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Doctor Who
Series 9
DVD box set cover art
Starring
No. of stories9
No. of episodes12 (+2 supplemental)
Release
Original networkBBC One
Original release19 September (2015-09-19) –
5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)
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The ninth series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who premiered on 19 September 2015 with "The Magician's Apprentice" and concluded on 5 December 2015 with "Hell Bent". The series was led by head writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, alongside executive producer Brian Minchin. Nikki Wilson, Peter Bennett, and Derek Ritchie served as producers. The series is the ninth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, and is the thirty-fifth season overall.

This is the second series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which is disguised as a British police box. It also stars Jenna Coleman as the Doctor's companion, Clara Oswald, for her third and final series in the role. Also playing a major recurring role in the series is Maisie Williams as Ashildr, a Viking girl made immortal by the Doctor, which leads to major events resulting from her encounters with the Doctor. The series' main story arc revolves around the mystery of a being called the Hybrid, the combination of two great warrior races. The Doctor's investigation into this being ultimately leads him back to his home planet of Gallifrey, which returns fully in the series.

Steven Moffat wrote four episodes solo and co-wrote an additional two. The other writers who worked on this series included Toby Whithouse, Jamie Mathieson, Catherine Tregenna, Peter Harness, Mark Gatiss, and Sarah Dollard. The ninth series received acclaim from critics, with many labelling it as the show's strongest season to date.[1][2][3] Aspects of the series that were met with the most praise included the writing, directing, and structure of the series, as well as the performances of Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Maisie Williams.[4][5][6]

Episodes

See also: List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)

The series contains more than one two-part story for the first time since the sixth series in 2011.[7] Episodes such as "The Girl Who Died" / "The Woman Who Lived" and "Face the Raven" / "Heaven Sent" / "Hell Bent" are connected through loose story arcs, but are considered separate when it comes to their respective story numbers.[8][9]

No.
story		No. in
series		TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air dateUK viewers
(millions) [10]		AI [10]
Special (2014)
253–"Last Christmas"Paul WilmshurstSteven Moffat25 December 2014 (2014-12-25)8.2882
Series
254a1"The Magician's Apprentice"Hettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat19 September 2015 (2015-09-19)6.5484
254b2"The Witch's Familiar"Hettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat26 September 2015 (2015-09-26)5.7183
255a3"Under the Lake"Daniel O'HaraToby Whithouse3 October 2015 (2015-10-03)5.6384
255b4"Before the Flood"Daniel O'HaraToby Whithouse10 October 2015 (2015-10-10)6.0583
2565"The Girl Who Died"Ed BazalgetteJamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat17 October 2015 (2015-10-17)6.5682
2576"The Woman Who Lived"Ed BazalgetteCatherine Tregenna24 October 2015 (2015-10-24)6.1181
258a7"The Zygon Invasion"Daniel NettheimPeter Harness31 October 2015 (2015-10-31)5.7682
258b8"The Zygon Inversion"Daniel NettheimPeter Harness and Steven Moffat7 November 2015 (2015-11-07)6.0384
2599"Sleep No More"Justin MolotnikovMark Gatiss14 November 2015 (2015-11-14)5.6178
26010"Face the Raven"Justin MolotnikovSarah Dollard21 November 2015 (2015-11-21)6.0584
26111"Heaven Sent"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat28 November 2015 (2015-11-28)6.1980
26212"Hell Bent"Rachel TalalaySteven Moffat5 December 2015 (2015-12-05)6.1782
Special (2015)
263–"The Husbands of River Song"Douglas MackinnonSteven Moffat25 December 2015 (2015-12-25)7.6982

Prequels

The following were both prequels to "The Magician's Apprentice".

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateLength
PrologueHettie MacDonaldSteven Moffat11 September 2015 (2015-09-11)1:55
A prologue that leads into the first episode of the series, "The Magician's Apprentice". It features a scene between the Doctor and the leader of the Sisterhood of Karn, Ohila. They discuss a very old enemy summoning the Doctor, to which he replies he will not go. However, Ohila knows he is lying.[11]
"The Doctor's Meditation"Ed BazalgetteSteven Moffat15 September 2015 (2015-09-15)6:36

The Doctor appears in medieval times alongside Bors, who appears to be a loyal friend, and Bors questions who he must face, asking whether he faces an old friend or a foe. The Doctor replies that he must meditate, but has trouble doing so. Finally, he does meditate, but only after Bors promises to stay by his side. During the short the Doctor builds a well and a visitors' centre.

