Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary 'The Day of the Doctor' - What to expect!

Whether you’re a science-fiction fan or not, it’s been difficult to avoid the fact that this year brings a very special event to all those who are. The 23^rd Of November 2013 marks 50 years of the world's longest running sci-fi show - Doctor Who, and on this day fans across the globe will unite and be treated to something that they have not seen the likes of since 1996...A full-length Doctor Who movie.
Prayers have been answered, and as a "love letter to the fans" the show’s head writer and producer, Steven Moffat was given the green light to begin production in late 2012.

The special - titled ‘The Day of the Doctor’ - features current Doctor Who stars, Matt Smith (The Eleventh Doctor) and Jenna-Louise Coleman, whilst former stars David Tennant (The Tenth Doctor) and Billie Piper will also be returning, much to the delight of fans. Moreover, the famed John Hurt will be joining the cast to portray a forgotten incarnation of The Doctor.


On November 4th 2013 the BBC revealed the first official – albeit short – clue as to what the film would be about. It was summed up in the following synopsis:


"The Doctors embark on their greatest adventure in this 50th anniversary special. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London’s National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor’s own dangerous past comes back to haunt him."

We can expect great things from ‘The Day of the Doctor’ as the characters join forces to combat the terrifying Daleks, the shape-shifting alien Zygons, and – perhaps worst of all - the Doctor’s darkest secret.

‘The Day of the Doctor’ is to be aired on TV and in selected cinemas worldwide on November 23rd, in both 2D and 3D.

　

By Harry Walton