"The Sound of Drums" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 23 June 2007, and is the twelfth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series. It is the second of three episodes that form a linked narrative, following "Utopia" and followed by "Last of the Time Lords".
The Master arrives in the 21st Century—as Harold Saxon, Prime Minister—and the world enters a period of terror...
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"The Sound of Drums" is an episode of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was broadcast on BBC One on 23 June 2007, and is the twelfth episode of Series 3 of the revived Doctor Who series. It is the second of three episodes that form a linked narrative, following "Utopia" and followed by "Last of the Time Lords".
The Master arrives in the 21st Century—as Harold Saxon, Prime Minister—and the world enters a period of terror when contact with an unknown alien race whom the Master calls the Toclafane is announced.
The Doctor, Martha, and Jack manage to escape from Futurekind in the year 100 trillion through Jack's repaired Vortex Manipulator, finding themselves in London. They quickly learn that the Master has taken on the persona of "Mr. Harold Saxon", the current Prime Minister, using his Archangel phone network to subliminally influence the population into voting for him while masking his presence from the Doctor. The three narrowly avoid a bomb placed in...
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