Geek Syndicate Issue 8 | Page 109

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DOCTOR WHO: Day of the Doctor
Image © BBC Worldwide, 2013

TV REVIEW

Writer: Steven Moffat
Director: Nick Hurran
Starring: Matt Smith, David
Tennant & John Hurt

The Doctors embark on their
greatest adventure in this 50th
anniversary special. In 2013,
something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot
is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space
an ancient battle reaches its
devastating conclusion. All
of reality is at stake as the
Doctor’s own dangerous past
comes back to haunt him.
Twenty-third of November,
1963. It’s just after five fifteen
in the afternoon and audiences around the United Kingdom
hear one of the most iconic
television theme tunes for the
first time, accompanying a
strange wibbly-wobbly, visual
sequence that was unprecedented on British television.

Fifty years, three hours and
thirty-nine minutes later and
that very same theme music
plays once more. “Day of the
Doctor” arrived to ninety-four
countries simultaneously.
Beware there are spoilers
within!
Before I get into it, I just want
to remind you that I have
been a Doctor Who fan for as
long as I can remember. My
first proper television memory comes from The Five Doctors
thirty years ago and I’ve never
looked back. I’m also one of
those fans who has a tendency to find out teeny tiny details about the show’s past –
on and off-screen. So we can
end on a high, I’m going to get
everything that didn’t work
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