Board Thread:Inclusion debates/@comment-1783865-20151107210457

Can we really say that the Doctor's real name is Basil? I mean, he tells it to Osgood who in turn reveals her first name, but can that really be right? I would expect the revelation of the Doctor's real name to be something huge and unforgettable, and probably at the actual ending of the sci-fi series itself, not some throwaway-line in a simple conversation.

Can this really be the reveal of the Doctor's true name, or was it just a way to make Osgood tell her own name?  