Nov11
Category Archives: Tenth Doctor
Nov11
ABC Confirms Australian The Day of the Doctor Broadcast Time
ABC Television has confirmed the Australian broadcast time for The Day of the Doctor, the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, on Twitter. As the Doctor Who Mind Robber has previously announced, the special will air on ABC1 at 6.50 a.m. AEDT on Sunday 24 November 2013. An encore screening will occur at 7.30 p.m., following immediately by the premiere of docudrama on the genesis of Doctor Who, An Adventure in Space and Time.
Vivien Fleming
Nov11
The Day of the Doctor Trailer – Fan Analysis
It didn’t take long after the BBC’s release of the two Day of the Doctor trailers for screen shots to be posted and analysis to begin on the “hints” contained within. Doctor Who TV has posted an extensive collection of screen caps with some commentary, whilst the Den of Greek has published “So what have we learned from the Doctor Who trailers? Both are worth looking at. The Mirror has quite an extensive run down of the trailer here and WhatCulture! has published “Doctor Who: 10 Most Game-Changing Moments In Day Of The Doctor Trailer” here.
Is this Gallifrey?
Whether the episode concerns the Time War and if the Time Lords appear are amongst the first questions raised. The presence of Dalek ships and the apparent shots of Gallifrey certainly hint at this. Similarly, the exact nature of John Hurt’s Doctor and whether Rose Tyler is in her Bad Wolf persona are issues that have arisen. Although no Classic Series Doctors were spied in the trailers, photos of former companions were shown.
Are these people the Time Lords?
Vivien Fleming
Nov9
The Day of the Doctor – Behind the Scenes Gallery
Doctor Who 24/7 has posted six behind the scenes photographs from The Day of the Doctor on Twitter.
Vivien Fleming
Nov9
The Day of the Doctor Extended Trailer Released
Following the release earlier today of a 40 second trailer for the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, an extended 1 minute and 20 second trailer has been posted on the BBC’s Doctor Who website. The Doctor Who Mind Robber understands that the extended trailer was broadcast on BBC One tonight.
The Day of the Doctor Second (Extended) Trailer
The Day of the Doctor Official (short) Trailer
Vivien Fleming
Nov9
The Day of the Doctor Trailer Screen Captures
This gallery contains 40 photos.
The David Tennant News blog has posted a series of 40 screen caps from the trailer for the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor. The Doctor Who Mind Robber reproduces them here for your enjoyment. No copyright infringement is intended. More screen caps from the extended trailer can be accessed at these links: Trailer Screenshot No 1: (from http://t.co/UuMVK6Ku3N) […]
Nov9
The Night of the Doctor – 50th Anniversary Mini Episode
The Doctor Who TV website has posted details on the 7 minute Doctor Who Mini Episode, The Night of the Doctor. The UK’s Freeview television listings indicate that the episode will go live on the BBC’s Red Button service from 16 November. Presumably it will be available from the BBC’s Doctor Who website at the same time. The Freeview listing describes the Mini Episode as:
The 50th Anniversary features Matt Smith, David Tennant and a mysterious incarnation played by John Hurt. Only one appears in this mini episode, The Night Of The Doctor. But which?
Vivien Fleming
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Nov9
BBC Releases Day of the Doctor Trailer Early
Presumably as a consequence of its leak, the BBC has released the official trailer for the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, early.
Vivien Fleming
Nov9
Day 15 of 50th Anniversary Countdown – Griff the Chef’s Legacy
Writing the Doctor Who Mind Robber’s 50th Anniversary Countdown is reminiscent of Griffin the Chef’s sublime appearance in Episode 3 of the recently recovered and released Second Doctor serial, The Enemy of the World. That episode, as you may recall, had been the only part of the six part serial to have been previously held in the BBC Archives. Released as part of the triple DVD set, Lost in Time, Episode 3 had caused many a fan to discount Enemy. Forever being one to differ, my review of Enemy prior to the recovery was nonetheless positive. Australian Reg Lye’s portrayal of the laconic Griff was the highlight of the episode.
Griff the Chef hides under the table during a tense moment in The Enemy of the World, Episode 3
Griff is seen to complain to Victoria about his life as the evil Salamander’s chef. His mother, he stated, had wanted him to be a dustman and that night’s dinner was sure to be “a national disaster”. Having agreed to be of assistance, Griff went on to say to Victoria,
Well sit down and write out the menus. First course interrupted by bomb explosion. Second course affected by earthquakes. Third course ruined by interference in the kitchen. I’m going out for a walk. It’ll probably rain.
Reg Lye was phenomenal as the chef, Griffin in The Enemy of the World
Trying to keep up with this Countdown, and also sew the Second and Fourth Doctor Cosplay outfits discussed on Days 16 and 17, leaves me in a Griff type predicament. First course interrupted by The Day of the Doctor sneak peak. Second course affected by leaked The Day of the Doctor trailer. Third course ruined by interference from #SaveTheDay hastag on Twitter. Just over a fortnight out from the 50th Anniversary and any half interested fan could spend almost every waking hour of the day following the latest Doctor Who news.
Doctor Who retro posters courtesy of Radio Times designer Stuart Manning – http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-10-11/doctor-who-missing-episodes-retro-poster-designs
Keep watching the Doctor Who Mind Robber as we continue to report on all the anniversary news and hopefully even get some Cosplay sewing done!
Vivien Fleming
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Nov9
The Day of the Doctor – Australian and NZ Broadcast Times Announced
The Radio Times has published details of the air date and times for the broadcast of The Name of the Doctor, the 50th Anniversary Special, in Australia and New Zealand. In Australia the show will be simulcast with the UK screening on BBC One which commences at 7.50 p.m on Saturday evening 23 November 2013. The ABC1 air times on the morning of Sunday 24 November for the five Australian time zones will be as follows:
Sydney/ Canberra/Hobart/Melbourne 6:50am (AEDT)
Alice Springs/Darwin 5:20am (ACST)
Brisbane/Cairns 5:50am (AEST)
Adelaide 6:20am (ACDT)
Perth 3:50am (AWST)
In New Zealand The Day of the Doctor will be broadcast on Prime TV at 8.30 a.m.
Vivien Fleming
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