{"id":14055,"date":"2013-04-16T12:05:28","date_gmt":"2013-04-16T16:05:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/?p=14055"},"modified":"2013-04-16T12:05:28","modified_gmt":"2013-04-16T16:05:28","slug":"hymn-to-the-god-of-akhaten","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/04\/hymn-to-the-god-of-akhaten.html","title":{"rendered":"Hymn to the God of Akhaten"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

<\/iframe>\n<\/p><p>A commenter asked where they could find the music from the Doctor Who episode \u201cThe Rings of Akhaten.\u201d Above is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=7ZLyDZd1b6M\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">first song<\/a>, \u201c<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=yz1qWYlSFqM\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">God of Akhaten<\/a>.\u201d Below is the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8PR8DFgtWBA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">second<\/a>, \u201cWake Up,\u201d with the wonderful speech by the Doctor during it.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Can You Hear Them Singing? [Doctor Who - The Rings of Akhaten]\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qCjXc5Lc1LM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<p>For discussion of the religious themes of the episode, see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/04\/doctor-who-the-rings-of-akhaten.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">my earlier blog review<\/a> and also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/religionprof\/2013\/04\/doctor-who-akhaten-vs-aztecs.html\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\">my follow-up post comparing the episode with the much earlier episode \u201cThe Aztecs.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A commenter asked where they could find the music from the Doctor Who episode \u201cThe Rings of Akhaten.\u201d Above is the first song, \u201cGod of Akhaten.\u201d Below is the second, \u201cWake Up,\u201d with the wonderful speech by the Doctor during it. 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