20 Doctor Who Moments We'll NEVER Forget

15. The Final Scene (Survival)

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Okay, it's technically a speech, but we'd be remiss to not include the very last scene of classic Doctor Who. And look, rules are there to be broken.

Written by Andrew Cartmel when he was informed there would be no Season 27, Sylvester McCoy's poetic speech about cities made of song and people made of smoke ensured Doctor Who's future.

Leaving it so open-ended allowed the adventures to continue in novels, comics, audio dramas, a one-off TV Movie, and finally, a brand-new TV incarnation in 2005.

It's such a beautifully evocative speech about the wonder and possibilities that Doctor Who creates – so beautiful that it got a stirring remix in Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred's recent Tales of the TARDIS episode.

 
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