191b – "The Sound of Drums"
Doctor Who episode
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Cast
Doctor	David Tennant (Tenth Doctor)
Companions	Freema Agyeman (Martha Jones)
	John Barrowman (Jack Harkness)
Guest stars
John Simm – The Master Adjoa Andoh – Francine Jones Trevor Laird – Clive Jones Gugu Mbatha-Raw – Tish Jones Reggie Yates – Leo Jones Alexandra Moen – Lucy Saxon Elize du Toit – Sinister Woman Nichola McAuliffe – Vivien Rook Nicholas Gecks – Albert Dumfries Colin Stinton – President Olivia Hill – BBC Newsreader Daniel Ming – Chinese Newsreader Lachele Carl – US Newsreader Sharon Osbourne – Herself McFly – Themselves Ann Widdecombe – Herself Zoe Thorne, Gerard Logan, and Johnnie Lyne-Pirkis – Sphere voices
Production
Writer	Russell T. Davies
Director	Colin Teague
Script editor	Simon Winstone
Producer	Phil Collinson
Executive producer(s)	Russell T. Davies Julie Gardner
Production code	3. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in David Tennant (born David John McDonald; 18 April 1971 is a Scottish Actor. The Tenth Doctor is the name given to the tenth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running History of the Doctor Who companion When Doctor Who was created the dramatic structure of the programme's cast was rather different from the hero-and-sidekick Freema Agyeman (born Frema Agyeman on 20 March, 1979) is an English actress of Ghanaian and Iranian descent Dr Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who John Scot Barrowman (b 11 March 1967 is a Scottish Actor, musical performer, Dancer, Singer and Television presenter Captain Jack Harkness John Ronald Simm (born 10 July 1970 in Leeds, West Yorkshire) is an English Actor and Musician. The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Adjoa Andoh (born 1969 is a British actress and Audio book narrator Francine Jones is a recurring Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, played Trevor Laird (born 1957 in London) is an English actor He is currently appearing in the British science fiction series Doctor Who in the role Clive Jones is a recurring Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw (born 1983 is an English actress perhaps best known for her semi-regular role as Jenny in the fifth series of Spooks, and lead Letitia "Tish" Jones is a recurring Fictional character in the long running British Science fiction television series Reginald "Reggie" Montgomery Yates (born 31 May 1983 in Archway, London, United Kingdom) is a British Actor, Television Leo Jones is a recurring Fictional character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, played by Alexandra Moen is an English actress, best known for her roles as Emily James in the British TV Comedy Hotel Babylon and This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science Elize du Toit (born 1981 in South Africa) is a British actress best known for playing the role of Izzy Cornwell in the Channel 4 This is a list of henchmen, Fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science Nichola McAuliffe (born 1955 is an English Television and stage Actress and Writer, best known for her role as Sheila Sabatini in Colin Stinton (born 10 March 1947) is a Canadian born actor who immigrated to the United States in 1952 and now lives in London Lachele Carl is an actress She has appeared in Grange Hill, Batman and Alien Autopsy. Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English Music manager and promoter Ann Noreen Widdecombe (born 4 October 1947 is a British Conservative Party Politician and more recently television Presenter and Novelist This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer Colin Teague is a British Television director. He is most associated with Doctor Who, being the first person to have directed for the main show Simon Winstone is a British Author and editor known for his work on Doctor Who and on the BBC Soap opera EastEnders Phil Collinson is a British Television producer. He was initially an actor before switching to working behind the cameras in the industry Russell T Davies, OBE (born Stephen Russell Davies, 27 April, 1963) is a critically acclaimed British Television producer Julie Gardner (born June 1969 is a Welsh Television producer who is currently both Controller of Drama Commissioning at BBC Television and Head 12
Series	Series 3
Length	2 of 3 episodes, 45 mins. This is a list of Doctor Who television serials and episodes.
Originally broadcast	23 June 2007
Chronology
← Preceded by	Followed by →
"Utopia"	"Last of the Time Lords"
IMDb profile

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Synopsis

The Master arrives in the 21st Century—as Harold Saxon, Prime Minister—and the world enters a period of terror when contact with an unknown alien race whom the Master calls the Toclafane is announced. The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Plot

The Doctor, Martha, and Jack materialize in a London alleyway, having used Jack's Vortex Manipulator, repaired by the Doctor, to escape the Futurekind in the year 100 trillion. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in Dr Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who Captain Jack Harkness This is a list of items from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. " Utopia " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Seeing "Vote Saxon" posters everywhere, and Saxon himself on a giant TV screen, the Doctor and Martha realise that the new Prime Minister, the mysterious "Mr Harold Saxon", is the Master. The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.

