Recent viewing figures published by the BBC for their iPlayer service prove that the way we are viewing our favourite TV programmes is changing faster than we perhaps realised.
‘Yeeeeees, I knew you’d be surprised!’ intones the Doctor, encouraging viewers of his TV show to use a certain telecommunication company.
Surprised? Not really, because despite the use of unlicensed BBC set designs, props, trademarks and teeth – a canny copyrighter at Television Centre must have ensured that the Fourth Doctor’s famously dentine grin was owned by the corporation – this isn’t Doctor Who at all. It’s another example (several examples in one, actually) of Tom Baker earning a crust down under, advertising New Zealand Superannuation Services. Whatever they are.
Take a look at the making of the Ponds' final Doctor Who episode, The Angels Take Manhattan.
Amy and Rory’s departure from the TARDIS was watched by 5.9m (26.9%) on Saturday and became the third most watched episode of the current series.
Recent viewing figures published by the BBC for their iPlayer service prove that the way we are viewing our favourite TV programmes is changing faster than we perhaps realised.
Watch the brief teaser for this year's Doctor Who Christmas special, as seen at the end of The Angels Take Manhattan last night.
Doctor Who will return to BBC One in autumn 2012 for a seventh series, starring Matt Smith as the 11th Doctor. Take a look at all the news so far.
So, have Amy and Rory departed the TARDIS with a bang or a whimper? Well a bit of both, actually.
