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'{{short description|2008 series of Doctor Who}} {{good article}} {{Use British English|date=January 2015}} {{Use dmy dates|date=November 2020}} {{About|the 2008 series|the 1966–67 season|Doctor Who (season 4)}} {{Infobox television season | bgcolour = #13ABEE | image = Doctor Who Series 4.jpg | caption = DVD box set cover art | starring = {{Unbulleted list|[[David Tennant]]|[[Catherine Tate]]|[[Freema Agyeman]]|[[Billie Piper]]|[[John Barrowman]]|[[Elisabeth Sladen]]}} | country = United Kingdom | num_stories = 10 | num_episodes = 13 (+1 supplemental) | network = [[BBC One]] | first_aired = {{Start date|2008|4|5|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2008|7|5|df=y}} | next_season = [[Doctor Who (2008–2010 specials)|2008–2010 specials]] | episode_list = List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present) }} The fourth series of [[British television|British]] [[science fiction on television|science fiction television]] programme ''[[Doctor Who]]'' was preceded by the 2007 [[Christmas special]] "[[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Voyage of the Damned]]". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes aired, starting with "[[Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)|Partners in Crime]]" on 5 April 2008 and ending with "[[Journey's End (Doctor Who)|Journey's End]]" three months later on 5 July 2008. "Partners in Crime" marked the debut of [[Donna Noble]], as played by [[Catherine Tate]], as a full-time [[Companion (Doctor Who)|companion]] to the [[Tenth Doctor]], after she first appeared in the 2006 Christmas special, "[[The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who)|The Runaway Bride]]". [[Freema Agyeman]] also returns as the Doctor's companion [[Martha Jones]] from the previous series. [[John Barrowman]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]], [[Noel Clarke]] and [[Camille Coduri]] also returned to appear in the series finale, as well as [[Billie Piper]], who appeared as [[Rose Tyler]] in the three final episodes of the series. The series started production on 8 August 2007 and concluded on 29 March 2008. A short [[Children in Need]] special titled "[[Time Crash]]" was also produced and before "Voyage of the Damned", as well as a mini-episode entitled "[[Music of the Spheres (Doctor Who)|Music of the Spheres]]", which was premiered at the [[Doctor Who Prom (2008)|''Doctor Who'' Prom]] after the fourth series finale in July 2008. The fourth series was the final full series to star David Tennant as the Doctor, and the last with lead writer and showrunner [[Russell T Davies]], but they would both stay until 2010, following the [[Doctor Who (2008–2010 specials)|2008–2010 specials]]. The series incorporates a loose [[story arc]] consisting of recurring mentions of [[Colony collapse disorder|the disappearance of bees from planet Earth]] and the loss of various planets and moons. ==Episodes== {{See also|List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)}} <onlyinclude>{{Episode table |background = #13ABEE |overall = 6 |series = 6 |title = 20 |director = 14 |writer = 18 |airdate = 16 |prodcode = 5 |viewers = 9 |aux4 = 6 |country = UK |overallT = {{Abbr|No.|Number}}<br />story |aux4T = [[Appreciation Index|{{abbr|AI|Appreciation Index|style=color:black}}]] |aux4R = <ref name="AllRatings" /> |viewersR = <ref name="AllRatings" /> |episodes = {{Episode table/part|p=Special|c=#13ABEE|nopart=y}} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 188 | EpisodeNumber2 = – | Title = [[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Voyage of the Damned]] | DirectedBy = [[James Strong (director)|James Strong]] | WrittenBy = [[Russell T Davies]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|12|25|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4X | Viewers = 13.31 | Aux4 = 86 | ShortSummary = The [[Tenth Doctor]] repairs the damage to the [[TARDIS]] from crashing into the ''Titanic'', before landing on the ship. He discovers it's not the [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']], but instead a duplicate starliner. The Doctor meets waitress [[Astrid Peth]], before joining an excursion to London. The Doctor notes that London is abandoned. As part of cruise line owner Max Capricorn's revenge plot after Max's [[Board of directors|board]] votes him out of his company, Captain Hardaker drops the vessel's shielding, causing meteors to be pulled toward the ship. The vessel begins plunging toward the Earth. Max has the [[List of Doctor Who robots#Heavenly Host|Heavenly Host]] androids kill any survivors. The Host take the Doctor to Max Capricorn. Following the Doctor, Astrid uses a forklift to push Max into the ship's engine, seemingly killing herself too. Reaching the bridge, the Doctor uses the heat from the re-entry to restart and stabilise the ship. The Doctor retrieves Astrid's pattern from her teleport bracelet, before her ghostly remains dissipate into space. First appearance of Wilfred Mott. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode table/part|p=Series|c=#13ABEE|nopart=y}} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 189 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = [[Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)|Partners in Crime]] | DirectedBy = James Strong | WrittenBy = Russell T Davies | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|5|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.1 | Viewers = 9.14 | Aux4 = 88 | ShortSummary = [[Donna Noble]] finds herself regretting declining the Doctor's invitation to travel in the TARDIS two years ago, and investigates conspiracy theories in the hope that she will find him again. The Doctor and Donna, neither aware of the other's involvement, both investigate Adipose Industries, which is marketing a special [[diet pill]]. The pills use body fat to [[Parthenogenesis|parthenogenetically]] create small white aliens called Adipose. The Doctor and Donna separately infiltrate Adipose Industries. As they explore the building, they encounter each other through opposite windows in an office. They are confronted by Miss Foster, an alien who is using Britain's population to create Adipose babies. The Doctor creates a diversion and escapes, so Miss Foster accelerates her plans. Throughout London, the Adipose begin to spawn and soon number several thousand. The Doctor and Donna prevent the plan from killing those who had taken the pill, and the remainder of the young Adipose make their way to Adipose Industries. The Adiposian First Family arrive in a spaceship and collect their young. The Doctor refrains from killing the young Adipose because they are children, to which Donna remarks that [[Martha Jones]] made him more human. Donna accepts the Doctor's offer to travel in the TARDIS. Return of Donna Noble, and Rose Tyler. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 190 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = [[The Fires of Pompeii]] | DirectedBy = [[Colin Teague]] | WrittenBy = [[James Moran (writer)|James Moran]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|12|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.3 | Viewers = 9.04 | Aux4 = 87 | ShortSummary = The Doctor and Donna arrive in Pompeii one day before the [[eruption of Mount Vesuvius in 79]]. They discover that the TARDIS was sold to sculptor Lobus Caecilius, and they search for it. At Caecilius's house, the Doctor and Donna meet the local [[augur]], Lucius Petrus Dextrus, who has arrived to collect what resembles an oversized [[Printed circuit board|circuit board]] Caecilius has sculpted. The Doctor breaks into Lucius' house with Caecilius's son Quintus, and finds numerous circuit boards made by multiple sculptors without the others knowing. The Doctor deduces that the circuits will form an energy converter. The Doctor discovers that the Sibylline Sisterhood soothsayers are being slowly turned into stone creatures called [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (H-P)#Pyrovile|Pyroviles]]. He escapes with Donna into the heart of Mount Vesuvius, and is faced with the choice of either erupting the volcano and killing Pompeii's inhabitants, or letting the Pyroviles use the converter to turn all of humanity into Pyroviles. The Doctor and Donna trigger the eruption and run for the TARDIS, leaving Caecilius and his family, but Donna begs the Doctor to go back and save them. The Doctor relents and saves Caecilius and his family, leaving them on a hill overlooking Pompeii. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 191 | EpisodeNumber2 = 3 | Title = [[Planet of the Ood]] | DirectedBy = [[Graeme Harper]] | WrittenBy = [[Keith Temple]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|19|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.2 | Viewers = 7.50 | Aux4 = 87 | ShortSummary = The Doctor and Donna land on the [[Ood]]'s home planet, the Ood-Sphere where a company called Ood Operations has been selling the Ood as slaves. A member of Friends of the Ood, Dr Ryder, infiltrates the company and lowers the settings on the force field which blocks the giant brain that telepathically connects all of the Ood. The Ood start a revolution. Halpen murders Dr Ryder, but transforms into an Ood because of his personal Ood, Ood Sigma, uses Halpen's hair loss medication to slowly convert Halpen into an Ood. Sigma promises to take care of Halpen. The Doctor shuts down the force-field, freeing the Ood. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 192a{{anchor|ep192}} | EpisodeNumber2 = 4 | Title = [[The Sontaran Stratagem]] | DirectedBy = [[Douglas Mackinnon]] | WrittenBy = [[Helen Raynor]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|4|26|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.4 | Viewers = 7.06 | Aux4 = 87 | ShortSummary = Martha Jones calls the Doctor for assistance during an investigation by [[UNIT]]. Minutes after the TARDIS materialises, Martha authorises the raid of an ATMOS factory. ATMOS is marketing a [[satellite navigation]] system developed by young prodigy [[Luke Rattigan]]. The system also reduces carbon dioxide emissions to zero; UNIT requested the Doctor's help because the technology may be alien, and they are also concerned about 52 early simultaneous deaths that occurred spontaneously. The Doctor investigates the system at Rattigan's private school and discovers a plot by an alien warrior race known as the [[Sontaran]]s. Instead of an outright invasion, they are taking control with a combination of human clones, mind control, and ATMOS; Martha is captured and cloned to provide a mole within UNIT. Donna returns home to her mother Sylvia and grandfather [[Wilfred Mott|Wilfred]]. The Doctor investigates the ATMOS devices and discovers it can emit a poisonous gas. Wilfred attempts to take the car off the road, but is trapped when all 400 million ATMOS devices installed in cars worldwide are activated. The Doctor stares helplessly at a street full of cars emitting the gas, while the Sontarans prepare themselves for battle. Return of Martha Jones. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 192b | EpisodeNumber2 = 5 | Title = [[The Poison Sky]] | DirectedBy = Douglas Mackinnon | WrittenBy = Helen Raynor | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|3|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.5 | Viewers = 6.53 | Aux4 = 88 | ShortSummary = Sylvia frees Wilfred. The Doctor and Donna return to the ATMOS factory, where the Doctor warns UNIT not to engage the Sontarans. The Doctor tells Donna to stay in the TARDIS, but the Sontarans teleport the TARDIS aboard their ship. The Sontarans defeat UNIT at the factory and take it over. UNIT manages a counterattack. Finding the TARDIS missing, the Doctor tells Donna to re-engage the teleport pods. The Doctor enters the factory and awakens the real Martha. The Doctor learns from Martha's clone that the gas is being used to convert Earth into a breeding world for the Sontarans. The Doctor tells Donna how to use the pods and teleport the TARDIS to Earth. The Doctor constructs an atmospheric converter at Rattigan's academy, which harmlessly ignites the gas and allows the humans to breathe. He calibrates the converter so it can ignite the Sontarans on board their ship, and teleports on board. The Doctor offers Staal the chance to retreat, but Staal encourages him to destroy them. Rattigan switches places with the Doctor, sacrificing himself to destroy the Sontarans. Martha is trapped on the TARDIS when it takes flight on its own. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 193 | EpisodeNumber2 = 6 | Title = [[The Doctor's Daughter]] | DirectedBy = [[Alice Troughton]] | WrittenBy = [[Stephen Greenhorn]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|10|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.6 | Viewers = 7.33 | Aux4 = 88 | ShortSummary = The TARDIS takes the Doctor, Martha, and Donna to the planet Messaline. They are met by soldiers working for General Cobb. The soldiers force the Doctor into a progenation machine, which uses his DNA to generate a soldier who becomes the Doctor's daughter. The other occupants of the planet, the [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (H–P)#Hath|Hath]], attack, taking Martha hostage. The Doctor and Donna are taken to see Cobb, and Donna names the Doctor's daughter "Jenny". Elsewhere, Martha tends to an injured Hath, and they take her back to their command center. The General explains that they were meant to live with the Hath, but a dispute arose over "the Source". The Doctor inadvertently reveals its location to the humans and the Hath, and the two sides prepare for battle. The Source turns out to be a terraforming device. The Doctor, Martha, Donna, and Jenny make their way to the Source before both armies arrive. The Doctor declares the war to be over and releases the terraforming agent. Cobb went snap and tries to shoot the Doctor, but Jenny takes the bullet to the chest and dies. Later, Jenny revives and commandeers a rocket to leave the planet. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 194 | EpisodeNumber2 = 7 | Title = [[The Unicorn and the Wasp]] | DirectedBy = Graeme Harper | WrittenBy = [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|17|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.7 | Viewers = 8.41 | Aux4 = 86 | ShortSummary = The Doctor and Donna invite themselves to a dinner party in 1926, hosted by Lady Clemency Eddison and Hugh Curbishley, where one of the guests is [[Agatha Christie]]. The Doctor realises that they have arrived on the day Agatha inexplicably disappears. A giant shapeshifting alien wasp in human form called a [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q–Z)#Vespiform|Vespiform]] kills three of the guests with methods similar to the murders in Agatha's murder mysteries. The Vespiform is revealed to be Lady Eddison's illegitimate half-human son, Reverend Golightly. Golightly, who has a telepathic link with Lady Eddison through her necklace, became aware of his alien nature and absorbed the details of ''[[The Murder of Roger Ackroyd]]'', an Agatha Christie murder mystery his mother was reading at the time. He transforms into the Vespiform and threatens the guests. Agatha lures him towards the [[Silent Pool]]. Donna throws the necklace into the water, and the wasp dives after it and drowns. Due to her own connection with the necklace, Agatha falls unconscious and suffers from [[amnesia]]. This becomes the event that gave her the amnesia during her disappearance, and the Doctor drops her off at the [[Old Swan Hotel#Agatha Christie's disappearance|Harrogate Hotel]]. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 195a{{anchor|ep195}} | EpisodeNumber2 = 8 | Title = [[Silence in the Library]] | DirectedBy = [[Euros Lyn]] | WrittenBy = [[Steven Moffat]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|5|31|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.9 | Viewers = 6.27 | Aux4 = 89 | ShortSummary = The Doctor and Donna are summoned to a planet-sized library in the 51st century. A scan for life shows the Doctor and Donna as the only humanoid life signs but trillions of nonhuman life forms they cannot see or hear are present. A team of explorers led by [[River Song (Doctor Who)|River Song]] (who summoned the Doctor) arrives, and River acts like she knows the Doctor. She discovers the Doctor has not met her yet. The Library's operation system appears to be connected to the mind of the girl living in 21st-century Earth. The girl’s psychiatrist Dr. Moon visits the girl, telling her that the library is actually real, and he implores her to save the people in the library. The [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q–Z)#Vashta Nerada|Vashta Nerada]] kill two of the team; the Doctor and Donna learn that the team are wearing communication devices which can store their thought patterns after death. The Doctor explains that the Vashta Nerada are creatures that appear as shadows. The creatures use Dave's suit to chase the others. The Doctor teleports Donna back to the TARDIS, but the teleport fails. The Doctor later finds an information node with Donna's face which tells him Donna has been saved. First appearance of River Song. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 195b | EpisodeNumber2 = 9 | Title = [[Forest of the Dead]] | DirectedBy = Euros Lyn | WrittenBy = Steven Moffat | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|6|7|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.10 | Viewers = 7.84 | Aux4 = 89 | ShortSummary = Strackman Lux explains that the Library was constructed by his grandfather, who had a giant computer constructed at Library's core to preserve Lux’s aunt Charlotte's mind. Charlotte "saved" the thousands of missing patrons' minds to the data core to escape the Vashta Nerada. Donna has also been uploaded to the simulation in the core. One of the dead team, Evangelista, reminds Donna her world is not real. After the Vashta Nerada kill more of the expedition, the Doctor discovers the Vashta Nerada’s forests were used to create the books of the Library. The Doctor tries sacrificing himself by giving the computer memory space from his mind to allow the patrons to be teleported back; River knocks the Doctor out and takes his place. The Doctor tries to stop her, but River insists that his death now would prevent her meeting him in her own past. As River initiates the connection, the patrons stored inside the computer re-materialise in the Library. The Doctor finds a data recorder inside the [[sonic screwdriver]] his future self gave River, which has preserved her consciousness, and he uploads her pattern, upon which River wakes up in the simulation with her dead crew mates. Last appearance of River Song (chronologically) though she appears in later seasons. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 196 | EpisodeNumber2 = 10 | Title = [[Midnight (Doctor Who)|Midnight]] | DirectedBy = Alice Troughton | WrittenBy = Russell T Davies | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|6|14|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.8 | Viewers = 8.05 | Aux4 = 86 | ShortSummary = The Doctor and Donna visit the resort planet Midnight, the surface of which is bathed in lethal radiation. The Doctor plans to take a shuttle tour to visit a waterfall made of sapphires, and decides to take the trip with other tour-goers. Mid-route, the shuttle stops; the Doctor joins Driver Joe and Mechanic Claude in the cockpit and see all systems appear operational, but they are simply not moving. Joe calls in for a rescue shuttle. The Doctor returns to the cabin, before knocking begins on the sides of the shuttle. When the shuttle is rocked violently, the hostess finds the cockpit has been ripped out. Sky begins repeating what the Doctor and passengers are saying. Sky starts to only repeat what the Doctor says, and soon is speaking simultaneously with him, and eventually starts saying things before the Doctor repeats them. While most of the other passengers begin to sacrifice the Doctor, believing him to now be possessed, the hostess begins to believe in the Doctor. The hostess grabs Sky and sacrifices herself by pulling the two of them into the radiation. The Doctor returns to normal, and the shuttle passengers are rescued and returned to the resort. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 197 | EpisodeNumber2 = 11 | Title = [[Turn Left]] | DirectedBy = Graeme Harper | WrittenBy = Russell T Davies | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|6|21|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.11 | Viewers = 8.09 | Aux4 = 88 | ShortSummary = A fortune teller approaches Donna, who helps her recall what led to her meeting the Doctor. Donna remembers she was driving to get a new job, and turned left instead of right to get a [[Temporary work|temp]] position. When the fortune teller convinces Donna to turn right instead, a large beetle working for [[List of Doctor Who universe creatures and aliens (Q–Z)#The Trickster|the Trickster]] attaches itself to her back. Donna's decision creates an alternate reality, where she never met the Doctor, so the Doctor drowned after killing the Racnoss children. [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] and Martha die. The spaceliner ''Titanic'' crashes into Buckingham Palace, killing millions in London's destruction and Britain is placed under martial law. [[Rose Tyler|Rose]] appears to Donna to save her and her family from the destruction of London, but they are forcibly displaced. Explaining that the stars are going out in every universe, Rose insists that Donna travel back and turn left. Donna is transported back, and is hit by a passing truck, creating a traffic jam that causes her past self to turn left. As Donna dies, Rose whispers a message to her. The alternate universe disappears, and Donna wakes up. Donna recalls Rose's message was the words: "Bad Wolf". The Doctor announces that the universe is in danger. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 198a{{anchor|ep198}} | EpisodeNumber2 = 12 | Title = [[The Stolen Earth]] | DirectedBy = Graeme Harper | WrittenBy = Russell T Davies | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|6|28|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.12 | Viewers = 8.78 | Aux4 = 91 | ShortSummary = The Doctor contacts the Shadow Proclamation to find Earth after it is teleported away. They determine twenty-seven missing planets automatically reorganise into a specific pattern when placed near each other. The Doctor traces the planets to the Medusa Cascade, an inter-universal rift. A [[Dalek]] force, led by their creator [[Davros]], quickly subjugate Earth. Davros, alive after the [[Time War (Doctor Who)|Time War]], was saved by [[Cult of Skaro|Dalek Caan]], who become [[precognition|precognitive]] at the cost of his sanity. The Doctor's former companions Captain [[Jack Harkness]], Martha Jones, Sarah Jane Smith, and Rose Tyler hide in various places. They are all contacted by former [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|prime minister]] [[Harriet Jones]] through a secret "Subwave Network". They attempt to reach the Doctor by amplifying the subwave signal. The Doctor receives the transmission and traces the signal: the Doctor, and consequently the Daleks, are able to locate Earth in a [[pocket universe]], and Harriet is killed. The Doctor lands on the same street as Rose, but is shot by a Dalek. Carried into the TARDIS, the Doctor begins to [[Regeneration (Doctor Who)|regenerate]]. Last appearance of Harriet Jones. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who (series 4) | EpisodeNumber = 198b{{anchor|ep198}} | EpisodeNumber2 = 13 | Title = [[Journey's End (Doctor Who)|Journey's End]] | DirectedBy = Graeme Harper | WrittenBy = Russell T Davies | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2008|7|5|df=y}} | ProdCode = 4.13 | Viewers = 10.57 | Aux4 = 91 | ShortSummary = The Doctor is regenerating, and part-way through the process, he halts the transformation by transferring the remaining energy into his severed hand. The TARDIS is transported to the Daleks' flagship the ''Dalek Crucible''. The Supreme Dalek orders the TARDIS to be destroyed, with Donna locked inside. Donna touches the severed hand filled with regeneration energy, causing a new, cloned Doctor to form, which saves the TARDIS from destruction. Davros explains that the stolen planets form a "Reality Bomb" which has the potential to destroy all matter in every universe. The clone Doctor and Donna arrive and try to refocus the bomb, but fail. Donna becomes imbued with [[Time Lord]] knowledge from the clone Doctor, and she disables the bomb. She and the two Doctors relocate the missing planets apart from Earth. The new Doctor destroys the Daleks and the ''Crucible''; Davros refuses to be saved. The companions "tow" the Earth back into its original orbit with the TARDIS. The Doctor returns Rose to her universe, and sends the cloned Doctor with her. Donna's mind becomes overwhelmed by the Time Lord knowledge; the Doctor is forced to wipe her mind against her wishes, and returns her home. Rose Tyler, Mickey, Jackie Tyler, Jack Harkness, Sarah Jane Smith, Martha Jones, Donna Noble, and Wilfred Mott all leave the series, though they reappear during The End of Time. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} }}</onlyinclude> ===Supplemental episode=== {{Episode table |background = #13ABEE |overall = 6 |title = 26 |director = 14 |writer = 18 |airdate = 16 |prodcode = 5 |viewers = 15 |country = UK |episodes = {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = [[Time Crash]] | DirectedBy = [[Graeme Harper]] | WrittenBy = [[Steven Moffat]] | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2007|11|16|df=y}} | ProdCode = CIN2 | Viewers = 11.0<ref>{{cite magazine|last=Pixley|first=Andrew|date=14 August 2008|title=Time Crash|magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]|publisher=[[Panini Comics]]|location=Royal Tunbridge Wells|volume=The Doctor Who Companion: Series 4|issue=Special Edition 20|pages=6–9}}</ref> | ShortSummary = After the Doctor parts ways with Martha, he tries taking off, only for the TARDIS to spin wildly and sound an alarm. Checking out the systems, the Doctor passes his [[Fifth Doctor|fifth incarnation]] doing the same thing. The Tenth Doctor recognises his past self and is overjoyed to see him, gently poking fun at his particular eccentricities; he also explains that his presence has "shorted out the time differential" between himself and his past incarnation, resulting in the latter gaining an uncharacteristic older physical appearance. The Fifth Doctor is annoyed, believing his counterpart to be a fan who has broken into the TARDIS. The Fifth Doctor discovers that two TARDISes have merged, a paradox that will cause a massive black hole. The Tenth Doctor counters it with a [[supernova]], a solution he remembers seeing himself perform in this same incident; the Fifth Doctor realises that the Tenth really is his future self. The Tenth reminisces as the Fifth begins to fade into a separate timeline. The two Doctors say goodbye. As the time streams split, the Fifth Doctor warns the Tenth to put his shields up, but the ''Titanic'' collides with the TARDIS. | LineColor = 13ABEE }} }} ==Casting== {{See also|List of Doctor Who cast members}} ===Main characters=== [[File:Catherine Tate Jo Glover Charity.jpg|thumb|After appearing in "[[The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who)|The Runaway Bride]]" as a one off companion, Donna Noble became the Doctor's companion for series 4.]] The fourth series marked [[David Tennant]]'s third and final full series as the [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]], although he continued in the role for the 2008–2010 specials.