In 10 Downing Street, the Master speaks briefly with Tish Jones, who is unsure of her duties in her new job there. Letitia "Tish" Jones is a recurring Fictional character in the long running British Science fiction television series Next he enters the newly rebuilt cabinet room. " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on After calling the cabinet members traitors, because they abandoned their parties to join his electoral bandwagon, he puts on a gas mask and activates jets of poisonous gas. As the cabinet collapses, the Master beats his hand on the table, drumming out a four-beat rhythm.

Journalist Vivien Rook obtains an interview with Master's wife, Lucy Saxon, as a pretext to warn Lucy that "Saxon" did not exist eighteen months ago—his entire life before that is a fabrication. Mrs Saxon turns to the Master, who is now standing by the door. He confirms that Saxon doesn't exist, and then introduces his "friends", four floating, metallic spheres, which materialize and kill Vivien. The Master promises his wife that "everything will end tomorrow".

Meanwhile, the Doctor, Martha and Jack have gone to Martha's flat to find out more about the Master's "Saxon" persona. Part of his apparently varied history is the Archangel network, a mobile phone network which Saxon was in charge of launching. The Master then makes a televised announcement about the Toclafane, the spheres seen earlier, saying that first contact will take place the following morning. This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Doctor is surprised; the name Toclafane is that of a Gallifreyan fairytale villain, not a real alien race. As the Master makes his speech, he references various jobs, ending with specific emphasis on "medical student". Alarmed, Martha and the Doctor find a bomb attached to the back of the TV. They make it outside just as the bomb explodes.

Martha rings up her mum to check on her; Francine asks Martha to come to her house, claiming that she plans to get back together with Clive. She passes the phone to Clive, who tries to warn Martha away; however, the "sinister woman" is listening and orders police to arrest the entire Jones family. Martha hurriedly drives to the scene with the Doctor and Jack. On the way she phones Tish in Downing Street, just as Tish is dragged away by guards. Martha arrives at Francine's house, but the police open fire on her car and she is forced to drive away.

As the Doctor, Jack, and Martha abandon the car, Martha phones her brother Leo to warn him, and is relieved to learn that he is in Brighton. The Master interrupts the conversation and the Doctor takes the phone. He tells the Master about the Time War and how it ended. The Time War is an event referred to on several occasions in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, beginning The Master reveals that he was resurrected by the Time Lords in order to fight in the war, but ran away in fear. The Time Lords are a fictional race and civilization in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, of which the series' He then informs the Doctor that they are now Britain's most wanted terrorists and tells them to run, noting that Jack's friends have been sent on a wild-goose chase in the Himalayas. This article is about the organisation within Doctor Who; for the spinoff programme see Torchwood.

One of the Toclafane appears before the Master, asking if the "machine" is ready. The Master confirms it will reach critical mass at 8:02 AM, two minutes after first contact. The Toclafane warns of an impending "terrible darkness" and suggests that they flee, but the Master merely reminds it of its deadline.

As they hide in an abandoned building, the Doctor gives Martha and Jack some insight into the Master's background, explaining that Time Lords on Gallifrey stare into the time vortex at the age of eight: some are inspired, some run away, and some are driven mad. The Doctor ran and never stopped, but he believes the latter happened to the Master. After Jack receives a posthumously-sent message from Vivien Rook to Torchwood about the Archangel network, the Doctor discovers that the Master is transmitting a mysterious four-beat rhythm that subliminally persuaded people to vote for him, which also kept the Doctor from previously detecting the Master. A subliminal message is a signal or message embedded in another medium designed to pass below the normal limits of the human Mind 's perception The Doctor then adds a perception filter to the TARDIS keys, allowing the trio to move about unnoticed. This is a list of items from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. When he explains the perception filter to Martha and Jack, Martha is confused at first, but then the Doctor describes it as ". . . like when you fancy someone, and they don't even know you exist. " As Martha stares incredulously at him, Jack looks at her sympathetically and says, "You too, huh?"

