Dying to know one thing

With series 8 premiering tomorrow, I've done very well at avoiding spoilers. Now that I'm regenerating my blog to fit the new Doctor, I'm left with one burning question left by a screenshot from one of the trailers, or perhaps it was a promo picture, but it looks like a screencap. Here's the pic...

That looks like a regeneration happening inside Matt's Doctor's TARDIS. I don't see Clara anywhere, so are we going to see more on Trenzalore at the beginning? I hear there is a nice cameo, could it be Matt?

SPOILERS!!! Big Christmas Hints And Quote From The New DWM

The new issue of Doctor who magazine has a couple of very interesting tidbits...



Stephen Moffat says the question was not asked in The Name of The Doctor, claiming surprise that fans thought that was it. This really changes things. So what was all that "Doctor who?" about coming from Dorium, among others.


Matt is supposedly in almost every scene and even helps Cara cook Christmas dinner!



There is a 'fair bit' of nudity, but knowing Moffat this could be Silence or Cybermen.



We get some clarification on Tasha Lem. She s someone we have never met, but is an old friend of The Doctor and knows him well. I'm kind of excited because she is the Mother Superious of the Papal Mainframe. (Last mentioned, I believe, in A Good Man Goes To War) And confused by the image released. (See previous post)

Is this going to be the endless war mentioned by Madame Kovarian?



We also got a newer synopsis:

"The Doctor dies on Trenzalore. It's a fact. He's seen it. His own tomb, somewhere out there in the future. The Great Intelligence knew it to be true: "One day it was just too much for the old man." The Doctor's death is inevitable - and the time has come for him to return to Trenzalore to fight his final battle. But first there's Christmas dinner to prepare..."



Here is a quote from the episode:

CLARA: "But you don't die. You change-you pop right back with a new face."
THE DOCTOR: "Not forever. I can change 12 times. 13 versions of me. 13 silly Doctors."
CLARA: "But you're number 11, so-"
THE DOCTOR: "Are we forgetting Captain Grumpy? I didn't call myself The Doctor during the Time War, but it was still a regeneration."

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

Want to know more? Me too. So far we saw in the trailer and photos that there are Weeping Angels, Daleks, Cybermen and Silence. We know about the regeneration. New information has come out, if The Sun is to be believed, and believe me that's not even easy for me to believe I'm typing it.

I am always scoffing at information that comes from a "BBC source." Recently everyone has blown up about Steven Moffat including the regeneration in Journey's end, making Matt the 13th Doctor. I can't actually find him saying that, only a "BBC source." It would, though, fit with the regeneration solution The Sun is proposing will happen. Unless this is all a clever ploy by the Moff to fool us. The difference is that this source provides a good bit of information, including the big solution to a series 5 problem.

But you are forewarned that this information, if it proves to be true, is EXTREMELY SPOILERY and should be avoided if you don't want to know anything. I just found what they say too delicious to pass up sharing....






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Okay, if you've made it this far you must be sure. Here is what The Sun says a "BBC source" says will happen in "The Time of The Doctor"

Trenzalore will be the "backwater planet" and Christmas Town is the location of a centuries long battle between The Doctor and a number of his deadliest foes, including the Sontarans. The Doctor is summoned to Trenzalore by a bell echoing across the universe, a sound that also brings his enemies. The Doctor hides in a clock tower, presumably the source of the bell. Supposedly The Doctor loses a leg after a Weeping Angel grabs it (implausible) and we will see him wage the 300 year war as Clara is tucked safely in the TARDIS.

Then they throw this in. The time crack was caused by the Timelords when The Doctor saved them in the 50th. At the climax a time crack will appear and the Timelords will be there. They will reward The Doctor with a new set of regenerations. If this is true then it really is set up for another 50 years like Moffat said he wanted to do. The time crack can even wipe out what happens at Trenzalore.

It's at least an interesting theory. At most a first for The Sun.

Here's a little theory of my own, assuming part of what I wrote here is true. What if we get a regeneration early on or midway through the episode? Steven Moffat said there would be explanation as to why his face was aged. If he fights part of the way that could age him. Just an idea.

Doctor Who - The Day of The Doctor - The One Show Exclusive Clip

New clip shown today.
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BEST Rumor All Week!!

This is out there on the internet but I am going to save you if you don't want possible spoilers by linking the article with this sentence, but the clues are here.

