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127-466: The Abzorbaloff is an alien creature seen in " Love & Monsters " (2006), that can absorb any living thing into its body by touch. They are from the planet Clom, the twin planet of Raxacoricofallapatorius, the home planet of the Slitheen family. An Abzorbalovian disguised itself as "Victor Kennedy" and infiltrated L.I.N.D.A – a group of people trying to track down The Doctor – although it planned to absorb

254-475: A "funny voice". It is noted Elton's memory may not be entirely reliable , so whether events in the episode happened the way he remembers them is debatable. Another necessity the episode had to fulfill was to include the winner of Blue Peter 's "Design a Doctor Who Monster" competition. The winner, the Abzorbaloff, was designed by nine-year-old William Grantham. Davies said of the monster, "I thought

381-521: A Dalek correctly. The word "Dalek" has entered dictionaries, including the Oxford English Dictionary . In the series' revival in 2005, the Daleks were initially not going to appear, with drafts of the scripts not featuring them being made if the development team was unable to use them. This was due to issues in negotiations with Nation's estate after his death in 1997, with the estate not trusting

508-667: A Drashig being pulled through time via a device known as a Time Scoop . The Drashig was sent to kill the Fifth and Eighth Doctors, but the pair reversed the Scoop, sending the Drashig to kill the one who initially used the Scoop. Another audio drama, titled Planet of the Drashigs , was also released in 2019. The Fourth Doctor encountered them on a planetoid known as "DrashigWorld," a theme park where various species of Drashig are on display. The creator of

635-574: A bit of a monster and a bit of a thrill and a bit of the Doctor, so it still delivers as normal Doctor Who . But just as you think you know everything this programme can do, this puts a little bit of spin on it." The episode had the working title of "I Love the Doctor". The acronym "LINDA" was previously used on the British children's television programme Why Don't You? , which featured the "Liverpool Investigation 'N' Detective Agency". Russell T Davies worked on

762-584: A derogatory term in their culture) are a humanoid race seen in Frontier in Space (1973). Common interstellar travel and attempts at colonization have brought them into frequent and occasionally hostile contact with humans, leading to a treaty establishing a frontier between the two empires. Antagonist the Master attempted to trick the two sides into thinking the other broke the treaty in order to provoke galactic war, but after

889-411: A hint to the absorbed members of LINDA. In response, the absorbed members collectively use their willpower to suppress the Abzorbaloff, who ends up dropping his cane. At Ursula's prompting, Elton breaks the cane, which causes the Abzorbaloff to melt into the ground. The Doctor then recalls his first encounter with Elton, and explains that he was at Elton's house years ago tracking an elemental shade, but he

1016-459: A hologram programmed by the Doctor herself in ("The Power of the Doctor") (2022). He also appeared as a hologram to an older Tegan and he said he never forgot her. The Fifth Doctor's chosen mode of dress was a variation of an Edwardian cricketer's kit , and he was even seen to carry a cricket ball in one of his pockets (which saved his life in one adventure). He wore a cream-coloured frock coat , striped trousers, plimsoll shoes , and occasionally

1143-454: A hospital near the city of New New York, where they test on human subjects by infecting them with every disease in order to concoct cures for them. The subjects later escape, infecting many in the hospital, including several of the Sisters. The Tenth Doctor later develops a cure for the infected, and the Sisters are arrested. In " Gridlock " (2007), most of New New York is killed by a plague, leaving

1270-590: A love life" was criticised by some commentators, who felt that the resultant implication of having oral sex with a paving slab was unsuitable for Doctor Who ' s large family audience; others, however, dismissed this dialogue as a harmless joke that children would not understand. "Love & Monsters" was placed in 153rd position in Doctor Who Magazine 's Mighty 200 reader survey in 2009, which ranked every Doctor Who story to that point in order of preference. Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor

1397-424: A massive explosion on their home planet. As a result, their scientists created a device that would allow them to adopt the identities of other beings. In the late 1960s, they ran a fake airline, Chameleon Tours, to kidnap human subjects for that purpose. The Second Doctor was able to convince them to seek another solution. The Chameleons later re-appeared in the spin-off book Short Trips and Side Steps , appearing in

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1524-447: A meeting and points out that LINDA has lost focus. He reinvigorates the group's efforts to locate the Doctor and Rose by teaching them spying techniques. Elton is given the task of getting close to Rose's mother Jackie . He manages to meet Jackie and is invited to her apartment. She tries and fails to seduce him, but when she finds a picture of Rose in Elton's jacket and realises he is after

1651-521: A melancholy feel, an emptiness in the world around our characters – big urban spaces that once may have been full of life, but now lay abandoned, rusting, decayed. Amidst this, Elton and his fragile group of friends would almost feel cast adrift – increasingly vulnerable as they are led astray by the sinister Victor Kennedy." The episode features the songs " Mr. Blue Sky ", " Don't Bring Me Down ", and " Turn to Stone " by Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Elton's favourite band. "Love & Monsters"

1778-455: A new cricket sweater; procuring a new hat with the original band added; and Davison wearing the trousers that were originally altered for Colin Baker in the final scene of The Caves of Androzani . The Fifth Doctor was first seen on television in the last episode of Logopolis , broadcast on 21 March 1981. Davison played the role through the 19th and 20th seasons of Doctor Who , including

1905-557: A pair of spectacles . He frequently wore an optimo-style Panama hat that had a red band with a black and white pattern, which he would roll up and place in an inside coat pocket. The Tenth Doctor , who inherited various traits from this incarnation such as spectacle use, revealed in " Time Crash " that the spectacles were not actually needed to aid the Doctor's eyesight but were just for show to make him look clever (perhaps to counter his youthful appearance), although in Four to Doomsday , he makes

2032-582: A prison using the power of words and witchcraft . They attempt to manipulate William Shakespeare into writing the key to their escape into Love's Labour's Won , but the Tenth Doctor and Shakespeare were able to reverse the process, sending the Carrionites back into their prison and trapping Lilith, Bloodtide, and Doomfinger into a crystal ball . They reappeared, this time facing against the Sixth Doctor , in

