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Doctor Who S4 • Episode 8

Silence in the Library

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Doctor Who (2005-2022)
Tenth Doctor

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Doctor Who Series 4

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First aired Saturday, May 31, 2008
Production Code 4.9
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Euros Lyn
Runtime 45 minutes
Time Travel Future
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) AI gone wrong Spoilers Meeting in the wrong order Robots
Story Arc: (Potential Spoilers!) River Song Timeline
Inventory: (Potential Spoilers!) Psychic Paper River Song's Diary Squareness gun Sonic Screwdriver
Locations The Library
UK Viewers 6.27 million
Appreciation Index 89
Synopsis

The Tenth Doctor takes Donna Noble to a planet-sized library in the 51st century. They find it empty of human life, with countless other living beings. An information kiosk warns them to "count the shadows". An archaeological expedition arrives, lead by the mysterious Professor River Song, who brings the cryptic last message sent from the library: "4022 saved, No survivors".

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