO]]: ''[[Eyes of the Master (audio story)|Eyes of the Master]]'') | ||
* Regenerative energy again proves to be highly damaging to non-organic objects, with the Doctor using the regenerative reset he undergoes prior to his full regeneration to destroy the Daleks attacking Trenzalore. When the Tenth Doctor regenerated, some of that energy hit the TARDIS console, causing major damage and sending it out of control. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | * Regenerative energy again proves to be highly damaging to non-organic objects, with the Doctor using the regenerative reset he undergoes prior to his full regeneration to destroy the Daleks attacking Trenzalore. When the Tenth Doctor regenerated, some of that energy hit the TARDIS console, causing major damage and sending it out of control. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
* The Doctor visibly ages during the 300 years between when he sends Clara home and when she returns, gaining grey hair and wrinkles and requiring a cane to walk. He ages even further during the 600 years ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tales of Trenzalore (short story)|Tales of Trenzalore]]'') between when he sends Clara home again and when Tasha Lem collects her to say goodbye to him. Previously, the Doctor spent 200 years running from his fate at [[Lake Silencio]], yet was apparently young enough in his body then to not appear to age much. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | * The Doctor visibly ages during the 300 years between when he sends Clara home and when she returns, gaining grey hair and wrinkles and requiring a cane to walk. He ages even further during the 600 years ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Tales of Trenzalore (short story)|Tales of Trenzalore]]'') between when he sends Clara home again and when Tasha Lem collects her to say goodbye to him. Previously, the Doctor spent 200 years running from his fate at [[Lake Silencio]], yet was apparently young enough in his body then to not appear to age much. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') | ||
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* The Doctor eats fish fingers and custard one last time before regenerating. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') | * The Doctor eats fish fingers and custard one last time before regenerating. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'', ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') | ||
* The Twelfth Doctor's first words — "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys!" — keep to his recent "tradition" of immediately commenting on his new body. Previously, the [[Tenth Doctor]] commented on his "new [[teeth]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') and the [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]] on his legs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') Past Doctors had similar comments later on — usually after their physical and mental health had (somewhat) stabilised after their regeneration. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | * The Twelfth Doctor's first words — "Kidneys! I've got new kidneys!" — keep to his recent "tradition" of immediately commenting on his new body. Previously, the [[Tenth Doctor]] commented on his "new [[teeth]]", ([[TV]]: ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') and the [[Eleventh Doctor|Eleventh]] on his legs. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') Past Doctors had similar comments later on — usually after their physical and mental health had (somewhat) stabilised after their regeneration. ([[TV]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space (TV story)|Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'') | ||
* The most lucid and frequent voice emanating from the crack in time sounds identical to that of [[the General]] of the [[War Council]] on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | * The most lucid and frequent voice emanating from the crack in time sounds identical to that of [[Eleventh General|the General]] of the [[War Council]] on [[Gallifrey]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* While regenerating, the Doctor hallucinates seeing his past companion [[Amelia Pond]] as both a child and an adult, similar to the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]s remembering their past companions at the time of their respective regenerations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | * While regenerating, the Doctor hallucinates seeing his past companion [[Amelia Pond]] as both a child and an adult, similar to the [[Fourth Doctor|Fourth]] and [[Fifth Doctor]]s remembering their past companions at the time of their respective regenerations. ([[TV]]: ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'', ''[[The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|The Caves of Androzani]]'') | ||
