# Doctor Who Series 7 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 27, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859 "2012-08-27T21:04:34Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/1 "2012-08-27T21:04:34Z")
Well, series 7 of the resurrection of Doctor Who is almost here. The gods of sanity have prevailed, as they have done for the last year or so, and the show will be broadcast on the same day, Saturday the 1st of September, in the mother country and a couple of prominent ex-colonies: There are **spoilers** in all the forthcoming links. In the UK - 7:20 pm (BST) on [BBC1](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b006q2x0) In the US - 9 pm on [BBC America](http://www.bbcamerica.com/doctor-who/). I’ve not sure the timezone that relates to, sorry, but probably Eastern In Canada - 9 pm on [Space](http://www.spacecast.com/article/Doctor-Who-Season-7-Premiere-Date-Announced). Ditto with the timezone thing. So what do we know about it so far? Well, the BBC are running a little webisode thing every day from today (Monday) until the opening episode. These are bracketed under the name “[Pond Life](http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00wqr12/features/pond-life)”. Here’s the first one on the BBC site: > **[BBC One - Doctor Who, Pond Life, Pond Life: Part 1](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xwctd)** > > Whilst the Ponds enjoy life at home, the Doctor has been having some unplanned adventures. I hope that works outside the UK, but if not the local broadcaster will surely have them somewhere, or else Youtube will have many copies. I hesitate to mention explicitly some things that are known about this series. Some of them are well known in the UK, due to having been in the papers, but I don’t know how widespread that news goes. Anyway, here’s the BBC trailer for the first episode: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/iPECCBoCn9o/hqdefault.jpg "Doctor Who: 'Asylum of the Daleks' trailer - Series 7 Episode 1 - Autumn 2012 - BBC One") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPECCBoCn9o) ---
**Author:** ![Rubixcube](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Rubixcube](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rubixcube)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/2 "2012-08-27T21:09:45Z")
The [first part](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMdBsc5pQ1k&list=SP31D7AEABF6309D03&index=1&feature=plpp_video) of _Pond Life_ has been put up on the BBC Youtube page. Just a minute long but the series is supposed to lead directly into the beginning of the Series 7 premiere. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/3 "2012-08-27T21:16:52Z")
Here’s Arthur and Karen being, well, Arthur and Karen, talking a little about Pond Life: > **[BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 7, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill Introduce...](https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xq2jv)** > > Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill introduce the dramatic, funny and fantastic Pond Life! ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 9:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/4 "2012-08-27T21:45:31Z")
> [@Baron\_Greenback](#): > > The gods of sanity have prevailed, as they have done for the last year or so, and the show will be broadcast on the same day, Saturday the 1st of September, in the mother country and a couple of prominent ex-colonies Nice of the BBC to recognize that the audience for _Doctor Who_ is actually global. Also, I’m sure it cuts down somewhat on the bootlegging. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2012, 10:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/5 "2012-08-27T22:24:04Z")
I wonder if they’ll bother mentioning that The Doctor is supposed to be dead and hiding from the Silents? It briefly came up in the Christmas special. Not sure if its worth continuing that story into the new season. ---
**Author:** ![DummyGladHands](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/49beb7/32.png) [@DummyGladHands](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DummyGladHands)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/6 "2012-08-28T03:07:16Z")
Wait, it’s the Silents??? Damn, I was hearing the silence. Thanks! ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/7 "2012-08-28T03:37:32Z")
> [@DummyGladHands](#): > > Wait, it’s the Silents??? Damn, I was hearing the silence. Thanks! No, you were right. One silent, many silence. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/8 "2012-08-28T13:20:41Z")
Argh, I’m at a wedding then…ok well, that’s why DVR’s exist. Thanks for the reminder, I’ll program that bad-boy right now. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/9 "2012-08-28T13:31:05Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I wonder if they’ll bother mentioning that The Doctor is supposed to be dead and hiding from the Silents? It briefly came up in the Christmas special. Not sure if its worth continuing that story into the new season. Since he’s a time traveler, how would someone know the Doctor they meet is not from before he “died”? ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/10 "2012-08-28T13:31:34Z")
[Part 2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQZc9DzneUI) is up on YouTube now. Geez, and I thought I had bizarre and annoying relatives… 😃 ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 1:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/11 "2012-08-28T13:51:46Z")
That’s true. At least until he regenerates again. A new face for the Doctor would be hard to explain. I doubt we’ll hear about the Silence again. Moffat has a lot of loose ends in his story lines that just get dropped and ignored. I doubt that the Doctor will be any more cautious since last season’s battle with the Silence. Pond life is an interesting idea. I had always thought the companions traveled non-stop with the Doctor until they left the Tardis for good. Moffat is introducing the idea they go home for extended periods. But, still get their life interrupted when the Doctor needs them. > [@Bridget\_Burke](#): > > Since he’s a time traveler, how would someone know the Doctor they meet is not from before he “died”? ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/12 "2012-08-28T14:08:59Z")
> [@Broomstick](#): > > [Part 2](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQZc9DzneUI) is up on YouTube now. Geez, and I thought I had bizarre and annoying relatives… 😃 Hahaha, that’s awesome. “We have a RULE about the BEDROOM!” ---
**Author:** ![Mollie\_Magill](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mollie_magill/32/20882_2.png) [@Mollie\_Magill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mollie_Magill)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/13 "2012-08-28T14:59:54Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > I wonder if they’ll bother mentioning that The Doctor is supposed to be dead and hiding from the Silents? It briefly came up in the Christmas special. Not sure if its worth continuing that story into the new season. I think this is Moffatt’s way to get away from the massive, huge world-shaking stories that RTD favored. ---
**Author:** ![Trion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@Trion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trion)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/14 "2012-08-28T15:30:44Z")
I have a question. I don’t get BBC America. Will I be able to purchase the episode via the Zune Marketplace (preferably) or iTunes the next day? ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2012, 3:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/15 "2012-08-28T15:59:20Z")
The whole Silence storyline isn’t over, with the “Doctor Who?” setup at the end of last season, but I’m pretty sure Moffat said he won’t be focusing on a long arc this series. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/16 "2012-08-29T16:22:52Z")
Pond Life Part 3 [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Pm0dqb7rKpk/maxresdefault.jpg "Doctor Who Prequel: Pond Life part 3 - Series 7 Autumn 2012 - BBC One") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pm0dqb7rKpk) ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/17 "2012-08-30T13:41:43Z")
Pond life 4. This one is pretty cute. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9CsgEZWYc) ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2012, 2:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/18 "2012-08-30T14:21:07Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Pond life 4. This one is pretty cute. Yeah, I wouldn’t mind an Ood butler. ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 5:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/19 "2012-08-31T17:30:06Z")
Part 5. [![]( " - YouTube") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vMwZqi66EnA) ---
**Author:** ![Drunky\_Smurf](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/drunky_smurf/32/449_2.png) [@Drunky\_Smurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Drunky_Smurf)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2012, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859/20 "2012-08-31T20:15:05Z")
Oh man I can’t wait for tomorrow. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/doctor-who-series-7/632859.md?page=2)