The Ghost Monument (TV story)

The Ghost Monument was the second episode of series 11 of Doctor Who.

This episode marked the debut of the new title sequence due to it being left out of the preceeding episode, making this the first time this has been done. The sequence has also done away with the TARDIS and the Doctor's face/eyes.

Narratively, it continued exploring the warrior race Stenza which appeared in the previous episode, as well as introducing an element of the Doctor's past by mentioning "The Timeless Child".

Synopsis
Stranded on an alien planet infamously called Desolation, can the Doctor find her way to the TARDIS as she promised her new friends? Will her newest company be of any help when they're also racing against each other? And what exactly is "The Ghost Monument"?

Plot
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Cast

 * The Doctor - Jodie Whittaker
 * Graham O'Brien - Bradley Walsh
 * Ryan Sinclair - Tosin Cole
 * Yasmin Khan - Mandip Gill
 * Angstrom - Susan Lynch
 * Epzo - Shaun Dooley
 * Ilin - Art Malik
 * Voice of the Remnants - Ian Gelder

Crew
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The Doctor

 * The Doctor has met Pythagoras and Audrey Hepburn.
 * The Doctor tells the Remnants she has "a dozen" lifetimes worth of fear.
 * The Doctor once spent three weeks as a hologram.

TARDIS

 * The TARDIS control console now has a custard cream dispenser, which activates via stepping on a pedal by the floor.

Species

 * Angstrom is an Albarian from the planet Albar.
 * Epzo is a Muxteran.
 * Although both are humanoids, Angstrom and Epzo know nothing of humans or Earth.
 * Albar had previously been subjugated by the Stenza.
 * The Remnants can smell fear.

Science

 * Acetylene smells like garlic, is lighter than air and ignites very easily.

Currency

 * The prize of the last Rally of the Twelve Galaxies is 3.2 trillion Krin.
 * One krin is worth 200 kavlons, 90 forvalars, or 4,000 trynties.
 * Unfamiliar with the currency discussed, the Doctor notes that she is "a bit behind" on exchange rates.

Food and beverages

 * The new TARDIS console dispenses custard cream biscuits.

Events

 * Angstrom and Epzo are competitors in the last ever Rally of the Twelve Galaxies. They have reached the final stage.
 * Other competitors included Kornlite and Fythen.
 * The Doctor compares the event to Paris-Dakar, but in space.

Locations

 * Yaz compares the Doctor's TARDIS to the police box on Surrey Street.

People

 * The Doctor gives Graham a pair of glasses which belonged to Audrey Hepburn, though the Doctor fails to remember and states that they could have belonged to Pythagoras.
 * People have written songs about the Cerebos because she is the envy of millions.
 * The Doctor states that people will write an opera about their pointless deaths should Ezpo not jetison the rear section.

Technology

 * Epzo's ship is named the Cerebos.
 * The Doctor says that the Cerebos should be on Antiques Roadshow because of its manual shield activation.

Story notes

 * This story marks the debut of the new title sequence for Series 11.
 * It also marks the first time since The Snowmen in 2012, with the exception of The Night of the Doctor, The Day of the Doctor, Death in Heaven and Sleep No More in 2013, 2014 and 2015 respectively, in which the Doctor's face or eyes does not appear.
 * It also marks the first time since Time and the Rani in 1987, with the exception of The Day of the Doctor and Sleep No More respectively, that the TARDIS does not appear.
 * It also marks the first time since Partners in Crime in 2008 that there is no scene shown before the title sequence.
 * Cosmetic changes as of this episode include a new TARDIS interior design and slight modifications to its exterior.
 * This is the first episode since The Husbands of River Song to not have any scenes on Earth.
 * Timeslice Cinematography provided all the aerial shots.

Ratings
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Filming locations

 * South Africa

Production errors
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Continuity

 * The Doctor has come across a space rally before. (TV: Enlightenment)
 * The Doctor reiterates her dislike of guns, (TV: The Sontaran Stratagem, The Doctor's Daughter, The Impossible Astronaut, The Curse of the Black Spot, Into the Dalek, The Doctor Falls)
 * The Doctor uses Venusian aikido. (TV: Inferno, The Sea Devils, Robot of Sherwood, World Enough and Time, AUDIO: Faith Stealer, Last of the Cybermen)
 * The Doctor notes how her TARDIS has redecorated. (TV: The Eleventh Hour) In contrast to her predecessors, she actually likes the new design. (TV: The Three Doctors, The Day of the Doctor, Twice Upon a Time)
 * Ryan reminds the Doctor about how he dislikes climbing ladders. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
 * Graham mentions Grace's death. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
 * The Doctor mentions the Stenza. (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
 * The Doctor disables robots using an electromagnetic pulse. (TV: The Age of Steel, Voyage of the Damned)
 * Ryan still prefers not to call Graham "grandad". (TV: The Woman Who Fell to Earth)
 * The new TARDIS dispenses a biscuit, similar to that of the function of the Food machine. (TV: The Daleks, The Edge of Destruction, The Space Museum)
 * The Doctor warns everyone about the water in a similar way to the Tenth Doctor did on Mars. (TV: The Waters of Mars)

DVD releases
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Blu-ray releases
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Digital releases
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