Doctor Who (2005 revival)
The Ghost Monument
TV Flash files “The Ghost Monument” as hour 129 of 153 in the TV Flash guide — Doctor Who (2005 revival) (2005–present) on BBC One, season 11, episode 2, aired 2018-10-14, 70 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S11E02: listed hour 129 of 153 in the Doctor Who (2005 revival) guide, hour 2 of 10 in season 11. It aired 2018-10-14 (70 min). The listed hour before it is “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” (S11E01). Next is “Rosa” (S11E03).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Doctor and her new friends are rescued by two separate spaceships on a mysterious quest, and at the end of the quest lies... the Ghost Monument.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Ghost Monument sit in the Doctor Who (2005 revival) guide?
S11E02 is listed hour 129 of 153 — hour 2 of 10 in season 11, season 11 episode 2.
When did Doctor Who (2005 revival) S11E02 air?
The Ghost Monument aired 2018-10-14 and is listed at 70 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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