The prequel was shown in cinemas in Russia, Ukraine, Canada, Denmark and the United States alongside the 3D showing of the series 8 finale, "Dark Water" / "Death in Heaven".[12] It was made available through the official Doctor Who Facebook page, and other online sources such Amazon Instant Video and iTunes.

Casting

Capaldi at the 2015 San Diego Comic-Con International, where he promoted his second full series.

The ninth series was the second starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, and the third and final starring Jenna Coleman as the Doctor's companion Clara Oswald.[citation needed] In Doctor Who Magazine, Michelle Gomez confirmed that she would return as Missy, the latest incarnation of the Master, who served as the main villain in series 8.[13] In February 2015, it was confirmed that Missy would return in "The Magician's Apprentice" / "The Witch's Familiar", the opening episodes of the series.[14]

In January 2015, it was announced that actor Paul Kaye had a guest role in the first production block.[15] It was later announced that other guest actors featuring in the first block would include Arsher Ali, Morven Christie, Neil Fingleton, Colin McFarlane, and Steven Robertson.[16]

Jemma Redgrave returned in the recurring role of Kate Lethbridge-Stewart.[17] Kelly Hunter was also confirmed to be appearing in the opening story, alongside Jaye Griffiths and Clare Higgins. Hunter previously appeared as the Shadow Architect for the Shadow Proclamation in "The Stolen Earth", while Higgins appeared in "The Night of the Doctor" as Ohila, High Priestess of the Sisterhood of Karn.[7][18] It was announced on 8 May 2015 that Ingrid Oliver would return as Osgood alongside Redgrave for "The Zygon Invasion" / "The Zygon Inversion", a story involving the Zygons, despite her apparent death in the previous series.[19]

On 5 August 2015, it was announced that Reece Shearsmith, Elaine Tan, Neet Mohan, Bethany Black and Paul Courtenay Hyu would have a role in "Sleep No More".[20]

Other guests included India Ria Amarteifio, Dasharn Anderson, Harki Bhambra, Daniel Hoffmann-Gill, Aaron Neil, Demi Papaminas, Joey Price and Jami Reid-Quarrell.[18] On 30 March 2015, Maisie Williams, Rufus Hound, Tom Stourton, Ariyon Bakare, Simon Lipkin, Ian Conningham, Murray McArthur, Barnaby Kay, John Voce, and Struan Rodger were announced to be appearing.[21] On 19 April 2015, David Schofield was announced to be playing Viking god Odin.[22] On 4 June 2015, it was announced that Rebecca Front, who starred alongside Capaldi in The Thick of It, would appear in "The Zygon Invasion".[23] On 10 June 2015, it was announced that Joivan Wade would return as Rigsy, who previously appeared in "Flatline". Robin Soans played Chronolock Guy in "Face the Raven"; Soans previously appeared in Doctor Who as Luvic in The Keeper of Traken.[24]

Julian Bleach reprised his role as Davros, having last appeared in the role in 2008's "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End", while Joey Price debuted as a younger version of the character.[citation needed] On September 28, 2015 it was announced that Corey Taylor, frontman for the heavy metal band Slipknot, would feature in the fourth episode "Before the Flood", as the scream of the alien warlord Fisher King.[25]

Production

Development

Before series 8 began, Moffat promised a cliffhanger for series 9,[26][27] and teased in Doctor Who Magazine Issue 475, "I've figured out the cliffhanger to the penultimate episode of series 9. And it's a whopper. Ohh, I don’t think you'll see this coming!"[28] The series saw the return of the cliffhanger, with six of the twelve episodes divided into two-parters. Moffat has stated that the two-part stories are not as connected as similar stories in previous series, but instead are quite different and only vaguely related.[29] In April 2015, Steven Moffat confirmed that Doctor Who would run for at least another five years, extending the show until at least 2020.[30]

As the series coincides with the 10th anniversary of the show's revival, the BBC asked former showrunner and head writer Russell T. Davies to return, but he declined.[31] A BBC source said that plans for the revival anniversary were still to be decided, despite Davies' reluctance to return.[32] He also believed that the success of the revived show meant that "It’s now impossible for it to ever be axed."[33] However, despite the comments made to Radio Times, in an interview with BBC Radio 2 a week later, Davies said he would love to write more Doctor Who, specifically a movie.[34]

Writing

Steven Moffat wrote the opening two-parter story, and Catherine Tregenna wrote an episode for the series. Tregenna had previously been involved in Doctor Who spin-off series Torchwood.[35][36]