2159-576: A remark about being a bit short-sighted in one eye when questioned about the contents of his pockets, which included the aforementioned cricket ball, a book (The TARDIS Manual) and a magnifying glass. The Fifth Doctor's costume also retained red question marks embroidered onto the collar, which producer John Nathan-Turner added to the Fourth Doctor 's costume in 1980. The Fifth Doctor displayed an unusually acute sense of taste in Planet of Fire , also inherited by

2286-521: A reptilian species encountered in the serial Timelash (1985). A villain known as the Borad seeks to start a war between them and the people of Karfel. The Sixth Doctor is able to thwart the plot. The Bandril Ambassador that appears in the episode was portrayed by actor Martin Gower. The Boneless are a group of creatures that hailed from a two-dimensional universe, seen in " Flatline " (2014). The Boneless harness

2413-661: A shared mental communication caused by the kidnapped readers' love of comic books, the Twelfth Doctor is able to use the power in the communication to free the readers and send the Boneless back to their home dimension. The Carrionites are creatures who hail from "The Dark Times," a time before the universe, and fought against the Time Lords in the past. They appear in " The Shakespeare Code " (2007). Three Carrionites- Bloodtide, Doomfinger, and Lilith- attempt to release their species from

2540-706: A short story in the book titled Face Value . In the story, the Chameleons began to infiltrate and replace the people of the planet Krennos after their last defeat by the Second Doctor. The Sixth Doctor discovered their plan and put a stop to it. Cheetah People are feline humanoids greatly resembling cheetahs who enjoy hunting humans; the Doctor and the Master encountered them in Survival (1989). The Cheetah People were once humanoids resembling humans, but they made bonds with cat-like creatures known as Kitlings, which caused

2667-504: A single eye, exposed brain and many tentacles. The Daleks acted as a highly recurring foe during Doctor Who 's classic era, and were among its most popular. During the 1960s, public popularity for the Daleks was high, with this era being referred to as "Dalekmania." Despite The Beatles going on-air during the Daleks' second appearance, the return of the Daleks saw a higher viewer count. The Daleks were merchandised heavily during this period and grew wildly popular. Dalekmania declined following

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2794-628: A story that had a good reason to keep the Doctor and Rose out. Davies was inspired by the Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode " The Zeppo " and the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode " Lower Decks ", both of which focused on atypical characters. Davies described the episode, "It's an experimental script. Not so experimental that people will run away screaming from Saturday-night BBC1, because you can experiment too much. People still want

2921-452: Is an incarnation of the Doctor , the protagonist of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who . He is portrayed by Peter Davison . Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in the TARDIS , frequently with companions . At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates ; as a result,

3048-540: Is any celery handy after being subjected to a decontamination process intended for humans (which proved potentially lethal to a Time Lord biology). The Tenth Doctor poked fun at the celery in "Time Crash", describing it as a "decorative vegetable". Peter Davison stated in an interview on the DVD of Castrovalva that he thought the clothes he wore were far too "designed" and that he would have still kept them, but wanted to add some individual flair to them, as other actors portraying

3175-477: Is based is a large, hairy beast with a single horn. Hunted to near extinction, one Aggedor beast roamed the tunnels below the citadel and, at one stage, was used to judge prisoners who were cast into a pit to face the Judgement of Aggedor. Peladon's High Priest, Hepesh, secretly captured a remaining Aggedor, and used it to attempt to generate superstition about the "curse" of Aggedor in order to stop Peladon from joining

3302-645: Is illegal under the laws of the Shadow Proclamation, an inter-galactic law body, and the Adipose abandoned Foster to die in order to hide their crimes, taking the infant Adipose with them. In the parallel universe created in " Turn Left " (2008), in which The Doctor is killed fighting another alien menace prior to encountering the Adipose, the Adipose incident happened in America instead of the United Kingdom, as London

3429-459: Is the tenth episode of the second series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who , which was first broadcast on BBC One on 17 June 2006. It was written by executive producer and lead writer Russell T Davies and directed by Dan Zeff . The episode is set in London. In the episode, a human called Elton Pope ( Marc Warren ) joins a group of people who have a shared interest in

3556-509: The Buccaneer , allied with the Doctor to stop Wrack from winning, with the Doctor killing her and her first mate, allowing him to win the race and stop the Eternals from claiming Enlightenment. Though the Eternals were referenced in the revived series, they did not re-appear physically until " Can You Hear Me? " (2020), in which a pair named Zellin and Rakaya appear as the primary antagonists. Rakaya

3683-661: The Cybermat , small cybernetic creatures used by the Cybermen first seen in The Tomb of the Cybermen and the Cybershades , a sub-species of Cybermen, seen in the 2008 Christmas special, " The Next Doctor ". A race of humanoids from the planet Dæmos, seen in The Dæmons (1971). They resemble demons, and inspired the concept of demons in humanity. The Dæmons have great power, and the antagonist

3810-855: The Eleventh Doctor , Amy Pond , and Rory Williams , killing the latter, before Amy kills both her and the Doctor in the dream world, ending the threat of the Eknodine. The Eternals are a race of cosmic beings first introduced in Enlightenment (1983). The Eternals live outside of time, in the realm of eternity. They consider the mortal inhabitants of the universe to be "Ephemerals." The Eternals are powerful enough to manipulate matter, creating objects out of thin air; they also read minds effortlessly through telepathy. They lack imagination and creativity, stating that they were empty and lost without Ephemeral thought to entertain and challenge them. In Enlightenment,

3937-651: The Fifth Doctor ended up encountering a group of Eternals, who sought to win the "Enlightenment" from the Black and White Guardians in a competition between themselves. The Eternals captured many residents of the universe to participate in the competition, with the Doctor attempting to stop the competition. An Eternal naming themselves Captain Wrack is able to pull ahead in the competition, which involves many spaceships based off boats racing to see who would make it to victory. A rival ship,

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4064-615: The Fourth Doctor , and the BBC had announced that he was leaving the role, the show's producers decided that the next Doctor was to be played by someone who presented something of a physical contrast to Baker and by an actor who was already firmly established in the British public's mind. Peter Davison was chosen due to his critically acclaimed role as Tristan Farnon in the BBC series All Creatures Great and Small which had Doctor Who producer John Nathan-Turner as line producer . The Fifth Doctor's era

