1 episode, broadcast: 21st June 2008
The Doctor and Donna explore Shan Shen Alley

; Donna visits the
fortune teller and is forced to recall when she left home with her
mum

and then had to make the fateful decision at a junction

to turn left or right

.
Christmas at the pub

, and then everyone rushes out to see a
Christmas Star travel into London

which it then attacks

. Donna finds out someone
called the Doctor is dead

.
Later in the year, Donna is sacked from her job

as the
Royal Hope is spiritted away. At home she watches
a news report with a Doctor Morganstern

.
Walking the streets, Donna meets the blonde woman again

who tells her to keep a raffle ticket. She wins, and their prize
is a hotel stay

, but then they watch as
Buckingham Palace is destroyed

, and a mushroom
cloud forms over London

.
Now homeless they are billeted to Leeds

and find
themselves on a street with many others

.
At their new home

they see reports of fat coming
to life in America

.
Later, after the Atmos incident, Donna meets the blonde

again and they chat in
a park

. Later, in the back garden

she and Wilf see the stars disappear, and she then decides to go with
Rose to the UNIT base

. There she discovers the truth about
her life and agrees to go back in time to put things right.
Donna arrives beside some shops

, and then runs to stop
herself from turning right.She "dies" as she is hit
by a lorry

- and her real self tells the Doctor about
"Bad Wolf" ...
In Studio:
| » | BBC Broadcasting House (C2 News Studio), Llantrisant Road, Llandaff, Cardiff, CF5 2YQ (22 Nov 2007, 31 Jan 2008) |
| » | BBC Studios, Unit 1/2, Tonteg Road, Treforest Industrial Estate, Upper Boat, Pontypridd, CF37 5UA (30 Nov, 1 Dec 2007, 24 Jan, 20 Mar 2008) |
Production Notes
»
On the commentary for the episode it was reported that Shan Shen Alley
was filmed at The Maltings Ltd; the Series Four Companion, however, states
that filming was at Cardiff Royal Infirmary!
Further Reading
»
DWM: The Series Four Companion: Production Journal (p116-125)
Associated Links
»
The Doctor Who Guide - Detailed synopsis of the story.
»
BBC Doctor Who Episode Guide - Information and Features on the story.
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