* While the species themselves are not mentioned, [[Judoon rocket]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') [[Shakri ship]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') and [[Silurian Ark]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'') can be seen among the fleets orbiting [[Trenzalore]]. [[Terileptil]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') and [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') are also listed among those present. | * While the species themselves are not mentioned, [[Judoon rocket]]s, ([[TV]]: ''[[Smith and Jones (TV story)|Smith and Jones]]'', ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') [[Shakri ship]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') and [[Silurian Ark]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Dinosaurs on a Spaceship (TV story)|Dinosaurs on a Spaceship]]'') can be seen among the fleets orbiting [[Trenzalore]]. [[Terileptil]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[The Visitation (TV story)|The Visitation]]'') and [[Slitheen family|Slitheen]] ([[TV]]: ''[[Aliens of London (TV story)|Aliens of London]]''/''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'', ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'') are also listed among those present. | ||
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* The town of Christmas has a small graveyard with headstones identical to those in the mass grave from Trenzalore's alternate future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | * The town of Christmas has a small graveyard with headstones identical to those in the mass grave from Trenzalore's alternate future. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Doctor teaches the children of Christmas to do the "[[drunk giraffe]]" dance he performed at the wedding of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | * The Doctor teaches the children of Christmas to do the "[[drunk giraffe]]" dance he performed at the wedding of [[Amy Pond]] and [[Rory Williams]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Big Bang (TV story)|The Big Bang]]'') | ||
* At his oldest before the regenerative process, the Doctor's hairstyle resembles that of his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', | * At his oldest before the regenerative process, the Doctor's hairstyle resembles that of his [[First Doctor|first incarnation]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''-''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon A Time]]'') He also carries a walking stick like his earliest incarnation sometimes did. ([[TV]]: ''[[Marco Polo (TV story)|Marco Polo]]'', ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'', ''[[Twice Upon a Time (TV story)|Twice Upon A Time]]'') | ||
* The gathering of spaceships at [[Trenzalore]] is reminiscent of [[ | * The gathering of spaceships at [[Trenzalore]] is reminiscent of the [[Pandorica Alliance]] which came to [[Earth]] in [[102|102 AD]] for the [[Pandorica]]. In both cases, [[New Dalek Paradigm|Daleks]], [[Cyber Legion|Cybermen]], [[Judoon]], [[Silurian]]s, [[Sontaran]]s, [[Slitheen]] and [[Terileptil]]s were part of the gathering. The [[Weeping Angel]]s and [[Monoid]]s are the only races seen or mentioned here not known to have been in the Alliance. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Pandorica Opens (TV story)|The Pandorica Opens]]'') | ||
* The [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] still doesn't "do wood". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | * The [[The Doctor's sonic screwdriver|sonic screwdriver]] still doesn't "do wood". ([[TV]]: ''[[Silence in the Library (TV story)|Silence in the Library]]'', ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') | ||
* During his time on Trenzalore, the Doctor says "Christmas is protected" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') and that "cool is ''not'' cool," adding to the many things he says are not cool. | * During his time on Trenzalore, the Doctor says "Christmas is protected" ([[TV]]: ''[[The Christmas Invasion (TV story)|The Christmas Invasion]]'', ''[[The Eleventh Hour (TV story)|The Eleventh Hour]]'') and that "cool is ''not'' cool," adding to the many things he says are not cool. | ||
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* The Doctor says "Geronimo!" with the children of Christmas, the last instance he uses that word in this incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' et al.) | * The Doctor says "Geronimo!" with the children of Christmas, the last instance he uses that word in this incarnation. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'' et al.) | ||
* The [[Heart of the TARDIS]] can now be easily opened up from a hexagonal panel beneath the main console unit. It was previously very difficult to access due to the risk of exposing oneself to the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | * The [[Heart of the TARDIS]] can now be easily opened up from a hexagonal panel beneath the main console unit. It was previously very difficult to access due to the risk of exposing oneself to the [[Time Vortex]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Boom Town (TV story)|Boom Town]]'', ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'') | ||