While the TARDIS crew look on, US President-elect Arthur Winters arrives in Air Force One. The TARDIS ( T ime A nd R elative D imension(s I n S pace is a time machine and Spacecraft in the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout He tells the Master that UNIT now controls the operation. UNIT ( U nited N ations I ntelligence T askforce later the UN ified I ntelligence T askforce is a fictional military Citing a 1968 United Nations protocol, Winters insists on moving first contact to the neutral ground of the UNIT aircraft carrier Valiant and conducting the meeting himself. The Science fiction Television series Doctor Who has presented various vehicles belonging to multiple races/societies The Master brings Martha's family along, and the Doctor and friends follow using Jack's Vortex Manipulator. Onboard the Valiant, they find the TARDIS, its Cloister bell ringing and the interior glowing an ominous red. This is a list of items from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. It has been "cannibalised" by the Master into a Paradox Machine, set to go off at 8:02 AM. This is a list of items from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. The trio head for the room where first contact is being made. The Doctor has a plan: if he can get his TARDIS key around the Master's neck, everyone will see him for what he really is.

When first contact begins, the Toclafane complain that the President-elect is not the Master. The Master reveals himself and has "his friends" kill the President-elect. The Doctor is captured by guards, and the Master temporarily "kills" Jack with his laser screwdriver, which is also equipped with LazLabs genetic manipulation technology. The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. "The Lazarus Experiment" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Coupled with biological data from the Doctor's severed hand, stolen in the previous episode, it allows the Master to artificially age the Doctor by 100 years. This is a list of items from the BBC Television series Doctor Who. Jack gives Martha the Vortex Manipulator and tells her to escape. The Master then brings in Martha's family to witness his triumph. He refuses to reveal the Toclafane's true identity to the aged Doctor, saying that the revelation would break the Doctor's hearts.

With the paradox machine ready, the Master tells the people of Earth that it's the "end of the world" and plays the song "Voodoo Child". " Voodoo Child " is a dance song written by Elvis Costello, James Ash and Steve Davis produced by Ash for the Rogue Traders second ^[3] The machine activates, creating a massive rift above the Valiant, as shown in the picture, from which six billion Toclafane emerge. He orders them to "remove one tenth" of the Earth's population. Decimation ( Latin: decimatio; decem = " Ten " was a form of military Discipline used by officers in the Roman Army Whilst the Master is distracted, Martha glances mournfully at the Doctor, Jack, and her family, then teleports to Earth using the Manipulator, promising to return as she watches the Toclafane descend and lay waste to London. The Master and his wife look down on "his new dominion", with the aged Doctor between them, forced to witness the Master's victory and the consequences of his failure to stop him.

Cast notes

• Lachele Carl previously appeared as the American news anchor in "Aliens of London", "World War Three"' and "The Christmas Invasion". " Aliens of London " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on " The Christmas Invasion " is a 60-minute special episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. The spin-off website "Who is Doctor Who?" states her name as "Mal Loup". This is French for "Bad Wolf". In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number
• Zoe Thorne previously voiced the Gelth in "The Unquiet Dead". This is a list of monsters and aliens from the long-running BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who. " The Unquiet Dead " is an episode in the British science-fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on
• Olivia Hill played a TV Reporter in The Sarah Jane Adventures episode "Invasion of the Bane" (2007). The Sarah Jane Adventures is a British Science fiction Television series produced by BBC Wales for CBBC, created "Invasion of the Bane" is the first episode of the British Science fiction television series The Sarah Jane Adventures.
• William Hughes, who plays the young Master, played the even younger Casanova in the BBC serial written by Russell T Davies, in which David Tennant played the adult Casanova.

