File:DOCTOR WHO Insider Farewell to the Ponds (BBC AMERICA EXCLUSIVE)

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"With the departure of the Ponds, that adds great emotional gravitas to the series." - MATT SMITH (The Doctor)

"The time has to come, and I think it's the right time." - KAREN GILLAN (Amy Pond)

"There have been so many incredible moments, and I don't think it will quite dawn on us how amazing it's been until we actually leave." ARTHUR DARVILL (Rory Williams)

"That's the beauty and the tragedy of whoever plays The Doctor, because people have to go - but he remains." - ALEX KINGSTON (River Song)

Prepare for the Premiere of DOCTOR WHO *** Saturday Sept 1 at 9pm/8c on BBC America *** with this Exclusive Insider look at the upcoming departure of Amy & Rory - AKA The Ponds - with never-before-seen interviews with stars Matt, Karen, Arthur & Alex.

Hear from the actors about the very special trust that they've developed over the three seasons working together - and find out what makes Karen say, "I don't think my tear ducts work anymore."

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This Season, join the Doctor (MATT SMITH), his companions Amy (KAREN GILLAN) and Rory (ARTHUR DARVILL) and numerous friends on their latest escapades through space and time where they puzzle an unexpected invasion of Earth, save a spaceship full of dinosaurs, don Stetsons in a Wild Wild West adventure and are even kidnapped by the Doctor's oldest foe.

The explosive series concludes with Amy and Rory's heart-breaking farewell - a race against time through the streets of Manhattan. Will the Doctor really lose the Ponds forever? There's only one way to find out...

Fourteen big, blockbuster-movie episodes - each a brand new epic adventure featuring new monsters and some familiar foes as you've never seen them before.

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