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Clara is summoned to an impossible conference call, alerting her that the deadly Whisper Men are closing in on Vastra, Jenny and Strax. Someone is kidnapping the Doctor’s friends, leading him toward the one place in all of time and space that he should never go.
So there we have it. Series 7 reached its huge climax tonight as secrets were revealed.
It was the one we have all been waiting for with the hours of anticipation and speculation all leading up to this moment. The question on everybody’s lips has been “Clara who?” and we’ve all been concocting our own theories as to who this “impossible” girl might be after we met in Asylum of the Daleks. Unlike the Doctor, we were expecting her to pop up again in The Snowmen, and he has been on a mission of discovery ever since…
As well as that, the Doctor had to deal with the consequences of his “greatest secret”, which laid hanging in the balance as the Great Intelligence returned to lead him towards the one place in time and space he should never visit. Ready and waiting for our Time Lord at the fields of Trenzalore was a trap ready to unravel his past, present and future.
On paper The Name of the Doctor was an epic adventure which spanned the history of the series itself, as everything was set in place for the next time we see the Doctor later this year in November’s 50th anniversary extravaganza (no biggie!). So what did you make of tonight’s events? It is said they’ll “change the course of Who” forever, but is it a change for the better? Were the answers we got a worthy pay off? And what about that ending – the “moment of all moments”? There is lots to be said about the finale – and then some – and one place to do it so discuss all the drama below. Spoilers!

Stick with us as we bring you all the post-Series 7 news and prepare for something big…
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Hedgewick’s World of Wonders was once the galaxy’s greatest theme park but it is now the dilapidated home to a shabby showman, a chess-playing dwarf and a dysfunctional army platoon.
Stomp stomp the Cybermen have arrived, and this time they were deadlier than before!
That’s right, tonight marked the return of one of the Doctor’s most infamous enemies as Neil Gaiman stepped back up to the writing duties in order to give the fans a Nightmare in Silver. After the success of his TARDIS debut with The Doctor’s Wife, he could’ve taken a breather with his second attempt at the bat, but instead he was mounded with the big task of restoring the metal monsters to their former glory. So how did he get on?
The story started at Hedgewick’s World of Wonders which once stood tall as the greatest theme park in the galaxy. When the Doctor, Clara, Artie and Angie arrived, they found it now served as the dilapidated home to a shabby showman and an army platoon. And so the scene was set for a classic Cyberman confrontation, as the ultimate upgrade began…
Neil tried to make them “a little creepier”, but did he achieve it? Will the penultimate episode of Series 7 go down in history or should it be deleted? Rate & Discuss it below…

Series 7 reaches its “epic and huge” climax next week in The Name of the Doctor…
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There’s something very odd about Mrs Gillyflower’s Sweetville mill with its perfectly clean streets and beautiful people. There is something stranger about the bodies washing up in the river… When the Doctor and Clara go missing, it’s up to Vastra, Jenny and Strax to rescue them.
Another weekend, another adventure for the Doctor, and the return of some old friends!
Diana Rigg and her real life daughter Rachael Stirling came along for the ride in tonight’s new episode, in which the Doctor and Clara investigated Mrs Gillyflower’s Sweetville mill. Its perfectly clean streets and beautiful people suggested there was something not quite right about the proceedings. They weren’t wrong to suspect as trouble at’ mill did ensue.
Luckily they weren’t alone, as they were soon reunited with Vastra, Jenny and Strax who were on hand to aid them in the confrontation against The Crimson Horror. And thank the Mighty Jagrafess they were, because when the Doctor and Clara disappeared, it was in their hands to get them from out of harm’s way. Where would they be without them!?
So, what did you think of Mark Gatiss’ Victorian venture? Were you happy to see Vastra & Co again? Rate the episode/post your reviews – the good, the bad & the ugly – below!

And don’t forget to direct all of your Clara speculation to our dedication discussion here!
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A spaceship salvage team drags the TARDIS on board, sending its systems into meltdown. As the Doctor marshals the motley salvage crew outside he realises Clara is still trapped within his malfunctioning ship, pursued by a dangerous group of ossified monsters.
Tonight Series 7 continued as the Doctor embarked on his most dangerous journey yet.
When a spaceship salvage team claimed the TARDIS they thought they’d stumbled upon their most prized possession yet but a police box that is bigger on the inside has its own fair share of secrets as Clara was about to find out! Trapped onboard the malfunctioning ship as it counted down to its imminent self destruction, the Doctor’s companion was in a race against time and a dangerous group of ossified monsters – no pressure then Clara!
With shocks and surprises awaiting around every corner, there was no time to spare as our heroes set out on a journey into the unknown – the very centre of the TARDIS itself.
So now that it’s aired did Stephen Thompson’s long awaited episode live up to the hype?

What are you waiting for? Rate and discuss tonight’s epic adventure in the section below!
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Clara and the Doctor land at Caliburn House, a haunted mansion sat alone on a desolate moor. Inside its walls a ghost-hunting professor and a gifted psychic are searching for the Witch of the Well, whose apparition appears throughout the history of the building. But is she really a ghost?
The Doctor and Clara’s story continued tonight and it was time for things to get spooky…
So far this year we’ve had an urban thriller, an extraterrestrial extravaganza and that base under siege story that Doctor Who does oh so well but this week it was time for the Time Lord to tackle yet another genre as he and Clara faced the “supernatural”…
There was a chill in the air for our brave time travellers as they visited Caliburn House. A haunted mansion on a desolate moor wouldn’t be our first choice for a holiday, but for “a really old-fashioned scary episode” like Hide it was the perfect backdrop as the spine-tingling events surrounding the search for the Witch of the Well intensified. But did it fail to make you scream, or were you like Clara left “maybe a teeny tiny bit terrified”?

