The End of the World (Doctor Who) The End of the World (Doctor Who) "The End of the World" is the second episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme "Doctor Who". Written by executive producer Russell T Davies and directed by Euros Lyn, the episode was first broadcast on BBC One on 2 April 2005. In the episode, the alien time traveller the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) takes his new companion Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) five billion years into the future where many rich alien delegates have gathered on a space station called Platform One to watch the Sun expand into a
Doctor Who (2013 specials) Night of the Doctor", which featured Paul McGann returning to the role of the Eighth Doctor for the first time since 1996. At the 2013 Comic-Con, Matt Smith confirmed that production of the Christmas episode would begin in September, once his work on "How to Catch a Monster" was complete. Filming for "The Time of the Doctor" began on 8 September. On 10 September, Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman were seen filming on location at Lydstep Flats in Cardiff, which have previously been used in Series 1 and 2 as the Powell Estate where Rose Tyler lived with her mother