Doctor Who (2005 revival)
The Impossible Astronaut
TV Flash files “The Impossible Astronaut” as the first listed hour of season 6 — Doctor Who (2005 revival) (2005–present) on BBC One, season 6, episode 1, aired 2011-04-23, 45 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S06E01: listed hour 66 of 153 in the Doctor Who (2005 revival) guide, first listed hour of season 6. It aired 2011-04-23 (45 min). The listed hour before it is “The Big Bang” (S05E13). Next is “Day of the Moon” (S06E02).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Four envelopes, numbered 2, 3 and 4, each containing a date, time and map reference, unsigned and TARDIS blue. Who sent them? And who received the missing envelope numbered 1?
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Impossible Astronaut sit in the Doctor Who (2005 revival) guide?
S06E01 is listed hour 66 of 153 — first listed hour of season 6, season 6 episode 1.
When did Doctor Who (2005 revival) S06E01 air?
The Impossible Astronaut aired 2011-04-23 and is listed at 45 minutes.
Do I need classic Doctor Who before the 2005 revival?
No. Davies's reboot is built as a doorway: same Time Lord mythos after a hiatus, accessible Saturday-night adventures with new companions.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Russell T Davies's 2005 reboot made a decades-old British institution global again. Christopher Eccleston cracked the door; David Tennant turned it into a phenomenon. Monster-of-the-week with companion heart, regenerations as national sport — sci-fi as family event TV reborn.
March 26, 2005, BBC One puts a Time Lord back on Saturday like a network once trusted a living-room family to sit still for a monster: Russell T Davies's reboot after a long gap from the classic series, a British institution made global again. Christopher Eccleston cracked the door in series 1; David Tennant became a defining modern Doctor afterward, with Billie Piper's Rose, Freema Agyeman's Martha, Catherine Tate's Donna, and John Barrowman's Jack. Monster-of-the-week adventures share space with season-long…
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