Continuity

Gallifrey

The Time Lord homeworld, Gallifrey, appears in this episode in a flashback sequence. Gallifrey is a fictional planet in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who and is the homeworld This is the first televised depiction of Gallifrey since The Five Doctors and shows the Time Lord citadel, a conglomeration of buildings protected within a vast transparent dome. The Five Doctors is a special feature-length episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, produced The planet's orange skies are consistent with descriptions going back to the sixties era and last seen in The Invasion of Time. The Invasion of Time is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast The citadel and surrounding landscape also match the Doctor's description of them in "Gridlock". "Gridlock" is the third episode from the third series of the revived British Science fiction television series Doctor Who

The first televised black Time Lord appears during this Gallifrey flashback, although a black Time Lord appeared in the spin-off novel The Shadows of Avalon by Paul Cornell, and Time Lord founder Rassilon was portrayed in several audio plays by black actor Don Warrington, who also appeared in Rise of the Cybermen as the President of Great Britain. The Shadows of Avalon is a BBC Books original novel written by Paul Cornell and based on the long-running British science fiction television Paul Cornell (born July 18 1967) is a British writer best known for his work in television drama as well as Doctor Who fiction Rassilon is a Fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Don Warrington, MBE (born 1952) is a Trinidadian British Actor. " Rise of the Cybermen " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.

Whilst the boy Master wears a black-and-white outfit like those worn by the first Time Lords seen on screen, in The War Games in 1969,^[4] the adult Time Lords are depicted dressed in the ceremonial robes first seen in The Deadly Assassin in 1976. The War Games is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in ten weekly The Deadly Assassin is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast Created by then BBC staff designer James Acheson prior to his film career, the huge stiff collars of these outfits remained the distinctive look for officials of the Doctor's race. The collars used were the originals, on loan from the Doctor Who Exhibition in Blackpool. Blackpool (/ˈblækˌpul is a seaside town in Lancashire, England. ^[5]

The Seal of Rassilon—the equally well-established Gallifreyan symbol employed by Acheson (originally in the non-Time Lord-related Revenge of the Cybermen)—appears here for the first time since its prominent use in the television movie. Rassilon is a Fictional character in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. Revenge of the Cybermen is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast

The Master

In "Utopia", Professor Yana refers to a lifelong "sound of drums", which only he can hear. " Utopia " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. The Master is a recurring character in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. In this episode, the Master tells the Doctor that he is still distressed by the never-ending sound. The narrative in the trailer for the concluding part of this story, "Last of the Time Lords", suggests that the Master has heard the sound calling him to war ever since he first looked into the Time Vortex as a young child on Gallifrey. "Last of the Time Lords" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. In the Science fiction Television series Doctor Who, the time vortex (sometimes called the space-time vortex) is the medium that

As previously in the Jon Pertwee era, the Doctor admits that he and the Master were initially friends, and their attendance of the Time Lord Academy is referenced—young Gallifreyans, it is explained, are inducted at the age of eight. John Devon Roland Pertwee (7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996 better known as Jon Pertwee, was an English Actor. It is also strongly implied that this initiation, which involves looking into the Vortex, drove the Master insane.

The Master reveals that the Time Lords "resurrected" him to fight for them in the Time War—in his last televised appearance (in the Doctor Who television movie), he was sucked into the Eye of Harmony. The Time War is an event referred to on several occasions in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, beginning The Eye of Harmony, in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, is the name given Instead of standing and fighting in the Time War, however, the Master admits that he fled in terror before the conclusion of the war, after the "Dalek Emperor took control of the Cruciform". The Time War is an event referred to on several occasions in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who, beginning Since their first appearance in 1963 there have been several variant models of the Daleks, a fictional alien race in the long-running BBC He hid himself at the heat death of the universe (where no Time Lord had ever ventured) in human form. The heat death is a possible final state of the universe, in which it has " run down " to a state of no Thermodynamic free energy to sustain He learns of the destruction of Gallifrey and the Daleks from the Doctor and wishes to know how the Doctor felt, personally destroying two ancient civilisations. A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television

When talking to the world's press cameras toward the end of the episode, the Master begins his speech "Peoples of the Earth, please attend carefully. " This paraphrases part of a speech he gave in episode four of Logopolis (1981), which began "Peoples of the Universe, please attend carefully. Logopolis is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four weekly "^[4]

