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The Time Of The Doctor Christmas Promotional Image

First Doctor Who Christmas 2013 Promotional Image

The BBC has released the first Poster image from the 2013 Christmas special. This will be Matt Smiths last story before Peter Capaldi takes over.

The Time of the Doctor follows Clara and the Time Lord “to a quiet backwater planet in order to learn what some strange signals mean for his very existence”.

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226 comments

  • Adam Sumnall (The Biggest Doctor Who Fan Thats Ever Lived)

    November 30th, 2013 - 10:29pm

    Has anyone noticed that the cyber head is different to the cybermen in nightmare in silver. Surely there have not got another new design

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    • DALEKSKITTLES

      November 30th, 2013 - 10:53pm

      How’s it different?

    • the council

      November 30th, 2013 - 11:18pm

      Its just dameged and patched up

    • Finlay

      December 1st, 2013 - 11:47am

      Oh yhe
      And it’s smiling
      It’s like the one in the pandorica opens

  • Lea

    November 30th, 2013 - 8:17pm

    look at the silence!

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    • dead space man

      December 1st, 2013 - 11:42am

      yes but why?

  • DALEKSKITTLES

    November 30th, 2013 - 7:12pm

    I can see a dalek!!!! I’ve got close up picture not sure it is a dalek but looks a lot like one!!!

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    • Doctor Stu

      November 30th, 2013 - 9:03pm

      Where?

    • DALEKSKITTLES

      November 30th, 2013 - 9:08pm

      It’s really hard to see and spot, it’s behind the fire my Clara’s left side (her left) I emailed a pic to boohoo to see if he will put it up 🙂

    • Doctor Stu

      November 30th, 2013 - 11:22pm

      And there’s also a siloutte of a head with two orange eyes between Clara’s legs on the first pic.

    • Doctor Stu

      November 30th, 2013 - 11:24pm

      I think I can see the Dalek but just the very top of the dome

    • DALEKSKITTLES

      December 1st, 2013 - 10:35am

      I’ve got the photo were you can clearly see dalek spheres and arm, but I don’t know how to add pictures to the comments

    • DALEKSKITTLES

      December 1st, 2013 - 10:37am

      In the photo I’ve got, you can clearly see the dalek sphere and arm, but I don’t know how to add photos the the comment 🙁

  • Kiankid

    November 30th, 2013 - 5:08pm

    Who noticed the arms in the ground they look like weeping angels arms

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    • the astroanut of death

      November 30th, 2013 - 6:20pm

      i did

    • Doctor Stu

      November 30th, 2013 - 7:07pm

      So we’ve seen Cybermen, silence, weeping angels, 8th doctor, 13th doctor or 12th whatever in the poster but can anyone see any Daleks?

    • DALEKSKITTLES

      November 30th, 2013 - 7:22pm

      I think ive spotted a dalek 🙂

  • the astroanut of death

    November 30th, 2013 - 3:45pm

    I found this website and it showed me aloud of working titles but I don’t no if it is true

    1. the working title of the name of the doctor was. the tomb of the doctor.

    2.the working title for the day of the doctor was. doctor who ?

    3. the working title for the time of the doctor was. times up

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    • BUY Me

      November 30th, 2013 - 6:22pm

      whats it called

    • WouldYouLikeAJellyBaby?

      November 30th, 2013 - 7:03pm

      Trenzalore…

    • the astroanut of death

      December 1st, 2013 - 10:43am

      ha good one

      WouldYouLikeAJellyBaby?

    • steven

      December 1st, 2013 - 11:32am

      Yes they all right i think ,that’s what my dad told me.

  • RoguePlanet

    November 30th, 2013 - 3:41pm

    I was watching “A Town Called Mercy,” and I notice that the clock in the promo image is identical to the clock on the tower in “Mercy.” Not just similar, identical. What are the odds?

    Reply
    • Doctor Stu

      November 30th, 2013 - 7:08pm

      Well maybe they want to save money and they’re just reusing old sets :mrgreen:

  • ZygonTerror

    November 30th, 2013 - 1:49pm

    Silence will fall is quite ambiguous. It could mean ‘Silence will fall’ upon the Universe, but simultaneously it could just as easily mean The Silence religion will fall (as in be defeated).

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  • Alan

    November 30th, 2013 - 10:09am

    Completely off-topic, sorry, but a notion came to me and I’m bursting to have somebody point out it’s been had before.

    Defense against Weeping Angels: mirrored sunglasses.

