Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration
Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration was a concert held to mark the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who. The concert was attended by all three "New Who" showrunners; Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall, as well as composers Murray Gold and Segun Akinola. There were also interviews with Peter Howell, Mark Ayres and Emily Cook.
The concert was performed by the BBC National Orchestra of Wales at Hoddinott Hall, Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff on 28 September 2023. It was uploaded on BBC Sounds on 12 October 2023.
The concert was broadcast on BBC Four on 1 November 2023, which reordered some of the suites from what they originially appeared while other suites had been entirely removed. Some of the interviews were shortened while Emily Cook's interview was removed completely.
Programme[[edit] | [edit source]]
| Piece | Runtime | Movement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| I Am The Doctor | 5'00" | "I Am The Doctor" "Words Win Wars" |
Aired first in the BBC Four Version |
| All the Strange, Strange Creatures | 4'02" | "Missy's Theme" "All the Strange, Strange Creatures" |
Removed from the BBC Four Version |
| Classic Who Medley | 8'00" | Suite containing either all, or excerpts of, the following cues: An Unearthly Child - TARDIS dematerialisation The Daleks - the Dalek Heartbeat The Tomb of the Cybermen - Space-Time Music Pt. 1 The Sea Devils City of Death - Paris Logopolis - It's the End... The Five Doctors - The Eye of Orion, Cosmic Angst, The Tomb of Rassilon The Curse of Fenric - The Final Battle (tbc) |
Aired after the companion suite in the BBC Four version |
| Abigail's Song | 4'38" | "Abigail's Song" | |
| This is Gallifrey | 3'18" | "This is Gallifrey: Our Childhood, Our Home" | Removed from the BBC Four Version |
| The Long Song | 5'28" | "The Long Song" | |
| The Companions Suite | 6'57" | Suite containing either all, or excerpts of, the following cues: "Rose's Theme" "Martha's Theme" "Donna's Theme" "Little Amy" |
Moved to second in the BBC Four airing |
| Doomsday | 5'04" | "Doomsday (theme)" | Removed from the BBC Four Version |
| Vale Decem | 3'21" | "Vale Decem" | Moved to after the Long Song in the BBC Four version. |
| A Good Man? | 7'30" | "A Good Man?" | |
| I Am A Good Man | 2'53" | As-yet unreleased variation of "A Good Man?" played in "Twice Upon a Time (TV story)" | |
| Suite: The Woman Who Fell To Earth | 9'58" | Suite containing either all, or excerpts of, the following cues: Thirteen My Beautiful Ghost Monument Doctor, The Doctor The Spy Master Rebuilt to be added Umbreen' She's the Doctor |
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| The Life of Sunday | 3'58" | "The Life of Sunday (Ruby's Theme)" | |
| Fifteen | 3'26" | "Fifteen" | |
| The Shepherd's Boy | 4'41" | "The Shepherd's Boy" | Removed from the BBC Four Version |
| Doctor Who Theme (2023) | 1'04" | "Doctor Who theme" |
The Three Showrunners[[edit] | [edit source]]
During the concert celebrations, the three showrunners Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall were all pulled aside for a special questionnaire interview with all three of them together, which was released online on 19 October 2023.
to be added
External links[[edit] | [edit source]]
- Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration on the BBC website
- Doctor Who @60: A Musical Celebration at the Singers page on the BBC website
- Doctor Who 60th anniversary musical celebration coming in September at CultBox
- Three showrunners reunite for Doctor Who concert at CultBox
- Doctor Who musical celebration coming to BBC Radio 2 at CultBox
- Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration available now on BBC Sounds on CultBox
- Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration TV premiere on BBC Four on CultBox
- Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration announced by BBC Radio 2 at Radio Times
- Doctor Who's latest theme music revamp to debut on BBC Radio 2 next month at Radio Times
- Doctor Who gets 60th anniversary BBC radio special at Digital Spy
- BBC Radio 2 announces Doctor Who @60: A Musical Celebration at BBC Media Centre
- Timestamp: 2:54:06 of The Zoe Ball Breakfast Show, Trailer for Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration on BBC Radio 2
- Radio 2 Celebrates Doctor Who at 60 on BBC Sounds
- Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration on BBC Four
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