BBC Reveals "Doctor Who" 50th Anniversary Programming Lineup, Special Poster

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"Doctor Who": BBC Reveals 50th Anniversary Programming Lineup; Special Poster
by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
Wednesday, 11 September 2013


The BBC is going all out for "Doctor Who‘s" 50th birthday, unveiling a list of programs to mark the occasion and revealing the poster that goes with November 23rd BBC One special, The Day of the Doctor.

The 75-minute movie will star exiting Time Lord Matt Smith, as well as Doctor Who No. 10 David Tennant, along with John Hurt, Jenna Coleman and Billie Piper. It’s also airing in the U.S. on BBC America that same night.

The special is written by "Doctor Who" showrunner Steven Moffat.





Mark Gatiss, his collaborator on "Doctor Who" — and "Sherlock" — has penned a separate film, An Adventure In Space and Time, which stars David Bradley as William Hartnell, who played the first Doctor in 1963. Brian Cox, Jessica Raine and Sacha Dhawan also feature.

That special will air on BBC Two which is also playing host to a one-hour look at the science behind the show, as well as an examination of the Time Lord’s cultural significance in Me, You and Doctor Who.




BBC Three is running a countdown to the top "Doctor Who" monster of all time and, for folks less familiar with the show, will air Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide.





Over on BBC Four, the first four episodes of the original series will be shown in a restored format.

The BBC is also aiming to pique kids’ interest with specials on CBBC and a contest on Blue Peter to give viewers aged 6-14 the chance to design a new gadget that will become part of the series.

There are also "Doctor Who"-themed programs planned across all of BBC radio in November.

Schedules for the "Doctor Who" programming are still to be confirmed.

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i'm looking forward to the Special, hopefully BBC America actually shows some of the other specials and related programming instead of the usual 48-hour Top Gear or Kitchen Nightmares repeats marathons.