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The Name Of The Doctor Promotional Images
The Name Of The Doctor Promotional Images
With thanks to BBC pictures…
Clara receives a letter summoning her to a mysterious meeting, where she is given a message for the Doctor.
The meaning is uncertain, but when an enemy strikes the Time Lord is left with no choice but to travel to the one place in time and space he should never go – into a deadly trap that threatens to unravel his past, present and future.
Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman star in what promises to be a thrilling climax, with Alex Kingston returning as River Song
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pathdw98
May 15th, 2013 - 12:33amWow. Gallifrey back but a long time ago.
Can’t wait for saturday.
James O’Neill
May 14th, 2013 - 11:56pmMy final contemplation/guess. His name really is in plain sight. 1963 : I.M. Foreman
(He’s embarrassed the I stands for IGNATZ!
Dalek: the Supreme
May 15th, 2013 - 4:03pmLol, but still, it really would be hidden in plain sight!
MAXP
May 16th, 2013 - 2:28amI’m thinking his name would have to be something like that, something that we’ve seen over and over but never clicked that it’d actually be his real name. Can’t think what but it’d have to be something clever to make it worth it. Not just some cliche sci-fi sounding thing with a little greek thrown in like Thetatron or Rassle-Googlethon (these names are made entirely off the top of my head and are thus lame, but you get the point)
A Rose by any other name
May 14th, 2013 - 10:50pmIn the promo image #5 – doesn’t Clara bear a striking resemblance to Rose Tyler…it’s the look of the mouth I think.
Doctor Stu
May 14th, 2013 - 8:55pmIn Picture 4, the characters look very pleased with themselves with the Whispermen behind them so maybe the Doctor has got them on their side
TheDoctorGallifrey
May 14th, 2013 - 11:16pmOr maybe the Whispermen have sneaked up behind them.
Doctor Stu
May 15th, 2013 - 7:06amGood point 🙂
Anonymous
May 16th, 2013 - 4:26pmor maybe he knows that they are behind him and hes about to trap them
Anonymous
May 14th, 2013 - 8:02pmI love the way that the Bessie clip has been made to actually look just like a piece of seventies TV. It’s got that slightly blurred, discolored edge to it.
Anonymous
May 14th, 2013 - 8:00pmI don’t think I’ve got this excited for an episode since the Eleventh Hour lol. I kind of wish Steven was leaving now in a way. Not because I don’t like him, but because I think this episode would be the most fitting end to his tenure. This is like the final piece of his story which he’s been building for seven years.
Dalek: the Supreme
May 14th, 2013 - 10:35pmExactly how I feel! Though it would be Asylum of the Daleks for me.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 14th, 2013 - 7:12pmThe Doctors name is Bingle Boggle Dingle Dangle Yickity Doo Yickity Da Ping Pong Lippy Toppy Too Ta.
His parent’s where quite cruel, so no wonder he ran away from home and changed his name.
Kidding 😀
cyberman2
May 14th, 2013 - 8:16pm😆
Dalek: the Supreme
May 14th, 2013 - 10:40pm😆 But that’s not it. His name is Matt Baker. No? How about Tom Pertwee? Patrick Smith? Christopher Hartnell? Ok, I’m just confused now.
Slithin
May 16th, 2013 - 4:36pmAren’t we all
TheDoctorGallifrey
May 14th, 2013 - 6:53pmIf you look at the series 7b poster with the Doctor and Clara on a motorbike, one of the creatures that look like a Weevil doesn’t seem to be shown yet, it might be in this one!
TheDoctorGallifrey
May 14th, 2013 - 6:55pmBut then one of thse promo images should’ve shown it, there is a chance it might be in the 50th! But unlikely as they won’t show 50th images as early as before bells of saint john was broadcast.
DOCTORWHOSBIGGESTFAN
May 14th, 2013 - 7:31pmI think it was the creature from Hide
cyberman2
May 14th, 2013 - 8:18pmit was probably the creature from rings of akhaten, the mummy
cyberman2
May 14th, 2013 - 8:35pmactually i saw it. it doesn’t look like a weevil and it doesn’t look like that creature from hide
cyberman2
May 14th, 2013 - 8:35pmand it doesn’t look like that mummy
TheDoctorGallifrey
May 14th, 2013 - 6:52pmHas the monster on http://news.thedoctorwhosite.co.uk/doctor-who-to-return-with-the-bells-of-st-john/ on the 8th picture been seen before, if not it’s probably in this episode or even the 50th!
The TARDIS
May 15th, 2013 - 8:08amIt may be that monster from Hide… Not entirely sure.
im still not here
May 15th, 2013 - 7:47pmIt the mummy from the rings of akhaten
Bob
May 14th, 2013 - 5:43pmThe Whisper men probably echoes, whispers or clones of dr.simieon
The TARDIS
May 15th, 2013 - 8:08amI thought that! Their clothes are very similar.
drjakeyoung
May 14th, 2013 - 5:36pmI think either clara, or Colin has been super imposed. Also, doesn’t Galifrey look, light! (i think this may be special shot footage and colored original footage combined.
