Doomsday Clock being set at fifteen seconds before midnight due to elevated geopolitical tension. The Doomsday Clock was a recurring visual theme in Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons's seminal Watchmen graphic novel series (1986–87), its 2009 film adaptation, and its 2019 television miniseries sequel. Additionally its sequel series, which takes place in the main DC Universe, borrows the title. The title of Linkin Park's 2007 album Minutes to Midnight is a reference to the Doomsday Clock. In the Flobots' song "The Circle in the Square", the lyrics say "the clock is now 11:55 on the big hand", which was the Doomsday Clock's setting in 2012 when the song was released. The title of the 1982 Doctor Who episode "Four to Doomsday" references the Doomsday Clock. In the 2017 episode "The Pyramid at the End of the World", the Monks changed every clock in the world to three minutes to midnight as a warning about what will happen if humanity does not accept their help. Representatives of the three most powerful armies on Earth agreed not to fight each other, believing a potential war is the catastrophe. However, the clock remained displaying two minutes to midnight. After the Doctor averted the true catastrophe - an accidental bacteriological disaster, the clock began moving backwards. The Doomsday Clock is featured in Yael Bartana's What if Women Ruled the World, which premiered on July5, 2017 at the Manchester International Festival. One minute to midnight on the Doomsday Clock is heavily referenced in the grime/punk crossover song "Effed" by Nottingham rapper Snowy and Jason Williamson of Sleaford Mods. Because of the track's political content, there was an initial reluctance from mainstream radio stations to play the track before the 2019 United Kingdom general election. However, the track was later championed by a number of BBC Radio DJs, including punk innovator Iggy Pop. In the Criminal Minds season 13 episode "The Bunker", the unsubs abduct women using the Doomsday Clock. The Madam Secretary season 2 episode "On the Clock" features the Doomsday Clock, as the characters try to keep it from moving forward. See also Apocalypticism The Bomb (film) Climate apocalypse Climate Clock DEFCON Eschatology Extinction symbol Global catastrophic risk Metronome Mutual assured destruction Nuclear terrorism Svalbard Global Seed Vault World Scientists' Warning to Humanity Notes References External links Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists Doomsday Clock homepage Timeline of the Doomsday Clock Alert measurement systems Clocks