Silence in the Library (TV story)

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Silence In The Library is Episode 8 of Series 4 of Doctor Who.

Synopsis

One hundred years ago, the universe's greatest library was sealed off, leaving only one warning: "Count the shadows". But now, the shadows are moving again. The Doctor and Donna must uncover the terrible truth behind the Nodes and the horrifying Data Ghost, to find the library's secret.

Plot

The Doctor and Donna travel to the universes largest library. When they arrive they meet the River Song along with her comrades, and they begin to notice strange happenings - shadows that creep on the floor, which strip the flesh of anyone who falls in there shadow and turns them into a skeleton.

The episode also looks at the point of view from a little girl, who has dreamt up the idea of this library but is suffering from nightmares of frightening shadows called Vastha Nerada and soothsayers called nodes which make them appear in the world the Doctor and Donna are in.

Cast

Production crew

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References

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Story notes

  • Transmission of this episode will be delayed one week by the Eurovision Song Contest, as was the case last year with a gap between The Lazarus Experiment and 42.
  • According to Russel T. Davies this episode is more frightening than Steven Moffat's terrifying series 3 episode Blink. Which rated a 5.5 on the the offical Doctor Who website 'fear factor' feature.

Ratings

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Myths

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Rumours

  • The shadows may be the same or a similar sort of being as the Shadow which killed Elton Pope's mother in DW: Love and Monsters; the Shadows may eat the flesh of whomever is shaded by one.
  • It is rumoured this story will feature Cybermen (possibly Mondasian ones) However, this is unlikely as they are known to be appearing in the Christmas special.
  • Captain Jack Harkness may return. However, he does not appear in the trailer, although it could be a surprise appearance.He appears in a book/flashback.
  • This plot may be similar to BFA: The Genocide Machine.
  • Possibly set on the Lost Moon of Poosh
  • It is rumoured (through an unreliable source) that this story sets the tone for the finale by Donna finding and reading her history in a book in the library. It tells her that she 'died' at the hands of the Empress of the Racnoss... (in the 2006 Christmas special)
  • If that rumour is true and Donna's death is foretold it may be similar to The Satan Pit when the Beast predicted Rose's 'death'.
  • On YouTube, pictures of Donna are shown in a playground walking with a hooded black figure - whether this is in this episode or Forest of the Dead, is uncertain.

Filming Locations

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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

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Continuity

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DVD and other releases

  • It will be released on the Series 4 boxset DVD in November 2008.

See also

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External links

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