4191-400: The Fourth Doctor . Producer John Nathan-Turner brought the Cybermen back for the serial Earthshock (1982), wanting to feature a returning antagonist but not wanting to use the Daleks. Turner kept the reveal of the Cybermen a secret from the public prior to the airing of the episode, after which they reprised their role as consistent antagonists until the series' cancellation in 1989. In

4318-745: The Master , Cybermen , Omega , the Black and White Guardians , and the Silurians . The Fourth Doctor was seriously injured after falling off the Pharos Project Radio Telescope so he merged with a future incarnation of himself called the Watcher and regenerated into his new youthful fifth incarnation. The regeneration was difficult, and nearly failed, with the Doctor briefly taking on personality aspects from his four previous incarnations. After recovering in

4445-513: The Tenth Doctor , Eleventh Doctor and the Thirteenth Doctor . On his left lapel, this Doctor wore a celery stalk. He claimed in The Caves of Androzani that the celery would turn purple in the presence of certain gases in the "Praxis" range to which he was allergic, although this allergy was not mentioned by any incarnations before or since. He said that if that happened, he would then eat

4572-449: The 2010 comic strip "The Golden Ones," published by Panini Publishing . In an attempt by Axos to free itself and resume its feeding following The Claws of Axos , it distributes an energy drink as part of branding for the fictional television show "Goruda," causing the children to become Axons. These Axons begin to rampage across Tokyo until the Eleventh Doctor defeats Axos, which causes the children to return to normal. The Bandrils are

4699-461: The 20th anniversary special " The Five Doctors ". Patrick Troughton (who had played the Second Doctor ) reportedly advised Davison to move on from the role after three years to avoid becoming typecast, and acting on this advice Davison informed producer John Nathan-Turner that he would leave after the 21st season. In a break from recent tradition, Nathan-Turner decided to regenerate the Doctor in

4826-447: The Abzorbaloff was brilliant. It touches people, absorbs them and their face actually appears in the body — terrifying." According to producer Phil Collinson , Grantham was disappointed with the rendering of the monster because he had envisaged it being "the size of a double-decker bus ", but the production team was never informed of this. Grantham, who subsequently went on to become gaming YouTuber 'Channel Pup', fondly recounted

4953-513: The BBC with the Daleks and the BBC not offering the same editorial control Nation had once had in the past. The BBC and Nation estate eventually came to an agreement, leading to the return of the Daleks in the episode " Dalek " (2005). In the revived series, the Daleks fought the Doctor's species, the Time Lords , in a conflict known as the Time War , which resulted in the destruction of the Daleks and

5080-619: The Black Guardian's influence, and continued to travel with the Doctor and Tegan. Landing in the reign of King John ( The King's Demons ), the crew again encountered the Master, who was using a shape-shifting robot Kamelion to impersonate the King. However, the Doctor helped Kamelion to regain his free will and the robot joined him in his travels (although he rarely left the TARDIS). The Doctor met three of his previous incarnations when they were summoned to

5207-499: The Cybermen took control of the planet, and allied with the mercenary Lytton in order to defeat them. The Cryons were later destroyed by an attack by the Cybermen. Director Matthew Robinson elected to make the Cryons an all-female race, as otherwise Attack of the Cybermen would have had an all-male cast barring the Sixth Doctor 's companion Peri Brown . Sarah Berger, Esther Frued, Faith Brown, and Sarah Greene all portrayed various Cryons in

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5334-406: The Daleks ), and Turlough returned to his home planet of Trion in the company of his younger brother, as well as other exiles of Trion, from the planet Sarn. The Doctor was eventually forced to destroy Kamelion, when the Master used his mental connection to the robot to regain control of him, a process the robot realised was irreversible ( Planet of Fire ). Ultimately ( The Caves of Androzani ),

5461-520: The Daleks came from watching a dance troupe on television, as their long skirts gave the impression that they glided across the stage. Nation additionally pulled from the cultural memory of World War II and the Nazis in designing the Daleks, and acted as an allegory for the Nazis. Cusick was only given an hour to work on the design for the Daleks, and was inspired by a pepper pot on the table. The in-human aspects of

5588-479: The Daleks existed throughout the series, including a variant known as the "Special Weapons Dalek." The Daleks' voice has a harsh, staccato delivery. Actors Peter Hawkins and David Graham designed the voices for the Daleks and voiced them, with the voices further processed by Brian Hodgson in the BBC Radiophonic Workshop . Other actors to portray the Daleks include Roy Skelton and Nicholas Briggs ,

5715-662: The Death Zone on Gallifrey by president Borusa , who was attempting to gain Rassilon 's secret of immortality. After further adventures in which the Doctor re-encountered old foes, including the Silurians and the Sea Devils ( Warriors of the Deep ), both Tegan and Turlough left the TARDIS. Tegan would find the death and violence they encountered on their travels too much to bear ( Resurrection of

5842-646: The Doctor have done in the past. In an interview with BBC Breakfast in July 2011, Davison stated that the cricket jumper was his idea, as the producers wanted something that conveyed both action and eccentricity. During production of the mini-episode " Time Crash ", it was necessary to reassemble the Fifth Doctor's costume; this was accomplished through borrowing various items from the Doctor Who exhibition in Blackpool ; knitting

5969-466: The Doctor met a new companion , an alien boy stranded on Earth by the name of Vislor Turlough , he did not know that Turlough had been commissioned by the Black Guardian to kill him. Soon after, Nyssa left to help cure Lazar's Disease on the space station Terminus . After meeting the entities known as Eternals racing in yacht-like spacecraft for the prize of " Enlightenment ", Turlough broke free from

6096-464: The Doctor's knowledge. It is killed when Elton Pope, a member of L.I.N.D.A, broke its cane, causing the Earth to absorb it. The Abzorbaloff was created by nine-year old William Grantham, who won a Blue Peter contest to have a monster created by a child appear on the show. Grantham originally envisioned the Abzorbaloff to be much bigger and fueled by rage, being unable to speak, though he was satisfied with

6223-449: The Doctor, she demands that he leave her alone. Meanwhile, Bridget and Bliss disappear from the group unexpectedly. After a meeting, Elton, Ursula, and Mr Skinner stage a walkout. Victor persuades Mr Skinner to remain behind, but Elton and Ursula leave. Ursula realizes she carelessly forgot her phone, and she returns with Elton only to discover that Victor is an alien, whom Elton dubs an Abzorbaloff. The Abzorbaloff reveals that he has absorbed