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The Telegraph has quoted Doctor Who costume designer, Howard Burden, in regards to John Hurt's role in the anniversary special. While Prince Charles and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall, visited the set, Burden told them that John Hurt was playing a "dark Doctor" and that "There was a gap between Paul McGann playing The Doctor and Christopher Eccleston, when we didn't see a regeneration, and John Hurt will fit into that gap. He is a past Doctor not a future Doctor." Read the full article in the Telegraph about the royal visit to the set here.

This is not anything that hasn't already been put out there. From what I've seen, it's been the most popular theory. What remains to be seen is if this is The Valeyard or a Valeyard type character that is the darker side of The Doctor come to life, or if John Hurt's Doctor is #9. Also, will elements of the Time War be involved in the 50th? I think it would be well received if so. It will be interesting seeing how this revelation steers the rumor mill.

More Pics From The Name Of The Doctor

They just released a crap-load of new pictures from the finale. Who knows what to make of some of them until Saturday, but i for one can hardly wait.

Are you there, Bessie? It's me, Clara

Here are pictures of Bessie passing Clara, and then her in what may be Bessie's rear view mirror, calling to someone. She's dressed in the style of the 70's. I hear there are a lot of outfits for Clara. In the Radio Times, Jenna-Louise says "In the beginning we see a Clara in the 60's, 70's and the 80's, so there are a lot of costume changes... we finally understand why The Doctor has met Clara so many times". Notice she says "A" Clara, instead of just saying we see Clara in the 60's, etc. Hmmmmm...

Who News and Finale Spoilers!

First of all congratulations to Doctor Who for getting specially honored tomorrow night at the BAFTA's. I read it will include a video montage and include Daleks on the red carpet.

Now concerning "The Name of The Doctor" I have a couple of spoilers. Doctor Who Magazine is saying that in the finale we are getting a POST library river Song. VERY interesting.

"Nightmare In Silver was good, but I didn't get to see it all yet. But I did see the next time trailer for the finale, and it looks good. But even better is the TV trailer the BBC released. Watch it, and listen, it's pretty enlightening....

Also they released about a 4 minute prequel for "The Name of The Doctor" called "She said, He said."

I'll be back next with my review of "Nightmare In Silver" 
Read on for my review of "The Crimson Horror"

Doctor Who Review: The Crimson Horror

This episode is strange because I really don't have any strong feelings about it one way or the other. I had high hopes for the mother daughter team of Dame Diana Rigg and Rachael Stirling playing mother and daughter, and they did not disappoint me. Maybe it was the addition of the Strax/Vastra/Jenny trio that threw me off. They're okay, but I'm not the biggest fan. It had all the makings of a classic Who, and a pretty tight script by mark Gatiss. I find it hard to find fault with, yet still feel mediocre. I did enjoy my latest viewing more, but this goes in with other stories from Mark that I like and maybe even love some parts of but they somehow fell flat with me.

Yorkshire, 1893, the year after Victorian Clara died in "The Snowmen". But we don't know how much earlier The doctor arrived. This is a Doctor-Lite episode, from what I read, and it kind of is. We don't see The Doctor until 14 minutes in and can't hear him speak for another 3. My point is, why was he taking Clara to, where we see later he was trying for, London around or just after when "Other Clara" died?

A man, Edmund, and a woman are in a factory, and they seem to be investigating. He goes through a door where the noise comes from and we first get to see Mrs. Gillyflower come in and offer her condolences for Edmund's passing, just before we hear him scream. Next scene his body lies on the coroner's table, bright crimson. The coroner tells Edmund's brother, Mr. Thursday I think, that they call it the crimson horror, and it's been happening a while. Mr. Thursday goes to see Madame Vastra. I checked and it's a different house from the Pond's, but she also has a TARDIS blue color door. Thursday asks if they know of optograms, the idea that the eye retains an image of the last thing seen before death. When he shows them a picture of his brother's eye, Vastra snatches back her veil and Thursday faints. Then she and Jenny enlarge the image more and more and the discuss going to the north as the last enlarged image comes into focus with an image of The Doctor's face clearly in the man's pupil.