The Master refers to his wife, Lucy Saxon, as his "companion", a title regularly assumed by the travelling partners of the Doctor. History of the Doctor Who companion When Doctor Who was created the dramatic structure of the programme's cast was rather different from the hero-and-sidekick This "companion" relationship, however, seems to be a fully romantic one, unlike those of the Doctor. The Doctor is the central character in the long-running BBC television science-fiction series Doctor Who, and also features in The Master was previously seen to seduce a woman for his own ends in The Time Monster. The Time Monster is a serial in the British Science fiction Television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast

The Master is shown enjoying an episode of Teletubbies, continuing a fascination with children's television first seen in The Sea Devils, when he was shown watching The Clangers. Teletubbies is a BBC BAFTA winning Children's television series, primarily aimed at Pre-school viewers produced from 1997 to For other uses see Sea devil The Sea Devils is a serial in the British Science fiction Television He wryly analyses both series' characters, remarking how amazing it would be if they were real. ^[6]

Martha jokes that the Master might have been revealed as the Doctor's "secret brother or something". The Master's final line in Planet of Fire, before his apparent immolation, is "Would you show no mercy to your own. Planet of Fire is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in four . . ?" followed by a final scream, originally intended to imply the connection. The Doctor replies, "You've been watching too much TV!"

Saxon is not a member of any political party, although he became Minister of Defence in the administration following the downfall of Harriet Jones. A political party is a Political organization that seeks to attain and maintain political power within Government, usually by participating in electoral A defence minister (or defense minister) is a Cabinet position which regulates the Armed forces in some sovereign nations The Harold Saxon site states that "leaders of all three major parties—and even some Scottish Nationalists—defected to his banner of unity". The 2005 series revival of the long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who features several tie-in websites produced The Scottish National Party (SNP (Pàrtaidh Nàiseanta na h-Alba Scottis Naitional Pairtie is a Centre-left political party which campaigns for Scottish

Torchwood

Jack and the Master refer to Jack's colleagues at Torchwood in Cardiff. This article is about the organisation within Doctor Who; for the spinoff programme see Torchwood. Cardiff ( 'kɑːdɪf) is the Capital and the largest city and county in Wales. The Master says he has sent them on a "wild goose chase" to the Himalayas, thus preventing Jack from contacting or requesting help from them. The Doctor and Jack talk about the events at the Battle of Canary Wharf as seen in "Army of Ghosts" and "Doomsday". " Army of Ghosts " is the twelfth and penultimate episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor " Doomsday " is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who The Doctor is still extremely wary of Torchwood; Jack insists that under his leadership it was rebuilt in honour of the Doctor rather than opposing him. (The Doctor remains sceptical, commenting on Jack's very Torchwood-like suggestion that they break the Master's neck. ) Music cues composed for Torchwood are used when Jack reveals to the Doctor that he works for them. Torchwood is a British science fiction Drama Television programme, created by Russell T Davies and starring John Barrowman