6350-506: The Earth by distributing Axonite, actually pieces of a single creature named Axos; they were encountered in The Claws of Axos (1971). They pose as a friendly family who wished to aid humanity, but are able to shapeshift into monstrous forms in order to aid Axos. The Axons are later trapped in a time loop alongside Axos. The Axons are portrayed by Bernard Holley, Patricia Gordino, John Hicks, and Debbie Lee London. The Axons later re-appeared in

6477-476: The Fifth Doctor and his last companion Peri Brown were exposed to the drug spectrox in its deadly toxic raw form on Androzani Minor. With only one dose of the antidote available, he nobly sacrificed his own existence to save Peri, expressing doubt for the first time that regeneration might be possible this time, then regenerating into the Sixth Doctor . A sketch of the Fifth Doctor is seen in John Smith 's book in

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6604-626: The Fifth Doctor piloted his TARDIS along with the rest of his first 13 incarnations to freeze Gallifrey in a single moment in time and save it from the extinction-level aftermath of the Time War (" The Day of the Doctor ") An aged Fifth Doctor appeared as one of the “Guardians of the Edge” in an afterlife, inside the Doctor’s mind in the final Thirteenth Doctor special, to the Thirteenth Doctor as well as being

6731-736: The Galactic Federation, an intergalactic alliance of planets. The Aggedor killed Hepesh, and the same Aggedor later returned in The Monster of Peladon (1974). In both of Aggedor's appearances, Aggedor is portrayed by actor Nick Hobbs. In the audio story The Bride of Peladon , after the death of the original Aggedor, it was revealed the Aggedor had a child, which remained hidden for many years. The Fifth Doctor mind-controlled this Aggedor to aid them, after which it gave birth to many baby Aggedors. The golden-skinned humanoid Axons attempt to take over

6858-583: The Loch Ness Monster rising from the Thames ( Terror of the Zygons ). Prior to the revival of Doctor Who , Davies had considered pitching this story idea to Doctor Who Magazine as a comics story. Davies had also considered making the viewpoint character of the story a woman but felt that he already had enough focus on female guest characters that series. Davies wanted Elton to be a "normal guy" and not geeky with

6985-462: The Master attempts to obtain the power of a Dæmon named Azal. Azal is the last of his kind, and eventually decides to give his power to the Master as he threatens to kill the Third Doctor . The Doctor's companion, Jo Grant , steps in the way in an act of self-sacrifice. This confuses Azal due to its illogical nature, causing his powers to reverse on him, killing him. Another Dæmon later appeared in

7112-611: The Rills, a physically repulsive race, who offered aid but were rejected. The Drahvin attempted to kill the Rills, but were stopped from doing so by the First Doctor , and were killed when the planet was destroyed. The Drahvin appeared in the 2010 spin-off audio drama The Suffering , which detailed the Drahvin's past. The Drahvin were once ruled by a patriarchal shared mind, with one female Drahvin being able to allow other female Drahvin to enter

7239-415: The Tenth Doctor in saving the Shadow Architect, head of the Shadow Proclamation, an intergalactic police body who had arrested them before. The Draconian was freed and later attended peace talks with the other delegates. The Drahvin are a group of aggressive female aliens first seen in Galaxy 4 (1965). In the serial, a group of Drahvin were stranded on a planet that was soon to die. They were trapped with

7366-418: The Tenth Doctor, remembering the event, knew how to stop it because he recalled watching himself correct the mistake when he was the Fifth Doctor. (" Time Crash ") When entering the Doctor's time stream in " The Name of the Doctor ", Clara Oswald saves the Fifth Doctor (who doesn't notice her) from the Great Intelligence (having entered his time stream prior to her). At another unknown point in his life,

7493-438: The Time Lords alike, with the Doctor the sole survivor. The Doctor eventually comes into contact with Dalek survivors as the series progresses, and the Daleks are eventually revived in the episode " Victory of the Daleks " (2010). The Daleks have since gone on to be recurring antagonists in the series. The Daleks were briefly re-designed following "Victory of the Daleks," gaining six roles with multiple colours. Writer Mark Gatiss

7620-444: The age of 56, appeared alongside Tenth Doctor David Tennant in a Doctor Who special for Children in Need , written by Steven Moffat and titled " Time Crash ". Images of the Fifth Doctor are shown, alongside other incarnations, in the episodes " The Next Doctor " (2008) and " The Eleventh Hour " (2010). He also appears in " The Day of the Doctor " (2013), via archival clips. In 2022, Davison returned to play The Fifth Doctor in

7747-440: The airing of The Daleks' Master Plan , a twelve part serial. Two movie spin-offs of Dalek serials, starring actor Peter Cushing as the Doctor , titled Dr. Who and the Daleks and Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. , were adaptations of other Dalek serials and produced at the highlight of Dalekmania. The Daleks were created by Terry Nation and designed by the BBC designer Raymond Cusick . Nation's design inspiration for

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7874-567: The alien time traveller the Tenth Doctor ( David Tennant ) and his ship the TARDIS . The group is joined and taken over by Victor Kennedy ( Peter Kay ), an alien who has a darker interest in the Doctor and seeks to absorb his physical body and knowledge. Due to the addition of a Christmas special in the production schedule, an episode had to be "double banked" (shot at the same time as another episode ) with another story (in this case " The Impossible Planet " and " The Satan Pit ") for production to finish on time. With "Love & Monsters", Davies

8001-407: The audio drama The Carrionite Curse . The Catkind are felines in the future that have evolved into humanoids, first seen in " New Earth " (2006). The Catkind have hair-covered bodies, feline facial features and retractable claws. Their young resemble typical domestic kittens, with humanoid features emerging after ten months. In "New Earth", a group of Catkind called the Sisters of Plenitude run

8128-399: The celery, adding "if nothing else, I'm sure it's good for my teeth." In the same story, while attempting to revive a feverish Peri from spectrox toxaemia, he had noted that celery was an "excellent restorative from where I come from," but that the human olfactory system was "comparatively feeble." Supporting this assertion, in the 2010 episode " Cold Blood ", the Eleventh Doctor asks if there

