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== Pine Ledge ==
{{future television episode}}
{{Doctorwhobox
| serial_name = 192 - Voyage of the Damned
| doctor = [[David Tennant]] ([[Tenth Doctor]])
| writer = [[Russell T. Davies]]<ref name="xmas">{{cite news
| url = http://gallifreyone.com/news-archives.php?id=6-2007#newsitemEElpZkukEyuJrIpRwS
| title = Series 4 Writers Announced
| date = [[2007-06-01]]
| accessdate = 2007-06-15
| publisher = [[Outpost Gallifrey]]
| author = Jarrod Cooper}}</ref>
| director = [[James Strong (director)|James Strong]]<ref>''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', [[July 25]] [[2007]], p4</ref>
| executive_producer = [[Russell T. Davies]] <br /> [[Julie Gardner]]
| production_code = 4.X
| date = [[25 December]], [[2007]]<ref name="date">{{cite news
| url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/6267680.stm
| title = Tate to be Doctor's new companion
| date = [[2007-07-03]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-06
| publisher = [[BBC News]]}}</ref>
| preceding = "[[Last of the Time Lords]]"
| following = Series 4 premiere
| series = [[List of Doctor Who serials#Christmas special (2007)|Christmas Special (2007)]]
| length = 60 mins<ref name="kylie-official" />
}}
'''"Voyage of the Damned"''' is an [[list of Doctor Who serials|episode]] of the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[science fiction television]] series ''[[Doctor Who]]''. It is scheduled to be broadcast on [[BBC One]] on [[25 December]], [[2007]],<ref name="date"/> and is the third [[List of Doctor Who serials#Christmas Special (2007)|Christmas special]] of the revived ''Doctor Who'' series by Russell T. Davies.
Pine Ledge is a remote section of Cockaponset State Forest located about a half mile west of Deep River, Connecticut. This area gets it's name from a dramatic ledge of rocks along it's eastern edge.
== Synopsis ==
This story continues from the final scene in "[[Last of the Time Lords]]", in which the ''[[RMS Titanic|Titanic]]'' breaches the walls of the [[TARDIS]] console room.<ref name="kylie-official"/> The Doctor meets Astrid, a waitress working aboard the ship, and also the captain himself.<ref name="BBCpic">{{cite news
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/11/47099.shtml
| title = Kylie Boards Titanic!
| date = [[2007-07-11]]
| publisher = [[BBC]]}}</ref>
'''Recreation'''
== Cast ==
* [[Tenth Doctor|The Doctor]] — [[David Tennant]]
* Astrid — [[Kylie Minogue]]<ref name="kylie-official">{{cite news
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/02/46771.shtml
| title = Step Back In Time
| date = [[2007-07-03]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-03
| publisher = [[BBC]]}}</ref><ref name="msn">{{cite news
| title = Kylie goes back in time with Doctor
| date = [[2007-07-11]]
| url = http://newsbox.msn.co.uk/article.aspx?as=adarticle&f=pa_showbiz&t=3982&id=5879321&d=20070711&do=http://newsbox.msn.co.uk&i=http://newsbox.msn.co.uk/mediaexportlive&ks=0&mc=5&ml=ma&lc=en&ae=windows-1252
| accessdate = 2007-07-11
| publisher = MSN}} </ref>
*''Titanic'''s Captain — [[Geoffrey Palmer (actor)|Geoffrey Palmer ]]<ref name= "msn"/><ref name="BBCpic">{{cite news
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/11/47099.shtml
| title = Kylie Boards Titanic!
| date = [[2007-07-11]]
| publisher = [[BBC]]}}</ref>
* TBA — [[Clive Swift]]<ref name="SwiftJewishTele">{{cite news
| title = Bucket now for Edinburgh treat
| date = [[2007-07-06]]
| url = http://www.jewishtelegraph.com/arts_3.html
| accessdate = 2006-07-07
| publisher = [[Jewish Telegraph]]}}</ref><ref name="Swift">{{cite news
| url = http://www.gallifreyone.com/cgi-bin/viewnews.cgi?id=EElFAFFFEyjCXTaAlI&tmpl=newsrss&style=feedstyle
| title = Christmas Special Cast Update
| date = [[2007-07-08]]
| publisher = [[Outpost Gallifrey]]}}</ref><ref name="BBCpic"/>
*TBA - [[Debbie Chazen]] <ref name="BBCpic"/>
*TBA - Clive Rowe <ref name="BBCpic"/>
*TBA - Gray O'Brien <ref name="BBCpic"/>
*TBA - [[Russell Tovey]] <ref name="BBCpic"/>
*TBA - [[George Costigan]] <ref name="BBCpic"/>
*TBA - Jimmy Vee <ref name="BBCpic"/>
===Cast notes===
* Clive Swift previously appeared as Jobel in ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]].