References to other stories

• The Master offers Lucy Saxon a jelly baby and enjoys one himself; the confection is associated with the Second, Fourth, and Eighth Doctors. Jelly babies are a type of soft Confectionery that look like little babies in a variety of colours The Second Doctor is the name given to the second incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The Fourth Doctor is the name given to the fourth incarnation of the Fictional character known as the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running The Eighth Doctor is a Fictional character, the eighth incarnation of the Doctor seen on screen in the long-running BBC television
• Vivien Rook refers to the fall of Harriet Jones, who first appeared as an MP in Aliens of London before being elected Prime Minister by the time of The Christmas Invasion. Harriet Jones is a recurring fictional character played by Penelope Wilton in the long-running British science fiction television series " Aliens of London " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on " The Christmas Invasion " is a 60-minute special episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. Although that episode hinted at her downfall due to the Doctor's intervention, this episode confirms it, mentioned as being the point at which Harold Saxon arrives.
• In his first cabinet session the Master refers to the reconstruction of the Cabinet Rooms and Downing Street, which were destroyed at the climax of "World War Three". Downing Street is the street in London, England, which for over two hundred years has contained the official residences of two of the most senior British cabinet ministers " World War Three " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who that was first broadcast on
• Clips from "Aliens of London", "Army of Ghosts", "Doomsday", "The Runaway Bride", "The Lazarus Experiment" and "Utopia" are used throughout the episode. "The Runaway Bride" is a special episode of the long running British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, starring "The Lazarus Experiment" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. " Utopia " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.
• Martha's television is branded Magpie Electricals—this company originally rented and sold televisions manufactured by other companies in the 1950s, as seen in "The Idiot's Lantern". " The Idiot's Lantern " is an episode in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.
• The Master reveals that he was responsible for Tish getting the job working for Professor Lazarus—whose work he was funding—in "The Lazarus Experiment", hoping to trap the Doctor and Martha. This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He has since incorporated the genetic manipulation technology into his new laser screwdriver.
• The Doctor has previously been prematurely aged in The Leisure Hive,^[4] while the Master has previously been seen to shrink his victims by means of a hand-held rod weapon (the Tissue Compression Eliminator) in many of his previous appearances. The Leisure Hive is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast in This is a list of items from the BBC Television series Doctor Who.
• The Doctor tells the Master that the Daleks are "more or less" dead, referring to the mass annihilation of the species, of which only Dalek Caan is known by him to be still alive. A Dalek (, ˈdɑːlεk is a member of a Fictional extraterrestrial race of Mutants from the British science fiction television The Cult of Skaro was an elite order of Daleks from the television series Doctor Who, and the first individual Daleks whose recurring nature has been explicit
• A close-up of Martha's mobile phone in "42" shows the Archangel network logo when the Doctor upgrades it. "42" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. The logo appears several times in this episode, in Vivien Rook's message to Torchwood, on Martha's laptop when Mr Saxon is about to make the announcement about the Toclafane, and on the back of the Master's laptop computer in the Cabinet room.
• This is the first episode in which it is explicitly established that the TARDIS' anachronistic nature goes largely unnoticed in part due to its "perception filter". This was previously hinted by Torchwood episode "Everything Changes", where it was explained that this property of the TARDIS had been welded to a pavement slab. "Everything Changes" is an episode in the British science fiction television programme Torchwood, which was first broadcast The second use of the term was in "Human Nature" where the Doctor noted that his TARDIS could place one on his fob watch. "Human Nature" is the eighth episode of Series 3 of the revived British Science fiction television series Doctor Who This is a list of items from the BBC Television series Doctor Who.
• US President-Elect Winter states that UNIT protocols for alien first contact were established in 1968; this was the year UNIT was introduced to the series in The Invasion. UNIT ( U nited N ations I ntelligence T askforce later the UN ified I ntelligence T askforce is a fictional military The Invasion is a serial in the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first

Outside references

• As in many previous episodes of the revived series, the Doctor is seen watching BBC News 24. BBC News is the BBC's 24 hour rolling news television channel in the United Kingdom and also available in the Republic of Ireland. However, unlike previous occasions when the channel was clearly named as BBC News 24, this time the channel is simply captioned on screen as "News 24" and the logo consists of an "N" inside the BBC News globe. This is actually the logo for the Welsh language news programme Newyddion, which is also produced by BBC Wales and whose studio is used for this segment of the episode. Welsh ( cy Cymraeg or cy y Gymraeg, kəmˈrɑːɨɡ and {{IPA|[ə ɡəmˈrɑːɨɡ]}}, is a member of the Brythonic branch of Celtic Newyddion ( News) is a Welsh-language programme of world national and local news broadcast daily by the S4C television channel in the United Kingdom BBC Wales ( BBC Cymru) is a division of the British Broadcasting Corporation for Wales.
• The Master's final speech to the aged Doctor quotes phrases and words from the King James Version of the Bible (e. g. "thought it good" from 1 Thessalonians 3:1, Daniel 4:2, and the Prologue to Ecclesiasticus; "it came to pass" from Luke 2:1, among others), and generally parodies it by using what in modern speech would be archaisms (e. The First Epistle to the Thessalonians, also known as the First Letter to the Thessalonians, is a book from the New Testament of the Christian Bible The Book of Daniel (דניאל, originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic, is a Book in both the Hebrew Bible ( Tanakh) and the Christian Sirach, by Ben Sira, also known as The Wisdom of Jesus son of Sirach, The Wisdom of Ben Sira, or Ecclesiasticus The Gospel of Luke (Gk Κατά Λουκάν Ευαγγέλιον) is a synoptic Gospel, and is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the In Language, an archaism is the use of a form of speech or writing that is no longer current g. "dominion", "fell" and "was no more").
• Writing in the episode's BBC Fact File, Peter Ware observes that the Master's introduction of the Jones family as having come "all the way from prison" is similar to the style used in the TV show This Is Your Life. This Is Your Life is a television documentary series airing in the United Kingdom originally on BBC Television, and now ITV. ^[4]
• Winters refers to himself as the President-elect, though he is called President by other characters. A President-elect is a Political candidate who has been elected President but who has not yet taken office as it is still occupied by the Outgoing The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by The President-elect, in real-world U. S. Government, is an individual who has been elected as the next person to hold the office of the President, but has not yet been inaugurated, nor assumed the authority and responsibility of the position, as the incumbent President is still in office.