8255-408: The crowd shots of Adipose. Special effects department The Mill created two types of Adipose for filming. Adipose with artificial intelligence, who independently moved, were used for larger crowd shots, as well as " hero " Adipose, which were animated by hand. Aggedor is the Sacred Royal Beast of the planet Peladon, first seen in The Curse of Peladon (1972). The real creature upon which the legend

8382-437: The death of his son. The Abzorbaloff summons an alien known as the "Krakanord" to defeat the Doctor, but it kills the Abzorbaloff due to the Abzorbaloff's mistreatment of it. Grantham returned to direct and animate the short, and also judged the monster design competition that created the Krakanord. The Adipose are aliens composed of living fat, featured in the episode " Partners in Crime " (2008). Their breeding world, Adipose 3,

8509-489: The deity. After Kronos destroyed Atlantis, the Third Doctor was able to free Kronos, thwarting the Master's plans. The Chronovores re-appeared in the book The Quantum Archangel , in which Kronos sought revenge against the Master and tricked him into cutting off a point in the dimensions known as the Lux Aeterna. This created the Quantum Archangel, which, in order to satisfy the desires of every human on Earth, created seven billion alternate realities. The Chronovores swarmed

8636-495: The design were considered a large part of what made the Daleks a success. The Daleks use physical props, which are operated from the inside by actors, who manipulated aspects such as the eyestalks and appendages, and physically moved the props. For the 2019 episode " Resolution ," a fully remote controlled prop was created for the Dalek. Notable Dalek operators include John Scott Martin , Barnaby Edwards , Nicholas Pegg , Jon Davey, Tony Starr, and Cy Town. Several variant designs for

8763-450: The emotions the actors were able to convey, and which she believed particularly weakened the lesbian subtext between Ace and one of the Cheetah People. Chronovores are glowing white creatures that live outside time; the Doctor encountered one, Kronos, in The Time Monster (1972). The Master attempted to use Kronos for one of his schemes, infiltrating the lost kingdom of Atlantis , which worshipped Kronos, in order to revive and control

8890-462: The end of the audio drama. The Faction Paradox short-story anthology, The Book of Peace , released in 2018, depicted the Drashigs' creation in the short story Daring Initiation . The Drashigs in this story were the result of genetic mutation in humans who were exposed to radiation when stranded on an alien planet. Some of these mutated humans' eggs were sent back in time, creating the Drashigs. The book The Eight Doctors , published in 1997, depicted

9017-448: The energy from the TARDIS , the Doctor's ship, in an attempt to infiltrate the Doctor's universe. Clara Oswald and a community service worker named Rigsy are able to trick the Boneless into restoring the TARDIS, allowing the Doctor to send them back to their home dimension. The Boneless later appeared in the comic story The Fourth Wall , published by Titan Comics . The Boneless use comic books to trap readers in their realm. Utilizing

9144-405: The episode ranged from "Kay's overacting and the silly Slitheen-esque monster to annoyance at how, well, lame the members of LINDA are." Louisa Pearson of The Scotsman noted that hardcore fans would dislike the comedy and the " panto " performance of Kay, but commented, "It's true, this episode came close to being a spoof, but it was actually quite nice to have a rest from the Doctor. Even saving

9271-488: The episode. The original Cybermen were a race of humanoids originating on Earth's twin planet Mondas , first seen in The Tenth Planet (1966). As they implanted more and more artificial parts into their bodies as a means of self-preservation, they became coldly logical and calculating, with emotion all but deleted from their minds. The Cyberman concept was created by Dr. Kit Pedler (the unofficial scientific advisor to

9398-501: The experience in a 2021 retrospective. He was given a set visit and was treated well by the cast and crew, even crediting it with inspiring a career in media. Peter Kay had written a letter to Davies after the new series began in June 2005, and Davies replied to him in September offering a guest spot in an episode. Kay was originally offered the part of Elton, but he felt the "UFO-spotter type"

9525-404: The fictional city Castrovalva (actually an elaborate trap created by his arch-enemy the Master ), he continued his travels with Adric , Tegan Jovanka and Nyssa . Initially his travels centred on getting Tegan back to Heathrow Airport in time for her first day as an airhostess, but the TARDIS repeatedly missed this destination and Tegan eventually decided to stay in the TARDIS. After trips to

9652-451: The final version seen on screen. The Abzorbaloff was portrayed on-screen by comedian Peter Kay . A short direct sequel to "Love & Monsters", titled " The Genuine Article" was released as part of a tie-in with a watch-along for "Love & Monsters" held during the COVID-19 pandemic . The video depicts the Abzorbaloff's father attacking the Tenth Doctor in an attempt to get revenge for

9779-447: The form of a AI hologram of The Doctor where he was reunited with his former companion Tegan Jovanka , and as a fragmented projection of The Doctor's psyche in " The Power of the Doctor " alongside the Sixth Doctor , Seventh Doctor and Eighth Doctor . In 2023, Davison returned to the role again in Tales of the TARDIS , when he and Tegan were reunited a second time to remember the events of

9906-566: The future and the past encountering villains such as Monarch and the Mara , the Fifth Doctor was confronted with tragedy when Adric died trying to stop a space freighter from crashing into prehistoric Earth ( Earthshock ). Following Adric's death, the TARDIS accidentally arrived at Heathrow airport ( Time-Flight ). Here the Doctor and Nyssa left Tegan assuming she would want to stay (when in fact she did not any more). The Doctor and Nyssa then travelled together for an unspecified amount of time before

10033-472: The heads. The documentary Destroy All Monsters! , released as part of the 2011 DVD release of Carnival of Monsters , detailed several aspects of the Drashigs' production. The Drashigs' name was an anagram of "dish rag" due to dish rags being used as an eyeline for the actors when filming scenes in which they encountered Drashigs. The Drashigs' roars were created by reversing the sound of a car tire screeching backwards. Drashigs re-appear in spin-off material for

10160-496: The latter of whom voices the Daleks in the revived series. Briggs uses a voice modulator to perform the Daleks, and had previously performed as the Daleks in the Big Finish Productions audio dramas featuring them. Upon the airing of The Daleks , Nation received large amounts of letters from children who watched the series, inquiring about the Daleks. The popularity of the Daleks ensured the survival of Doctor Who , which