Mrs. Gillyflower is holding recruitment drives, only the fittest and most beautiful, though. Funny Strax comment volunteering for the job, followed by his usual talk of use of weapons. Mrs. Gillyflower's recruitment is a sermon really, given on moral decay and the coming apocalypse  Dame Diana is so hardened and disturbed it would be easy not to recognize her. To see her character's madness come out as the episode progresses is beautiful. But then we also get a treat in her daughter, playing her blind daughter, Ada, a repulsive, pitiful creature herself, scarred and blinded by her father as a child, or so Mrs. Gillyflower tells it. Jenny signs up for Sweetville so she can find The Doctor.

In Sweetville, Ada taps her way to a door, passes a plate of food through the bottom panel to her "dear monster". Thursday goes to see Vastra and faints at the sight of Strax. More Strax destruction talk. At Sweetville, Jenny is in line with a sad girl who is hoping her bad teeth won't prevent her from getting in. Her name is Abigail and her friend came to Sweetville a few months back but hasn't been heard from since. Jenny gives her a guinea to play faint, which she does dramatically well for the reward. All that was to distract everyone so Jenny could pick the lock and go into the factory. But when she gets in it's empty, save three very large Victrola type speakers pumping out the noise of a busy factory. It was a bit eerie. Jenny hides as she sees some men and women carrying large bottles of red liquid.

Madame Vastra goes to get some of the crimson horror liquid from the coroner and recognizes it from about 65 million years ago. Mrs. Gillyflower and daughter are eating, the mother savagely slurping her soup. We learn Mr.  Sweet never comes to join them. Mrs. G pretends to knock the salt cellar over, and when the attendant goes out she sprinkles some salt into her collar.

Jenny follows a knocking upstairs to the door where Ada keeps her monster. Jenny opens the door and there is The Doctor, but stiff and crimson and struggling to make even crude moaning and crying noises. His skin seems to be almost candied. They go out as Ada approaches, narrowly avoiding her and her aggressive cane swiping. She really was spectacular as Ada. Jenny sees into the vat room as people are lowered into the glowing crimson liquid. The Doctor reaches a stiff arm to a door and Jenny gets him inside the chamber as he activates the sonic screwdriver. Ada discovers her monster is gone.

The healed Doctor comes out and kisses Jenny, who slaps him. He barely gets out that he has to look for Clara before he does a recap of how he got there. This part was great in a slight sepia tone and grain and some old film jerking and speckling. He was trying to get Clara to London, not Yorkshire. He brings up when he tried to get Tegan to Heathrow, which I loved. He even told her "Brave heart, Clara" like he used to tell Tegan. There is a body in the canal and they meet Edmund who leads them to Sweetville, saying no one who goes in comes out. I agree with The Doctor, the crimson horror is a brilliant name. The Doctor says the eye can hold an image at death if the chemical composition of the body has been massively corrupted. In the body's eye they see Mrs. Gillyflower.

The Doctor and Mrs. Smith go to Sweetville. Mrs. G says it is named after her silent partner, who keeps himself to himself. A pristine village, but behind the curtain the residents are frozen in a bell jar. They dip The Doctor and we see a frozen Clara. The rejects go in the canal, but one reaches out and grabs hold of Ada's hand, the birth of her "monster". She locks him away and it was horrible to see The Doctor struggle fiercely to reach out and cry out to her as she turns, smiles blindly at him, and closes the door. Next scene is Edmund running in and looking at The Doctor before dying, hence the image at the beginning.

Back in the present past, The doctor says not being human saved him.Jenny asks about Clara being alive and he just says it's complicated. They find her in one of the bell jars and smash the glass, and take her to a chamber to try and heal her. Right here we have an odd scene with Strax threatening to kill a horse for failing to find the destination. He complained that this was the fourth one that week and he wasn't even hungry. This is funny, but at the same time he's killing and eating horses for nothing? Really? Then another odd thing happened. A boy came along and gave immaculate, almost GPS worthy directions to Sweetville, and he joined Strax. He said his name was Thomas Thomas and Strax remarked that he would do well. I looked it up and did find a Welsh boxer around that time with that name, and he would have been 13 in 1893, so maybe.

The horrible nature of Mrs. G is seen when she finds Ada weeping and discovers she let loose a reject on the world. Ada pleads to follow her mother into the new Jerusalem. Mrs. G decides to accelerate her plans. As she leaves and Ada clutches at her hem Mrs. G icily says "kindly do not claw and slobber at my crinoline. You know I cannot bear to look at sick people. There can be no place for people such as you". And said that only perfection was good enough for her and Mr. Sweet. "The bright day is done, child, and you are for the dark."

