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 … >
The Celestial Toymaker, a Doctor Who story which was lost with the exception of one episode, will be released in animated form on DVD and Blu-ray in June 2024. We had previously announced the rumour regarding this special animated release. The two-disc set contains the third season story as well as special features. This classic … >
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 … >
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 … >
The Star Beast, the Doctor Who 60th anniversary special where the Doctor and Donna come face to face again after many years, will air BBC One and iPlayer in the UK and Ireland on Saturday 25 November and on Disney+ outside of the UK and Ireland. The next two 60th anniversary specials Wild Blue Yonder … >
According to Nicola Methven and Mark Jefferies of The Mirror, an announcement that the missing 1966 Doctor Who serial, The Celestial Toymaker, is to be animated will coincide with with The Toymaker character’s imminent return to television. The Celestial Toymaker was the seventh serial of Season 3 of Doctor Who. It introduced The Toymaker, a … >
The Giggle is the third of three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials to appear in November. Here is what we know about the one-hour special so far. The sequence of events depicted here may not be accurate because it is difficult to discern from a few trailer scenes. This is our best guess. The TARDIS … >
A promotional teaser which first appeared on BBC One on September 16 shared a binary code with a special message. SOMETHING IS COMING!!#DoctorWho pic.twitter.com/oEiEaL8hV6 — Bad Wolf Archives (@BadWolfArchives) September 16, 2023 The binary code shared this message: “Saturday, 23 September, BBC One 6:10PM” and “Their time has come” In the minutes before ‘Strictly Come … >
On 13 May, 2023, a new trailer gave viewers another exciting glimpse of what to expect this November for Doctor Who‘s 60th anniversary, and it exclusively revealed the titles of the three specials. The titles for the three Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials are: The Star Beast Wild Blue Yonder The Giggle Doctor Who Showrunner … >