A
policeman strides down 76 totters lane where unbeknownst to him lies the vessel
which has featured in children’s dreams and nightmares alike for fifty years,
The TARDIS. Except now we’ve moved on fifty years and we’re outside Coal Hill
Secondary School where any moment now Clara Oswald is about to leap onto her
motorcycle after a mysterious summons from her doctor…
The
story centres around the Time War which has been a recurring theme since the
series return in 2005. John Hurt features as the hitherto unknown ninth
incarnation of the doctor however he is no longer the doctor, he’s the one who
broke the promise, a warrior. Every moment in time is burning, a decision must
be made but first in Christmas Carol-esque style John Hurt is visited by a
consciousness in the form of Billie Piper who shows him what he will become
should he destroy the time lords, the man who regrets (David Tennant) and the
man who forgets (Matt Smith).
After
a wild combination of convoluted sub plots including shape shifting aliens, the
not so good Queen Bess and a time travelling fez, fans are treated to an
awe-inspiring ending which celebrates fifty years of doctor who heritage.
Directed
by Steven Moffat, successor to Russell T.Davies and co-creator of the BBC hit
Sherlock, the special conveys the very essence of Doctor Who since it started
1963 when William Hartnell began the legacy of the Doctor. The Day of the
Doctor was broadcast in 94 countries at the same time earning it a Guinness
World Record as "the world's largest ever simulcast of a TV drama".
The
mystery of the doctor is unveiled as audiences finally discover what it means
to be the doctor,
“We’ve got enough warriors, any old idiot can be hero”
“We’ve got enough warriors, any old idiot can be hero”
“Then what do I do”, replies the Doctor to
Clara.
“What you’ve always done, be a doctor.”
“What you’ve always done, be a doctor.”
Caitlin Gallagher and Melody Rawlinson,
year 12
