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| An '''anniversary''' was a date on which a prior event was commemorated. A type of anniversary was a [[wedding anniversary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') | | An '''anniversary''' was a date on which a prior event was commemorated. A type of anniversary was a [[wedding anniversary]]. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Power of Three (TV story)|The Power of Three]]'') |
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| | The people of [[Calbaron III]] held an anniversary every year to commemorate the [[Twelfth Doctor]] overthrowing [[Emperor]] [[Vimlox]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Planet of the Diners (comic story)|Planet of the Diners]]'') |
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| == Behind the scenes == | | == Behind the scenes == |
| The anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who]]'', which began with the first episode of ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'' on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[1963 (releases)|1963]], has been commemorated on several occasions.
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| | | Since its inception on [[23 November (releases)|23 November]] [[1963 (releases)|1963]], the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' franchise has seen growth and celebrated various anniversaries, and over the years seen birth to an extensive host of other products and projects, all of which have been able to celebrate anniversaries of their own across the decades. |
| === 1973 ===
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| * The 10th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the broadcast of ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'', which was broadcast across four episodes from [[30 December (releases)|30 December]] [[1972 (releases)|1972]] to [[20 January (releases)|20 January]] [[1973 (releases)|1973]].
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| === 1978 ===
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| * The 15th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' took place on 23 November 1978, five days after the broadcast of part four of ''[[The Stones of Blood (TV story)|The Stones of Blood]]'' which, incidentally, was also the one-hundredth televised ''Doctor Who'' story. To commemorate this, [[Anthony Read]] asked [[David Fisher (writer)|David Fisher]] to write a new scene (expanded by [[Darrol Blake]]) featuring [[Romana I|Romana]] and [[K9 Mark II|K9]] surprising the [[Fourth Doctor]] with a [[birthday cake]] (and a new identical [[The Doctor's scarf|scarf]]), celebrating his seven hundred fifty-first [[birthday]]. However, producer [[Graham Williams]] vetoed this idea as being too self-indulgent and the scene was never shot. Blake had already ordered a cake, and this was eaten by the cast and crew.
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| === 1983 ===
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| * The 20th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the broadcast of ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' on 23 November [[1983 (releases)|1983]].
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| === 1988 ===
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| * The 25th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the broadcast of ''[[Silver Nemesis (TV story)|Silver Nemesis]]'', the first episode of which premiered on 23 November [[1988 (releases)|1988]]. Commemorative merchandise included the [[DWMS 25th Anniversary Special]].
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| === 1989 ===
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| * The 10th anniversary of ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'', beginning in [[1979 (releases)|1979]], was commemorated with the release of the [[DWMS Tenth Anniversary Special]] in [[1989 (releases)|1989]].
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| === 1993 ===
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| * The 30th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the broadcast of ''[[Dimensions in Time (TV story)|Dimensions in Time]]'', the two parts of which were broadcast in the [[week]] following the anniversary date, on [[26 November (releases)|26]] and [[27 November (releases)|27 November]] [[1993 (releases)|1993]].
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| * Commemorative merchandise included the [[30th Anniversary Calendar]] and [[DWMS Winter 1993]].
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| === 1998 ===
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| * The 35th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the release of the original [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] in [[1998 (releases)|1998]].
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| === 2003 ===
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| * The 40th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the release of:
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| ** ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'', a [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]] audio story starring [[Peter Davison]], [[Colin Baker]], [[Sylvester McCoy]] and [[Paul McGann]] as well as archival audio of [[Jon Pertwee]] and numerous companion actors in new roles.
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| ** ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]'', a series of "what if" ''Doctor Who'' stories set in [[parallel universe]]s
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| ** ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'', an animated webcast featuring the [[Ninth Doctor (Scream of the Shalka)|Ninth Doctor]] voiced by [[Richard E Grant]]. It was broadcast two weeks before the anniversary date on [[12 November (releases)|12 November]] until three weeks following the anniversary date on [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]]
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| ** The broadcast of ''[[Doctor Who @40]]'' on [[22 November (releases)|22]] and 23 November.