* The Eleventh Doctor still has a powerful dislike for [[wine]], shown when he immediately spits out his wine back into its glass after sampling the drink that Tasha Lem courteously offers him, though what precisely the drink actually is is never confirmed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') The Ninth Doctor also previously spat wine back into a cup after sipping it. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') In contrast, the Third Doctor was fond of a good-quality drop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | * The Eleventh Doctor still has a powerful dislike for [[wine]], shown when he immediately spits out his wine back into its glass after sampling the drink that Tasha Lem courteously offers him, though what precisely the drink actually is is never confirmed. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut (TV story)|The Impossible Astronaut]]'') The [[Ninth Doctor]] also previously spat wine back into a cup after sipping it. ([[TV]]: ''[[World War Three (TV story)|World War Three]]'') In contrast, the [[Third Doctor]] was fond of a good-quality drop. ([[TV]]: ''[[Day of the Daleks (TV story)|Day of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* The Doctor fixes a little girl's broken toy train while staying at Christmas, but goes too far and bends to his desire to add modifications, such as anti-gravity flight mechanisms. He previously overhauled the Digby Estate with various unnecessary contraptions to impress [[Madge Arwell]]'s children. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') His [[Tenth Doctor|previous incarnation]] made a DNA detector that was supposed to go "ding!" in the presence of a [[Zygon]], but didn't know when to stop himself, giving it the ability to [[microwave]] frozen dinners from up to twenty feet and download comics from the future. Even worse, it proved unreliable in Zygon-detecting. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | * The Doctor fixes a little girl's broken toy train while staying at Christmas, but goes too far and bends to his desire to add modifications, such as anti-gravity flight mechanisms. He previously overhauled the Digby Estate with various unnecessary contraptions to impress [[Madge Arwell]]'s children. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'') His [[Tenth Doctor|previous incarnation]] made a DNA detector that was supposed to go "ding!" in the presence of a [[Zygon]], but didn't know when to stop himself, giving it the ability to [[microwave]] frozen dinners from up to twenty feet and download comics from the future. Even worse, it proved unreliable in Zygon-detecting. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The aged Doctor taps his nose, much like [[ | * The aged Doctor taps his nose, much like [[the Curator]] and the [[Fourth Doctor]] did. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | ||
* The Daleks and Cybermen both say that "the Doctor is required". ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | * The Daleks and Cybermen both say that "the Doctor is required". ([[TV]]: ''[[The War Machines (TV story)|The War Machines]]'') | ||
* Some of Amy's drawings reveal monsters she encountered, including the [[Saturnyne]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') [[Peg Doll]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'') and the | * Some of Amy's drawings reveal monsters she encountered, including the [[Saturnyne]], ([[TV]]: ''[[The Vampires of Venice (TV story)|The Vampires of Venice]]'') [[Peg Doll]]s ([[TV]]: ''[[Night Terrors (TV story)|Night Terrors]]'') and the New Dalek Paradigm. ([[TV]]: ''[[Victory of the Daleks (TV story)|Victory of the Daleks]]'') | ||
* Clara does not recognise the name [[Amy Pond|Amelia]], although the TARDIS once displayed an image of her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]'') | * Clara does not recognise the name [[Amy Pond|Amelia]], although the TARDIS once displayed an image of her. ([[TV]]: ''[[Clara and the TARDIS (home video)|Clara and the TARDIS]]'') | ||
* The Doctor forgetting how to fly the TARDIS isn't the first time the Doctor has had a memory-related mishap after regenerating. Most of his incarnations have experienced some small, short-term memory loss and/or personality confusion immediately following their regenerations. The [[Eighth Doctor]] in particular forgot who he was until the [[Eye of Harmony]] was opened. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | * The Doctor forgetting how to fly the TARDIS isn't the first time the Doctor has had a memory-related mishap after regenerating. Most of his incarnations have experienced some small, short-term memory loss and/or personality confusion immediately following their regenerations. The [[Eighth Doctor]] in particular forgot who he was until the [[Eye of Harmony]] was opened. ([[TV]]: ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'') | ||
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* Clara discovers the TARDIS telephone has been left off the hook for some unknown reason. It turns out that after defeating the Daleks, having his physical appearance reset to his more youthful form and on the verge of regenerating, the Eleventh Doctor had taken the exterior phone into the TARDIS. He then called Clara's mobile in the near future to help her deal with his regeneration. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | * Clara discovers the TARDIS telephone has been left off the hook for some unknown reason. It turns out that after defeating the Daleks, having his physical appearance reset to his more youthful form and on the verge of regenerating, the Eleventh Doctor had taken the exterior phone into the TARDIS. He then called Clara's mobile in the near future to help her deal with his regeneration. ([[TV]]: ''[[Deep Breath (TV story)|Deep Breath]]'') | ||
