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Following the announcement of the Whoniverse on 30 October 2023,^[1] the BBC unveiled the Whoniverse ident on social media platforms. This ident plays for all newly-created Doctor Who related programming on BBC iPlayer, starting with Tales of the TARDIS.^[2]

The ident featured characters and monsters from both classic and revival-era Doctor Who, Torchwood, The Sarah Jane Adventures and Class.

In the instalment of Gallifrey Guardian printed in DWM 597, Russell T Davies revealed that the inclusion of the various Doctors, companions, and monsters was much-deliberated over the span of months: Davies stated that he sad that K9 didn't make the cut; that originally all the Doctors were included before it was decided that that was an "unholy mess"; that Jon Pertwee was the final Doctor added after they released they had too much empty space; and that Missy was the final addition — a suggestion from Brand Director Vanessa Hamilton — being placed in the inner circle of the "O", as the rest of the "O" was intended for monsters.
- Davies also revealed that there plans for the animation to be revamped every year or so, so other characters could be added.
- Davies also thanked BC Studio's Executive Creative Director Nick Meikle and his team and Murray Gold for the music.

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 The ident featured characters and monsters from both classic and revival-era ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'', ''[[Torchwood (series)|Torchwood]]'', ''[[The Sarah Jane Adventures]]'' and ''[[Class (TV series)|Class]]''.
+== Notes ==
+* In the instalment of ''[[Gallifrey Guardian]]'' printed in [[DWM 597]], [[Russell T Davies]] revealed that the inclusion of the various Doctors, companions, and monsters was much-deliberated over the span of months: Davies stated that he sad that [[K9]] didn't make the cut; that originally all the Doctors were included before it was decided that that was an "unholy mess"; that [[Jon Pertwee]] was the final Doctor added after they released they had too much empty space; and that Missy was the final addition — a suggestion from [[Brand Director]] [[Vanessa Hamilton]] — being placed in the inner circle of the "O", as the rest of the "O" was intended for monsters.
+** Davies also revealed that there plans for the animation to be revamped every year or so, so other characters could be added.
+** Davies also thanked [[BC Studio]]'s [[Executive Creative Director]] [[Nick Meikle]] and his team and [[Murray Gold]] for the music.
 == Gallery ==