In January 2015, the Doctor Who Twitter page reported that filming had begun on episodes written by Toby Whithouse, who had previously contributed episodes "School Reunion", "The Vampires of Venice", "The God Complex" and "A Town Called Mercy".[37] On 16 March 2015, Mark Gatiss confirmed he would be writing an episode for the series.[38] On 30 March 2015, it was confirmed Jamie Mathieson, who previously wrote "Mummy on the Orient Express" and "Flatline" for series 8, would write a new episode called "The Girl Who Died" with Moffat.[21] On 8 May 2015 it was announced that Peter Harness, who wrote series 8's "Kill the Moon", would write a two-part story.[19] Justin Molotnikov was to direct two 60 minute episodes for Doctor Who, according to his CV,[39] though this was removed at a later date.[40] However, he directed the ninth and tenth episodes of the series.[41]

The modified TARDIS set that debuted in Series 9

Music

Murray Gold composed the soundtrack to this series, with orchestration by Ben Foster.

Filming

Filming and principal photography for the ninth series began on 5 January 2015 in Cardiff,[42] with "Under the Lake" and "Before the Flood" making up the first production block.[43] The read-through for the first block took place on 18 December 2014.[44] The second production block consisted of two of Steven Moffat's episodes, the opening two-parter.[7][45] Filming for the story took place in Tenerife, Spain, in February 2015, directed by Hettie MacDonald, who directed the 2007 episode "Blink".[46]

On 30 March 2015, it was announced that Ed Bazalgette would direct two episodes, one written by Jamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat and the other by Catherine Tregenna.[21] On 8 May 2015, the BBC announced that filming had started on a two-part episode written by Peter Harness and directed by Daniel Nettheim.[19] On 10 June 2015, it was revealed by the BBC that filming for Block 5 had begun with Justin Molotnikov directing "Face the Raven", written by Sarah Dollard.[47] On 1 July 2015, the BBC confirmed that Rachel Talalay would return to direct the final two episodes of the series, both written by Steven Moffat.[48]

Production blocks were arranged as follows:[41][49]

Block Episode(s) Director Writer(s) Producer
X "Last Christmas" Paul Wilmshurst Steven Moffat Paul Frift
1 "Under the Lake" Daniel O'Hara Toby Whithouse Derek Ritchie
"Before the Flood"
2 "The Magician's Apprentice" Hettie MacDonald Steven Moffat Peter Bennett
"The Witch's Familiar"
3 "The Girl Who Died" Ed Bazalgette Jamie Mathieson and Steven Moffat Derek Ritchie
"The Woman Who Lived" Catherine Tregenna
4 "The Zygon Invasion" Daniel Nettheim Peter Harness Peter Bennett
"The Zygon Inversion" Peter Harness and Steven Moffat
5 "Face the Raven" Justin Molotnikov Sarah Dollard Nikki Wilson
6 "Heaven Sent" Rachel Talalay Steven Moffat Peter Bennett
7 "Sleep No More" Justin Molotnikov Mark Gatiss Nikki Wilson
8 "Hell Bent" Rachel Talalay Steven Moffat Peter Bennett
X "The Husbands of River Song" Douglas Mackinnon Nikki Wilson

Release

Promotion

On 9 July 2015, the first trailer for the series was released, alongside the confirmation of the airdate of "The Magician's Apprentice".[50] The same day, Capaldi, Coleman, Gomez and Moffat promoted the series at San Diego Comic-Con International.[51] On 12 August 2015, the second trailer for the series was released.[52] A prologue to the series was released online on 11 September 2015.[53] A prequel to the series, entitled "The Doctor's Meditation", was released on 15 September 2015 exclusively shown as part of a 3D cinematic release of the previous series' finale.[54]

Broadcast

At the final 50th anniversary event at the BFI in December 2013, Steven Moffat announced that all future series, including the ninth, would not be split into two parts as had been done since the sixth series. Instead, they would be transmitted continuously, and that this would remain the standard broadcast format.[55]

When filming began in January 2015, the BBC announced that the series would air late in the same year.[16] A cinema screening of "The Magician's Apprentice" was held on 27 August 2015 in Edinburgh as part of The Guardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.[56] It was also screened along with "The Witch's Familiar" on 10 September 2015 in Cardiff by BAFTA Cymru with a Q&A session following.[57]

