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* Clara's [[book]], ''[[101 Places to See]]'', used to belong to [[Ellie Oswald|her mother]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel (webcast)|The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John]]'')
* Clara's [[book]], ''[[101 Places to See]]'', used to belong to [[Ellie Oswald|her mother]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel (webcast)|The Bells of Saint John: A Prequel]]'', [[TV]]: ''[[The Bells of Saint John]]'')
* The Doctor again mentions seeing the beginning of the [[universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
* The Doctor again mentions seeing the beginning of the [[universe]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[Destiny of the Daleks (TV story)|Destiny of the Daleks]]'')
* This is not the first time the Doctor has faced a living star, although he implied that it was the first time he'd faced one so massive. ([[TV]]: ''[[42 (TV story)|42]]'')
* The Doctor mentions the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
* The Doctor mentions the [[Last Great Time War]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')
* The Doctor mentions bringing [[Susan Foreman|his granddaughter]] to Akhaten at some point in time, though she is not mentioned by name.
* The Doctor mentions bringing [[Susan Foreman|his granddaughter]] to Akhaten at some point in time, though she is not mentioned by name.

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The Rings of Akhaten was the seventh regular episode of the seventh series of Doctor Who produced by BBC Wales. In it, the Eleventh Doctor's new companion, Clara Oswald, took her first trip in the TARDIS to an alien planet.

Synopsis

Clara Oswald wants to see something awesome, so the Doctor whisks her off to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. Clara meets the young Queen of Years as the pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony. But something is stirring in the pyramid, and a sacrifice will be demanded.

Plot

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Cast

References

Alien species

Cultural references from the real world

  • The Doctor references The Walrus and The Carpenter by Lewis Carroll.
  • The Doctor points out a Hooloovoo, this is a super intelligent shade of the colour blue in The HitchHikers Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams [1].

Individuals

The Doctor

Story notes

  • Unlike the previous episodes of Series 7, this episode does not introduce a new variation of the Doctor Who logo.

Ratings

Filming locations

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Production errors

If you'd like to talk about narrative problems with this story — like plot holes and things that seem to contradict other stories — please go to this episode's discontinuity discussion.
  • The crack on the glass case containing the mummy disappears and reappears between shots.
  • The leaf that Clara has in this episode is different to the one shown in the previous episode. In fact, they come from different trees; the one from Bells is from a maple and this one's from a birch.

Continuity

Home video releases

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External links

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