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Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . It is the original home world of the Time Lords , the civilisation to which the main protagonist, the Doctor belongs. It is located in a binary star system 250 million light years from Earth. It was first shown in The War Games (1969) during the Second Doctor 's trial, though it was not identified by name until The Time Warrior (1973–74). In the revived series (2005 onwards) Gallifrey was originally referred to as having been destroyed in the Time War , which was fought between the Time Lords and the Daleks . It was depicted in a flashback in " The Sound of Drums " (2007) and appeared prominently in " The End of Time " (2009–10). At the conclusion of " The Day of the Doctor " (2013) Gallifrey is revealed to have actually survived the Time War, though it was frozen in time and transported into a bubble dimension, which was revealed to have be...

The  TARDIS  (Time And Relative Dimension In Space) is a fictional  time machine  and  spacecraft  that appears in the British  science fiction television  programme  Doctor Who  and its various spin-offs. A TARDIS is a product of the advanced technology of the  Time Lords , an extraterrestrial civilisation to which the programme's central character,  the Doctor , belongs. A properly maintained and piloted TARDIS can transport its occupants to any point in time and space. The interior of a TARDIS is much larger than its exterior. It can blend in with its surroundings using the ship's " chameleon circuit ". TARDISes also possess a degree of  sapience  and provide their users with additional tools and abilities including a universal translation system based on  telepathy . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS ------------------------------ Doctor Who  is a  British   science-fiction t...

Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme produced by the BBC since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called " the Doctor ", an extraterrestrial being , to all appearances human, from the planet Gallifrey . The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS . Its exterior appears as a blue British police box , which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. Accompanied by a number of companions , the Doctor combats a variety of foes while working to save civilisations and help people in need. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Doctor_Who ------------------------------ A  pillow  is used to sleep on and support the head/neck or other parts of the body while sleeping, lying down or sitting. In addition, pillows have decorative uses and are used on beds,  couches  or  chairs ; these are also referred to as  cushions . In contemporary western cu...

The Silence are a religious order in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who , represented by humanoids with alien-like physical characteristics. Executive producer Steven Moffat created the Silence, intending them to be scarier than past villains in Doctor Who. Though the phrase "Silence will fall" recurred throughout the 2010 series of Doctor Who, the Silence were not seen until the 2011 series ' opener " The Impossible Astronaut ". Their origins are eventually revealed in the 2013 special " The Time of the Doctor ". In creating the Silence shown in "The Impossible Astronaut", Moffat drew inspiration from Edvard Munch 's 1893 expressionist painting The Scream as well as the Men in Black . The Silence continues Moffat's trend of using simple psychological concepts to make his monsters more frightening. In this case of the Silence, their existence is a secret because anyone who sees them immediately forg...

The Eleventh Doctor is an incarnation of  the Doctor , the protagonist of the  BBC   science fiction television  programme  Doctor Who . He is played by  Matt Smith , in three series as well as five specials, over an almost four-year-long period. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other  Doctor Who multimedia . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_Doctor ------------------------------ Doctor Who  is a  British   science-fiction television  programme produced by the  BBC  since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a  Time Lord  called " The Doctor ", an  extraterrestrial being  from the planet  Gallifrey . He explores the universe in a  time-travelling  space ship called the  TARDIS . Its exterior appears as a blue British  police box , which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. A...

The Silurians are a race of reptilian humanoids in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . The species first appeared in Doctor Who in the 1970 serial Doctor Who and the Silurians , and were created by Malcolm Hulke . The first Silurians introduced are depicted as prehistoric and scientifically advanced sentient humanoids who predate the dawn of man ; in their backstory, the Silurians went into self-induced hibernation to survive what they predicted to be a large atmospheric upheaval caused by the Earth capturing the Moon . https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silurian_(Doctor_Who) ------------------------- "Cold Blood" is the ninth episode in the fifth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who , which was first broadcast on 29 May 2010 on BBC One . It was written by Chris Chibnall and directed by Ashley Way . It is the second episode of a two-part story, the first episode being " The Hungry Earth ", ...