The twelve-episode ninth series premiered on BBC One on 19 September 2015.[49][58] The series also premiered on 19 September in the United States on BBC America, and in Canada on Space.[59] A screening for "The Magician's Apprentice" was held in the United States on 17 September at SVA Theatre in New York City.[60] The premiere in Canada was preceded by a marathon of Doctor Who episodes featuring the Master.[61]

New Zealand and Australia premiered the series on 20 September on Prime and ABC TV respectively.[59] Episodes were released in Australia on the ABC iview streaming service initially, as opposed to the eighth series, which was simulcast on ABC TV with broadcasts featuring on ABC1 later the same night.[62]

Home media

See also: List of Doctor Who home video releases
  • (D) indicates a DVD release for a specific date
  • (B) indicates a Blu-ray release
  • (D,B) indicates a simultaneous DVD and Blu-ray release
Series Story no. Episode name Number and duration
of episodes 		R2 release date R4 release date R1 release date
9 253 Doctor Who : "Last Christmas" 1 × 60 min. 26 January 2015
(D,B) [63] 		28 January 2015
(D,B) [64] 		17 February 2015
(D,B) [65]
254–257 Doctor Who : Series 9, Part 1
"The Magician's Apprentice" – "The Woman Who Lived" 		2 × 50 min.
4 × 45 min. 		2 November 2015
(D,B) [66] 		4 November 2015
(D,B) [67] 		3 November 2015
(D,B) [68]
258–262 Doctor Who : Series 9, Part 2
"The Zygon Invasion" – "Hell Bent" 		1 × 50 min.
1 × 55 min.
1 × 60 min.
3 × 45 min. 		4 January 2016
(D,B) [69] 		13 January 2016
(D,B) [70] 		26 January 2016
(D,B) [71]
263 Doctor Who : "The Husbands of River Song" 1 × 60 min. 25 January 2016
(D,B) [72] 		27 January 2016
(D,B) [73] 		23 February 2016
(D,B) [74]
253–263 Doctor Who : The Complete Ninth Series
(includes "Last Christmas" and "The Husbands of River Song") 		3 × 50 min.
1 × 55 min.
3 × 60 min.
7 × 45 min. 		7 March 2016
(D,B) [75] 		9 March 2016
(D,B) [76] 		5 April 2016
(D,B) [74]
8, 9, 10 242–276 Doctor Who: The Complete Peter Capaldi Years 26 × 45 min.
5 × 50 min.
1 × 55 min.
7 × 60 min.
1 × 76 min. 		— — 13 February 2018
(B) [77]
2 October 2018
(D) [78]

In print

See also: List of Doctor Who novelisations
Series Story no. Novelisation title Author Original publisher Paperback
release date 		Audiobook
release date[a]
9 256 The Girl Who Died Jane Rollason Pearson Education 20 September 2018 20 September 2018[b]
257 The Woman Who Lived Chris Rice
258 The Zygon Invasion[c] Peter Harness BBC Books (Target collection) 13 July 2023[79] 7 September 2023[80]
260 Face the Raven Nancy Taylor Pearson Education 20 September 2018 20 September 2018[b]
  1. ^ Unabridged from BBC Audio/AudioGo unless otherwise indicated
  2. ^ a b mp3-CD issued by Pearson with paperback of the novelisation
  3. ^ Also adapts "The Zygon Inversion".

Reception

Ratings

No. Title Air date Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers
(millions)		 AI Ref(s)
Viewers
(millions)		 Rank Viewers
(millions)		 Rank
– "Last Christmas" 25 December 2014 6.34 7 1.94 7 8.28 82 [10][81][82]
1 "The Magician's Apprentice" 19 September 2015 4.58 1 1.96 13 6.54 84 [10][81][83]
2 "The Witch's Familiar" 26 September 2015 3.70 5 2.01 24 5.71 83 [10][81][84]
3 "Under the Lake" 3 October 2015 3.70 5 1.93 22 5.63 84 [10][81][85]
4 "Before the Flood" 10 October 2015 4.38 4 1.67 21 6.05 83 [10][81][86]
5 "The Girl Who Died" 17 October 2015 4.85 2 1.71 18 6.56 82 [10][81][87]
6 "The Woman Who Lived" 24 October 2015 4.34 3 1.77 25 6.11 81 [10][81][88]
7 "The Zygon Invasion" 31 October 2015 3.87 5 1.89 24 5.76 82 [10][81][89]
8 "The Zygon Inversion" 7 November 2015 4.13 7 1.9 24 6.03 84 [10][81][90]
9 "Sleep No More" 14 November 2015 4.00 6 1.61 28 5.61 78 [10][81][91]
10 "Face the Raven" 21 November 2015 4.42 5 1.63 30 6.05 84 [10][81][92]
11 "Heaven Sent" 28 November 2015 4.51 6 1.68 27 6.19 80 [10][81][93]
12 "Hell Bent" 5 December 2015 4.80 5 1.37 29 6.17 82 [10][81][94]
– "The Husbands of River Song" 25 December 2015 5.77 7 1.92 8 7.69 82 [10][81][95]

