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The Doctor Who 50th anniversary special episode confirmed yesterday will feature “lots of aliens and Daleks”, the head of BBC Drama Ben Stephenson has suggested.
The anticipated adventure will commemorate half a century of the iconic Time Lord on the BBC. It will even be screened in cinemas in 3D as part of the “blockbuster” celebrations.
“There will be lots of aliens and Daleks and things like that – or maybe there won’t,” he tantalisingly teased.
He cryptically continued: “There’s many different things to take into account. We’ll also have a Christmas special after that and it all connects. Or maybe it doesn’t. There is lots to work out. How do we make individual programmes more than the sum of their parts?”
He explained that the BBC is aware of the pressure to get the episode right. “99% of the British public know about Doctor Who and so have a personal connection to it,” he said. “It’s drawing on the nostalgia to say something bigger – a nationwide celebration of both Doctor Who and the BBC. They’re synonymous. It’s exciting and feels very innovative.”
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The 50th anniversary special of Doctor Who will be screened in cinemas, it has been announced!
The BBC revealed today that the special episode marking the Doctor’s historic milestone will be broadcast on the BBC in blockbuster 3D. The Guardian has more in-depth quotes of BBC Drama’s Ben Stephenson verifying fans will also get to experience the action on the big screen. “We will be doing it on cinema screens as well,” he explained. “We’re working out the logistics of that at the moment.”
He reaffirmed that producers won’t lose sight of the show’s presence on TV amongst the cinematic scope of the festivities. “The main BBC experience will remain absolute value for money,” he said. He’s recently teased the anniversary will “take over television”.
A documentary charting the show’s origins is being filmed for broadcast on BBC Two.
The BBC has confirmed that a special Doctor Who episode will be broadcast in 3D to mark the 50th anniversary!
Ben Stephenson, Controller of BBC’s Drama, has promised that fans will be able to enjoy the Doctor’s adventures “like never before” when the Time Lord enters “a new dimension” as part of the landmark festivities later this year.
“It’s about time,” Steven Moffat said. “Technology has finally caught up with Doctor Who.”
He joked: “Your television’s now bigger on the inside for a new dimension of adventure.”
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Michael Scott has been confirmed as the next author to be contributing to Puffin’s series of 50th anniversary e-shorts!
Michael, best known for his fantasy book series, The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, has put pen to paper for a new adventure featuring the Second Doctor.
Titled The Nameless City, the Doctor and Jamie McCrimmon face danger in a terrifying glass city where the Archons are intent on getting revenge on the Time Lord.
“I’m pleased to announce that I’m the second author to be given the opportunity to bring the Time Lord back to life,” Michael commented. “As a writer and, even more, as a fan, it’s been a great honour to be able to create an entirely new adventure for the Doctor…”
The Nameless City is released in e-book format on 23rd February 2013, priced £1.99. In November, a paperback anthology compiling all 11 stories will go on sale for £7.99. The first story – A Big Hand for the Doctor by Eoin Colfer – is available to download now.
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AudioGO’s celebratory Destiny of the Doctor audio series continues this month with a new adventure for Doctor #2!
In Shadow of Death by Simon Guerrier the TARDIS lands on an empty world which orbits a strange star exerting a huge gravitational force strong enough to warp time. The Doctor and his friends Jamie and Zoe discover a human outpost on the planet’s surface where scientists are studying an ancient and abandoned city, where the Doctor discovers something dark, silent and deadly is also present on this world…
Shadow of Death is read by Frazer Hines. To find out more, visit the AudioGO website.
Our lead up to the 50th anniversary will continue throughout February as the Second Doctor steps into the spotlight!
Patrick Troughton first appeared as our favourite Time Lord in 1966. The ‘regeneration’ idea was introduced to keep the series fresh and exciting. Fans were reassured that time and space was in good hands as the new Doctor battled the likes of Daleks, Ice Warriors and the Abominable Snowman… At the time series producer Innes Lloyd noted Patrick was the “only one man in England” to take over the role.