Now we’re safe to return from behind our sofas, rate and discuss Hide in the comments…
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The Doctor and Clara land on a damaged Russian Submarine in 1983 as it spirals out of control into the ocean depths. An alien creature is loose on board, having escaped from a block of Arctic ice. With tempers flaring and a cargo of nuclear weapons on board, it’s not just the crew at stake.
Christmas came early for Classic Series fans tonight, as the Ice Warriors were back…
Mark Gatiss returned to the writing duties with another unmissable episode but he wasn’t the only blast from the past for our Doctor, who came face to face with an old enemy for the first time since 1974. His reunion with the reptilian-like humanoids meant the Doctor and Clara’s journey to a Russian Submarine in 1983 (no, Doctor, it isn’t Las Vegas!) was far from plain sailing – with an alien creature loose on board, it wasn’t just the crew who were at stake as tempers flared while their vessel spiralled down into the ocean depths.
With old adversaries and new friends to boot, Cold War had all the makings of a classic. Mark Gatiss has been “badgering for years” to get the Ice Warriors into the spotlight once more – now you’ve seen the finished article in all its glory, were his efforts in vain?

What are you waiting for? Rate and discuss this week’s episode in the comments below!
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Clara 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 and pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony, but something is stirring in the pyramid.
Series 7 continued today as the Doctor and Clara journeyed to the Festival of Offerings.
After the Doctor’s reunion with Clara in last Saturday’s outing, the time has come to let the good times roll. With a new companion aboard the TARDIS, time and space at their fingertips and the whole universe waiting to be explored it was down to Clara to pick the first destination. She asked to go somewhere awesome (vague, we know), and it doesn’t get much more awesome than Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings was underway…
Clara’s maiden voyage in the TARDIS soon turned into one of terror as she encountered the young Queen of Years amidst the festival’s preparations. Learning to be careful what you wish, Clara aided the Doctor as something mysterious was discovered stirring in the pyramid. This is Doctor Who after all(!) and a sentimental sacrifice was to be demanded.

What did you think of The Rings of Akhaten? Is Neil Cross’ first contribution to the series sure to go down as a classic? Rate and discuss tonight’s adventure in the comments, and you can analyse its Clara developments in our ‘Who is Clara Oswald?’ discussion, here.
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The Doctor’s search for Clara Oswald takes him to modern day London and wi-fi is everywhere. Humanity’s living in a wifi soup. Something dangerous is lurking in the signals, picking off minds and imprisoning them and Clara becomes their target. Will the Doctor lose her all over again?
If you’re reading this it means the Doctor’s back and about time too wouldn’t you agree?
The Bells of Saint John rang across the land this evening as our beloved Time Lord had his long awaited return to the small screen, bringing with him big action, big drama and big… spoons? Also in tow was Jenna-Louise Coleman as the enigmatic Clara Oswald who will be taking us on a “mystifying but exciting” journey over the next 7 weeks as we learn the truth behind the woman twice dead. But let’s get back to tonight first, shall we?
In the Doctor’s first adventure of 2013 he found himself in modern day London, and wi-fi was everywhere. He’s been on a mission of his own since we last saw him at Christmas – his search for the mysterious soufflé girl, as searches for mysterious soufflé girls often do, landed him in a spot of e-bother when an insidious menace unveiled itself to be an ancient enemy, with Clara caught in the middle. It was down to the Doctor to defeat the baddies in order to save the world wide web from cyberspacial harm. Hashtag pressure!
Throw in a motorbike, a few London landmarks plus the return of the Fez and you’ve got yourself a humdinger of a series opener, and one that’s left us with plenty to talk about…

Now the wi-fi is safe again, you can rate and discuss tonight’s episode in the comments!
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Doctor Who loves a good old fashioned mystery and if there is anything we, the fans, love, it is dissecting and unraveling all the clues and red herrings that come our way.
With the Doctor’s latest companion Clara Oswald, Christmas has well and truly come early – actually it did, when Jenna-Louise Coleman made a surprise appearance in Asylum of the Daleks some three months before her expected debut. Since the soufflé girl arrived on our screens, we have been caught up in her character and ‘The Clara Oswald Mystery’.
So, who is Clara Oswald? Jenna has described her alter ego as “mysterious” but that’s just the icing on the cake. How can the same person – or different versions of the same person – keep popping up in the Doctor’s life? Steven Moffat has she will lead the Time Lord on “his merriest dance yet”, so will her identity have anything to do with his big and “greatest secret” that will be revealed during the new series? Only time will tell…
Que Sera, Sera, but whatever happens, judging by this latest trailer, the Doctor is just as eager to find out the truth as we are, and you can use this discussion to share with us and each other your wide speculation and theories. A link will be added to the sidebar so you can contribute to the comments as Clara’s story develops over the coming months.
Get involved, join the conversation, have fun, watch out for spoilers, “and remember”…
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Brand new episodes of Doctor Who are slowly but surely on the way and Steven Moffat has given fans more to speculate over in a recent interview.
The showrunner told Radio Times that the Doctor’s “greatest secret” will be in jeopardy when he returns to BBC One for eight more adventures from Saturday 30th March. This of course poses the question – what is his greatest secret!?
Well, let’s start by taking a look at what we know…
The Doctor’s been warned by Dorium that “the first question” is out there waiting for him, and we have been told it is the oldest question in the universe: Doctor who? Hidden in plain sight, the Doctor’s been running from it all his life – does he know something we don’t know? And will all this tie in with the Silence, the Fields of Trenzalore and the Fall of the Eleventh? Your guess is as good as ours, but it’s always fun to speculate, so drop your ideas in the comments section below. Have fun and remember – spoilers, sweetie!
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