Doctor Who fans, writers and other creatives are responding to the isolation experienced by fans and their fellow creatives during the social distancing necessitated by the spread of highly contagious the COVID-19 virus.
Doctor Who Magazine writer Emily Cook has organized a worldwide The Day of the Doctor watch-along.
#SaveTheDay WE NEED THE DOCTOR!
This Saturday at 7pm GMT #DoctorWho fans around the world will begin playing The Day of the Doctor on which ever platform you can as we watch the episode simultaneously from our homes.
As requested here’s a Facebook event: https://t.co/sIfDm3XeDS pic.twitter.com/6IWVZCIock
— Emily Cook (@Emily_Rosina) March 19, 2020
So take your DVD off the shelf or find it on your streaming platform and watch along with Steven Moffat, Ingrid Oliver and many other fans on Saturday, March 21 at 19:00 GMT.
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Hi. Steven Moffat here. Actual Steven Moffat, if there’s still anyone bothering to pretend to be me. Only here for the Day Of The Doctor tweet-a-long, 7pm GMT, 21st March. #savetheday Disappearing after that BEFORE THEY GET ME!!!!
— Steven Moffat (@StevenM16838738) March 21, 2020
Somebody asked for a photo for proof. Well THIS will teach them!! Sorry about the beard by the way. They handed it to me on the way out the door along with some strong opinions about young people and a new way of frowning at strangers. pic.twitter.com/1u8rtV14no
— Steven Moffat (@StevenM16838738) March 21, 2020
Kerblam and Praxeus writer Pete McTighe offers to write an anthology of two-minute Twitter monologues for actors.
Thinking of distracting from isolation/chaos by writing 2min (Twitter limit) monologues for different actors that build into a bigger story. Any actor mates I’ve written for interested? Wherever you are, DM me. (Will also accept DMs from Judi Dench & other national treasures) x
— Pete McTighe (@PeteMcTighe) March 19, 2020
Printable coloring pages pages are offered by @ginoodle.
Shall be doing some free doctor who colouring pages to fulfill your arty needs in self isolation. Will be adding more characters soon, enjoy https://t.co/LAABF73Zcw pic.twitter.com/JNjeKFxj9T
— imo (@ginoodle) March 18, 2020
More free fan art coloring pages can be found here.
Director Rachael Talalay will post photos from her personal archive in the upcoming days.
We will continue to add to this article as more Doctor Who fans and creatives join in the virtual community to combat the isolation experienced from the pandemic.