While waiting for Clara to heal, the attack of  the supermodels, or Mrs. G's pretty pretty army, approach. Jenny whips a few asses then Strax comes in shooting. His aim is awful. I didn't see him hit one, and there were like 8 of them in a confined space. Clara is ready, long story he tells Vastra. Cute as Clara looks at The Doctor and realizes who he is and adorable delivery from Matt when he tells Clara that Vastra is green. More Strax weapons talk. Sigh. Madame Vastra tells The Doctor they had the plague in their day, called the repulsive red leech, and yes Doctor, crimson horror is still a better name. But it must have been lurking for years, possibly getting help. Clara mentions the chimney with no smoke and they discover a rocket where the supermodels are about to load it up with the crimson horror.

Mrs. Gillyflower's pipe organ turns to reveal some machinery. The Doctor finds Ada and reveals himself. She believes everything that has happened to her has been her fault, which The Doctor refutes. But Ada still won't betray her mother, so The Doctor asks her to come with him. Brilliant madness from Dame Diana when The Doctor comes in. The pure crazy on her face when he calls her nuts is sublime. They discuss her being close to Mr. Sweet, a very close relationship, symbiotic in fact. She rips back the chest of her dress to reveal a sickening crimson leech-like creature feeding off of her. It is so odd and wee and frightening. She found him and has been feeding it, and he shares his nectar with her. Great dialog and delivery when The Doctor warns her what this could do in the wrong hands and she shows him her hands, asking him what they are, answering "The wrong hands."

Mrs. Gillyflower arms the rocket. After the poison rains down her Adams and Eves will step out into the new dawn. The Doctor discusses Ada with her, how she experimented on her to know how much poison would immunize herself against the poison. Ada comes in and goes ballistic. The fury rises and she attacks her mother with her cane, screaming at her "Hag! Harpie!" In the confusion Clara throws a chair, breaking the machine, but Mrs. G holds a gun to Ada's head and escapes to the rocket. The Doctor and Clara follow them up the stairs around the rocket to a secondary firing mechanism. After releasing Ada and firing a couple of shots at The Doctor, Mrs. G pulls the lever and the rocket takes off, miraculously not burning any of them as it rose before them in the shaft.

Madam Vastra and Jenny show up with the poison they purloined, so when the rocket explodes nothing happens. Mrs. G tries to get off one more shot before Strax fires. She loses her balance and falls down the shaft to the floor below. And now here lies a truly pitiful creature. Broken and dying, she pleads with mr. Sweet not to leave her. He has no more use for her and crawls slowly away. What a wacky little thing they created there. She begs Ada for forgiveness. When Ada tells her never, she just barely replies "That's my girl" before dying. Ada then kills Mr. sweet with her cane.

At the TARDIS, Clara wonders why The Doctor was trying to take her to London 1893, and now she's had enough of Victorian values. The Doctor tells her that she's the boss, and immediately regrets it as she relishes the idea. Ada is ready to step out of the darkness, and The Doctor predicts she will be splendid. Jenny comments that he hasn't explained Clara, and The Doctor says "No I haven't" and enters the TARDIS. As it dematerializes Mr Thursday walks up and sees it, and faints.

Back home Clara is still tickled at the idea of being the boss when she notices the open laptop with pictures of her on the screen. One is from the submarine in "Cold War" and one is from the house in "Hide". The kids she watches come in and reveal they know she has traveled in time with, as they call The Doctor, her boyfriend. The kids threaten to tell their father if they can't have a go. But there was also a 3rd picture on the laptop. A picture of Clara from "The Snowmen" and Clara realizes it is in London, not Yorkshire, and it was not her.

In the next time trailer we see the kids will get their wish to travel. But we also know what that travel brings in the next episode, "Nightmare in Silver"

New "Nightmare" Image, Preview and Possible 50th Spoiler **UPDATED W/Added Clip**

Wow, sorry, I'm probably going to be the last person to review "The Crimson Horror" but unless something unexpected happens it will be up this afternoon. Until then, I found this great new promo pic for "Nightmare in Silver"

And this is the new preview clip. Check out the Cyberman's moves at the end.

and read something I found interesting and not all that surprising. BUT this is something that definitely requires...



