Doctor Who - The Bells of Saint John

It's time for the second half of this series of Doctor Who to begin, and our first visit to the world of the Doctor since Christmas. New companion Clara is bringing her own mystery, and plenty of attitude, as she joins everyone's favourite time-universe-and-globe-trotter in his adventures. The BBC blurb simply says: "The search for Clara brings the Doctor to London, 2013, where something deadly is waiting in the Wi-Fi." The Doctor, a new companion and a bit of internet talk too!

167 responses

Christine30/03/2013 at 17:14

Woohoo, one hour!
Will^30/03/2013 at 17:17

Woohoo, one hour!
T minus 59 minutes and counting.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 17:19

Hullo all.
Have we seen the Dr Who news today? I won't share for now for the sake of 50th anniversary spoilers.
Will^30/03/2013 at 17:22

Have we seen the Dr Who news today? I won't share for now for the sake of 50th anniversary spoilers.
Seen it at our end. #Spoilers
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:08

Okay, best get settled. Don't wanna miss anything.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:13

hey all.
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:14

Woohoo! That hour went quick.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:14

Here we go.
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:15

Ooh, rogue wifi. Do not click is a bit like do not blink.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:15

Bloody BT Openzone
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:15

:)
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:16

You're on one of the TV's in Dixons
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:16

Oooh forgot about the epic new intro
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:16

New titles!
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:17

"He is definitely not a monk."
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:18

Souffle Girl painting.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:19

Not kidding. My WiFi has died
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:19

Amelia williams!!!
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:19

Amy!
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:19

*looks confused*
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:20

*looks confused*
Watching with you is exhausting :)
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:20

Maybe this is why 4G isn't that well supported yet
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:20

totally want to change our wifi name now :)
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:20

The tardis is ringing :)
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:20

I didn't realise there was an actual phone in it!
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:21

I feel his pain.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:21

"Is it an evil spirit?"
"It's a woman."
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:22

bloody useless users!
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:22

bloody useless users!
"You've typed the password wrong..."
Said me, many times.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:22

Dead again?!
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:22

Disappointed he didn't say switch it off and on again.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:23

YES!
"Who?! Just the Doctor"
Thank you
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:24

"I'll inform HR."
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:24

It's like The Sims.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:24

they shoulda done that to geocities.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:25

Hehehehe, mobile phone.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:25

mobile phone box
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:25

Does the MrC-bot have those controls?
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:26

Does the MrC-bot have those controls?
dial down paranoia.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:26

it's like talking to christine...
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:26

it's like talking to christine...
Oi!!
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:26

Ameila Williams
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:26

That actually is a spoonhead.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:27

I disapprove of Virgin Media's new technicians
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:27

FEZ!
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:27

He needs a bow tiw though
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:27

He needs a bow tiw though
It has it's own box! Amazing!
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:27

I approve that the coat is purpley.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:28

Both of those are cool
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:28

Oooh, freaky,
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:28

Please tell me she doesn't die in EVERY episode.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:29

oooh chromebook?
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:29

oooh chromebook?
i thought that too
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:29

epic mr c coding action.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:29

Nahh. MrC can code faster/better than that.
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:29

Please tell me she doesn't die in EVERY episode.
I wouldn't mind if it was part of the story. better than Rory "I-die-every-five-minutes-cry-won't-you" Williams.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:30

episode over! now for the remaining 30 mins, everyone goes to Butlins
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:31

good ol' jammie dodgers
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:31

Mm, half a jammy dodgy.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:31

He totally didn't just bite into one and leave it on th plate,
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:31

He's a bit sniffy, this Doctor.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:32

He's a bit sniffy, this Doctor.
Matt Sniff.
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:32

Is he reading her diary?
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:32

Is he reading her diary?
Sniffing it, I think!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:32

Oh, she woke up next to some dodgers.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:32

Sniffing it, I think!
:)
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:32

He just totally chucked the chromebook on the floor
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:33

I invented the Quadracycle!
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:33

heeeh!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:33

The Doctor fixed the washing machine!
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:34

The Doctor fixed the washing machine!
Handy to have about, that man/alien.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:34

WooHooo. My WiFi is finally back up!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:34

Handy to have about, that man/alien.
Yep.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:34

WooHooo. My WiFi is finally back up!
Coz the doctor cancelled the upload, iniit.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:34

WooHooo. My WiFi is finally back up!
are you SURE?
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:35

Mmmm. Wifi soup.
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:35

Mmmm. Wifi soup.
:)
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:35

are you SURE?
Well I wasn't looking when I clicked the network, so it might not be mine.......... where am I?
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:35

Why does he always have at least ONE weird conversation in every episode?!
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:35

Well I wasn't looking when I clicked the network, so it might not be mine.......... where am I?
i don't know where you are?
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:35

Twitter burn.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:35

The Doctor does not like Twitter
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:36

That's not suspicious at all!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:36