    Okay, yes, sorry. Back on-topic, totally looking forward to seeing Capaldi and Smith swap sonic screwdrivers. Hm. That sounds… forget it. Looking forward to the show. Stopping now.

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    • DOCTOR WHO ONE

      November 30th, 2013 - 11:20am

      Surely it must to possible to trick Weeping Angels into freezing into stone for good if you used large mirrors to make them look at their own reflection.

      Or maybe, it don’t work like that as one might think.

    • Doctor Stu

      November 30th, 2013 - 7:10pm

      Good idea but if the angel could still turn off the lights when frozen then your plan may be completely destroyed.

  • Dalek Smith

    November 29th, 2013 - 6:03pm

    I would love the 3rd flame in the picture to be omega and the silence to be his religion, because he did say in the three doctors that he should have been a god.

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  • DOCTOR WHO ONE

    November 29th, 2013 - 5:05pm

    I’ve just written a short story on the website Deviant Art where at the end, it’s revealed how the Doctor gains his new life cycle of regenerations . . . from the Master 😀

    If you would like to read it, head over to Deviant Art, and look for –

    Doctor Who – Gallifrey saved, and a new President.

    Reply
    • DOCTOR WHO ONE

      November 29th, 2013 - 5:17pm

      doctorwhoone dot deviantart dot com.

  • the council

    November 29th, 2013 - 4:42pm

    I hope matt gets a good send off like david

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    • Doctor Stu

      November 30th, 2013 - 7:11pm

      I want him to say goodbye to all of his companions and not just the recent ones like Clara, Jenny and Strax.

    • dead space man

      December 1st, 2013 - 11:35am

      Yes I want him to as well, but I think David is better at being the doctor then Matt.

  • Callum Barnes

    November 29th, 2013 - 11:54am

    The set during the shot of the Cybermen was the set piece of the stage at the 50th Anniversary celebration.

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  • Sebatron

    November 29th, 2013 - 12:21am

    There are clawed hands coming out of snow on the left.
    Weeping Angels perhaps?

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    • DOCTOR WHO ONE

      November 29th, 2013 - 8:19am

      It is.

    • TheBritishCupOfTea

      November 29th, 2013 - 4:37pm

      Yep, those are Angel hands. I read the spoilers the other day. Those hands are responsible for a terrible loss for the Doctor. I won’t spoil it though, but it’s very gruesome.

  • The Doctor

    November 28th, 2013 - 8:59pm

    just to let you know booboo the count down still says the 50th

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    • Doctor Stu

      November 28th, 2013 - 10:37pm

      It says until Christmas underneath it though.

  • BUY Me

    November 28th, 2013 - 8:26pm

    can i please have a rating out of ten for the following stories

    planet of evil

    the creature from the pit

    the face of evil

    city of death

    the time meddler

    Nightmare of Eden

    The Horns of Nimon

    Shada

    The Leisure Hive

    Meglos

    Full Circle

    State of Decay

    Warriors’ Gate

    Reply
    • BUY Me

      November 28th, 2013 - 8:40pm

      Horror of Fang Rock

      The Android Invasion

      The Masque of Mandragora

      The Deadly Assassin

      underworld

      the invisible enemy

      thanks

    • BUY Me

      November 28th, 2013 - 8:41pm

      sorry forgot 2

      Image of the Fendahl

      The Sun Makers

    • CG

      November 28th, 2013 - 10:54pm

      I won’t bother rating some of them, but I would give 10/10 for the nightmare of eden, the creature from the pit and 8/10 for the invisible enemy.

    • BUY Me

      November 29th, 2013 - 6:49pm

      thanks cg

    • 100000BC

      November 29th, 2013 - 10:27pm

      Despite being unfinished, as long as you like the ‘silliness’ and humour of Douglas Adams’ Doctor Who, Shada gets 10/10 from me.

  • Doc Who

    November 28th, 2013 - 8:19pm

    Might legitimately be the BEST Christmas special in YEARS!

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  • Defender of Trenzalore

    November 28th, 2013 - 6:26pm

    This looks like it’s going to be great!
    Hopefully it won’t be rushed,
    I found a slightly more detailed plot synopsis online and it sounds like it could match the Day of the Doctor for epicness!
    😀

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    • TheDoctoGallifrey

      November 29th, 2013 - 10:22pm

      Where?