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 14th, 2013 - 5:53pmWhy would they need to superimpose Jenna ?.
It’s Colin’s Doctor who’s been superimposed. Either that, or it’s someone dressed in his outfit and blurred slightly so that the face of the individual playing Colin’s Doctor won’t show that it’s obviously not Colin, so that way you feel it’s really Colin’s Doctor walking past Clara in the corridor, or an echo of him from the past at least.
drjakeyoung
May 14th, 2013 - 6:56pmbecause they might superimpose here into a colin baker episode? like her and bessie?
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 14th, 2013 - 8:10pmOh, well in that case, yes, but they wouldn’t need to superimpose her if she is seen in a modern Tardis corrior, they just need to either impose footage of the 6th Doctor behind her in the corridor, or to make it more easy, just have some guy dressed up in the 6th Doctor outfit and have him walk behind Jenna in the corridor.
Anonymous
May 14th, 2013 - 5:18pmWho knew galifreyan was actually in……..the Lake District!
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 14th, 2013 - 5:37pmIt’s Gallifrey. Gallifreyan is the name of the Doctor’s Species, and most likely, the name of the Time Lord’s language that we don’t actually hear cos they always spoke English, possibly because it allowed the Doctor’s companions who did come to Gallifrey [such as Leela] to understand what they was saying by having the Tardis translate for her [despite River Song claiming the Tardis does not translate Gallifreyan text but surely it must when they spoke].
Either that or they really where speaking English.
Anonymous
May 14th, 2013 - 5:48pmI know it was gallifrey, I was joking because it looks like the Lake District. I prefer the one from the tennant era
Benjee10
May 14th, 2013 - 6:46pmLooks to be the same CG model, just with a few tweaks. It’s no different to Tennant’s version, just a different angle and lighting I think. Admittedly it doesn’t look like the best CGI, but neither did lots of the CG shots we saw stills of for Hide, and they turned out to like fine in motion. So maybe when it’s fully animated it’ll look better.
Anonymous
May 14th, 2013 - 7:49pmI mean it looks like earth, the background, I liked the red sky and mountains, all orange and yellow!
The TARDIS
May 14th, 2013 - 4:54pmThis looks… Great! Is it possible that when Steven Moffat was talking about multiple 50th anniversary episodes, he was including this? Because it looks very celebratory.
Some bloke
May 14th, 2013 - 5:00pmdoubt it. It’s considered a 50th special so, No
Some bloke
May 14th, 2013 - 5:01pmI mean it’s not considered a 50th special
The TARDIS
May 14th, 2013 - 5:23pmI know it isn’t considered one, but it does look to include lots of past doctor stuff. Just thinking, by the look of it…
sheepinafez
May 14th, 2013 - 4:32pmits the 6th doctor….but its not Colin :'(
Anonymous
May 14th, 2013 - 4:18pmHow is the 6th docotr in the 11th doctors tardis corridors? How did they manage to do that?
Some bloke
May 14th, 2013 - 4:56pmObviously it’s not actually colin, but apparently there’s a we see flash back to journey to the centre of the tardis, so it’s probably then where we see the past leaking even more (6th doctor and clara)
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 14th, 2013 - 4:57pmIt’s clearly not Colin Baker himself since his not exactly fit these days shall we say.
It’s either –
A) A bit of footage of him as the 6th Doctor taken from one of his stories that has been incorporated into the shot behind Jenna.
or
B) A guy dressed in Colin’s 6th Doctor outfit [complete with wig resembling Colin’s 80’s style hairstyle, or the guy dressed as the 6th Doctor has the same style of hair as Colin did back then] who just has to walk past Jenna in the corridor, but blurred just to hide the fact that it’s not Colin’s face, but you know it’s his Doctor none the less who in this case is an Echo from the past rather then the real 6th Doctor himself, like when the Doctor and Clara encountered echoe’s of themselves from the start of ‘Journey to the centre of the Tardis’.
steven
May 16th, 2013 - 9:00pmIf you go on the top where it’s saying Dr who click on it and go down to a mad man with a box it says that the doctor is the only person who got out of the time war but it’s wrong the tardis is from galrfry so it surrvied
the astronaut of death
May 14th, 2013 - 3:49pmi think the third doctor driving besse will drive past clara and almost run her over
so clara shouts somthing at the doctor
clara : YOU MANIAC!
