“I’m the Doctor, I’m an alien from outer space. I’m 1,000 years old, I’ve got two hearts and I can’t fly a plane! Can you?!”
In just under two weeks, “Doctor Who” is coming back for eight new episodes as the Doctor (Matt Smith) investigates Clara Oswald (Jenna-Louise Coleman), a woman who has seemingly died in at least two different time periods.
With the premiere date fast approaching, BBC has released descriptions and posters for the first four episodes of the second half of the season. There’s even a brief clip of the Doctor initiating Clara into his mad life during a plane crash.
Episode 7.07 “The Bells of Saint John”
The Doctor’s search for Clara Oswald brings him to modern day London, where Wi-Fi is everywhere. Humanity lives in a Wi-Fi soup. But something dangerous is lurking in the signals, picking off minds and imprisoning them. As Clara becomes the target of this insidious menace, the Doctor races to save her and the world from an ancient enemy.
Episode 7.08 “The Rings of Akhaten”
Clara wants to see something awesome, so the Doctor whisks her off to the inhabited rings of the planet Akhaten, where the Festival of Offerings is in full swing. Clara meets the young Queen of Years as the pilgrims and natives ready for the ceremony. But something is stirring in the pyramid, and a sacrifice will be demanded.
Episode 7.09 “Cold War”
The Doctor and Clara land on a damaged Russian Submarine in 1983 as it spirals out of control into the ocean depths. An alien creature is loose on board, having escaped from a block of Arctic ice. With tempers flaring and a cargo of nuclear weapons on board, it’s not just the crew but the whole of humanity at stake!
Episode 7.10 “Hide”
Clara and the Doctor arrive at Caliburn House, a haunted mansion sat alone on a desolate moor. Within its walls, a ghost hunting Professor and a gifted psychic are searching for the Witch of the Well. Her apparition appears throughout the history of the building, but is she really a ghost? And what is chasing her
In an interview with BBC, “Doctor Who” showrunner and executive producer Steven Moffat said that the second half of the season would include “a haunted house, a submarine, a planet with cool rings, Victorian Yorkshire, a journey into the TARDIS, Dame Diana Rigg and her daughter Rachael Stirling together on screen for the first time, new Cybermen, and the Doctor’s greatest secret revealed.”
Moffat also promised “plenty of new monsters! Watch out for the Spoonheads, the Whispermen, and – my favorite – the Vigil. Oh and Neil Gaiman has done something horrible with the Cybermen!”
“We try to make every year the biggest possible, but when you see that big, glittering 50 hanging above you, you start trying even harder,” added Moffat. “ I’ve been a fan all by my life and I know we have to deliver!
“Doctor Who” will return Saturday, March 30 on BBC America and BBC One.
