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The BBC has released a series of behind the scenes photographs from the 50 Years’ trailer which was aired in the UK last Saturday night. You can read our post on fan reaction to the trailer here. All photographs are the copyright of the BBC. No copyright infringement is intended.
A trailer for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, was screened on BBC One this evening. The press release issued earlier today stated the following:
A specially created trailer celebrating the last 50 years of Doctor Who will air tonight on BBC One, as an exclusive image is revealed today featuring the 11 Doctors.
Travelling through time fans will be taken on a journey from the very beginning using state of the art technology. The special trailer is set to show all of the Doctors as they first appeared on screen, including William Hartnell in high res colour for the very first time, as celebrations ramp up to the 23 November.
A huge moment for the BBC, the 50th celebrations will culminate with the special episode, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, starring Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt. A whole range of shows have also been commissioned across TV and radio to mark the anniversary.
The minute long trailer will air after Strictly Come Dancing tonight on BBC One and will be also be available on http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho
Doctor Who Online is reporting that the much anticipated trailer for the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, may be screened on BBC One on Saturday evening. Originally shown exclusively at the San Diego Comic-Con in July, fans have been disgruntled that the trailer has yet to be aired in the UK. Other sources are suggesting that the trailer will be shown before Atlantis.
UPDATE
The BBC has released a Press Release indicating that a Trailer will be shown prior to Atlantis tonight, however it will not contain any actual footage from the 50th Anniversary special. More details are available here.
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BBC Worldwide has recently announced that the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor, will be screened in 3D across 87 Australian and 19 New Zealand cinemas on 24 November 2013. The screenings coincide with the international simulcast of the special on the evening of 23 November 2013, London time. Doctor Who News reports that the screenings will be accompanied by a special introduction which will be shown at all cinemas worldwide.
The participating Australian cinemas are:
Event Cinemas: Marion, Hornsby, Innaloo, Parramatta, George St, Cambelltown, Macquarie, Robina, Chermside, Tuggerah, Indooroopilly, Glendale, Mt Gravatt, Top Ryde, Burwood, Myer Centre, Liverpool, Brown’s Plains, Castle Hill, Townsville, Bondi, Cairn’s Central
BC&C: Maroochydore, Pacific Fair, Morayfield, Darwin Casuarina, Capalaba, Mackay North, Toowoomba GC, Ipswich, Rockhampton North, Coffs Harbour, Lismore
Greater Union: Miranda, Hurstville, Shellharbour, Morley, Arndale, Canberra Manuka
Dendy: Opera Quays, Newtown, Canberra, Brisbane
Hoyts: Blacktown, Tee Tree, Chatswood Mandarin, High Point, Warringah Mall, Northland, Penrith, Victoria Gardens, Frankston, Belconnen, Carousel
Village Cinemas: Jam Factory, Fountain Gate, Southland, Albury, Geelong, Knox, Eastlands, Sunshine
Independents: Cinema Nova (Carlton), Odeon (Orange), Palace Cinemas (Dendy Brighton), City Cinema (Griffith), Peninsula (Rosebud), Arcadia Cinemas (Ulladulla), Peninsula (Sorrento), Palace Cinemas (Nova Eastend), Peninsula (Warragul), Mitcham Cinemas (Mitcham), Paramount Cinema (Echuca), Mt Baker Wallis Cinemas (Mount Baker), Mildura Cinema (Mildura), Noarlunga Wallis Cinemas (Noarlunga), Wangaratta Cinema (Wangaratta), Piccadilly Cinemas (Piccadilly), Orpheum (Cremorne), Luna Cinemas (Leederville), Palace Cinemas (Norton Street), Luna on SX (Freemantle), Palace Cinemas (Byron Bay), Forum Cinemas (Wagga), Forum Cinemas (Tamworth), State Cinema (Hobart), CMAX (Devonport)
Three Doctors – Matt Smith, David Tennant and John Hurt in The Day of the Doctor
The participating NZ cinemas are:
Event Cinemas: Queen Street Auckland, St Lukes Auckland, Albany Auckland, Manukau Auckland, Broadway Auckland, Westcity Auckland, Whangarei, Chartwell Hamilton, Queensgate Wellington, Embassy Wellington, New Plymouth, Westgate Auckland
Hoyts: Sylvia Park (Auckland), Botany Downs, Wairau Park (Auckland), Metro (Hamilton), Te Awa (Hamilton), Riccarton
Rialto: Dunedin
David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor in the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor
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The BBC has today released a series of six photographs from the forthcoming 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor. Starring Matt Smith as the Eleventh, David Tennant as the Tenth and John Hurt as a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor, the 75 minute special will be broadcast internationally on 23 November 2013. All […]
After whipping up excitement with a press release headed Trailer, Stings and Other Things … the BBC produced a damp squid when they released two short previews preceding and following Saturday’s episode of Atlantis. The previews, of a mere five and ten second duration, feature no scenes, photographs or dialogue from the 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor. Instead viewers simply learnt that the phenomenally unimaginative hashtag #SaveTheDay would be used to promote the Anniversary Special. The hashtag is now trending, but principally with exclamations of disappointment. Let’s hope that the promised trailer is more enticing.
Meanwhile, my day has been saved by finding this rather cool photo of the five surviving Classic Series Doctors. Perhaps the official 50th Anniversary audio adventure, The Light at the End, will be more exciting than The Day of the Doctor.
The five surviving Classic Series Doctors. From left to right, Colin Baker (6th), Sylvester McCoy (7th), Tom Baker (4th), Paul McGann (8th) and Peter Davison (5th)
You can view a more imaginative BBC Doctor Who ident here.
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Speculation is rife on the nature of Peter Davison’s involvement in Doctor Who’s 50th Anniversary celebrations. Digital Spy has reported Davison to have said “I’m making an appearance somewhere over that period of time but I can’t reveal in what. I can’t reveal anything specific about it. I’m not allowed to. It is a big year for the show and we’re all doing our bit for it. Trust me.”
A recent photo of Peter Davison
Davison, who played the Fifth Doctor from 1981 to 1984, could be alluding to anything from a convention appearance, of which he has four scheduled for November 2013, to a role in the 50th Anniversary special, The Day of the Doctor.
BBC promotional poster for the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor
In March 2013 TV Rage reported that Davison had denied being involved in the 50th Anniversary Special. Speaking at the Mysticon convention in the US Davison said “I don’t think it will involve the older Doctors, certainly in their present form, because of course we’re meant to look exactly as we did when we left the TARDIS and none of us really do. Some of us are not here any more and others of us have weathered less well than others. I don’t know where I’d put myself in that category. I’m not going to make that decision.”
Davison, along with Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann, was in Australia for the Lords of Time Conventions in April 2013. It was at that time that the location shooting for The Day of the Doctor was being undertaken in the UK. Appearing on the Australian television morning show, the Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors denied any official involvement in the official 50th Anniversary television special.
Three Doctors on Channel 9 Australia Morning Show
Perhaps the involvement that Davison is alluding to is audio rather than television. It has previously been confirmed that Tom Baker, Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy and Paul McGann will be appearing in the special 50th Anniversary Big Finish audio production, The Light at the End. Joining the five Doctors will also be Louise Jameson (Leela), Sarah Sutton (Nyssa), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Sophie Aldred (Ace), India Fisher (Charley Pollard), Geoffrey Beevers (The Master). The Light at the End is due for release in November.
Big Finish 50th Anniversary Official Audio Aventure.
As to what Davison’s true involvement in the 50th Anniversary celebrations is remains to be seen. With only a little more than two months left until 23 November we don’t have long to wait for the answer.
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The Doctor Who Mind Robber 