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Blogtor Who is reporting that in an interview with the Eastern Daily Press, John hurt said some interestingly descriptive words for his character in the 50th anniversary special. He was cited as saying he was playing a "part of The Doctor" in a "kind of trinity" that includes David Tennant. If this is true, it could fall in line with either him being the true 9th Doctor or him being The Valeyard, last seen in "The Ultimate Foe". I am not familiar with more than the name of the paper this appeared in, so I take it as rumor as you should too at this point. But great food for thought!

News roundup, Figures, Pics, Spoiler Quotes and More *UPDATE*

While i finish up "The Crimson Horror" review, here are some other things to ponder. First is a new clip from "Nightmare in Silver" which ends interestingly. When they show the sky pay attention to what's on the right side.

In Who news.... The filming wrapped up for the 50th special. I figured they should be done soon. We saw some interesting things, but so much was filmed on private property. We didn't see much of Billie and David in the pictures I saw. Speaking of David Tennant, he was just nominated for a daytime Emmy award for his voice acting on "Star Wars: The Clone Wars" animated series. Congrats to David!!

The replacement for executive producer, Caroline Skinner, has been announced to be Brian Minchin. I don't know his name, but he has been working in BBC Wales Drama for years in various roles on projects such as The Sarah-Jane Adventures, Torchwood, Being Human, Wizards v. Aliens, and most recently the Toby Whithouse spy thriller, The Game. Welcome aboard, Brian. And in the words of the immortal Rupaul, "Don't fuck it up".

More viewing figures are in. "Cold War" finished with 7.37 million. "Hide" was just at 6.61, which is still not bad and kept them in the top 20 programs of the week. "The Crimson Horror" was down again in overnight figures, at just 4.61 million. The Appreciation Index was a respectable 85, though. I don't fully understand the AI, but I am told it is a measure of the audiences enjoyment, out of 100, and is collected from a select panel of about 5,000.

Some Updates on Previous Episodes.... I noticed a few things in "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS", but forgot to share them. First is the sonic screwdriver and new color settings. When they were on their way to the centre, the light was white. When he was scanning Tricky, it was blue. It also took me a couple of viewings to catch the point of The Doctor putting his face in his hand and realizing that would turn him into that creature, so that means in that future The Doctor was also going to die. In the beginning of the episode The Doctor uttered a word i don't think I've ever in the whole show heard him say, but that doesn't mean he hasn't. When he realized Clara was still in the TARDIS he said, "Damnit". One last thing, the magnifying glass  Clara found was also in "The Unicorn and the Wasp" when Donna was investigating the house.

Picture Comment... Look at these pictures from "Nightmare in Silver". In the one shot there is a division behind the two. On the left it looks like possibly Gallifreyan writing and the right side was more electric or mathematical even. In the close up I have no idea what's happening behind them, but what is even behind there being two Doctors? Perhaps somehow tied in with some of the spoilers below?

Okay, look at the next couple of pictures. The first, looking old and worn down, is a different model than the others. I wonder what the transition will be. Also, Neil Gaiman said that an old weakness of the Cybermen would come back. Will it be their deadly aversion to gold?

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I have done pretty well this series at not looking at major spoilers, but when I was looking up the AI and viewing numbers of "Hide" I accidentally saw a couple of fragments of conversation from Saturday's episode, "Nightmare in Silver". Read at your own discretion.


"Do you think the children's death will affect your relationship with Clara?"


"Allons-y! Oh you should see the state of these neurons, he's had some cowboys in here, ten complete rejects."


"There's information on Time Lords in here! Oh, this is just dreamy!"



Up next today (fingers crossed): "The Crimson Horror" review

Doctor Who Rumors, Quotes, and Theories

This week some interesting quotes came out about the finale (only 3 weeks away) Steven Moffat seems particularly pleased with his new monsters, The Whispermen, and if Jenna-Louise Coleman is to be believed they will be another Moffat classic. And I found what Jenna revealed about her character to be very intriguing, shedding some obscure light on the issue of who she may be. She said, "All I can say is that Clara hasn't just met The Doctor three times before..."

I already mentioned Steven Moffat's words on the finale and what may be revealed, but he also said this, "We'll also find out what makes his new companion so impossible and there's a surprise that no one has got right so far, and one that will change the course of Who forever!"

