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| 11 = {{feature|title=The Ark in Space (TV story)|image=Sarah stuck in the conduit - Doctor Who - BBC sci-fi|ext=|lead='''''The Ark in Space''''' was the second story of [[Season 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s first full, post-[[regeneration|regenerative]] story. It proceeded from a mild-[[cliffhanger]] at the end of ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', showing what happened after [[Harry Sullivan]] climbed into [[the TARDIS|the police box]] in [[UNIT]]'s laboratory. It importantly established the location of [[Nerva Beacon]], which would be the narrative lynchpin of the season.<br><br>''Ark'' had a somewhat tortuous scripting process, having slipped past two [[writer]]s before its scripts were finally accepted. Both Christopher Langley and [[John Lucarotti]] tried and failed to write a script about a space station for [[season 12]]. Of the two, Lucarotti came closest. However, because he then lived on a boat anchored in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] — and there was a postal strike afflicting Corsica — Lucarotti was essentially incommunicado to [[script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]]. It was impossible for Holmes to conduct timely consultation with the ''Doctor Who'' veteran. Lucarotti was paid fully for his work, and Holmes undertook a page one rewrite, retaining only the central conceit of Lucarotti's tale.<br><br>Despite its difficult birth, the story won kudos from the [[BBC Wales]] production staff. [[Russell T Davies]] once called ''Ark'' his favourite storyline of the [[1963]] version of ''Doctor Who''. [[Steven Moffat]] considered it the best Fourth Doctor story, while [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] confessed to being "petrified of the [[Wirrn]]" as a child. [[Tom Baker]] himself has also stated that, of all the stories he'd filmed, ''The Ark in Space'' was his favourite. }} | | 11 = {{feature|title=The Ark in Space (TV story)|image=Sarah stuck in the conduit - Doctor Who - BBC sci-fi|ext=|lead='''''The Ark in Space''''' was the second story of [[Season 12]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It was the [[Fourth Doctor]]'s first full, post-[[regeneration|regenerative]] story. It proceeded from a mild-[[cliffhanger]] at the end of ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'', showing what happened after [[Harry Sullivan]] climbed into [[the TARDIS|the police box]] in [[UNIT]]'s laboratory. It importantly established the location of [[Nerva Beacon]], which would be the narrative lynchpin of the season.<br><br>''Ark'' had a somewhat tortuous scripting process, having slipped past two [[writer]]s before its scripts were finally accepted. Both Christopher Langley and [[John Lucarotti]] tried and failed to write a script about a space station for [[season 12]]. Of the two, Lucarotti came closest. However, because he then lived on a boat anchored in the [[Mediterranean Sea|Mediterranean]] — and there was a postal strike afflicting Corsica — Lucarotti was essentially incommunicado to [[script editor]] [[Robert Holmes]]. It was impossible for Holmes to conduct timely consultation with the ''Doctor Who'' veteran. Lucarotti was paid fully for his work, and Holmes undertook a page one rewrite, retaining only the central conceit of Lucarotti's tale.<br><br>Despite its difficult birth, the story won kudos from the [[BBC Wales]] production staff. [[Russell T Davies]] once called ''Ark'' his favourite storyline of the [[1963]] version of ''Doctor Who''. [[Steven Moffat]] considered it the best Fourth Doctor story, while [[Barnaby Edwards (actor)|Barnaby Edwards]] confessed to being "petrified of the [[Wirrn]]" as a child. [[Tom Baker]] himself has also stated that, of all the stories he'd filmed, ''The Ark in Space'' was his favourite. }} | ||
