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"The Fires of Pompeii" is the second episode of the fourth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 12 April 2008. . Set shortly before and during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in AD 79, this episode depicts alien time traveller the Doctor (David Tennant) and his new companion Donna Noble (Catherine Tate) on a trip to Pompeii, where ...
In previous series, the story arcs were in the form of an arc word, such as Bad Wolf, Torchwood, or Mr Saxon, but the arc for the fourth series is cumulative: Doctor Who Magazine ' s preview of "Partners in Crime" described the arc as "an element from every episode–whether it's a person, a phrase, a question, a planet, or a mystery –builds ...
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The first episode of the series, "Deep Breath", has a running time of 76 minutes, making it – at the time – the second-longest episode of the revived Doctor Who era beginning in 2005, the longest being "The Day of the Doctor" with a running time of 77 minutes (this episode was eventually beaten by "The Power of the Doctor", with its 88-minute runtime, in 2022). [2]
The series' main story arc revolves around the mystery of a being called the Hybrid, the combination of two great warrior races. The Doctor's investigation into this being ultimately leads him back to his home planet of Gallifrey, which returns fully in the series. Steven Moffat wrote four episodes solo and co-wrote an additional two.
Pompeii and nearby Herculaneum were seaside resorts favored by wealthy Romans when they were devastated by the eruption, which lasted for more than 24 hours and had the power of many thousands of ...
It is the first of a two-part story; the second part, "The Witch's Familiar", aired on 26 September. In the episode, the alien time traveller the Doctor ( Peter Capaldi ) disappears and gives a confession dial—his version of a last will and testament —to his former childhood friend Missy ( Michelle Gomez ).
The House of Lucius Caecilius Iucundus in Pompeii, where Quintus Caecilius Iucundus lived. An inscription of his name upon the wall is the only known attestation of his name. Little is known of the historical Quintus Caecilius Iucundus. His paternal grandfather, Felix, had been a freedman of the gens Caecilia and a banker in Pompeii. [1]