The Doctor Who Fan Blog: Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Roundup and News

Saturday, 23 November 2013

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Roundup and News

The countdown is over, only hours remain between us and the 50th Anniversary special. Today is The Day of the Doctor!


Latest News

BBC Worldwide are looking to create a gallery of the best photos of fans celebrating the 50th Anniversary at cinemas across the globe. You can send your photos via email to Doctorwho50@bbc.com, and they will share the best via the official facebook page.

The print edition of 11 Doctors, 11 Stories is the culmination of a year-long series of eBooks to celebrate the Anniversary. Eleven stories, eleven authors, eleven unique interpretations of the Doctor: his terrifying alien enemies and his time-travelling adventures. The authors are Eoin Colfer, Michael Scott, Marcus Sedgwick, Philip Reeve, Patrick Ness, Richelle Mead, Malorie Blackman, Alex Scarrow, Charlie Higson, Derek Landy and Neil Gaiman. See more here.

According to The Mirror, all seven missing episodes of Marco Polo have been recovered and are due to be unveiled next month. For more details click here.

The Doctor Who 50th Celebration convention is now under way, with the show taking over London's Excel Centre for three days of panels, signings, and a host of other activities. The BBC will be covering the event, with videos being released on the official Doctor Who Youtube Channel. See Below.

The Anniversary edition of Doctor Who Magazine has proved so popular that it has been reprinted just a week after going on sale. A further 15,000 have been printed, and will be available to purchase.

50th Anniversary Minisodes

The Doctor Who minisode The Night of the Doctor is still available to watch on BBC iPlayer, and can be seen on the Red Button up until the broadcast of the Anniversary special. It can also be watched here. While the second minisode, The Last Day, has been released on iTunes and is available to download. Click here to view the minisode.

TV Programme Line-Up For This Evening

The Day of the Doctor is on BBC One and BBC One HD (and others) at 7.50pm GMT; Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty is on BBC Three at 9.05pm; The Day of the Doctor: Behind the Lens is on BBC Red Button at 9.05pm; The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot is on BBC Red Button at 10.10pm.

Introducing The Day of the Doctor

Matt Smith, David Tennant, John Hurt, Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper and Steven Moffat introduce the episode:

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Insider

The exclusive 50th Anniversary Insider, as released by BBC America, features interviews with Matt Smith, David Tennant and Steven Moffat:

Happy Anniversary Doctor Who!

A message from Steven Moffat as Doctor Who reaches its 50th Anniversary:

And a message from Matt Smith - the Doctor - as Doctor Who hits Fifty:

Matt Smith And David Tennant On The Graham Norton Show

Graham Norton chats with not one, but two Doctors - Matt Smith and David Tennant:

Doctor Who fans take to the Red Chair to ask questions:

The Day of the Doctor Clips

This first clip was shown on The Graham Norton Show, and features the two Doctors:
This second clip is the last to be released via the Doctor Who Save The Day site

Even More

Galleries: 25 Image Gallery, Cast Pictures, Pictures #3, Pictures #2, Pictures #1
Clips: Dalek AttackA MachineOne ShowUnconventional FlightTardis Reunion, 18/11 Clips
Trailers: 50 Years Trail, Official Trailers
Stings: Hashtag Sting, Date Sting, Complete Sting
Poster: The Day of the Doctor

Backgrounds: The First DoctorThe Second DoctorThe Third DoctorThe Fourth DoctorThe Fifth DoctorThe Sixth DoctorThe Seventh DoctorThe Eighth DoctorThe Ninth and Tenth DoctorThe Eleventh DoctorSeries 7 Part 1Asylum of the DaleksDinosaurs on a SpaceshipA Town Called MercyThe Power of ThreeThe Angels Take ManhattanThe SnowmenSeries 7 Part 2, 50th Anniversary

Celebration: WelcomeDoctor Who Return InterviewThe Five Doctors 2013AuditionsJon Culshaw. More will be available at a later date.

Thanks for keeping up with my countdown, hope you enjoy this. More details will follow after the special. Give your thoughts below.
Enjoy The Day of the Doctor!

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