Archive for the ‘Series 6’ Category

Below you will find the finalised UK BARB ratings for Doctor Who Series 6. Unlike the overnight ratings (which certain newspapers use to claim the show is losing viewers), the final figures count those who recorded the show and watched it later, making them a more accurate measure of how many were watching.

• 1. The Impossible Astronaut – 8.86 million
• 2. Day of the Moon – 7.30 million
• 3. The Curse of the Black Spot – 7.85 million
• 4. The Doctor’s Wife – 7.97 million
• 5. The Rebel Flesh – 7.35 million
• 6. The Almost People – 6.72 million
• 7. A Good Man Goes to War – 7.57 million
• 8. Let’s Kill Hitler – 8.1 million
• 9. Night Terrors – 7.07 million
• 10. The Girl Who Waited – 7.60 million
• 11. The God Complex – 6.77 million
• 12. Closing Time – 6.93 million
• 13. The Wedding of River Song – 7.67 million (6.1 million overnight)

Note: these do not include iPlayer viewings which have, in some cases, added over 1 million on top of these.

Series 6 saw Steven Moffat bring some more changes to the Doctor Who format. The story arc became much more central than in previous years and we also had the series split into two chunks with a three month wait in between. The question is, did these changes work or were you fine with how it was before? Did you mind the split? Was it too arc heavy? And what format would you like Series 7 use?

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We have the results of last week’s poll with your verdict on the series finale, The Wedding of River Song. The majority thought it was a fantastic finale, with 69% of those who voted giving full marks. 19% rated it good; 5% thought it was average; just 4% rated it poor; just 3% rated it awful. Overall, the episode was the 6th highest rated of Series 6.

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Since the conclusion of Series 6, we’ve received a number of emails asking what happened to a couple of scenes that were originally shown in the first trailer released last Christmas. Some had assumed they would turn up in the finale and were wondering about their absense.

The two scenes in particular: One featured River Song undressed in Stormcage.

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We did this for the first half of Series 6, so now’s the time to find out what your favourite moments from the second half were. You can nominate anything you want from the last six episodes: Let’s Kill Hitler, Night Terrors, The Girl Who Waited, The God Complex, Closing Time and The Wedding of River Song.

This time, you can choose up to 5 moments. To vote, simply list your top five in the comments along with the episode name. Example:

1. Old Amy is left behind (The Girl Who Waited)

And so on.

In the video below you can watch the superb ‘River Song: Her Story’ segment from the final Doctor Who Confidential. If you missed it, Alex Kingston narrates as River over her timeline (so far) using clips from Series 4 to 6.

It reminds us again why Doctor Who Confidential needs saving.

You will no doubt have seen the news that Doctor Who Confidential was axed by the BBC earlier in the week, so tonight’s installment, When Time Froze, sadly, marks the last ever one. More details and clips follow.

Details:

Confidential takes a front pew at the wedding of the year. Alex Kingston talks about the big day and there’s the lowdown from Matt Smith and Karen Gillan.

Alex Kingston also provides an explanation of River Song’s complex timeline with the Doctor.

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Here’s one last round-up of what we know about Doctor Who’s sixth series finale, The Wedding of River Song.

Synopses

BBC Synopsis: As the Doctor makes his final journey to the shores of Lake Silencio in Utah, he knows only one thing can keep the universe safe – his own death – in the concluding episode of this series of the time-travelling drama. But has he reckoned without the love of a good woman?

DWM synopsis: The city of London, 22 April 2011 – soaring buildings, glittering and mighty under a perfect blue sky, and life tumbling onto pavements below. And horse-drawn Roman chariots driving through the streets. And a Victorian steam train on a monorail… hang on, like in a sci-fi city, but with Romans and steam trains? And hot air balloons? And pterodactyls? And Charles Dickens appearing on BBC One’s Breakfast! Something isn’t quite right…

In Buckingham Senate, at 5.02pm, Holy Roman Emperor Winston Churchill calls for his Soothsayer to be fetched from the Tower. Greying, unkempt, older, tireder, but unmistakably – it’s the Doctor. “Tick tock goes the clock,” Winston tells him, “but they don’t, do they? The clocks never tick.” It’s always 5.02pm these days. All of history is happening at once. “What happened to time?” asks Winston. The answer, it seems, is a woman…

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We are gathered here today to watch Doctor Who’s sixth series finale, The Wedding of River Song. As the Doctor makes his final journey to the shores of Lake Silencio in Utah, he knows only one thing can keep the universe safe – his own death. But has he reckoned without the love of a good woman? We’re promised answers tonight at 7.05pm on BBC1.

In the meantime, you can catch up with all the latest episode updates including previews, pics, clips, teasers and more by clicking here.

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Here’s a couple of preview clips for The Wedding of River Song.

See them in the videos below.

Clip #1 -- Churchill demands answers from the Doctor:

Clip #2 -- Dorium is a head in a box!