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Doctor Who 7.07 "The Rings Of Akhaten" Spoiler-Free Preview

Clara's first trip to an alien world

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Doctor Who 7 .07 “The Rings Of Akhaten” spoiler-free preview.

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Time is not made of strawberries.

The Doctor's been to this alien world before – and he had his granddaughter for company.

The vast number of different alien species on display suggests that Luke Skywalker might have been there too.

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Not all of the aliens are new to Doctor Who .

The locals use an unconventional form of currency.

Riding a motorcycle in "The Bells Of St John" has given the Doctor a taste for bikes.

The Doctor has a Professor Brian Cox-style cosmology moment.

And briefly acts like he's in Indiana Jones.

Some of the creature design could have walked out of a Guillermo del Toro movie.

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"The Rings Of Akhaten" airs on BBC One this Saturday at 6.15pm.

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