<ref name="CastEp1">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009w049 |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, Partners in Crime |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170812083113/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009w049 |archive-date=12 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> In the Christmas special, Australian actress and singer [[Kylie Minogue]] starred as one-time companion [[Astrid Peth]], who died during the events of the episode.<ref name="CastEpChristmas">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008lyb2 |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Voyage of the Damned |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117132606/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b008lyb2 |archive-date=17 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> The companions in the regular series had all been in the lead companion role previously: the primary role of [[Donna Noble]], who was introduced in "[[The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who)|The Runaway Bride]]", was played by [[Catherine Tate]] for all thirteen episodes.<ref name="CastEp1"/> Her return was announced by the [[BBC]] on 3 July 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6267680.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Tate to be Doctor's new companion |work=BBC News |date=3 July 2007 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811220456/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6267680.stm |archive-date=11 August 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Freema Agyeman]], who portrayed the Doctor's companion [[Martha Jones]] in series three, returned for "[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]",<ref name="CastEp4">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b3z7h |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, The Sontaran Stratagem |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203222035/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b3z7h |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> "[[The Poison Sky]]",<ref name="CastEp5">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b563l |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, The Poison Sky |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203221909/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b563l |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> "[[The Doctor's Daughter]]",<ref name="CastEp6">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bbpsb |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, The Doctor's Daughter |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203221749/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bbpsb |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> "[[The Stolen Earth]]"<ref name="CastEp12">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cccvg |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, The Stolen Earth |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203220732/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cccvg |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> and "[[Journey's End (Doctor Who)|Journey's End]]".<ref name="CastEp13">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cgnjr |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, Journey's End |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203220641/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00cgnjr |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Billie Piper]], who played [[Rose Tyler]] from the [[Rose (Doctor Who episode)|first episode of the first series]] to [[Doomsday (Doctor Who)|the finale of the second series]] appeared in the three final episodes of the series.<ref name="CastEp11">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c7ytx |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, Turn Left |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203220848/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c7ytx |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CastEp12"/><ref name="CastEp13"/> She made brief appearances in the episodes "[[Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)|Partners in Crime]]",<ref name="CastEp1"/> "[[The Poison Sky]]"<ref name="CastEp5"/> and "[[Midnight (Doctor Who)|Midnight]]".<ref name="CastEp10">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c4xjk |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, Midnight |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171205112229/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c4xjk |archive-date=5 December 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> Her return had been planned by Davies since her departure in 2006, and was officially announced on 27 November 2007.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7114699.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Billie Piper to return to Dr Who |work=BBC News |date=27 November 2007 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327033058/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7114699.stm |archive-date=27 March 2009 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2007/11/28/billie-piper-returns-to-doctor-who |title=Billie Piper Returns to Doctor Who – IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=27 November 2007 |access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.aoltv.com/2007/11/27/billie-piper-to-return-to-doctor-who/ |title=Billie Piper to return to Doctor Who |publisher=Aoltv.com |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140819090627/http://www.aoltv.com/2007/11/27/billie-piper-to-return-to-doctor-who/ |archive-date=19 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[John Barrowman]], [[Elisabeth Sladen]], [[Noel Clarke]] and [[Camille Coduri]], who portrayed previous companions [[Jack Harkness]], [[Sarah Jane Smith]], [[Mickey Smith]] and [[Jackie Tyler]] respectively, also reappeared in the finale.<ref name="CastEp12"/><ref name="CastEp13"/> ===Guest stars=== Recurring guest stars for the series included [[Bernard Cribbins]] and [[Jacqueline King]] as Donna's grandfather [[Wilfred Mott]] and mother [[Sylvia Noble]].<ref name="CastEp4"/><ref name="CastEp5"/> [[Penelope Wilton]] returned as shamed former [[prime minister]] [[Harriet Jones]] in "The Stolen Earth", her first appearance since "[[The Christmas Invasion]]".<ref name="CastEp12"/> [[Noel Clarke]] and [[Camille Coduri]] reprised their roles as [[Mickey Smith]] and [[Jackie Tyler]] in "Journey's End".<ref name="CastEp13"/> [[Adjoa Andoh]] returned as Martha Jones' mother [[Francine Jones|Francine]] in the finale.<ref name="CastEp13"/> [[Eve Myles]], [[Gareth David-Lloyd]] and [[Tommy Knight]] also starred in the finale in their respective roles of [[Gwen Cooper]], [[Ianto Jones]] and [[Luke Smith (The Sarah Jane Adventures)|Luke Smith]] from spin-off series ''[[Torchwood]]'' and ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]''.<ref name="CastEp13"/> This marked their first appearances in ''Doctor Who'' itself, although Eve Myles had previously featured in "[[The Unquiet Dead]]" as a direct ancestor of Gwen called Gwyneth.<ref name="Episode103">{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/episodes/series-1-2005/103-the-unquiet-dead |title=103. The Unquiet Dead |access-date=15 May 2017 |publisher=Doctor Who TV |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413133828/http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/episodes/series-1-2005/103-the-unquiet-dead |archive-date=13 April 2016 |date=21 September 2009 }}</ref> The fourth series featured a large number of high-profile stars such as [[Kylie Minogue]] (Astrid Peth in "[[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Voyage of the Damned]]"),<ref name="CastEpChristmas"/> [[Alex Kingston]] and [[Steve Pemberton]] (River Song and Strackman Lux respectively in "[[Silence in the Library]]" / "[[Forest of the Dead]]"),<ref name="CastEp8">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00byd29 |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, Silence in the Library |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203221229/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00byd29 |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="CastEp9">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c191w |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, Forest of the Dead |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203221050/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00c191w |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Sarah Lancashire]] (Miss Foster in "[[Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)|Partners in Crime]]"),<ref name="CastEp1"/> and [[Phil Davis (actor)|Phil Davis]] and [[Peter Capaldi]] (Lucius and Caecillus respectively in "[[The Fires of Pompeii]]").