The Day of the Doctor Countdown: Day 1

Twenty-One Days to go!

Yes its just 21 days until the day of the doctor is shown around the globe. I know that many will be watching it on the tele, but myself and many others couldn't pass up the opportunity to watch it on the big screen. 

And of course there are loads of programmes across the BBC celebrating fifty years of time and space in their own way. An Adventure in Space and Time, the documentary-drama written by Mark Gatiss, will explore the creation of the show. "Doctor Who: Monsters and Villains Weekend" will be on BBC Three, and will reveal the ultimate villain as voted by us. Professor Brian Cox will host "The Science of Doctor Who", revealing the science behind the spectacle. There will be many more programs as well, across TV and Radio. More details coming soon

Today's Quote: "Have you ever thought what it's like to be wanderers in the Fourth Dimension? Have you? To be exiles? Susan and I are cut off from our own planet - without friends or protection. But one day we shall get back. Yes, one day...."

But can you guess which episode this quote is from?

The countdown continues tomorrow

Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Survey

Celebrate fifty years of time and space by completing this special 50th Anniversary survey. Choose your favourite Doctor, top three companions, favourite villain and top ten episodes. Click here to take survey.

Results of this survey will be announced at the end of the year, after The Day of the Doctor and the Christmas Special. Thanks for taking part.

More 50th Anniversary details will be upcoming

The Day of the Doctor Trailer #1 Behind the Scenes Pictures

As promised, here are the behind the scenes pictures of the making of the stunning trailer:

76 Totter's Lane, the junkyard where it all began

K9, Sarah Jane's toy Owl and D84 (from The Robots of Death, 1977)

Preparing to film with the Fourth Doctor

Time for a Cyber-Break?

Sixth Doctor vs the Daleks, and an Auton

Back in time? The First Doctor waits by his TARDIS

Classic Console, with the First Doctor and a Dalek in the background

The Day of the Doctor Trailer #1

This is the stunning trailer that they were working on:

It manages to celebrate every moment of the show, showing all the Doctors and items associated with Doctor Who. This trailer is truly brilliant, absolutely fantastic.

Behind the Scenes pics coming soon.

An Adventure in Space and Time Pictures #1

These pictures, first published on Friday, are the first to depict the main cast of An Adventure in Space and Time. I am certainly looking forward to watching this Docu-Drama, and the likeness of the actors to the original cast is uncanny. Here are the pictures:

David Bradley as William Hartnell

Jemma Powell as Jacqueline Hill (Barbara) and Jamie Glover as William Russell (Ian)

Sacha Dhawan as Waris Hussein (First Director) and Jessica Raine as Verity Lambert (First Producer)

Brian Cox as Sydney Newman (Co-Creator)

David Bradley as William Hartnell (First Doctor) and Claudia Grant as Carol Ann Ford (Susan)

The Day of the Doctor Pictures #1

These were first released on Wednesday and show the first shots of the episode in high quality taken from SFX Magazine. Even though they don't show much, they are exciting. However, Rose isn't even featured and its provides more questions than answers. Here they are:

Matt Smith as The Eleventh Doctor

The Eleventh Doctor hanging onto his TARDIS over Trafalgar Square

David Tennant as The Tenth Doctor; in his TARDIS

Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald and Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart

John Hurt in the TARDIS

The new Three Doctors?

The Day of the Doctor Stings and Trailer

I was so excited when I first heard that the BBC would be unveiling stings and hastag, however it was a little underwhelming. It simply stated the date of the special, with Matt Smith saying "the day of the doctor" and the original theme, and the hashtag was SaveTheDay. I had hoped that it would at least show something more, just a snippet. Even images of the characters would have done for me.
Also, they confirmed that a specially made trailer will be made available asap. Let's just hope its as fantastic as they make it out to be. Here's a behind-the-scenes image of the making of the trailer:

See the stings here: Hashtag Sting, Date Sting, Complete Sting