Doctor Who (2005 revival)
The Name of the Doctor
TV Flash files “The Name of the Doctor” as the last listed hour of season 7 — Doctor Who (2005 revival) (2005–present) on BBC One, season 7, episode 13, aired 2013-05-18, 45 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S07E13: listed hour 91 of 153 in the Doctor Who (2005 revival) guide, last listed hour of season 7. It aired 2013-05-18 (45 min). The listed hour before it is “Nightmare in Silver” (S07E12). Next is “Deep Breath” (S08E01).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Clara is summoned to an impossible conference call, alerting her that the deadly Whisper Men are closing in on Vastra, Jenny and Strax. Someone is kidnapping the Doctor's friends, leading him toward the one place in all of time and space that he should never go. It's a deadly trap that threatens to unravel his past, present and future…
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Name of the Doctor sit in the Doctor Who (2005 revival) guide?
S07E13 is listed hour 91 of 153 — last listed hour of season 7, season 7 episode 13.
When did Doctor Who (2005 revival) S07E13 air?
The Name of the Doctor aired 2013-05-18 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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