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Tardis Crash lands on London’s Parliament Square
TARDIS crash lands on London’s iconic Parliament Square ahead of Doctor Who series launch
In an explosive return to the UK from their world tour, the Doctor, Peter Capaldi, and his companion Clara Oswald, played by Jenna Coleman, made a surprise appearance this morning at the site of a specially constructed crash-landed TARDIS on London’s Parliament Square.
Ahead of the eighth series, returning to BBC One this weekend, the theme of the crashed time machine was in keeping with the feature-length opening episode, entitled Deep Breath, which sees the Doctor arrive in Victorian London to find a dinosaur rampant in the Thames and a spate of deadly spontaneous combustions.
In front of the TARDIS and through the debris of dinosaur bones, the show’s transmission date can be seen emblazoned in the grass: Saturday 23 August. Deep Breath airs at 7.50 PM.
Tom Project Indigo
August 30th, 2014 - 2:15pmI was lucky enough to arrive there at the same time as Peter and Jenna. I couldn’t believe it!
Floppy_Who
August 24th, 2014 - 12:19pmI’ve watched in the cinema and re watched at home. Way more impressive on a screen the size of 2 double decker buses… The audience are fans too, so kept very quiet (apart from applause at the end) and we got an new feature from Strax giving an over view of how regeneration (or deterioration) goes wrong, the Doctor Who extra programme straight after the main feature and a 30 minute live feed from London with an interview panel of Capaldi, Coleman and Moffat. A good reason to see it in the flicks, I think.
(Having said that, even in full cinema surround sound, the new theme arrangement still sounds like it was played on a set of demonic high pitched bagpipes…)
Floppy_Who
August 24th, 2014 - 12:14pmHe’s been around for about 30 years (including a role in series 4 of Who). Worth searching him out on IMDB to se an overview of his impressive credentials….
Richard Keen
August 23rd, 2014 - 9:11pmNot bad but…. hated ….just hated the new intro
Nina
August 23rd, 2014 - 9:01pmThe new doctor is fine but where oh where is matt smith, the most amazing doctor ever!!!!!!!!! We miss him
michael stephenson
August 23rd, 2014 - 8:25pmLike Peter but why the cheap awful opening
harks back to the sylvester mc coy era of cheap effects and please can we have meat to the storys turned off cant watch anymore no story very sad very sad indeed i loved Dr Who
Anonymous
August 23rd, 2014 - 7:04pmhe played john frobisher in torchwood
Shawn
August 23rd, 2014 - 6:08pmI have never heard of the new doctor,does anyone know of other things he’s been in?I am hoping that he’ll carry the crown of previous actors of who,it premieres in the USA at 8 pm tonight,really excited to see where this doctor will take us,and new adventures.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
August 23rd, 2014 - 4:51pmIn that case – DAMN THE SILENCE !!!!!!!!!!!.
dalek eternal
August 23rd, 2014 - 4:47pmI’d stay at home you may get people talking or applauding and you may miss a line or two
Doctor
August 23rd, 2014 - 3:24pmOnly 4 and a half hours to go now!
Doctor Stu
August 22nd, 2014 - 11:06pmI posted the link but the comment didn’t post but u can see the full Jenna Louise Coleman interview with the clip on the itv this morning website
the astronaut of death
August 22nd, 2014 - 9:52pmI prefer at home
but I imagine it would be a good experience and the cinema
Gallifrey FP
August 22nd, 2014 - 8:38pmShould I go and see Deep Breath at the cinema? I’m still pondering.
Obsie
August 22nd, 2014 - 8:15pmDoctor Who One : Perhaps we’re out of sync, as in the 50th show, and we were there but we can’t remember it as it’s not allowed.
Anonymous
August 22nd, 2014 - 7:55pmI was there this afternoon
Adam is cool
August 22nd, 2014 - 5:15pmWould it be there now ?
obey the whispermen
August 22nd, 2014 - 5:08pmDo you have a link to the clip or was it just exclusive.
Anonymous
August 22nd, 2014 - 3:53pmIf only you had a TARDIS:)
Jim
August 22nd, 2014 - 3:46pmI was there last week, standing at this place exactly, on Parliament Square. One week later, and I’d have the luck to meet the new Doctor himself ! It’s too sad 🙁
DOCTOR WHO ONE
August 22nd, 2014 - 3:06pmI ask the same thing ever time !!.
Well, in my case it’s “Why does nothing like this ever happen to me when I’m in London ? !!” 🙁
Obsie
August 22nd, 2014 - 2:07pmLovely pics; reminds me of the second film from the 60’s. Why do these things happen when I’m out paying my bills?
Doctor Stu
August 22nd, 2014 - 1:21pmI wish i was there!
And there was an exclusive clip for episode 2 on this morning this morning
(yes two this mornings)
the astronaut of death
August 22nd, 2014 - 12:42pmAwesome set uo