10287-630: The mind. The Drahvin was killed, but her shared connection to the female Drahvin let her overthrow the patriarchy and institute a matriarchy . Following her tyrannical rule over the Drahvin, she was deposed and her body was sent into space. In the audio drama, the Drahvin attempted to cause an uprising at a suffragette rally, but was stopped by the First Doctor and his companions. Drashigs are huge, aggressive and hungry creatures with caterpillar bodies and dragon heads, seen in Carnival of Monsters (1973). In

10414-460: The most personal." While Setchfield was not a fan of Kay, he found his performance in this episode funny. IGN 's Ahsan Haque gave the episode a score of 9.5 out of 10, particularly praising the dialogue. However, he felt that some of the sadder aspects "seemed out of place in what should have been a purely light-hearted comedic episode". Slant Magazine reviewer Ross Ruediger was positive towards "Love & Monsters", saying that "there's no reason

10541-510: The new series episode " Human Nature " (2007). Visions of the Fifth Doctor (alongside other past Doctors) appear in " The Next Doctor " (2008) and " The Eleventh Hour " (2010). Somewhere in his life he crashed his TARDIS into the TARDIS of the Tenth Doctor and consequently nearly opened a "Belgium-sized" black hole because of the paradox caused, which the Tenth Doctor also uses to explain the notably aged appearance of his former self. However,

10668-526: The nineteenth century. The Fifteenth Doctor is able to trap the Chuldur within a sealing device, which banished them to another dimension, but at the sacrifice of Rogue, a bounty hunter the Doctor had fallen in love with. Cryons are a species of alien first seen in Attack of the Cybermen (1985). Cryons appear to be an all female race who cannot exist at temperatures above zero degrees. The Cryons lived on Telos until

10795-514: The novel Mutually Assured Domination , published in 2015, where they set up the company Dominex Industries in order to harness nuclear waste to power their fleets, only to be defeated by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart . The audio drama Time in Office later depicted the Dominators attempting to conquer the Doctor's home planet of Gallifrey , though they were thwarted. The Draconians (also called Dragons,

10922-727: The only survivors in the Under City and Motorway. A Cat Person, Thomas Kincade Brannigan, is encountered by the Tenth Doctor, and has a human wife and a litter of kittens. Additionally, a surviving member of the Sisters of Plentitude, Novice Hame, appears, who survived the plague via the protection of the Face of Boe . She aids the Tenth Doctor in opening the Motorway. Hame was portrayed by actress Anna Hope . Brannigan has several kitten offspring who appear in "Gridlock," who were portrayed by real-life kittens. A short scene, titled " The Secret of Novice Hame"

11049-462: The original fifth planet of our solar system, which they eventually wiped of all other life; so dangerous were they that the Time Lords moved the planet into a time loop. Somehow, though, the Fendahl managed to eject a skull, which passed through space (seriously harming life on Mars as it passed) to land on Earth, where its powers helped shape humanity, a new vessel for the Fendahl. Ages later, that skull

11176-564: The park attempted to use it as a ploy to discover what it is like to be a Drashig by connecting to the Drashigs' brain waves. The Drashigs break free, but the Doctor is able to evacuate the survivors before the Drashigs are able to kill everyone. The Eknodine are a parasitic life form seen in " Amy's Choice " (2010). In the dream world created by the Dream Lord , the Eknodine reside in the bodies of elderly residents in Leadworth . The Eknodine attack

11303-458: The people to mutate into more wild creatures. The Cheetah People frequently fought each other, which weakened their home planet and caused it to slowly reach a breaking point. The Master became stranded on the planet, and slowly began to mutate as well. He attempted to use the Cheetah People to escape, kidnapping several of Ace 's friends and mutating them into Cheetah People. The Seventh Doctor

11430-759: The physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Preceded in regeneration by the Fourth Doctor ( Tom Baker ), he is followed by the Sixth Doctor ( Colin Baker ). Davison portrays the Fifth Doctor as having a vulnerable side and a tendency towards indecisiveness, dressed as a boyish Edwardian cricketer. He travelled with a host of companions, including boy genius Adric ( Matthew Waterhouse ), alien aristocrat Nyssa ( Sarah Sutton ) and Australian flight attendant Tegan Jovanka ( Janet Fielding ), who had travelled with his previous incarnation . He also shared later adventures alongside devious schoolboy Vislor Turlough ( Mark Strickson ) and American college student Peri Brown ( Nicola Bryant ). After Tom Baker ,

11557-560: The planet Catastrophea. They attempted to intervene, but after an uprising by the planet's natives, the Draconians and humans work together to make sure all inhabitants from both sides are able to evacuate the planet, with both choosing to leave the planet alone. The 2009 comic story Fugitive featured a Draconian delegate, who was arrested alongside the Tenth Doctor and delegates from the Ogron and Sontaran species. The Draconian delegate later aided

11684-624: The planet Dulkis utilizing their robotic servants the Quarks , but were thwarted by the Second Doctor . The Dominators later appeared in various pieces of spin-off material. The comic Quiet on the Set , released in 2013 by IDW Publishing , depicted the Tenth Doctor fighting the Dominators in Hollywood, Los Angeles , where they attempted to make a movie that would spread subliminal messaging to turn humanity into an ideal labor force for them. They re-appeared in

11811-603: The planet and began to feed on the Earth, acting like parasites to prolong their meal. Kronos sacrificed itself in order to stop this, freeing the Lux Aeterna and causing the Chronovores to return to their dimension. The Chuldur are a race of shape shifting bird-like aliens who appeared in the Fifteenth Doctor story " Rogue " (2024). The Chuldur appeared in 1813, where they infiltrated a ball in order to "cosplay" as those from

11938-437: The production team to find replacement antagonists due to the Daleks being planned to be featured in an American television series at the time. The Cybermen's design would change frequently from episode to episode, and grew more mechanical and bulky in design. Despite their popularity, the Cybermen were not brought back for any episode starring Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor , and only had one appearance alongside Tom Baker as

12065-459: The production was "double banked" with " The Impossible Planet "/" The Satan Pit " so Tennant and Piper could film those episodes while another unit worked on "Love & Monsters". The "Doctor-lite" (and sometimes "companion-lite") structure has continued as a tradition, producing episodes such as " Blink " (2007), " Turn Left " (2008), and " The Girl Who Waited " (2011). As such, executive producer and writer Russell T Davies had to come up with