    • Defender of Trenzalore

      November 29th, 2013 - 11:23pm

      It was the on first page of an online article that spoke about the suns spoilers (but in itself the article did not contain any on the first page – I didn’t go any further)
      🙂

    • Russell

      November 30th, 2013 - 12:41pm

      Shada is my favourite

  • HandyBot22

    November 28th, 2013 - 5:23pm

    I hope this one is set on earth

    Reply
    • HandyBot22

      November 28th, 2013 - 5:24pm

      as well as on Trenzalore

    • DOCTOR WHO ONE

      November 28th, 2013 - 5:37pm

      The beginning will no doubt be set on Earth, as it’s said the Doctor takes Clara away from a Christmas Party [or family gathering], so the rest of the story is set on Trenzalore in a place called Christmas Town.

    • Doctor who

      December 1st, 2013 - 8:03am

      what?

  • DrWhoTwins

    November 28th, 2013 - 4:20pm

    Looks awesome! Really going to miss Matt Smith though.

    Reply
  • BUY Me

    November 28th, 2013 - 3:43pm

    weeping angel arms under the tree

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  • LEWIS

    November 28th, 2013 - 2:17pm

    Is it just the picture or my computer but is that cyberman head smiling

    Reply
    • DOCTOR WHO ONE

      November 28th, 2013 - 3:52pm

      It does look like it’s got a bit of a grin I must agree 😀

  • Russell

    November 28th, 2013 - 10:44am

    To tell you the truth the more I look the more faces I see, and there is an owl at the bottom of the Xmas tree! We all know what that means. On the right of the pic has anyone noticed the skull facing left.

    Reply
  • DALEKSKITTLES

    November 28th, 2013 - 7:54am

    Why are the daleks not in the poster? Could that be a good or bad thing?

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    • Dalek the Supreme

      November 29th, 2013 - 4:42pm

      Who knows? Maybe they’re sitting up in their sill little spaceships with all their silly little guns?

  • matt9982

    November 28th, 2013 - 6:22am

    The ENTIRE plot for the Time of the Doctor has been leaked. Well Done BBC…. 🙁

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    • Adam is cool

      November 30th, 2013 - 1:16pm

      Where ?

  • TARDISTIME

    November 28th, 2013 - 3:41am

    well he could come back in another episode in the future

    Reply
  • NCC-1701-D

    November 27th, 2013 - 10:20pm

    I can’t see the 8th doctor, where is he? He’s not one of the faces in the flames is he because they both look like Peter Capaldi to me.

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    • matt9982

      November 28th, 2013 - 6:22am

      Same, they look simalar but many seemed to have got confused

  • AlphaOmega

    November 27th, 2013 - 6:40pm

    Am I the only one who can see only Peter Capaldis in the flames?!

    Reply
    • DOCTOR WHO ONE

      November 27th, 2013 - 6:56pm

      Your not, plenty of us have 😉

    • yip yop

      November 27th, 2013 - 7:10pm

      True

    • yip yop

      November 27th, 2013 - 7:11pm

      I agri

    • mattsmith910

      November 28th, 2013 - 3:46pm

      I SEE IT

  • Russell

    November 27th, 2013 - 12:52pm

    So we can see peter capaldi in the fire, we know he’s the next doctor. You can see the 8th as well and this is where my Theory comes in. The doctor crashes on khan where he is revived and drinks the elixir and is told that gallefrey science is elevated on khan. As the sisters are the keepers of the eternal flame it may be this has been imparted on the doctor as well and thus negating thirteen lives. The fact that the 8th doctor is on the promo tells me he has something to do with getting around the 12 regenerations and I think that comes from the night of the doctor. I could of course be entirely wrong.

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  • Nathanwho

    November 27th, 2013 - 7:22am

    I CAN’T BELIEVE THIS IS MATT’S LAST EVER STORY!

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    • Dalek the Supreme

      November 27th, 2013 - 2:45pm

      I know, sad isn’t it? 🙁

    • Nathanwho

      November 27th, 2013 - 6:17pm

      so if silence falls now, then they started advertising matt smith’s regeneration right at the start of matt’s run! (with prisoner zero)

    • Scott’s TARDIS

      November 27th, 2013 - 9:03pm

      It’s not advertisement on the slightest. It’s a story arc that has survived all the way through Matt’s tenure.

    • matt9982

      November 28th, 2013 - 6:20am

      I still remember sitting in my room speculating what Matt’s Doctor was going to be like. I thought that know one could beat David (like many others) but I was very very wrong.

    • Nathanwho

      November 30th, 2013 - 2:55pm

      SAME!

  • doctorwhoforever

    November 26th, 2013 - 10:43pm

    i think its got weeping angels in it as shown in trailer
    looks exciting aswell as the trailer

    Reply

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