Doctor Who DVD Collector
May 14th, 2013 - 3:47pmHas anyone else noticed the fact that with the pictures with Clara and Bessie in, it has the same sort of quality as the 1970 film cameras! Does this mean they use a classic Who clip?
booboo
May 14th, 2013 - 3:49pmhope so, its possible (I’m sure some have seen Star Trek trials and tribulations)
Anonymous
May 17th, 2013 - 3:20pmIt’s taken from ‘The Five Doctors’.
Nines
May 14th, 2013 - 3:38pmLooks like Clara regenerating in one of those shots?
Some bloke
May 14th, 2013 - 4:59pmmost definitely not!
Doctor Stu
May 14th, 2013 - 5:03pmIt looks like the same energy that pulls the TARDIS down in the trailer
Some bloke
May 14th, 2013 - 5:11pmI think I know what it is, but I’m not saying!!
Slithin
May 16th, 2013 - 4:43pmPlease tell us before I go out of my mind
iPhil
May 14th, 2013 - 3:21pmGallifrey, a very long time ago? Does Clara meet the first Doctor there before he starts his adventures?
Also pretty sure that’s the 6th Doctor in the background 🙂
This one looks amazing.
booboo
May 14th, 2013 - 3:23pmi have a feeling she is going to meet / see them all
DoctorWhoFan101
May 15th, 2013 - 7:50amThat should be exciting!!
Anonymous
May 15th, 2013 - 12:55pmIndeed…but how on earth will they make all this come together in just 45mins?
tardisBUZZ
May 14th, 2013 - 1:52pmWell the great intelligence made snowmen, it seems they have now made whispermen
Slithin
May 16th, 2013 - 4:45pmThey don’t look that dangerouse I think they will breath acid or something likethat judging by their teeth
Dalek the Supreme
May 14th, 2013 - 12:28pmWow, I was wrong! Bessie probably will be driven by Jon Pertwee! And a glimpse at good old Colin Baker! And Gallifrey! Well, Geronimo!
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 14th, 2013 - 3:42pmDon’t forget Tom Baker had Bessie in ‘Robot’ so it could be him instead of Jon.
Some bloke
May 14th, 2013 - 5:08pmit’s probably Jon. Even though Tom drove it in ‘Robot’, NO ONE associates bessie with Tom, only Jon
Dalek the Supreme
May 14th, 2013 - 6:50pmWell, Corgi certainly seemed to, at least. Either way, you still have a point that it’s very likely to be the Third Doctor either taken from old footage or another guy dressed as him
simon
May 14th, 2013 - 12:05pmWow I cant wait been looking forward to this story. I hope its going to be a brillient episode.
Slithin
May 16th, 2013 - 4:48pmI know haw you feel I’ve been waiting 4 years to find out what the doctor’s name is I’ve even listened to a episode that was cancelled and never put on TV!
DOCTOR WHO ONE
May 14th, 2013 - 8:54amFantastic to see Gallifrey again. I guess we might see a baby version of the Doctor, followed perhaps by a child version of him, along with child versions of the Master and the Rani perhaps, and possibly still, the Meddling Monk, like how we saw child versions of Kirk and Spock in J.J. Abrams 2009 Star Trek film.
As for the 6th Doctor, that’s either a piece of footage of Colin digitally placed behind Clara in the footage and made to look like he is really walking past her, or it’s a man wearing Colin’s outfit and possibly a wig [or it could just be the guys real hair] and all we will see is him walking past Clara while looking slightly blurred so only the appearance of the 6th Doctor is seen but not his face, and maybe some 6th Doctor dialogue will be heard during this moment.
Mr Zarbi
May 14th, 2013 - 8:32amOn one of the pics is doc 6
CG
May 14th, 2013 - 10:39amCool, I see that awsome!
Dalek the Supreme
May 14th, 2013 - 6:51pmWith that coat, who else could it be? 😆
matt9982
May 14th, 2013 - 8:24amIn the third BBC america pic it has the 6th dr in the background!!!!!!!
Joseph Kerr
May 14th, 2013 - 8:15amThe Whispermen seem to be wearing then same clothes as Dr. Simeon. Perhaps all of them are connected to the Great Intelligence somehow?
We can only speculate…
RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND
May 14th, 2013 - 8:11amthe whismerpen look great!
marwood
May 14th, 2013 - 7:53amThe chair Clara’s sat on is the same as the ones on Gallifrey!
Some bloke
May 14th, 2013 - 5:11pmnearly, the back plate at the top of the chair looks different
WouldYouLikeAJellyBaby?
May 14th, 2013 - 7:36amLooks Epic!!!!!!!!
timelord327
May 14th, 2013 - 7:26amThose white things look like tricksters! Maybe they’re made of ice?
random user
May 14th, 2013 - 4:58pmThey’re called Whispermen. Maybe that’s the Trickster’s species?
Anonymous
May 16th, 2013 - 8:55amOMG more tricksters helpers