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A hidey-hole for the Doctor and Clara as they fee the Daleks, maybe? The answer's out there. It's just not being divulged. Not by our guide, lead writer Steven Moffat, and certainly not by current Doctor Mat Smith. | A hidey-hole for the Doctor and Clara as they fee the Daleks, maybe? The answer's out there. It's just not being divulged. Not by our guide, lead writer Steven Moffat, and certainly not by current Doctor Mat Smith. | ||
| − | "We would tell you, but if we did you would never see us again," laughs Matt, 31, when we meet at the show's heavily-fortifited Cardiff HQ. " | + | "We would tell you, but if we did you would never see us again," laughs Matt, 31, when we meet at the show's heavily-fortifited Cardiff HQ. "That would be it. We'd be locked up somewhere, never allowed out." |
Every Doctor Who episode comes charged with secrecy and anticipation, but none more so than tonight's 75-minute storyline. It's exactly half a century since the TARDIS frst appeared in our living rooms in 1963, helmed by the inimitable William Hartnell - and the Beeb hasn't been shy about celebrating that remarkable milestone. | Every Doctor Who episode comes charged with secrecy and anticipation, but none more so than tonight's 75-minute storyline. It's exactly half a century since the TARDIS frst appeared in our living rooms in 1963, helmed by the inimitable William Hartnell - and the Beeb hasn't been shy about celebrating that remarkable milestone. | ||
| − | The Day Of | + | The Day Of The Doctor, which sees the return of 10th Doctor David Tennant, former companion Rose (Billie Piper) and old foes the Daleks, will be beamed live to more than 70 countries at 7.50pm. More fans will be watching in cinemas across the UK, where the action will be in 3D - a first in Who history. |
"I think for scale it's one of the biggest we've ever done," Mat admits. "Having David and Billie back sprinkles a bit of fairy dust on it. But then also things like the 3D and the cinema release... it's as big as we've gone in a number of directions." | "I think for scale it's one of the biggest we've ever done," Mat admits. "Having David and Billie back sprinkles a bit of fairy dust on it. But then also things like the 3D and the cinema release... it's as big as we've gone in a number of directions." | ||
| − | The story opens when Clara ( Jenna Coleman) pops into the TARDIS to see the Doctor. But when something nasty "awakens" at Te National Gallery, the pair find themselves relocated to London, via helicopter, by military chief Kate Stewart ( Jemma Redgrave), so hastily the Doctor is left hanging from the TARDIS's underbelly as the craft roars off. | + | The story opens when Clara (Jenna Coleman) pops into the TARDIS to see the Doctor. But when something nasty "awakens" at Te National Gallery, the pair find themselves relocated to London, via helicopter, by military chief Kate Stewart (Jemma Redgrave), so hastily the Doctor is left hanging from the TARDIS's underbelly as the craft roars off. |
| − | Doctor Who anniversary specials have a tradition of reuniting Time Lords, most famously in 1983's | + | Doctor Who anniversary specials have a tradition of reuniting Time Lords, most famously in 1983's [[broadwcast:The Five Doctors|The Five Doctors]]. |
| − | Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston turned down the chance to appear in the 50th anniversary show but David Tennant is very much back. Te 10th Doctor will meet the 11th Doctor when he returns to face the Zygons (last seen in the 1970s), who appear in 1500s England to do battle with Queen Elizabeth I (Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page, who manages to squeeze in a passionate kiss with David's Doctor). | + | Ninth Doctor Christopher Eccleston turned down the chance to appear in the 50th anniversary show but David Tennant is very much back. Te 10th Doctor will meet the 11th Doctor when he returns to face the [[broadwcast:Terror of the Zygons|Zygons]] (last seen in the 1970s), who appear in 1500s England to do battle with Queen Elizabeth I (Gavin & Stacey's Joanna Page, who manages to squeeze in a passionate kiss with David's Doctor). |
David, 42, says there was never any question about whether he would answer the call of duty. | David, 42, says there was never any question about whether he would answer the call of duty. | ||