Critical reception

Doctor Who's ninth series received positive reviews, and was hailed by some critics as one of the show's best seasons to date.[1][2][3] Series 9 holds a 90% approval rating on online review aggregate site Rotten Tomatoes with an average score of 8.25/10. The site's consensus reads "Peter Capaldi and the writers have settled into an emotionally engaging tone, allowing the show to raise the stakes for the Twelfth Doctor".[96] Reaction to individual episodes has also been highly positive, with scores on the site ranging from 61% to 95%, all certified fresh by the site.[97][98] Episodes such as "The Woman Who Lived" and "Heaven Sent" received particular acclaim, with critics saying that the former "should be an episode that goes down in Doctor Who history" and "stands as perhaps the strongest entry of Season Thirty-Five thus far",[99][100] whilst the latter was labelled "a masterpiece of the highest order" and "an instant classic".[101][102] The lowest-scored episode for the season was the episode written by Mark Gatiss, "Sleep No More", which gained a 61% rating.[103]

In reviews for various episodes across the series, some critics highlighted series 9 as the show's greatest yet. In their review for "Hell Bent", IGN called series 9 "a very strong season of Doctor Who – possibly the best season of the modern run of the show", while New York Magazine stated "It’s been a largely brilliant season... possibly even the best since the new series began" in their review for the same episode.[2][3] Discussing the series as a whole, The A.V. Club stated "Doctor Who is great again, and this season represents maybe the best mixture yet of the show’s head and its heart". Of the twelve episodes in the season, they awarded five a perfect 'A' grade (the most for any season of the show), while awarding a further five episodes either an A− or a B+.[104] Furthermore, TVEquals.com called series 9 "one of the strongest seasons of the show in years".[1]


Doctor Who (series 9): Critical reception by episode

Series 9 (2015): Percentage of positive critics' reviews tracked by the website Rotten Tomatoes[96]

Awards and nominations

See also: List of awards and nominations received by Doctor Who
Year Award Category Nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
2016 Anglophile Awards Best Actor in a Television Series Peter Capaldi Nominated [105]
BAFTA Cymru Technical Achievement Commendation BBC Cymru, BBC Digital Creativity, Aardman Animations Nominated [106]
Sound & Music Commendation Nominated [106]
Best Editing Will Oswald Nominated [106]
Best Special and Visual Effects, Titles and Graphic Identity Doctor Who Production Team for "The Magician's Apprentice" Won [106]
BAFTA Scotland Best Actor Peter Capaldi Nominated [107]
BAFTA TV Awards Best Supporting Actress Michelle Gomez Nominated [108]
Best Visual Effects Milk VFX, Millennium FX, Real SFX, Molinare Nominated [109]
BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards Best TV Show Doctor Who Nominated [110]
Hugo Awards Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form Steven Moffat and Rachel Talalay for "Heaven Sent" Nominated [111]
National Television Awards Most Popular Drama Doctor Who Nominated [112]
RTS Television Awards Best Effects – Special Real SFX & Millennium FX Nominated [113]
Saturn Awards Best Science Fiction Television Series Doctor Who Nominated [114]
Best Television Presentation "The Husbands of River Song" Won [114]
Best Guest Starring Role on Television Alex Kingston Nominated [114]
TV Choice Awards Best Family Drama Doctor Who Nominated [115]
Best Actor Peter Capaldi Nominated [115]

Soundtrack

Selected pieces of score from this series, as composed by Murray Gold, were released in a 4-CD set on 27 April 2018 by Silva Screen Records along with music from the 2015 Christmas special "The Husbands of River Song", with the third disc consisting primarily of the score from "Heaven Sent".[116][117]

