Silence in the Library (TV story)

Silence In The Library is Episode 8 of Series 4 of Doctor Who.

Synopsis
One hundred years ago, the universe's greatest library was sealed off, leaving only one warning: "Count the shadows". But now, the shadows are moving again. The Doctor and Donna must uncover the terrible truth behind the Nodes and the horrifying Data Ghost, to find the library's secret, and on the way they try to avoid the vashta nerada, piranhas of the air, shadows that melt the flesh.

Cast

 * The Doctor - David Tennant
 * Donna Noble - Catherine Tate
 * River Song - Alex Kingston
 * The Girl - Eve Newton
 * Doctor Moon - Colin Salmon
 * Strackman Lux - Steve Pemberton
 * Proper Dave - Harry Peacock
 * Other Dave - O-T Fagbenle
 * Anita - Jessika Williams
 * Miss Evangelista - Talulah Riley

Production crew
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Story notes

 * Transmission of this episode will be delayed one week by the Eurovision Song Contest, as was the case last year with a gap between The Lazarus Experiment and 42.
 * According to Russel T. Davies this episode is more frightening than Steven Moffat's terrifying series 3 episode Blink, which rated a 5.5 out of 5 on the the offical Doctor Who website 'Fear Factor' feature.
 * Professor River's Sonic Screwdriver fires a ray similar to the one produced by Captain Jack Harkness's sonic blaster. (DW: The Doctor Dances). This may be a deliberate reference that will be explained in Forest of the Dead.
 * While the Doctor is hacking into Eve's tv she is watching the CBBC show Pedro and Frankesheep which makes it the second time this series someone has been watching a real-life kids show after The Doctor watching Tommy Zoom in The Poison Sky and the third since the series revival.

Cast Notes

 * Steve Pemberton is the second of the League of Gentlemen to appear in Doctor Who, the other being Mark Gatiss who appeared in The Lazarus Experiment as Richard Lazarus.

Ratings
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Myths
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Rumors
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Discontinuity, Plot Holes, Errors

 * When standing on the balcony upon entrance, The Doctor remarks on how, being near the equator, they must be in or near the Biography section, though when the screen pans down, a Traffic sign can bee seen with a marking to the left(an arrow, though this could be another reference to Turn Left) with the Words "Xeno Biology".

Continuity
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DVD and other releases

 * It will be released on the Series 4 boxset DVD in November 2008.