The Day of the Doctor is now less than two weeks away and the main man himself is making sure everyone knows about the auspicious occasion!

As the 50th anniversary marketing campaign gathers pace, the BBC has released a video of the Time Lord interrupting one of their idents to remind viewers “the clock’s ticking”.

The BBC are celebrating half a century of the series with an array of specially commissioned programming.

The far-reaching festivities will stretch across many BBC channels on both TV and radio.

UPDATE 11/11/13: A second ident has been aired. Check it out in the player below…

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