Well, would you look at that. Weird man on the orher side of the road.
Classic.
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:37

Power cut.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:38

And you thought Virgin Media were having a bad night
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:38

I love that she brings her cup of tea.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:38

You, me, box, now.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:38

I love the new TARDIS interior
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:38

I love the new TARDIS interior
It;s so cool!
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:38

"It's all very sciency."
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:38

It;s so cool!
Love that it harks back to prev versions
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:39

How did they end up on a plane?
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:39

How did they end up on a plane?
TARDIS
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:40

"I'm the doctor, I'm a thousand years old, I'm and aliën and I don't know how to fly a plane, do you?!"
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:40

Best use of the Tardis ever. BREAKFAST.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:40

He has a garage!
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:40

"...this way."
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:41

He has a garage!
I want a tardis now.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:41

I want a tardis now.
best mobile phone ever
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:41

best mobile phone ever
Indeed.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:41

best mobile phone ever
Every app ever.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:42

Physical location... Behind you?!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:43

I heard a police siren on the background.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:43

Feisty one she is.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:43

Feisty one she is.
♥
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:44

Dad dancing!
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:44

Young things dance.
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:44

Feisty one she is.
Political debate.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:44

Heeeeeh at that cake reaction!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:45

Matt Sniff.
He found a cake to sniff now.
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:45

He found a cake to sniff now.
He did!
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:45

She just said ftw.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:45

OsWIN
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:46

Stand clear
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:46

Are they going to be in the Shard? Pretty perfect for sending/receiving signals.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:47

I bet Oswin doesn't have to put up with Wordpress
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:47

google+ :)
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:47

What's wrong with the WiFi?
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:47

Oooh, actual websites.
also, bebo? really?
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:47

Bebo!
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:48

google+ :)
Nahh
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:48

Are they going to be in the Shard? Pretty perfect for sending/receiving signals.
nailed it.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:48

Uh Ohhhh
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:48

Oh no, Doctor Spoonhead!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:49

Debate about who found out who knew who had found the place.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:49

Freaky assssss s....
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:49

Oh no, Doctor Spoonhead!
a rejected name for the show.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:50

he's knows about the shard how, exactly?
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:50

he's knows about the shard how, exactly?
it's not hard to miss!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:50

Please tell me she doesn't die in EVERY episode.
That's the second time this episode.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:50

Oooh I look forward to the Anti Grav Olympics.
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:50

it's not hard to miss!
no. how does he know where they are? she told fake doctor.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:50

ANTIGRAV BIKE
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:50

no. how does he know where they are? she told fake doctor.
Doctor Spoonhead.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:51

He is riding up the shard.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:51

Shoulda took a blowtorch for that parking
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:52

(N)ice watch.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:52

He used his enemies on his enemies. :)
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:53

Poor boss. Thrid time that one dies in this episode.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:54

phew, it's safe to use AVG again!
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:54

And still 5 minutes to spare
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:54

And still 5 minutes to spare
Boss?
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:54

i want that itty-bitty blue laptop.
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:54

Richard E Grant
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:54

IT'S THE GREAT INTELLIGENBCE
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:54

Ohhh my goood.
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:55

Beep.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:56

What
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:56

Wrong bodies
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:56

Wrong bodies
ooops
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:56

That's creepy.
Rosie30/03/2013 at 18:57

Why does he always say "come in" when he can't look through doors? Who knows what will be behind the door...
Christine30/03/2013 at 18:58

"It's a time machine. Any time's okay."
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:58

oooh, new version of I am the Doctor
Will^30/03/2013 at 18:58

oooh, new version of I am the Doctor
the Clara remix :)
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 18:59

blimey, very spacey next week!
Mr C30/03/2013 at 18:59

awe and then sum. is hamilton on ITV now?
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 19:01

awe and then sum. is hamilton on ITV now?
ooh good shout,.
Lukeh30/03/2013 at 19:01

Think I'll do my write up for my blog tomorrow, might have to watch it again
Will^30/03/2013 at 19:02

No Confidential. I'll still moan :
Christine30/03/2013 at 19:02

Think I'll do my write up for my blog tomorrow, might have to watch it again
I was thinking that. Fresh eyes in the morning.
Mark30/03/2013 at 19:02

I'm glad she didn't die again. The series would become a sci fi version of 50 First Dates.
Will^30/03/2013 at 19:04

I'm glad she didn't die again. The series would become a sci fi version of 50 First Dates.
50 First Deaths
Rosie30/03/2013 at 19:06

50 First Deaths
100 deaths. She died twice in this episode.
Mark30/03/2013 at 19:09

100 deaths. She died twice in this episode.
She didn't "die". Her body and personality/id/life force got separated. TOTALLY different.
Leigh O'Gorman31/03/2013 at 15:50

Just had a look. Not a bad episode, but not a stand-out either. Pop culture references annoy me. The Great Intelligence without the Yeti still seems weird to me.
Oh well.