<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 2008 |title=Be My Guest|magazine=[[Radio Times]]|first=Russell|last=T Davies|author-link=Russell T Davies |issue=5–11 April 2008 |page=17 |publisher=BBC }}</ref><ref name="CastEp2">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009wzbf |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, The Fires of Pompeii |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203222426/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009wzbf |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> Other guest stars included [[Sasha Behar]],<ref name="CastEp2"/> [[Tim McInnerny]],<ref name="CastEp3">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b07kw |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, Planet of the Ood |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170417114957/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00b07kw |archive-date=17 April 2017 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Colin Morgan]],<ref name="CastEp10"/> [[Christopher Ryan]],<ref name="CastEp4"/> [[Georgia Moffett]] (daughter of [[Fifth Doctor]] actor [[Peter Davison]] and later wife of [[David Tennant]]),<ref name="CastEp6"/> [[Nigel Terry]],<ref name="CastEp6"/> [[Felicity Kendal]],<ref name="CastEp7">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bdjtc |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 4, The Unicorn and the Wasp |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203221559/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00bdjtc |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> [[Fenella Woolgar]],<ref name="CastEp7"/> [[Felicity Jones]],<ref name="CastEp7"/> [[Tom Goodman-Hill]],<ref name="CastEp7"/> [[Colin Salmon]],<ref name="CastEp8"/> [[Lesley Sharp]],<ref name="CastEp10"/> [[Lindsey Coulson]],<ref name="CastEp10"/> [[David Troughton]] (son of [[Second Doctor]] actor [[Patrick Troughton]]),<ref name="CastEp10"/> and [[Chipo Chung]] (who had previously portrayed Chantho in "[[Utopia (Doctor Who)|Utopia]]").<ref>{{Cite news | date= 6 March 2008 | title= 30 reasons to be excited about Series 30! | periodical= [[Doctor Who Magazine]] | issue= 393 | pages= 9–10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 2008 |title=The Definitive Episode Guide|first=Russell|last=T Davies|author-link=Russell T Davies|magazine=[[Radio Times]] |issue=5–11 April 2008 |pages=18–20 |publisher=BBC }}</ref> Evolutionary biologist [[Richard Dawkins]] and [[Paul O'Grady]] made [[cameo appearance]]s as themselves in "The Stolen Earth".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/bbcone/listings/programme.shtml?day=saturday&service_id=4223&filename=20080628/20080628_1910_4223_8739_50|title=The Stolen Earth|publisher=BBC|access-date=21 August 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=metrowebukmetro |url=http://metro.co.uk/2008/04/01/sarah-on-doctor-who-role-60549/ |title=Sarah on Doctor Who role &#124; Metro News |work=Metro|location=UK |date=1 April 2008 |access-date=23 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821211849/http://metro.co.uk/2008/04/01/sarah-on-doctor-who-role-60549/ |archive-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> ==Production== [[File:Doctor Who title 2007.jpg|thumb|The ''Doctor Who'' [[title card]] for series 4, identical to that used in series 3.]] ===Development=== All of the episode titles were revealed in the 5 April 2008 issue of the ''[[Radio Times]]'', except the title of the twelfth, which was "being kept secret as it gives away too much."<ref>{{cite magazine |date=April 2008 |title=The Stars are Coming Out |magazine=[[Radio Times]] |issue=5–11 April 2008 |pages=14–24 |publisher=BBC }}</ref> The article also identified the title of episode 9 as "River's Run", as did the press release for the subsequent issue of ''Doctor Who Magazine'', but this was changed a few days afterwards to "Forest of the Dead". The title of episode 12 was eventually revealed in a press release as "The Stolen Earth".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk27/sat.shtml|title=Programme Information, Network TV Week 27, Saturday 28 June 2008|publisher=BBC Press Office|access-date=12 June 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070819110421/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/proginfo/tv/wk27/sat.shtml|archive-date=19 August 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> A [[Children in Need]] special, entitled "[[Time Crash]]", was produced alongside the series and was broadcast on 16 November 2007. In addition, a mini-episode entitled "[[Music of the Spheres (Doctor Who)|Music of the Spheres]]" was shot on 3 May 2008<ref name="lastday"/> for series 4 and was premiered at the [[Doctor Who Prom (2008)|''Doctor Who'' Prom]] on 27 July 2008, with the audio being broadcast simultaneously on [[BBC Radio 3]]. It was then broadcast on [[BBC One]] on New Year's Day 2009. {{quote box|width=300px|align=left|quote="You've got to watch and listen closely. It's been seeded for a long time, with small but vital references going all the way back to series One."|source=—[[Russell T Davies]]<ref name="PiCpreview">{{cite magazine|last=Spilsbury|first=Tom|date=April 2008|title=The Gallifrey Guardian: Series Four Episode 1: Partners in Crime: Back in Business!|magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]|publisher=[[Panini Comics|Panini Publishing Ltd]]|location=Tunbridge Wells, Kent|issue=394|pages=6–7}}</ref>}} Like the previous three series, all of the episodes are bound together in a loose story arc. In previous series, the story arcs were in the form of an arc word, such as [[Bad Wolf]], [[Torchwood Institute|Torchwood]], or [[Mr Saxon]], but the arc for the fourth series is cumulative: ''Doctor Who Magazine''{{'}}s preview of "Partners in Crime" described the arc as "an element from every episode–whether it's a person, a phrase, a question, a planet, or a mystery –builds up to the grand finale". Multiple mentions were made about the bees disappearing from planet Earth and stories driven by a missing or lost planet. Executive producer [[Russell T Davies]] stated in the same feature that the series' finale had been planned for three years previous to its airdate.<ref name="PiCpreview" /> The regular series focuses heavily on Donna: David Tennant stated that the "whole thirteen weeks is Donna's story ... why she's with the Doctor again is the subtext",<ref>{{cite video|url=http://www.clipsyndicate.com/publish/video/557790/dr_who?wpid=2780|title=Dr Who|date=2 April 2008|access-date=10 April 2008|agency=[[Press Association]]|location=London|format=FLV}}</ref> and producer [[Phil Collinson]] cited Donna as a "fresh dynamic" for the fourth series.<ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite magazine|last=Spilsbury|first=Tom|date=April 2008|title=The Gallifrey Guardian: Introducing Donna!|magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]|publisher=[[Panini Comics|Panini Publishing Ltd]]|location=Tunbridge Wells, Kent|issue=394|page=5}}</ref> ===Writing=== ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' gradually revealed writers for the series alongside episode announcements. First-time writers for the programme included [[James Moran (writer)|James Moran]], co-writer of the 2006 horror film ''[[Severance (film)|Severance]]'',<ref name="CastEp2" /> and [[Keith Temple]], who had written episodes of ''[[Byker Grove]]'' and ''[[Casualty (TV series)|Casualty]]''.<ref name="CastEp3" /> Previous writers [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]],<ref name="CastEp7" /> [[Stephen Greenhorn]],<ref name="CastEp6" /> [[Helen Raynor]]<ref name="CastEp4" /> and [[Steven Moffat]]<ref name="CastEp8" /> all contributed to the series, with [[Russell T Davies]] continuing to act as [[head writer]] and [[executive producer]].<ref name="CastEp1" /> [[Tom MacRae]] had written an episode for this series, entitled "Century House",<ref>{{cite journal |date=15 October 2008 |title=In the Midnight Hour |periodical=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |issue=400 |page=35}}</ref> but this was replaced after Russell T Davies decided that it was too close in tone to Gareth Roberts' "[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]".<ref>{{cite journal |date=10 January 2008 |title=Production Notes |periodical=[[Doctor Who Magazine]] |issue=391 |page=4}}</ref> This was [[Phil Collinson]]'s last series as [[Television producer|producer]],<ref>{{cite web |title=Phil Collinson reveals future plans |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2008/02/01/52514.shtml |access-date=21 February 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227183214/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2008/02/01/52514.shtml |archive-date=27 February 2008}}</ref> as well as Russell T Davies and [[Julie Gardner]]'s last full series as executive producers, all having worked on the programme since its return.