12192-586: The programme) and Gerry Davis in 1966, based around the ideas of the ethical issues present in innovations in prosthesis . The Cybermen were portrayed by tall actors in order to portray the Cybermen's menace, with the actors being over six feet in height. The costumes were hot and bulky, and it was difficult for the actors to see. These initial Cybermen used cloth masks, and had a zombie-like appearance, with flesh-based hands. They additionally had individual names. The Cybermen were brought back as recurring antagonists in other serials following this, and were an effort by

12319-406: The renegade Time Lord Omega , attempting to return to the universe, temporally bonded himself to the Doctor ( Arc of Infinity ). Faced with this threat, the Time Lords were forced to attempt executing the Doctor, but he eventually tracked Omega to Amsterdam where he defeated him and re-encountered Tegan (who having now lost her job, had no second thoughts about rejoining the TARDIS crew). When

12446-434: The rest of LINDA and wishes to also absorb the Doctor to gain his accumulated experience and knowledge. Ursula is absorbed, and the Abzorbaloff chases after Elton. Elton is cornered in a dead end alley. As he resigns himself to being absorbed, the Doctor and Rose emerge from the TARDIS nearby. The Abzorbaloff attempts to ransom Elton in exchange for the Doctor, but the Doctor feigns disinterest in Elton's fate, while dropping

12573-408: The same man in his house when he was a child. Elton and Ursula, with three others (Bridget, Bliss and Mr. Skinner), form a group who have similarly encountered the Doctor, known as LINDA (London Investigation 'N' Detective Agency). LINDA meets in a library basement to discuss their experiences, but soon their meetings become more social in nature. One day a man by the name of Victor Kennedy interrupts

12700-501: The season's penultimate story, to introduce the Sixth Doctor to audiences before the seasonal break. Davison's last regular appearance as the Fifth Doctor was in the last episode of The Caves of Androzani , broadcast on 16 March 1984. Davison returned to the role briefly in the 1993 charity special Dimensions in Time . Beginning in 1999, he recorded a series of Doctor Who radio dramas for Big Finish Productions . In 2007, Davison, at

12827-491: The second Doctor Who serial. The Daleks were created by a scientist named Davros as a way to survive and win a war between themselves and a species known as the Thals. They are life-long enemies of The Doctor , and he is the only being whom they fear. The Daleks see themselves as the superior lifeforms in the universe, and seek to eliminate all other life for being "impure." The creatures inside of their casings resemble squids, with

12954-598: The serial, the Drashigs were captured inside a "Miniscope," a device which kept various species trapped in miniature versions of their natural environments for entertainment. The Drashigs damage the circuitry of the Miniscope, while a group known as the Tribunal attempts to free them to cause chaos. The Drashigs kill the rogue Tribunal members, and are returned home from the Miniscope at the episode's conclusion. The Drashigs in this episode utilized puppets, with fox skulls being used for

13081-483: The series can't do something this quirky and beautiful when an inspired mind conjures up such a scenario." Ruediger commented on the truths of meeting other fans on the Internet and praised the depth of Jackie's character. In 2011, SFX named "Love & Monsters" as one of the best Sci-Fi TV Mockumentaries, saying that it worked as an example of the genre and was not too bad on rewatch. The article noted that criticisms of

13208-575: The series for some years. According to Davies, in an early draft, Elton would have been witness to more events in Doctor Who history: in this draft, Elton's third birthday party was evacuated because of the Dalek invasion of Shoreditch ( Remembrance of the Daleks ), his mother was killed by a plastic daffodil ( Terror of the Autons ) instead of an elemental shade, and he also would have been one of those who saw

13335-399: The series. The Drashigs, still trapped in the Miniscope following Carnival of Monsters , re-appeared in the 2019 audio drama Peepshow , where recurring character River Song encountered them. Due to the lack of food in the Miniscope, she was able to use the Drashigs to kill several antagonist groups in the Miniscope trying to kill her. The Third Doctor returned the Drashigs to their home at

13462-449: The showrunner of Doctor Who , the Cybermen from the Doctor's universe became the primary antagonists, though they still used the design of the "Cybus" Cybermen. The Cybermen were later re-designed for writer Neil Gaiman 's serial " Nightmare in Silver " (2013) which used a sleeker design. These Cybermen were constantly upgrading to counter-act any threat, which Gaiman cited as being inspired by

13589-523: The speed of improvement in modern technology and the Cybermen's own penchant to "upgrade" other lifeforms to be like themselves. The original design seen in The Tenth Planet was later brought back for " World Enough and Time " and " The Doctor Falls " (2017), while the main Cyberman design was redesigned again for the episode " Ascension of the Cybermen " (2020). The Cybermen have several variants, such as

13716-407: The truth was revealed, the Draconians allied with the humans to combat the Master. The Draconians appear in several pieces of spin-off material. The 2020 online short story The Simple Things depicted a Draconian attempting to repair a battle cruiser in 1896 West Ham with the help of an ironworks company. The 1998 novel Catastrophea depicted the Draconians being unhappy with human colonization of

13843-569: The two-part story " Rise of the Cybermen " and " The Age of Steel " of the second revived series (2006), the Cybermen originate on a parallel-universe version of Earth, where they were created by John Lumic , the head of "Cybus," who was a genius obsessed with immortality. He forcibly 'upgraded' vast numbers of people in the parallel earth before a counter-revolution, initiated by the Tenth Doctor , started fighting back. These Cybermen acted as recurring foes, aiming to "upgrade" other life-forms to be like themselves, but after Steven Moffat took over as

13970-529: The unofficial 2004 BBV film Dæmos Rising , which acted as a follow-up to The Dæmons . The same Dæmon later appeared in the spin-off novel Child of Time , where it attempted to harness the powers of a woman named Maria. Maria travelled back in time and committed suicide, thwarting its plans and causing it to be killed. The Daleks are a warmongering, xenophobic race of mutant creatures who live within mobile battle armour first appearing in The Daleks (1963-64),