| 12 = {{feature|title=The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|image=Crash landing - Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani - BBC|ext=|lead='''The Caves of Androzani''' was the final televised story to feature [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], who had decided to end his tenure on ''Doctor Who'' at a three-year milestone after taking advice from former lead [[Patrick Troughton]]. As such, it depicted the [[regeneration]] of the Fifth Doctor into the [[Sixth Doctor]], played by incoming actor [[Colin Baker]]. The story is often cited with high regard for its dramatic elements, unusually action-heavy plot, and the dynamic style of its scenes, which were directed by [[Graeme Harper]] in his first credited instance as episode [[director]], which broke free from the less engaged atmosphere of other classic stories. ''The Caves of Androzani'' is famous for topping a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' poll in [[2009]] that asked readers to vote for, the single best televised story at the time. Dubiously enough, the story that came directly after this one, [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', crashed to the bottom of the list as the lowest-regarded of all stories ever televised at the time.}} | | 12 = {{feature|title=The Caves of Androzani (TV story)|image=Crash landing - Doctor Who - The Caves of Androzani - BBC|ext=|lead='''The Caves of Androzani''' was the final televised story to feature [[Peter Davison]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]], who had decided to end his tenure on ''Doctor Who'' at a three-year milestone after taking advice from former lead [[Patrick Troughton]]. As such, it depicted the [[regeneration]] of the Fifth Doctor into the [[Sixth Doctor]], played by incoming actor [[Colin Baker]]. The story is often cited with high regard for its dramatic elements, unusually action-heavy plot, and the dynamic style of its scenes, which were directed by [[Graeme Harper]] in his first credited instance as episode [[director]], which broke free from the less engaged atmosphere of other classic stories. ''The Caves of Androzani'' is famous for topping a ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' poll in [[2009]] that asked readers to vote for, the single best televised story at the time. Dubiously enough, the story that came directly after this one, [[TV]]: ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'', crashed to the bottom of the list as the lowest-regarded of all stories ever televised at the time.}} | ||
| 13 = {{feature|title=The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|image={{uc:doctor who}} "The Name of the Doctor" **{{uc:spoiler alert}}** Clara Enters the Timestream - {{uc:BBC America}}|ext=|lead='''''The Name of the Doctor''''' was the beginning of ''[[Doctor Who]]{{'}}s fiftieth anniversary storyline, and the conclusion of the [[series 7 (Doctor Who)|seventh series]] [[BBC Wales]]. It resolved the central mystery of the series by conclusively explaining how [[Clara Oswald]] had appeared and died at several points in the Doctor's life. <br> | | 13 = {{feature|title=The Name of the Doctor (TV story)|image={{uc:doctor who}} "The Name of the Doctor" **{{uc:spoiler alert}}** Clara Enters the Timestream - {{uc:BBC America}}|ext=|lead='''''The Name of the Doctor''''' was the beginning of ''[[Doctor Who]]{{'}}s fiftieth anniversary storyline, and the conclusion of the [[series 7 (Doctor Who)|seventh series]] [[BBC Wales]]. It resolved the central mystery of the series by conclusively explaining how [[Clara Oswald]] had appeared and died at several points in the Doctor's life.<br> The episode contained the most Doctors ever seen in a single episode — though this was mostly achieved through the integration of old footage into new background plates, and former Doctors were generally seen and not heard. A notable exception was the [[First Doctor]], whose initial departure from [[Gallifrey]] was shown for the very first time on-screen — albeit in a way that essentially validated the depiction of the event seen in the 30th anniversary comic story, ''[[Time & Time Again]]'. <br>While the main focus of the story was to explain Clara's splintered existence, it also had other reveals: the apparent conclusion of the Doctor's relationship with [[River Song]], the definitive end of the [[Great Intelligence]] story arc and the shocking reveal of a [[The Doctor (The Name of the Doctor)|previously unseen incarnation]].<br>That reveal comprised the episode's [[cliffhnger]], which was not continued until the 50th anniversary episode itself.}} | ||
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The Doctor Who theme was composed by Ron Grainer and made its debut with the first episode of the Doctor Who series in 1963. Although it has undergone many rearrangements, this piece of music has remained the sole theme for the series throughout its history, making it one of the most recognisable themes in television. It is also one of the longest continually-used pieces of theme music in British entertainment history, surpassed only by the theme from Coronation Street (in use since 1960), and the "James Bond Theme" (in use since 1962).