If you've read my previous posts you know I'm no fan of revealing The Doctor's name, but not once has Moffat said that this is what will happen. He has said the name of the episode, and said a secret will be revealed and of course it all sounds like what will happen, but when has Moffat ever operated that way?

As for Clara, this could somehow be tied up with the Library and River Song, since she is returning. I don't see how Clara could be River, or even the child of Rose and the metacrisis Doctor. With Jenna's new quote, I'm going with the theory I formed after "The Rings of Akhaten" and say that Clara is connected to Susan, The Doctor's granddaughter. Maybe something to do with Jenny from "The Doctor's Daughter" A friend of mine thinks she may be the TARDIS. But Moffat did ask Russel Davies to keep Jenny alive. Remember in "Hide" how strong the psychic link was because Hilla was the great x5 granddaughter of Emma, now apply the same logic to The Doctor and Clara. I just have a theory with no actual nuts and bolts of it all.

Concerning the finale, which is leading into the 50th anniversary, Steven Moffat said that no one had the surprise right so far. There are many theories out there and maybe he just hasn't heard the one I like the most. There are many thinking that John Hurt will be playing The Valeyard. Real quick, The Valeyard was an amalgamation of The Doctor's darker impulses in the future, if I remember right, somewhere between his 12th and final incarnations. I think I'll do a review of that entire season since it was under the umbrella title of "The Trial of a Time Lord"

There is an idea floating around out there that I do like. I know I saw it on io9 and Spoliertv, but I'm not sure where it originated, but they cite two independent "credible" sources. The idea is that John Hurt will play the REAL 9th Doctor, who has for some reason been suppressed or forgotten by the 3 most recent Doctors. The revelation would not be The Doctor's name, but that he is the 12th, not the 11th Doctor. Rumor or not, and most likely rumor, it's a fun idea. Think of the book from today's episode on the history of the time war. I posted a picture of it in a previous post. In "Rose", The Doctor appeared to look at his face for the first time, implying he had recently regenerated. What if he didn't regenerate from Paul McGann's Doctor, but another was in between who fought in the time war?

One more thing. From the filming pictures we have seen, it looks like David Tennant's hair is being styled they way it was in series 2, which would make sense with Rose coming back. So how will The Doctors link up I wonder.

Next a review of "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS"

Doctor Who Roundup and Promo Images From "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS"

First I want to give credit to the sites I get information, etc from, besides the Doctor Who Tumblr and Facebook pages. If you are on Facebook, you should "Like" the page "Doctor Who and the TARDIS by Craig Hurle" I know there are others I have yet to try but this one is great at giving not only breaking information but fun pictures and trivia. I've mentioned Combom, where I have gone for years. They have slowed down but do the best they can and provide some things none of the other do like live streaming links and downloads. I don't always go to the next two because I usually see their articles referenced at the ones I've mentioned, but Doctor Who at Den of Geek and Doctor Who News are great sources for news. I've linked the sites so you can just click on their names to find them.

I saw an interesting quote from Steven Moffat in the Radio Times in his description of the series finale, "The Name of The Doctor"

      "There's going to be a revelation. I'm not teasing. I'm not wrong-footing you. You're about to learn something about The Doctor that you never knew before. And I think you're in for a shock."

So I think (wishful thinking?) that it isn't his name we will learn. He's being very non-specific. River will be there so she can hear his name, which makes me wonder what Doctor Ten meant in "The Forest of the Dead" when he told River there was only one reason he would ever tell anyone, only one time he could.

Okay now the fun thing that happened today. New promo images for "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" which has something to do with a salvage crew trying to pick apart the TARDIS. Click to enlarge.

In the second one, behind them is a doorway like we are seeing in the TARDIS interior shots for the episode, so where in the world did this doorway take them?

What are these? They're in the TARDIS. Are the the salvage team after something awful happens? The trailer mentioned something living being kept in the TARDIS. 

The first one is an interesting mirror representation, but not mirror image because of where The Doctor and Clara are. The second one shows the TARDIS being brought in by the salvage team, at a guess, but what is that circular blue light outside?

I don;t know if the catwalk is in the TARDIS or not, but is that the TARDIS library? And what's wrong or in Clara's hand?

What are these hanging globe lights with Gallifreyan writing on them?? And best for last, look at this book. Is it The Doctor's? I'd love a peek.

3days 20hours 11minutes 26seconds until "Journey to the Centre of the TARDIS" !!!