Production and publicity

• This episode, along with "Utopia" and "Last of the Time Lords", constitute the first three-part story in the revived series of Doctor Who. " Utopia " is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who. "Last of the Time Lords" is an episode of the British Science fiction television series Doctor Who.
• This is the first instance in the revived series of a multi-episode story not starting a later episode with a montage of clips from the previous episode.
• The episode was advertised on BBC television with a spoof party political broadcast, featuring testimonials from celebrities Sharon Osbourne, McFly and Ann Widdecombe showing their support for Mr Saxon, a version of which is seen in the episode itself. A party political broadcast (also known as a party election broadcast or party conference broadcast depending on the date of broadcast is a short Television For the use of the term testimonial in sport (especially Football) see Testimonial match. Sharon Rachel Osbourne (née Levy, previously Arden; born 9 October 1952) is an English Music manager and promoter Ann Noreen Widdecombe (born 4 October 1947 is a British Conservative Party Politician and more recently television Presenter and Novelist In both the original run and since the 2005 revival long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who has featured a number ^[7] Also during the broadcast, drums can be heard. There is also a different trailer that showed still shots of the Doctor, Martha Jones and Captain Jack over the top of which Mr Saxon's speech, in which he says ". Dr Martha Jones is a fictional character played by Freema Agyeman in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who . . what this country really needs, right now, is a doctor", can be heard and at the end there is a small clip of him showing his trademark smile. ^[8] The celebrity appearances in the episode itself differ from those in the trailer, most noticeably that of Ann Widdecombe, who appears alone in the trailer but alongside Mr Saxon in the episode.
• The BBC created two fictional websites in connection with these episodes, Vote Saxon and http://www.haroldsaxon.co.uk. The 2005 series revival of the long-running British science fiction television programme Doctor Who features several tie-in websites produced The latter site replicates the video and web pages seen by the characters in The Sound of Drums.

Music

• Voodoo Child by Rogue Traders is played diegetically within this episode. " Voodoo Child " is a dance song written by Elvis Costello, James Ash and Steve Davis produced by Ash for the Rogue Traders second Rogue Traders is a British/ Australian dance/electro band consisting of James Ash (keyboards and Danny Spencer (guitars Diegesis is the (fictional world in which the situations and events narrated occur and telling recounting as opposed to showing enacting The song, from the album Here Come the Drums, has the phrases "the sound of drums" and "here come the drums" in its lyrics. Here Come the Drums is the second Studio album by Australian dance act Rogue Traders, released in Australia on October 23
• The drumming motif used several times in the story bears similarities to the underbeat of the Doctor Who theme tune. The Doctor Who theme is a piece of music composed by Ron Grainer and realised by Delia Derbyshire at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop ^[9]

References

External links

• "The Sound of Drums" at the BBC Doctor Who homepage
• "Utopia" / "The Sound of Drums" / "Last of the Time Lords" at the Doctor Who Reference Guide
• "The Sound Of Drums" / "Last Of The Time Lords" at Doctor Who: A Brief History Of Time (Travel)
• "A new species" - episode trailer

Reviews

• "The Sound of Drums" reviews at The Doctor Who Ratings Guide