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The Doctor visits the Interstellar Song Contest and a new major villain is revealed

Test your Doctor Who knowledge and play the sixth of our weekly quizzes, recapping each episode. How much do you about episode six, The Interstellar Song Contest? Take the recap quiz now!

What happened in Doctor Who: The Interstellar Song Contest?

In episode six, The Interstellar Song Contest, the Doctor and Belinda land at the Harmony Arena just in time for the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest, hosted by Earth's own Rylan Clark! 

Things quickly go awry as a Hellion named Kid pops the air shield, sucking the Song Contest's audience into space. Fortunately, the Doctor knew something was wrong and prepared a protective mavity bubble around the arena. 

Can the Doctor and Belinda rescue everyone in space and take back control of the Harmony Arena?

Make sure you stay to the end to witness a big reveal...

⚠️ WARNING! Spoilers are below Graham Norton's hologram! ⚠️

Play the quiz to discover more about the episode and have some of the key moments explained.

 

A hologram of Graham Norton.
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Graham Norton is your final spoiler warning, keep scrolling to find out the big twists in this episode.

Who is Susan Foreman, the Doctor's Granddaughter?

Susan is the Doctor's granddaughter. She travelled with the First Doctor all those years ago and even helped defeat a Dalek invasion of Earth.

The Doctor hasn't seen Susan in a very long time... but her appearance in this episode during the Doctor's time of need might signify an important role in the Doctor's future!

Susan Foreman, The Doctor's granddaughter, she is an older woman with brown hair, standing inside the TARDIS.

Who is the Rani?

Mrs Flood's true identity is finally revealed!

In a major twist shortly after the end of the episode Mrs Flood, wounded by her experience of being stuck out in space, bi-generated. Out popped another woman, the Rani, who claimed to be the definitive article!

The Rani has been hiding in secret as Mrs Flood, waiting for the perfect moment to face the Doctor. What could the pair of Rani possibly be planning?

Find out in what's sure to be an epic two-part finale, starting with Wish World this Saturday, May 24th and ending with The Reality War on May 31st.

The Rani first appeared in the Sixth Doctor's 1985 two part story, The Mark of the Rani. She was originally played by Kate O’Mara. The Rani is a Renegade Time Lord and an old enemy of the Doctor.

We're excited to see Anita Dobson and Emmy Award-winning Archie Panjabi as the Rani!

Mrs Flood bi-generates into the Rani, two women pulling apart from each other.

Where to watch new Doctor Who

You can watch a brand-new episode of Doctor Who every Saturday, until the finale on May 31st, titled 'The Reality War'.

Watch the episode streaming from 8am on BBC iPlayer, or settle down for cosy family viewing each Saturday evening. Doctor Who is usually scheduled on BBC One at around 7pm. 

Make sure you check back to the CBBC website where we'll have lots of Doctor Who fun coming soon, including our weekly episode recap quizzes!

What did YOU think of the latest episode? Let us know in the comments below!

Looking for more Doctor Who?

Make sure you're watching brand-new Doctor Who every week on BBC One and iPlayer, then check back here on the CBBC website to take part in our weekly quiz! They're definitely quizzes for the true Whovians out there, but don't worry if this is your first adventure in time and space as this is a perfect time to the fun.

Play last week's quiz on episode five, The Story and the Engine.

Stay tuned for next week's quiz on episode seven, 'Wish World'. 

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