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Doctor  Sunday, May 05, 2013 9:42 PM Comments (20)  They're
about to reveal Doctor Who's name. Here are some thoughts . . .
We're just about up to the final episode of the current season
of Doctor Who.  The title of the episode is "The Name of the
Doctor," and it promises to reveal the Doctor's actual name,
something that has never been revealed in the 50-year history of
the show.  We'll apparently learn the Doctor's name--and why
he's kept is secret all this time--at 8 p.m. on Saturday, May
18, when "The Name of the Doctor" airs on BBC America (or a few
hours earlier, if you're in the U.K.).  Here are a few thoughts
. . .  (BTW, apologies to those who aren't familiar with Doctor
Who; what follows is speculation about a major event in the
show, and it presupposes some knowledge of what's been
happening.)   Will They Really Reveal It?  I'm guessing that
they will.  This runs the risk of taking an element of the
mystery out of the show, but they've b