Anniversary to be celebrated at BAFTA TV Awards

May 10th, 2013

A special Doctor Who tribute will be shown at this weekend’s BAFTA TV Awards to commemorate its 50th anniversary.

The celebratory video montage celebrating its long history is to be aired at the event, which will be held in London, at the Royal Festival Hall, on Sunday (12th May). As well as that, a pair of Daleks will be patrolling the red carpet to keep the arriving guests in check, while Jenna-Louise Coleman, who’s currently starring in the series as companion Clara, will also be presenting one of the evening’s awards.

Chief Executive of BAFTA, Amanda Berry OBE, commented: “There are only a handful of programmes that have Doctor Who’s ability to put the nation on their sofas, or behind them, year after year. BAFTA raises a toast to the series on its 50th birthday this year.”

“This is a massive and exciting year for Doctor Who so I’m thrilled BAFTA are including a special tribute to the show,” Steven Moffat added. “So thrilled, in fact, we’re sending the Doctor’s best friend, Jenna Coleman, to present an award. We’re also sending his worst enemy, the Daleks, to exterminate lots of innocent people. Sorry, it’s just what they do.”