First broadcast on BBC One on 25 December 2007, it is the third Doctor Who Christmas special since the show's revival in 2005. The collective psychic energy of the people thinking of the Doctor rejuvenates him, allowing him to overcome his captivity and force the Master to cower in defeat. [14] When finale ratings were calculated, figures rose to 8.61 million viewers. Doctor Who VR experience Runaway comes to YouTube and launches internationally. (18 Apr 2008). Who Said What Challenge with Jodie Whittaker. [26], Gareth McLean, who reviewed a preview screening for The Guardian's TV and radio weblog, appreciated the episode's use of "the disaster movie template" and came to a favourable overall conclusion: "For the most part, The Voyage of the Damned is absolutely smashing." Both Deses", referring to Des Lynam and Des O'Connor's hosting of the show after the death of Richard Whiteley in 2005. In the episode's commentary, writer Russell T Davies called the implication of Jack's nickname ("the Face of Boe") "a theory" as to the Face of Boe's origins, prompting Executive Producer Julie Gardner to urge him to "stop back-pedalling" about the two characters being the same. Rob explores the link between Douglas Adams' Starship Titanic, and the upcoming Doctor Who episode, Voyage of the Damned. [3] Davies initially dismissed the story, but Baker and Minogue contemporaneously confirmed she would star in the show. Modelled after the Earth ocean liner of the same name, the ship is orbiting present-day Earth to observe "primitive cultures"–specifically, Christmas. Overnight ratings showed that "Last of the Time Lords" was watched by 8 million viewers with a 39% audience share. [18] Mark Wright of The Stage called it the "weakest of the season finales for Doctor Who to date", with much of the plot being "lazy" or not making sense and "[played] out as silly and lacks substance". [2] She performed the songs "My Angel Put the Devil in Me" and "The Stowaway" on the third series soundtrack. (167 total). Episode 4: Nikola Tesla’s Night of Terror - Closer Look! The Master refers to the aged version of the Doctor as "Gandalf" from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. The Doctor finds his TARDIS colliding with a spaceship based on the RMS Titanic during a Christmas party. 'Voyage of the Damned' is set on a spaceship called The Titanic and not a boat. The episode also features a new version of the theme tune during its credits, comparable to Peter Howell's version from the 1980s, which contains a new bass line, drums, and piano.
In order to keep the episode's details secret, access to preview copies of this episode was restricted. The Doctor reluctantly allows her to dissipate into atoms, so she can fulfil her dream of exploring the universe. Population: Human. Heading out by himself, the Doctor finds himself on board the Titanic again, but this time it is filled with strange creatures and aliens. "[31] Tim Teeman of The Times gave the episode a negative review, stating that "It was boring, despite the endless dashing about and CGI flimflam. During the third series press launch in March 2007, the production team was approached by Will Baker, Kylie Minogue's creative director, about her appearing in the show. The opening theme would be heard once more in its 2005 arrangement in the Time Crash short episode, before both opening and closing themes would be revised beginning with Voyage of the Damned and continuing into Series 4 in 2008. Davies also jokingly termed the hand seen removing the Master's ring from the ashes of his funeral pyre "the hand of the Rani". Martha decides to leave the Doctor to care for her family, who can still remember their captivity on the Valiant. While working on a troublesome computer to access the data from the one Toclafane struck down by lightning, Professor Docherty says, "Who ever thought that we would miss Bill Gates? He felt it was too epic and too rushed, and "the resurrection of the Doctor... left me cold. However, he thought the biggest "misstep" was sidelining the Doctor and the "logically muddy" conclusion. Episode 8: The Haunting of Villa Diodati - Closer Look!
Upon examination they discover the Toclafane are humans who took the rocket to Utopia in the future. Filming & Production A spacecraft set on an apocalyptic collision course with Earth, a host of killer robot angels and an evil severed headed mastermind - it's just another Christmas for the Doctor... 2007 Christmas special guest starring Kylie Minogue. [11][16] Mamo, primarily a soul singer, was approached by Gold after his friends saw her performing, and she unconditionally accepted his offer. I think it is disrespectful to make entertainment of such a tragedy. The North Atlantic is a treacherous place at the best of times. Afterwards, the bow of a ship called the Titanic bursts through a … Doctor Who. So will the new show be a homage to Adams? [21] Although not filmed in HD, the BBC aired it on BBC One HD, Wednesday 29 December 2010, having up-scaled the programme to HD and also including Dolby Surround sound. [27] James Walton of The Daily Telegraph gave the episode a positive review, summarising it as "a winning mixture of wild imagination and careful writerly calculation". The Doctor decides to relax and enjoy the cruise ship but naturally this wouldn't be Christmas if something didn't go wrong. Overhead: Attention all passengers. [11][12] According to Russell T Davies in Doctor Who Magazine 384, this is because it ran over-length but they did not wish to lose the material.