Head over to our Second Doctor section to delve into the festivities. We’ve information and guides, with more features, including interviews and more, to come later this month.
Bookmark our 50th anniversary index page for all the latest news and developments!
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Brand new episodes of Doctor Who are slowly but surely on the way and Steven Moffat has given fans more to speculate over in a recent interview.
The showrunner told Radio Times that the Doctor’s “greatest secret” will be in jeopardy when he returns to BBC One for eight more adventures from Saturday 30th March. This of course poses the question – what is his greatest secret!?
Well, let’s start by taking a look at what we know…
The Doctor’s been warned by Dorium that “the first question” is out there waiting for him, and we have been told it is the oldest question in the universe: Doctor who? Hidden in plain sight, the Doctor’s been running from it all his life – does he know something we don’t know? And will all this tie in with the Silence, the Fields of Trenzalore and the Fall of the Eleventh? Your guess is as good as ours, but it’s always fun to speculate, so drop your ideas in the comments section below. Have fun and remember – spoilers, sweetie!
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Steven Moffat has revealed a few tantalising teasers about what awaits in the Doctor’s upcoming adventures.
It was confirmed last week that Series 7 will return to BBC One on Saturday 30th March with eight brand new episodes, and Steven has told Radio Times that the Time Lord’s 2013 stories will be a rollercoaster from start to finish. “We will be up in the air and under the water,” he revealed. “We will go to a fantastic alien planet and then we’ll be back in time and forward in time.” But he hinted that something is at stake.
He cryptically commented: “The Doctor’s greatest secret is in jeopardy.” It could be that this leads into the 50th anniversary, although Steven remained as tight-lipped as ever when pressed for more details. “I don’t want people getting bored just yet,” he said. “So let’s wait to get our next eight episodes out the way before we start talking about that…”
However he did promise the celebrations will be “pretty big” and admitted he is aware of the pressure that lies on his shoulders as he explained: “I am mostly excited plus a little bit nervous. I’m aware of trying not to let people down.” We have faith in you Sir Moffat!
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It’s been confirmed that David Bradley will be portraying William Hartnell in BBC Two’s upcoming documentary about the origins of Doctor Who.
The actor, who last year appeared in the series as Solomon in Dinosaurs on a Spaceship, will take on the role of the First Doctor in the one-off 90 minute drama, which has been written by long time Doctor Who contributor Mark Gatiss. An Adventure in Time and Space will document the story of the genesis of the show as it turns 50 years old.
“I’m absolutely thrilled,” David commented. “I first heard about the role from Mark while watching the Diamond Jubilee flotilla from the roof of the National Theatre. So when he asked if I would interested, I almost bit his hand off! He has written a wonderful script – not only about the birth of a cultural phenomenon, but a moment in television’s history.”
David Bradley will be joined on screen by Emmy Award-winning actor Brian Cox as the BBC’s then Head of Drama Sydney Newman, while Jessica Raine – soon to guest star in Series 7: Part 2 – will be producer Verity Lambert. Waris Hussein, the director of the original Doctor Who adventure An Unearthly Child, will be played by Sacha Dhawan.
Mark Gatiss said: “What a cast! I’m utterly delighted that everyone’s favourite Time Lord will be in such brilliant and stellar company – we have a terrific team who can’t wait to tell the surprising story of how the Doctor started his journey through time and space…”
The drama is “part of the BBC’s blockbuster celebrations” commemorating the landmark year – its filming starts at the beginning of February at the Television Centre in London.
You definitely will not need reminding that 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, and this month the BFI has started their year-long celebration!
On Saturday 12th January fans attended a special screening of the one that started it all, An Unearthly Child, followed by a Q&A with cast and crew, past and present, who discussed their personal memories of working on the programme and reflected on its enduring popularity. See highlights from the panel discussions in the videos here or below!
Their next event, a Second Doctor screening, will take place on Saturday 9th February.
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