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The Time of the Doctor

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Doctor Who (2005-2022)
Eleventh Doctor

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First aired Wednesday, December 25, 2013
Written by Steven Moffat
Directed by Jamie Payne
Runtime 60 minutes
Time Travel Present Future
Tropes: (Potential Spoilers!) Fixed point in time Doctor Who? Breaking the Fourth Wall Reverse the polarity
Story Arc: (Potential Spoilers!) Crack in time Doctor Who? Regeneration Limit Silence Will Fall The War Doctor Time War
UK Viewers 11.14 million
Appreciation Index 83
Synopsis

Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars - among them, the Eleventh Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his companion must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe.

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