14097-400: The world gets boring sometimes." Arnold T Blumburg of Now Playing gave the episode a grade of D−. He was positive towards the first 30 minutes, which he described as a "touching little tale" with interesting characters, but called the final 10 minutes "juvenile attack on the audience's intelligence and emotions" that ruined the episode with "a laughable monster and offensive humor at exactly

14224-404: The wrong moment". Digital Spy 's Dek Hogan criticised Kay's performance, calling the Abzorbaloff "a marvellous idea and it's a pity his creativity was absorbed by a turn from a visiting comedian". In a review of the series, Stephen Brook of The Guardian stated that he "hated" the episode, describing it as a "parody of Doctor Who fans". The scene where Elton says he and Ursula have "a bit of

14351-408: Was able to stop the Master, leaving him stranded on the Cheetah People's dying planet. The writer of Survival , Rona Munro, was disappointed with how the Cheetah People turned out. Her initial outline only had the Cheetah People have cheetah-like eyes and a pigmentation of the skin, but the final version depicted the Cheetah People with heavy masks that obscured the actors' faces, which Munro weakened

14478-433: Was able to tell a story from a different character's point of view to allow for only a small appearance by lead actors David Tennant and Billie Piper as the Doctor and Rose Tyler . The "Doctor-lite" and "companion-lite" structure has since continued in the programme. Kennedy's alien form, known as the Abzorbaloff, was designed by the winner of a children's competition to design a Doctor Who monster. "Love & Monsters"

14605-570: Was destroyed when the space-faring version of the Titanic crashed into Buckingham Palace and caused much of the southern United Kingdom to become an irradiated wasteland. Over 60 million Americans were killed in this timeline as a result. The Adipose were inspired by a plush toy owned by script writer Russell T Davies , with their name being based on adipose tissue . The Adipose were animated in hordes using Stephen Regelous 's software MASSIVE , with Regelous flying to London to aid with coordinating

14732-470: Was first broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on 17 June 2006. Overnight ratings for the UK were 6.22 million, a 38.3% audience share. Its final audience figure was 6.66 million, making it the 15th most watched programme of the week. The episode gained an Appreciation Index score of 76. This episode was released on a basic DVD together with "The Impossible Planet" and "The Satan Pit" on 7 August 2006. It

14859-454: Was found by scientists, who believed it could grant them power; the attempt unfortunately backfired in the creation of a new Golden Core. The Core began creating Fendahleen, but one person committed suicide, preventing the Fendahl from reaching the quota. The Fourth Doctor blew up the house the Fendahl were in, and later tossed the skull that caused the trouble into a supernova. Love %26 Monsters (Doctor Who) " Love & Monsters "

14986-486: Was imprisoned for causing chaos, and Zellin manipulated the Thirteenth Doctor so that she would free Rakaya. The pair wished to siphon nightmares in order to feed on them. The Doctor is able to trick the pair, imprisoning them once again. The Fendahl are an alien species seen in Image of the Fendahl (1977). A race that never exceeds unlucky number 13 ; it is composed of one Golden Core and 12 Fendahleen. The Fendahl arose on

15113-421: Was in danger of being cancelled due to low viewing figures from the prior serial, An Unearthly Child (1963). The ownership of the Daleks was a co-production between Nation and the BBC, and as a result, Nation received royalties whenever the Daleks appeared in Doctor Who . The Daleks have been described as British cultural icons, and a 2008 survey stated that nine out of ten British children were able to identify

15240-522: Was inspired by the Daleks seen in the 60s Dalek films, and sought to make them big to make them intimidating. A green Dalek was planned but scrapped. These Daleks, dubbed the "New Paradigm," were widely controversial with viewers. They were re-designed for the episode " Asylum of the Daleks ," (2012) but did not re-appear in subsequent episodes. The Dominators are a race of aggressive warlords, first seen in The Dominators (1968). They attempted to capture

15367-429: Was lost, causing them to turn to " Miss Foster " in order to create new Adipose children. She formulated a drug that would cause human fat to morph by parthenogenesis into Adipose children. The process is generally harmless to the host beyond the loss of body fat; but in emergencies the process can be accelerated, converting the host's entire body, which is fatal to the host and produces ill and weak Adipose children. This

15494-458: Was notable for a "back to the basics" attitude, in which "silly" humour (and, to an extent, horror) was kept to a minimum, and more scientific accuracy was encouraged by the producer, John Nathan-Turner . It was, at times, a darker and grittier series, in part for seeing the death of one of his companions, Adric . It was also notable for the reintroduction of many of the Time Lord 's enemies, such as

15621-481: Was released as part of a tie-in with a watch-along for "New Earth" held during the COVID-19 pandemic . The scene features Hame on her deathbed in the far future as she awaits the Doctor's arrival. Chameleons are aliens with no features or identities of their own seen in The Faceless Ones (1967), who can imprint on individual humans and take on their appearance. The Chameleons lost their identities and faces in

15748-492: Was then rereleased as part of the Complete Second Series boxset on 20 November 2006. "Love & Monsters" is noted for having a divided reception. Nick Setchfield of SFX rated the episode 4.5 out of 5, noting how it "finally gives Doctor Who a whole new vocabulary as a television programme." He wrote, "This may be Russell T Davies's smartest, funniest script. It's certainly the warmest, and somehow it feels like

15875-508: Was too late and the shade killed Elton's mother. The Doctor is able to bring back Ursula in the form of a paving stone, which Elton starts a relationship with. Unlike the vast majority of Doctor Who stories, "Love & Monsters" has only nominal appearances by the TARDIS crew, and is not from their point of view. This was a production necessity because the Christmas special had increased the number of episodes to produce from 13 to 14. As such,

16002-458: Was too similar to his character on Coronation Street and much preferred playing the "baddie". The creature that Elton sees at the start of the episode is credited as the "Hoix". Davies notes in the commentary that the name was invented only after the episode was shot and a name was needed for the credits. Director Dan Zeff said of the tone the production team wished to capture, "Working with an inspirational design team, we wanted to emphasise

16129-419: Was watched by 6.66 million viewers in the United Kingdom and was met with divided reception by critics and fans. Some praised the complexities of the script, while others felt it was a parody or strayed into offensive humour. Kay and the Abzorbaloff also attracted divided opinions. Elton Pope sees a photograph of the Tenth Doctor taken during a recent alien invasion on Ursula Blake's blog. Elton recalls seeing

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