* Geoffrey Palmer previously appeared in ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' and ''[[The Mutants]]''.
* Jimmy Vee previously appeared as the Moxx of Balhoon in "[[The End of the World (Doctor Who)|The End of the World]]".
It is recommended to have a high-clearance vehicle when visiting this area; the access roads are very rugged and may become thick with mud after a heavy rain or during the spring melt. Even though the use of all-terrain-vehicles has not been officially designated, the Pine Ledge area has become very popular among local riders. Jeeps and 4X4 off-road vehicles have also utilized some of the old abandoned access roads as trails. There are some hiking trails used primarily by the locals and a popular rock climbing destination along the rocks at Pine Ledge.
==Continuity==
===The ''Titanic'' and ''Doctor Who''===
The [[RMS Titanic|RMS ''Titanic'']] has been mentioned a number of times previously, but this marks its first actual appearance.
== References ==
*In the [[Fourth Doctor]] story ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' (1978), the Doctor claims that he "wasn't responsible" for the disaster.
: Connecticut Explorer's Guide [http://www.ctxguide.com/ctxguide_044.htm Pine Ledge Climbing Map]
*In "[[Rose (Doctor Who)|Rose]]", Clive, a [[conspiracy theory|conspiracy theorist]], shows Rose an old photograph of the [[Ninth Doctor]] with "the Daniels family of Southampton", on the eve of their scheduled voyage aboard the ''Titanic''. For an unspecified reason, they cancelled their trip, escaping the ship's fate.
*In "[[The End of the World (Doctor Who)|The End of the World]]", the Ninth Doctor mentions that he "was on board another ship once. They said that was unsinkable. I ended up clinging to an [[iceberg]], it wasn't half cold."
*The ''Titanic'' did appear in the [[Virgin New Adventures]] book ''[[The Left-Handed Hummingbird]]'', written by [[Kate Orman]]. Like all spin-off media, the canonicity of this appearance is unclear.
*Kylie Minogue's character's name, Astrid, is an anagram of TARDIS.
==Pre-broadcast publicity==
*[[Kylie Minogue]] was reported by tabloid newspapers to be appearing in this episode.<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.gallifreyone.com/news-archives.php?id=5-2007#newsitemEEZlAAkkupkdodRPUK
| title = Christmas Episode 2007
| date = [[2007-05-12]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-01
| publisher = [[Outpost Gallifrey]]}}</ref> Russell T Davies initially dismissed this story<ref>{{cite news
| url = http://www.gallifreyone.com/news-archives.php?id=4-2007#newsitemEEZZyAkuyFYdszfwjy
| title = Davies dismisses Kylie rumour
| date = [[2007-04-27]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-01
| publisher = [[Outpost Gallifrey]]}}</ref> but a statement by Minogue indicated that she would be in the episode.<ref name="ds_kylie">[http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/cult/a46473/kylie-confirms-doctor-who-role.html Kylie confirms 'Doctor Who' role]</ref> The BBC officially confirmed her role in early July.<ref name="kylie-official">{{cite news
| url = http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/news/cult/news/drwho/2007/07/02/46771.shtml
| title = Step Back In Time
| date = [[2007-07-03]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-03
| publisher = [[BBC]]}}</ref>
*On [[July 6]], [[2007]] the ''[[Jewish Telegraph]]'' reported that [[Clive Swift]] will appear in the Christmas Special.<ref name="SwiftJewishTele" /> Swift is best known for his role as [[Richard Bucket]] in ''[[Keeping Up Appearances]]''.
*On [[July 10]] [[2007]], ''[[The Sun (newspaper)|The Sun]]'' claimed that Geoffrey Palmer would appear in the episode.<ref name="palmer">{{cite news
| url = http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2001320029-2007310692,00.html
| title = Look Who's back for Xmas
| date = [[2007-07-10]]
| accessdate = 2007-07-10
| publisher = [[The Sun (newspaper)|''The Sun'']]}}</ref> Though the report's reliability was unclear, it was later confirmed by the BBC.<ref name="BBCpic"/>
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Doctorwho-stub}}
[[Category:Tenth Doctor episodes]]
[[Category:Christmas television specials]]
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