Two Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials received Hugo Award nominations. Wild Blue Yonder, directed by Tom Kingsley and The Giggle, directed by Chanya Button, both written by Russell T. Davies, were nominated for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The Hugo Awards, first presented in 1953 and presented annually since 1955, are science fiction’s most prestigious … >
A cast list for the third and final Doctor Who 60th anniversary special, The Giggle, was released in Radio Times Magazine. The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. The terrifying Toymaker holds the human race in his grasp. When the Doctor discovers the return of his old foe, he is … >
Fourteenth Doctor actor David Tennant shared a curious hint about the casting in the second Doctor Who 60th anniversary episode Wild Blue Yonder to Total TV Guide magazine. “The second script is unlike any Doctor Who I’ve ever seen. I don’t want to give too much away, but I was always aware of the casting … >
Demon Records celebrates David Tennant and Catherine Tate’s partnership as the Doctor and Donna with two audio exclusive stories on vinyl, read by the actors themselves. In Pest Control, read by David Tennant, the Doctor and Donna face monstrous insects and a ruthless robot exterminator when the TARDIS is lost in battle on a distant … >
A cast list for the first Doctor Who 60th anniversary special, The Star Beast, was released by the Radio Times. David Tennant – The Doctor Catherine Tate – Donna Noble Miriam Margolyes – voice of the Meep Yasmin Finney – Rose Noble Karl Collins – Shaun Temple Jamie Cho – Colonel Chan Ruth Madeley – … >
The first Doctor Who Anniversary special, The Star Beast, will air on BBC One and BBC iPlayer at 6:30pm on November 25. Digiguide also provided this same information two days earlier. Doctor Who Magazine provided a synopsis of the episode: A spaceship crashes in north London. Not that Donna Noble noticed; she had other things … >
Doctor Who Magazine 597 includes an interview with Catherine Tate, who reprises her role as Donna Noble in the three Doctor Who anniversary specials, The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle. Highlights include: • 60th anniversary souvenir issue • Tate Modern – Catherine Tate on all things Donna and Doctor! • The Daleks … >
An image released by official Doctor Who media leaves no doubt that the the world’s first live working television system, demonstrated by Scottish inventor John Logie Baird, is featured in the third Doctor Who 60th anniversary special The Giggle. In his laboratory on 2 October 1925, Baird successfully transmitted the first television picture with a … >
BBC Books has released cover artwork for its Doctor Who Target range with three new 60th anniversary titles available January 2024 The collection are novelisations of the three 2023 Doctor Who specials, which will feature David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor and Catherine Tate as Donna Noble. Each episode’s novelisation will also be available as … >
All three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials, The Star Beast, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, are available to pre-order on Steelbook, Blu-ray and DVD for a December 2023 release in the UK. As well as David Tennant starring as the Fourteenth Doctor and companion Catherine Tate returning as fan-favourite Donna Noble, other guest stars … >