Doctor Who episodes "The Rings of Akhaten"

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"The Rings of Akhaten" is a 2013 Doctor Who episode from the Eleventh Doctor era, known for its visually rich alien marketplace, emotional focus on Clara Oswald, and a climactic scene where the Doctor confronts a parasitic god-like entity using the weight of his memories.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Doctor Who television episode
broadcastBlock Series 7 Part 2
centralTheme faith
loss
memory
sacrifice
composer Murray Gold
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
director Farren Blackburn
episodeNumberInSeason 7
era Eleventh Doctor era
executiveProducer Caroline Skinner
Steven Moffat
featuresActor Emilia Jones
Jenna-Louise Coleman
Matt Smith
featuresCharacter Clara Oswald
Grandfather
Merry Gejelh
Old God
The Doctor
The Vigil
featuresCompanion Clara Oswald
featuresDoctor Eleventh Doctor
featuresLocationType alien planet
featuresMusic The Long Song
Vocal choral performances
featuresProp Clara's leaf
The Doctor's sonic screwdriver
featuresSpecies various alien species
followedBy Cold War
notableFor climactic speech by the Doctor about his memories
emotional focus on Clara Oswald
visually rich alien marketplace
originalAirDate 2013-04-06
originalNetwork BBC One
plotSummary A parasitic entity known as the Old God threatens to consume the Queen of Years and the system.
Clara ultimately defeats the Old God by offering the infinite potential of a leaf from her past.
linked to: Old God

The Doctor confronts the Old God by offering the weight of his memories and experiences.
linked to: Old God

The Doctor takes Clara to the Rings of Akhaten, where they encounter a religious ceremony involving a young girl chosen as the Queen of Years.
precededBy The Bells of Saint John
producer Denise Paul
productionCode 7.08
season Series 7
series Doctor Who
setting Akhaten system
The Rings of Akhaten
alien marketplace
writer Neil Cross
yearOfBroadcast 2013

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Neil Cross notableWork Doctor Who episodes "The Rings of Akhaten"