Warning: Display title "<i>Doctor Who series 9</i>" overrides earlier display title "<i>Doctor Who</i> series 9" (help).
Doctor Who: Series 9
Soundtrack album by
Murray Gold and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales conducted by Alastair King and Ben Foster
Released27 April 2018
Recorded2015
GenreSoundtrack
Length161:53
LabelSilva Screen Records
ProducerMurray Gold and Jack Sugden
Doctor Who soundtrack chronology
Doctor Who: Survival
(2017) 		Doctor Who: Series 9
(2018) 		Doctor Who: The Invasion
(2018)
Disc 1
No.TitleEpisodeLength
1."The One in a Thousand""The Magician's Apprentice"3:22
2."Davros Remembers""The Magician's Apprentice"2:40
3."Message from Missy""The Magician's Apprentice"2:53
4."Meeting in the Square""The Magician's Apprentice"2:08
5."Finding The Doctor""The Magician's Apprentice"2:14
6."What Have You Done""The Magician's Apprentice"2:49
7."Davros Approaches""The Witch's Familiar"3:51
8."Some Kind of Submarine""Under the Lake"3:14
9."The Ghosts""Under the Lake"2:15
10."The Bootstrap Paradox""Before the Flood"1:50
11."Finding The Fisher King""Before the Flood"2:35
12."Another Ghost Has Appeared""Before the Flood"4:22
13."We Need to Get Back to The TARDIS""Before the Flood"0:52
14."Directions from The Ghosts""Before the Flood"1:34
15."Something in the Spacesuit""The Girl Who Died"1:07
16."Two Days on a Longboat""The Girl Who Died"1:16
17."I Am Ashildr""The Girl Who Died"1:19
18."In a Way, She's a Hybrid""The Girl Who Died"1:28
19."I Call Myself Me""The Woman Who Lived"1:09
20."They Need Us""The Woman Who Lived"1:52
21."The Last Thing We Need""The Woman Who Lived"2:50
Total length:47:40
Disc 2
No.TitleEpisodeLength
1."Deep Cover""The Zygon Invasion"5:11
2."Just Come Inside""The Zygon Invasion"2:27
3."This Is Not a War""The Zygon Inversion"3:56
4."Defending The Earth""The Zygon Inversion"1:11
5."The Morpheus Song""Sleep No More"5:25
6."Saving Rigsy""Face the Raven"1:28
7."Madam Mayor""Face the Raven"1:58
8."Running from the Raven""Face the Raven"3:17
9."Death Is Locked In""Face the Raven"3:01
10."Face the Raven""Face the Raven"7:42
11."Back Home""Hell Bent"2:27
12."The General's Regeneration""Hell Bent"0:57
13."A Duty of Care""Hell Bent"2:25
14."Clara's Diner""Hell Bent"1:23
Total length:42:48
Disc 3
No.TitleEpisodeLength
1."A Second Shadow""Heaven Sent"1:27
2."The Veil""Heaven Sent"2:46
3."A Fly on a Painting""Heaven Sent"5:11
4."A Change of Clothes""Heaven Sent"1:46
5."A Mechanical Maze""Heaven Sent"2:41
6."Digging a Grave""Heaven Sent"3:42
7."Tell No Lies""Heaven Sent"4:47
8."Two Events in Life""Heaven Sent"3:13
9."Waiting for the Veil""Heaven Sent"2:27
10."The Final Room""Heaven Sent"1:21
11."One Confession Away""Heaven Sent"1:50
12."Break Free""Heaven Sent"3:04
13."Same Old Day""Heaven Sent"3:13
14."The Shepherd's Boy""Heaven Sent"4:48
Total length:42:16
Disc 4
No.TitleEpisodeLength
1."Carol Singers will be Criticised""The Husbands of River Song"1:06
2."A Dying Husband""The Husbands of River Song"1:43
3."The Finest Surgeon in The Galaxy""The Husbands of River Song"1:17
4."The Halassi Androvar""The Husbands of River Song"1:30
5."The Husbands of River Song""The Husbands of River Song"2:34
6."The TARDIS Can't Take Off""The Husbands of River Song"1:20
7."Time to Do It Properly""The Husbands of River Song"0:52
8."Harmony and Redemption""The Husbands of River Song"1:25
9."Hydroflax in The TARDIS""The Husbands of River Song"1:07
10."Whole Again at Last""The Husbands of River Song"1:35
11."All the Firewalls in The Galaxy""The Husbands of River Song"2:14
12."A Restaurant with a View""The Husbands of River Song"4:23
13."The Woman He Loves""The Husbands of River Song"3:15
14."The Singing Towers""The Husbands of River Song"4:48
Total length:29:09

Notes

References

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