The BBC have today released the official synopsis for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special “The Day of The Doctor”. Here is the said synopsis:

In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him.

A few days prior to this Finnish television released another synopsis:

Which roughly translates as:

Clara saved The Doctor on Trenzalore, but entering the time stream awoke The Doctor’s dark side. What if The Doctor had chosen differently on the last day of Gallifrey? A millennium as The Doctor, but what now?

Both seem to indicate that Gallifrey will play an important role in the up and coming special.

With thanks to BBC Pictures, BBC Media and Life, Doctor Who & Combom. 

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