| 278 – "The Ghost Monument" | |||
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| Directed by | Mark Tonderai | ||
| Written by | Chris Chibnall | ||
| Script editor | Fiona McAllister | ||
| Produced by | Nikki Wilson | ||
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| Music by | Segun Akinola | ||
| Series | Series 11 | ||
| Running time | 49 minutes[1] | ||
| First broadcast | 14 October 2018 | ||
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"The Ghost Monument" is the second episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. It was written by showrunner and executive producer Chris Chibnall, directed by Mark Tonderai, and first broadcast on BBC One on 14 October 2018.
In the episode, the Thirteenth Doctor (Jodie Whittaker), an alien time traveller, accidentally transports her human friends Graham O'Brien (Bradley Walsh), Ryan Sinclair (Tosin Cole), and Yasmin Khan (Mandip Gill) to a distant solar system, whereupon they become part of an interplanetary alien rally that crash lands at their final stop on the hostile planet of Desolation. Becoming involved in the race themselves, the Doctor and her friends find themselves seeking out the finish line, revealed to be the TARDIS, in order to get back to Earth.
"The Ghost Monument" is the first to air the programme's title sequence for Whittaker's tenure, which was omitted from the season's premiere, "The Woman Who Fell to Earth". The episode was viewed by 9.00 million viewers and received generally positive reviews from critics.