* The [[Sixth Doctor]] previously witnessed [[Azmael]] initiate a thirteenth regeneration, which resulted in his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') | * The [[Sixth Doctor]] previously witnessed [[Azmael]] initiate a thirteenth regeneration, which resulted in his death. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma (TV story)|The Twin Dilemma]]'') | ||
* The fact the Eleventh Doctor is convinced that his regeneration cycle is at an end and his final death is at hand indicates he either did not recognise [[the Curator]] as a future incarnation of himself or did not retain his memories of meeting him. If the latter, this is the first on-screen confirmation that Doctors do not remember meeting their future selves, a fact implied in spin-off media but never directly addressed in an episode. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'') | |||
== Home video releases == | == Home video releases == | ||
=== DVD & Blu-ray releases === | === DVD & Blu-ray releases === | ||
[[File:The Time of the Doctor UK DVD Cover.jpg|thumb|''The Time of the Doctor'' + Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials DVD Cover]] | [[File:The Time of the Doctor UK DVD Cover.jpg|thumb|''The Time of the Doctor'' + Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials DVD Cover]] | ||
* ''The Time of the Doctor'' was released on | * ''The Time of the Doctor'' was released as part of "The Time of the Doctor + Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials" sets on DVD and Blu-ray, in region 2/B on [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] and region 4/B on [[22 January (releases)|22 January]] 2014. Other Christmas episodes from Matt Smith's tenure were included: ''[[A Christmas Carol (TV story)|A Christmas Carol]]'', ''[[The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (TV story)|The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]]'' and ''[[The Snowmen (TV story)|The Snowmen]]''. | ||
* ''The Time of the Doctor'' was also included on the [[50th Anniversary Collector's Edition]] alongside ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'','' [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]] ''and'' [[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. The Australian release was identical to the UK release. The US equivalent of this, ''The Complete Matt Smith Years'', also featured it alongside all of Matt Smith's televised appearances up to and including his regeneration story. | * The US version of the DVD and Blu-ray was a standalone release, with no additional episodes, on [[4 March (releases)|4 March]] 2014. | ||
* ''The Time of the Doctor'' was also included on the [[50th Anniversary Collector's Edition]] alongside ''[[The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|The Name of the Doctor]]'','' [[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]] ''and'' [[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]''. The Australian release was identical to the UK release. These DVD and Blu-ray sets were released in region 2/B on [[8 September (releases)|8 September]] [[2014 (releases)|2014]] and in region 4/B on [[10 September (releases)|10 September]] 2014. | |||
* The US equivalent of this, ''The Complete Matt Smith Years'', also featured it alongside all of Matt Smith's televised appearances up to and including his regeneration story. | |||
=== Digital releases === | === Digital releases === | ||
* A bundle including the Christmas Specials mentioned above was released on Google Play, iTunes and Amazon Instant Video in HD or SD. It included the ''[[Farewell to Matt Smith]]'' featurette. The Amazon Instant Video release also added ''[[Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Prequel to the Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]], [[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates]] ''and ''[[The Great Detective (TV story)|The Great Detective]]''. | * A bundle including the Christmas Specials mentioned above was released on Google Play, iTunes and Amazon Instant Video in HD or SD. It included the ''[[Farewell to Matt Smith]]'' featurette. The Amazon Instant Video release also added ''[[Prequel (The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe)|Prequel to the Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe]], [[Vastra Investigates: A Christmas Prequel (webcast)|Vastra Investigates]] ''and ''[[The Great Detective (TV story)|The Great Detective]]''. | ||
* The special was added to [[Netflix]] instant streaming in the US during September 2014. It is listed as episode 16 of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who)|Series 7]]. It is also available on Hulu. | * The special was added to [[Netflix]] instant streaming in the US during September 2014. It is listed as episode 16 of [[Series 7 (Doctor Who 2005)|Series 7]]. It is also available on Hulu. | ||
* In the United Kingdom, this story is available on [[BBC iPlayer]] as part of Series 7. | |||
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