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://metro.co.uk/2008/05/20/doctor-who-helmsman-steps-down-from-role-141824/|title=Doctor Who helmsman steps down from role|author=metrowebukmetro|work=Metro|access-date=4 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141227200325/http://metro.co.uk/2008/05/20/doctor-who-helmsman-steps-down-from-role-141824/|archive-date=27 December 2014|url-status=live|date=20 May 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/12/11/51435.shtml|title=Time For Change|publisher=BBC|date=11 December 2007|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081229115137/http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/12/11/51435.shtml|archive-date=29 December 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Susie Liggat]] produced five episodes (blocks 2, 5 and 7),<ref name="CastEp3" /><ref name="CastEp4" /><ref name="CastEp5" /><ref name="CastEp7" /><ref name="CastEp11" /> as she did in series 3 with "[[Human Nature (Doctor Who episode)|Human Nature]]" / "[[The Family of Blood]]".<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007m0r9 |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 3, Human Nature |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203221345/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007m0r9 |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007n0d6 |title=BBC One - Doctor Who, Series 3, The Family of Blood |publisher=BBC |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203221210/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b007n0d6 |archive-date=3 February 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref> ===Filming=== ''[[Doctor Who]]'' had been recommissioned for a fourth series in March 2007,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6478389.stm|title=Doctor Who set for fourth series|date=21 March 2007|publisher=BBC|access-date=12 July 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070916134804/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6478389.stm|archive-date=16 September 2007|url-status=live}}</ref> shortly before the broadcast of the third series. The production schedule called for 15 full episodes to be produced, rather than the usual 14, due to the announcement that the next full series of ''Doctor Who'' would not air until 2010. This schedule meant that the programme would be unable to enter production during the second half of 2008. The 15 episodes consisted of 13 regular episodes and the 2007 and 2008 Christmas specials. Recording for the 2007 Christmas special began on 9 July 2007,<ref>{{cite magazine |date=19 November 2008 |title=Voyage of the Damned |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]|volume=The Doctor Who Companion: Series 4 |issue=Special Edition 20 |page=11}}</ref> with production on the series itself beginning on 8 August 2007<ref>{{cite magazine |date=19 November 2008 |title=The Unicorn and the Wasp |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]|volume=The Doctor Who Companion: Series 4 |issue=Special Edition 20 |page=83}}</ref> and concluding on 29 March 2008.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=19 November 2008 |title=The Stolen Earth/Journey's End |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]|volume=The Doctor Who Companion: Series 4 |issue=Special Edition 20 |page=127}}</ref> The tenth production block – consisting of 2008 Christmas special "[[The Next Doctor]]" and the [[BBC Proms]] "cutaway" scene "[[Music of the Spheres (Doctor Who)|Music of the Spheres]]" — completed recording on 3 May.<ref name="lastday">{{cite magazine |date=19 November 2008 |title=The Sontaran Stratagem/The Poison Sky |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]|volume=The Doctor Who Companion: Series 4 |issue=Special Edition 20 |page=71}}</ref> Production blocks were arranged as follows:<ref>{{cite magazine |date=August 2008 |title=Special Edition #20 - The Doctor Who Companion: Series Four |magazine=[[Doctor Who Magazine]]|volume=The Doctor Who Companion: Series 4 |issue=Special Edition 20}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;" |- ! style="width:8%" | Block !! Episode(s) !! Director !! Writer(s) !! Producer !! Code |- ! 1 | "[[Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who)|Voyage of the Damned]]" | [[James Strong (director)|James Strong]] | [[Russell T Davies]] | [[Phil Collinson]] | 4X |- ! rowspan="2" | 2 | "[[The Unicorn and the Wasp]]" | rowspan="2" | [[Graeme Harper]] | [[Gareth Roberts (writer)|Gareth Roberts]] | rowspan="2" | [[Susie Liggat]] | 4.7 |- | "[[Planet of the Ood]]" | [[Keith Temple]] | 4.2 |- ! 3 | "[[The Fires of Pompeii]]" | [[Colin Teague]] | [[James Moran (writer)|James Moran]] | rowspan="3" | Phil Collinson | 4.3 |- ! rowspan="2" | 4 | "[[Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)|Partners in Crime]]" | James Strong | Russell T Davies | 4.1 |- | "[[Time Crash]]" | Graeme Harper | [[Steven Moffat]] | CIN2 |- ! rowspan="2" | 5 | "[[The Sontaran Stratagem]]" | rowspan="2" | [[Douglas Mackinnon]] | rowspan="2" | [[Helen Raynor]] | rowspan="2" | Susie Liggat | 4.4 |- | "[[The Poison Sky]]" | 4.5 |- ! rowspan="2" | 6 | "[[The Doctor's Daughter]]" | rowspan="2" | [[Alice Troughton]] | [[Stephen Greenhorn]] | rowspan="2" | Phil Collinson | 4.6 |- | "[[Midnight (Doctor Who)|Midnight]]" | rowspan="2" | Russell T Davies | 4.8 |- ! 7 | "[[Turn Left (Doctor Who)|Turn Left]]" | Graeme Harper | Susie Liggat | 4.11 |- ! rowspan="2" | 8 | "[[Silence in the Library]]" | rowspan="2" | [[Euros Lyn]] | rowspan="2" | Steven Moffat | rowspan="4" | Phil Collinson | 4.9 |- | "[[Forest of the Dead]]" | 4.10 |- ! rowspan="2" | 9 | "[[The Stolen Earth]]" | rowspan="2" | Graeme Harper | rowspan="2" | Russell T Davies | 4.12 |- | "[[Journey's End (Doctor Who)|Journey's End]]" | 4.13 |} ==Release== ===Promotion=== On 1 February 2008, the [[BBC]] announced that, in a partnership with [[Carlton Screen Advertising]], a 90-second film trailer of the fourth series would be shown in cinemas across Britain "before the most anticipated new releases".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/02_february/01/who.shtml|title=Doctor Who hits the big screen|publisher=BBC Press Office|date=1 February 2008|access-date=14 February 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209190530/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2008/02_february/01/who.shtml|archive-date=9 February 2008|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> The trailer was aired on British television on 22 March 2008.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkpVZAFlFErJvvglkz&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle|title=New Series Trailer – Next Saturday|date=17 March 2008|first=Matt|last=Milton|access-date=28 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080525111111/http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EkpVZAFlFErJvvglkz&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle|archive-date=25 May 2008|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> As with the third series and every series subsequently, the stars of the programme and production crew attended a premiere in central London where the first two episodes of the series were screened.<ref>{{cite web |last=Smith |first=Neil |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7325727.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Who actors launch fourth series |work=BBC News |date=2 April 2008 |access-date=23 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080406014612/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7325727.stm |archive-date=6 April 2008 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> ===Broadcast=== The fourth series premiered on 5 April 2008 with "[[Partners in Crime (Doctor Who)|Partners in Crime]]", and concluded after 13 episodes on 5 July 2008 with "[[Journey's End (Doctor Who)|Journey's End]]".<ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who Guide: Series Four [Season 30] (2008)|url=http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/season.php?code=35|website=Doctor Who News|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170916021541/http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/season.php?code=35|archive-date=16 September 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Doctor Who Confidential]]'' also aired alongside each episode of the series, continuing on from the previous series.<ref>''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''; issue 394, page 15. "Doctor Who Confidential counts down to the new series".</ref> === Home media === {{See also|List of Doctor Who home video releases}} {{#lst:List of Doctor Who home video releases|Series4}} ==In print== {{see also|List of Doctor Who novelisations}} {{#lst:List of Doctor Who novelisations|Series4}} ==Reception== ===Critical reception=== The fourth series received positive reviews from critics. The series is considered among critics as one of the greatest of the revived era of the programme, as the series saw the revived era at its peak in popularity.