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| === 2008 ===
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| * The 45th anniversary was was commemorated with the release with the release of:
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| ** ''[[Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five]]'', a Big Finish audio anthology on November 2008
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| ** ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]'', an [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comic story featuring the all ten Doctors.
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| ** ''[[Top Trumps Collectors Edition: 45 Years of Time Travel]]''
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| === 2013 ===
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| * The 50th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the broadcast of ''[[The Day of the Doctor (TV story)|The Day of the Doctor]]'', which was simultaneously screened in [[cinema]]s worldwide on 23 November [[2013 (releases)|2013]].
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| ** ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'', a docudrama
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| ** ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot]]'', mockumentary
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| ** ''[[The Doctors Revisited]]''
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| ** ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]''
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| ** ''[[The 50th Anniversary Collection]]'', a series of reprinted novels for all eleven Doctors
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| ** [[Puffin eshort]]s featuring all eleven Doctors
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| ** ''[[Prisoners of Time]], an IDW comic series featuring the all eleven Doctors
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| ** ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'', a Big Finish audio story featuring [[Fourth Doctor]], [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]], [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]], and [[Eighth Doctor]].
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| ** ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]''
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| ** ''[[1963: The Assassination Games (audio story)|1963: The Assassination Games]]''
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| ** ''[[1963: The Space Race (audio story)|1963: The Space Race]]''
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| * Commemorative merchandise included:
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| ** [[50th Anniversary Blu-ray Special]]
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| ** [[50th Anniversary Collector's Edition]]
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| ** ''[[The Official 50th Anniversary Annual]]''
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| ** [[Doctor Who - The 50th Anniversary Collection (soundtrack)|Doctor Who - The 50th Anniversary Collection]]
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| === 2016 ===
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| * To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the debut of the [[Cybermen]] in [[1966 (releases)|1966]]'s ''[[The Tenth Planet (TV story)|The Tenth Planet]]'', ''[[Supremacy of the Cybermen (comic story)|Supremacy of the Cybermen]]'' was released by [[Titan Publishing Group]] in [[2016 (releases)|2016]].
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| * Released in 2016, ''[[The Torchwood Archive (audio story)|The Torchwood Archive]]'' was a special release from Big Finish commemorating the 10th anniversary of the [[Everything Changes (TV story)|televised debut]] of ''[[Torchwood (TV series)|Torchwood]]'' in [[2006 (releases)|2006]].
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| === 2019 ===
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| * Big Finish commemorated their own 20th anniversary of producing ''Doctor Who'' audios since [[1999 (releases)|1999]]'s ''[[The Sirens of Time (audio story)|The Sirens of Time]]'', with the release of ''[[The Legacy of Time (audio anthology)|The Legacy of Time]]''.
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| * ''[[Daughter of the Gods (audio story)|Daughter of the Gods]]'' was produced by Big Finish to emulate a "5th anniversary of ''Doctor Who''" from [[1968 (releases)|1968]]. ([[BFX]]: ''Daughter of the Gods'', [[VOR 128]])
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| === 2021 ===
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| * The 50th anniversary of [[the Master]]'s debut in ''[[Terror of the Autons (TV story)|Terror of the Autons]]'' in [[1971 (releases)|1971]], ''[[Masterful (audio story)|Masterful]]'' was released by Big Finish in [[2021 (releases)|2021]].
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| === 2022 ===
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| * The 40th anniversary of [[Peter Davison]]'s [[1982 (releases)|1982]] [[Castrovalva (TV story)|debut]] as the [[Fifth Doctor]] was commemorated with the release of ''[[Forty (audio series)|Forty]]'' by Big Finish in [[2022 (releases)|2022]].
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| * To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the [[BBC]] on [[18 October (releases)|18 October]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], and as part of the [[BBC 100]] event, a [[Centenary Special]] was aired on [[23 October (releases)|23 October]] 2022 called ''[[The Power of the Doctor (TV story)|The Power of the Doctor]]''.
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