Ever wondered what would happen if Mondas hosted an Olympics directed by Michael Bay? Us neither. But thanks to this latest behind the scenes clip from Saturday's Doctor Who series finale, you know what it would look like: Cyberman vaulting forward on a selection of trampolines with explosions firing off behind.

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Of course, these special effects were part of the action sequence in The Doctor Falls, which saw the titular Time Lord blowing the Cyber-baddies through the air with the help of his sonic screwdriver.

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Sadly the trampolines didn’t make it into shot – they’re solely there to give the fibre-glassed stuntmen a bouncy boost – but the non-CGI explosions certainly helped the series go out with a bang.

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Thomas LingDigital editor, BBC Science Focus

Thomas is Digital editor at BBC Science Focus. Writing about everything from cosmology to anthropology, he specialises in the latest psychology, health and neuroscience discoveries. Thomas has a Masters degree (distinction) in Magazine Journalism from the University of Sheffield and has written for Men’s Health, Vice and Radio Times. He has been shortlisted as the New Digital Talent of the Year at the national magazine Professional Publishers Association (PPA) awards. Also working in academia, Thomas has lectured on the topic of journalism to undergraduate and postgraduate students at The University of Sheffield.

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