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Doctor Who Guide: Statistics|url=https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php|access-date=2021-10-02|website=Doctor Who Guide|language=en}}</ref> The series finale "[[The Stolen Earth]]" / "[[Journey's End (Doctor Who)|Journey's End]]" received an [[Audience Appreciation Index|Appreciation Index]] score of 91, the highest ever for an episode of ''Doctor Who'' and one of the highest ever given to a television programme.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://britainshistory.wordpress.com/tag/stolen-earth/ |title=Stolen Earth &#124; Ace British History News |publisher=Britainshistory.wordpress.com |access-date=23 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140822124237/https://britainshistory.wordpress.com/tag/stolen-earth/ |archive-date=22 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> A poll conducted by ''[[Radio Times]]'' in 2015 found that readers voted the fourth series finale as the greatest finale of the programme.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-07-11/the-definitive-ranking-of-modern-doctor-who-finales-as-voted-for-by-you/|title=The definitive ranking of modern Doctor Who finales - as voted for by YOU|work=Radio Times|date=11 July 2015|access-date=18 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171009134628/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2015-07-11/the-definitive-ranking-of-modern-doctor-who-finales-as-voted-for-by-you/|archive-date=9 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref> Ben Rawson-Jones of ''[[Digital Spy]]'' gave the series four out of five stars, stating that "a winning mixture of elation and poignancy ensured that the season achieved a great tonal balance where neither light nor dark was allowed to fully overwhelm the other". He praised Tate's performance, by saying of the series that "at the core was Catherine Tate's excellent performance as Donna Noble, a refreshing contrast to the effervescent spirits of Rose and Martha". He also praised the tone of the series, stating that "Russell T. Davies deserves great praise for assembling such a diverse range of stories". However, Rawson-Jones was critical of certain monsters lacking "menace"; he named the Sontarans as an example and stated that the execution of UNIT "was a genuine letdown".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a109755/doctor-who-season-four-review.html#~oNphmLz9cNuRy7 |title='Doctor Who' – Season Four Review – Doctor Who News – Cult |work=Digital Spy |date=13 July 2008 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140811105137/http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a109755/doctor-who-season-four-review.html#~oNphmLz9cNuRy7 |archive-date=11 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> ''Den of Geek'' gave an overwhelmingly positive review of the series, giving it four stars out of five, believing it to be the most consistent series of the revived era so far, and of the programme as a whole. They praised the special effects, citing "[[The Fires of Pompeii]]", "[[Planet of the Ood]]" and the finale as "the epitome of what The Mill can do". ''Den of Geek'' further praised the acting talents of David Tennant and Catherine Tate, saying "never have we had it so good... she [Tate] displayed such a fine grasp of character that even David Tennant was left slightly in the shade by her energetic, thoughtful, hopeful and achingly sorrowful (not to mention damn funny to boot) performance". However, they also criticised the familiarity of the Sontaran two-parter and the hollowness of "Voyage of the Damned". Overall, ''Den of Geek'' summarized the series as "astonishing", stating that "series four was never anything less than stunning, there were no 'lows' it was all 'highs'".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/9055/doctor-who-series-4-boxset-review |title=Doctor Who: series 4 boxset review |publisher=Den of Geek |date=10 October 2008 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714092329/http://www.denofgeek.com/tv/9055/doctor-who-series-4-boxset-review |archive-date=14 July 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> David Cornelius of ''DVD Talk'' stated that "It's the best season yet...every episode in this season is a highlight". He too praised Tate's performance, declaring her as "the new series' best companion yet." Cornelius went on to state that Davies' and Tennant's final series was the series "we'll always remember as the year Davies and Tennant went out on top". He further praised the cast and crew as a whole, complimenting "the excellent guest stars, the impressive set designs, the sharp direction and the detailed creature makeup". Overall, Cornelius summarized that "the fourth season of ''Doctor Who'' is outstanding television...and a monumental work of storytelling".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35335/doctor-who-the-complete-fourth-series/ |title=Doctor Who: The Complete Fourth Series : DVD Talk Review of the DVD Video |publisher=Dvdtalk.com |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140803221615/http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/35335/doctor-who-the-complete-fourth-series/ |archive-date=3 August 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref> Travis Fickett of ''[[IGN]]'' gave the series a rating of 7.5 out of 10. Summarizing the series, he stated that "Overall, this season is a mixed bag. I enjoyed Donna more than Martha and less than Rose. It was a let down to see the Daleks as the villains yet again, especially after the terrific appearance by The Master. The Sontarans were original and fun, but nothing to write home about." Fickett stated that Moffat's episodes, "Silence in the Library" / "Forest of the Dead", and Davies' episodes, "Midnight" and "Turn Left", were the highlights of the series.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.ign.com/articles/2008/08/28/doctor-who-season-4-review?page=2 |title=Doctor Who: Season 4 Review – IGN |publisher=Uk.ign.com |date=27 August 2008 |access-date=20 August 2014}}</ref> === Awards and nominations === {{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Doctor Who}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result ! class="unsortable|{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="18" | 2008 | rowspan="4" | Constellation Awards | Best Science Fiction Television Series of 2008 | ''Doctor Who'' | {{won}} | <ref name="ConstellationAwards2009" /> |- | Best Male Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Television Episode | David Tennant for "Midnight" | {{nom}} | <ref name="ConstellationAwards2009" /> |- | Best Female Performance in a 2008 Science Fiction Television Episode | Catherine Tate for "Turn Left" | {{won}} | <ref name="ConstellationAwards2009" /> |- | Best Overall 2008 Science Fiction Film or Television Script | Steven Moffat for "Silence in the Library" | {{won}} | <ref name="ConstellationAwards2009">{{cite web |url=http://constellations.tcon.ca/2009.shtml |title=The Constellation Awards – A Canadian Award for Excellence in Film & Television Science Fiction |publisher=Constellations.tcon.ca |date=8 July 2014 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601072515/http://constellations.tcon.ca/2009.shtml |archive-date=1 June 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Edinburgh International Television Festival Award | Best Programme of the Year | ''Doctor Who'' | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7579262.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; BBC channels win festival awards |work=BBC News |date=23 August 2008 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080916094922/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7579262.stm |archive-date=16 September 2008 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | National Television Awards | rowspan="2" | Outstanding Drama Performance | David Tennant | {{won}} | <ref name="NationalTelevisionAwards" /> |- | Catherine Tate | {{nom}} | <ref name="NationalTelevisionAwards">{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaltvawards.com/winners |title=Winners – The National Television Awards |publisher=Nationaltvawards.com |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170121153006/http://www.nationaltvawards.com/winners |archive-date=21 January 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" | RTS Television Awards | Best Drama Series | ''Doctor Who'' | {{nom}} | <ref name="RTSTelevisionAwards" /> |- | Best Actor-Male | David Tennant | {{nom}} | <ref name="RTSTelevisionAwards" /> |- | Best Sound-Drama | Julian Howarth, Tim Ricketts, Paul McFadden and Paul Jefferies for "Midnight" | {{won}} | <ref name="RTSTelevisionAwards">{{cite web|url=http://www.rts.org.uk/winners-rpa?term_node_tid_depth=123 |title=Programme Awards Winners 2007 &#124; Royal Television Society |publisher=Rts.org.uk |date=19 March 2008 |access-date=23 August 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821181544/http://www.rts.org.uk/winners-rpa?term_node_tid_depth=123 |archive-date=21 August 2014 }}</ref> |- | [[13th Satellite Awards|Satellite Awards]] | [[Satellite Award for Best Actor – Television Series Drama|Best Actor – Television Series Drama]] | David Tennant | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://awardsandwinners.com/category/satellite-award/2008/ |title=Satellite Award – 2008 &#124; Winners & Nominees |publisher=Awardsandwinners.com |access-date=23 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821191427/http://awardsandwinners.com/category/satellite-award/2008/ |archive-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[2008 Scream Awards|Scream Awards]] | Best Science Fiction Actor | David Tennant | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://horror.about.com/od/horrorawardnominees/a/scream2008.htm |title=2008 Scream Awards – Scream 2008 Horror Movie and TV Show Awards |publisher=Horror.about.com |date=21 October 2008 |access-date=23 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821141230/http://horror.about.com/od/horrorawardnominees/a/scream2008.htm |archive-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | rowspan="3" | SFX Awards | Best TV Show | ''Doctor Who'' | {{won}} | <ref name="SFXAwards" /> |- | Best TV Episode | Graeme Harper and Russell T. Davies for "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" | {{won}} | <ref name="SFXAwards" /> |- | Best TV Actor and Actress | David Tennant and Catherine Tate | {{won}} | <ref name="SFXAwards">{{cite web |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2008/12/11/sfx_awards_2008/ |title=Awards 2008 |publisher=SFX |date=11 December 2008 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821175954/http://www.sfx.co.uk/2008/12/11/sfx_awards_2008/ |archive-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | TV Quick Awards | Best Loved Drama | ''Doctor Who'' | {{won}} | <ref name="TVQuickAwards" /> |- | Best Actor and Actress | Tennant and Tate | {{won}} | <ref name="TVQuickAwards">{{cite web|url=http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/2008/09/tv-quick-awards-who-grabs-three.html|title=Blogtor Who: TV QUICK AWARDS – WHO GRABS THREE!|access-date=21 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821180118/http://blogtorwho.blogspot.co.uk/2008/09/tv-quick-awards-who-grabs-three.html|archive-date=21 August 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | [[7th Visual Effects Society Awards|Visual Effects Society Awards]] | Outstanding Matte Paintings in a Broadcast Program or Commercial | Simon Wicker, Charlie Bennett, Tim Barter, Arianna Lago for "Silence in the Library" | {{won}} | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.maxon.net/en/news/press-releases/singleview/article/doctor-who-wins-visual-effects-award-ves-with-wizardry-created-by-the-mill-using-cinemanbsp4d.html |title=3D FOR THE REAL WORLD: Doctor Who Wins Visual Effects Award VES with Wizardry Created by The Mill Using CINEMA 4D |publisher=MAXON |date=8 April 2009 |access-date=23 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140821190817/http://www.maxon.net/en/news/press-releases/singleview/article/doctor-who-wins-visual-effects-award-ves-with-wizardry-created-by-the-mill-using-cinemanbsp4d.html |archive-date=21 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |- | rowspan="13" | 2009 | rowspan="8" | BAFTA Cymru Awards | Best Drama Series/Serial | ''Doctor Who'' | {{nom}} | <ref name="BAFTACymruAwards2009" /> |- | Best Director – Drama | Euros Lyn for "Silence in the Library" | {{won}} | <ref name="BAFTACymruAwards2009" /> |- | Best Screenwriter | Russell T. Davies for "''Midnight''" | {{won}} | <ref name="BAFTACymruAwards2009" /> |- | Best Original Music Soundtrack | ''Doctor Who'' | {{nom}} | <ref name="BAFTACymruAwards2009" /> |- | Best Sound | Julian Howarth, Tim Ricketts, Paul McFadden and Paul Jefferies for ''Midnight'' | {{won}} | <ref name="BAFTACymruAwards2009" /> |- | Best Director of Photography – Drama | Rory Taylor for "Silence in the Library" | {{nom}} | <ref name="BAFTACymruAwards2009" /> |- | Best Make-Up | Barbara Southcott for "The Next Doctor" | {{nom}} | <ref name="BAFTACymruAwards2009" /> |- | Best Editor | Phillip Kloss for "The Next Midnight" | {{nom}} | <ref name="BAFTACymruAwards2009">{{cite web |last=Price |first=Karen |url=http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/bafta-cymru-nominations-2009-2112326 |title=Bafta Cymru nominations 2009 |publisher=Wales Online |date=17 April 2009 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826114001/http://www.walesonline.co.uk/lifestyle/showbiz/bafta-cymru-nominations-2009-2112326 |archive-date=26 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[British Academy Television Awards]] | Best Drama Series | ''Doctor Who'' | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7960793.stm |title=Entertainment &#124; Bafta TV Awards 2009: The winners |work=BBC News |date=26 April 2009 |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090327121033/http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7960793.stm |archive-date=27 March 2009 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | rowspan="2" | British Academy Television Craft Awards | Best Writer | Russell T. Davies for "Midnight" | {{nom}} | <ref name="AwardsBATCA" /> |- | Best Editing Fiction/Entertainment | Philip Kloss | {{won}} | <ref name="AwardsBATCA">{{cite web |url=http://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/winners-2009,2429,BA.html |title=Television Craft Awards Winners in 2009 – Craft Awards – Television – The BAFTA site |date=6 April 2009 |publisher=Bafta.org |access-date=20 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140703123024/http://www.bafta.org/television/craft-awards/winners-2009,2429,BA.html |archive-date=3 July 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | Broadcasting Press Guild Awards | Best Actor | David Tennant | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |first=Leigh |last=Holmwood |url=https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/26/cheryl-cole-press-guild-nominations |title=Cheryl Cole battles John Sergeant for Broadcasting Press Guild award |work=The Guardian |date=26 February 2009 |access-date=18 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171231100805/https://www.theguardian.com/media/2009/feb/26/cheryl-cole-press-guild-nominations |archive-date=31 December 2017 |url-status=live }}</ref> |- | [[Hugo Awards]] | [[Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation]] | "Silence in the Library" / "Forest of the Dead" and "Turn Left" | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2009-hugo-awards/ |title=2009 Hugo Awards |publisher=thehugoawards.org |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110507164818/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2009-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=7 May 2011 |access-date=20 August 2014 |url-status=dead }}</ref> |} == Soundtrack == {{further|Doctor Who: Series 4 (soundtrack)}} Selected pieces of score from this series (from "Voyage of the Damned" to "Journey's End"), as composed by [[Murray Gold]], were released on 17 November 2008 by Silva Screen Records.<ref>{{cite web |author=Murray Gold |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-4-Murray-Gold/dp/B001H5113W |title=Doctor Who: Series 4: Amazon.co.uk: Music |website=Amazon UK |access-date=23 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160911225600/https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-4-Murray-Gold/dp/B001H5113W |archive-date=11 September 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref> 27 tracks were released on a single CD, with a total length of 76 minutes, 27 seconds.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.7digital.com/artists/murray-gold/doctor-who-series-4/ | title=Murray Gold - Doctor Who - Series 4 | work=[[7digital]] | access-date=11 January 2009 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090125165827/http://www.7digital.com/artists/murray-gold/doctor-who-series-4/ | archive-date=25 January 2009 }}</ref> == References == {{Reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="AllRatings">{{cite web|title=Ratings Guide|url=http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date|website=Doctor Who News|access-date=27 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018011335/http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/info.php?detail=ratings&type=date|archive-date=18 October 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> <ref name="BlurayboxsetHV">{{cite web |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00EZ6VZGS/ |title=Doctor Who: The Complete Box Set - Series 1-7 |date=4 November 2013 |via=Amazon}}</ref> }} == External links == {{Wikiquote|Tenth Doctor#Series 4|Doctor Who (series 4)}} {{Portal|Doctor Who|BBC}} * {{Official website|http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b009wxzy}} * {{IMDb episodes|0436992|Doctor Who}} * {{Epguides|DoctorWho_2005|Doctor Who}} {{Doctor Who episodes|N4}} {{Navboxes|list1= {{Doctor Who episodes by Russell T Davies}} {{Tenth Doctor stories|selected=Television}} {{National Television Award for Outstanding Drama Series}} }} [[Category:2007 British television seasons]] [[Category:2008 British television seasons]] [[Category:Doctor Who lists|Series 04]] [[Category:Doctor Who series|Series 04]] [[Category:Tenth Doctor episodes| ]]'