BFI have announced that they will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special year-long event.

To commemorate the landmark year, throughout 2013 each month will be dedicated to an incarnation of the Doctor, with a screening of an adventure from their era accompanied by Q&As with its respective cast and crew. The event will begin next month and climax in November 2013 with a screening of An Adventure in Time and Space, the new drama by Mark Gatiss exploring the origins of the series.

“The BFI is very proud of its long relationship with the BBC and the Doctor Who team,” Justin Johnson, BFI Programmer commented. “We’re delighted to be screening complete stories featuring each incarnation of the Doctor, supported by Q&As with special guests.”

He confirmed that newly digitally restored versions of the Peter Cushing movies will also be screened for the first time in 2013, adding: “This is the perfect opportunity for fans both old and new to learn about the genesis of the show and also its continuing journey.”

Caroline Skinner, Doctor Who Executive Producer, said: “To be doing this enormous and exciting project with the BFI is a dream come true. We are delighted that in the show’s 50th year we have such support for our celebration of Doctor Who’s cultural heritage.”

The confirmed screenings taking place in the 50th anniversary series are:

Saturday 12th January 2013, 3:30pm
The First Doctor (William Hartnell) in… An Unearthly Child
- Q&A guests: Waris Hussein, Carole Ann Ford, William Russell, Jeremy Young, Mark Gatiss, Donald Tosh, Brian Hodgson, Clive Doig, Jessica Carney

Saturday 9th February 2013, 2:30pm
The Second Doctor (Patrick Troughton) in… Tomb of the Cybermen
- Q&A guests to be confirmed

Sunday 10th March 2013, 2pm
The Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee) in… The Mind of Evil
- Q&A guests to be confirmed

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