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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. | 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. | ||
=== 1973 === | |||
* 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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
=== 1978 === | |||
* 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. | * 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. | ||
=== 1983 === | |||
* 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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
=== 1988 === | |||
* 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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
=== 1989 === | |||
* 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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
=== 1993 === | |||
* 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]]. Commemorative merchandise included the [[30th Anniversary Calendar]] and [[DWMS Winter 1993]]. | * 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]]. Commemorative merchandise included the [[30th Anniversary Calendar]] and [[DWMS Winter 1993]]. | ||
=== 1998 === | |||
* The 35th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the release of the original [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] in [[1998 (releases)|1998]]. | * The 35th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the release of the original [[Doctor Who website|''Doctor Who'' website]] in [[1998 (releases)|1998]]. | ||
=== 2003 === | |||
* The 40th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the release of ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]] on [[21 November (releases)|21 November]], the broadcast of ''[[Doctor Who @40]]'' on [[22 November (releases)|22]] and 23 November, the animated serial webcast ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' broadcast from 2 weeks before the anniversary date on [[12 November (releases)|12 November]] until 3 weeks following the anniversary date on [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]], and the original series of ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]''. | * The 40th anniversary of ''Doctor Who'' was commemorated with the release of ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]'' by [[Big Finish Productions]] on [[21 November (releases)|21 November]], the broadcast of ''[[Doctor Who @40]]'' on [[22 November (releases)|22]] and 23 November, the animated serial webcast ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'' broadcast from 2 weeks before the anniversary date on [[12 November (releases)|12 November]] until 3 weeks following the anniversary date on [[18 December (releases)|18 December]] [[2003 (releases)|2003]], and the original series of ''[[Doctor Who Unbound]]''. | ||
* 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]]. Other productions included ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' | |||
=== 2008 === | |||
* The 45th anniversary was was commemorated with the release with the release of the audio anthology ''[[Forty-Five (audio anthology)|Forty-Five]]'' by Big Finish November 2008 and the [[IDW Publishing]] comic ''[[The Forgotten (comic story)|The Forgotten]]''. | |||
=== 2013 === | |||
* 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]]. | |||
* Other productions included: | |||
** ''[[An Adventure in Space and Time (TV story)|An Adventure in Space and Time]]'' | |||
** ''[[The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot (TV story)|The Five]]'' | |||
** ''[[The Doctors Revisited]]'' | |||
** ''[[The Ultimate Guide (2013 documentary)|The Ultimate Guide]]'' | |||
** ''[[The 50th Anniversary Collection]]'' of novels | |||
** Eleven [[Puffin eshort]]s | |||
** ''[[Prisoners of Time]] | |||
** ''[[The Light at the End (audio story)|The Light at the End]]'' | |||
** ''[[1963: Fanfare for the Common Men (audio story)|1963: Fanfare for the Common Men]]'' | |||
** ''[[1963: The Assassination Games (audio story)|1963: The Assassination Games]]'' | |||
** ''[[1963: The Space Race (audio story)|1963: The Space Race]]'' | |||
* Commemorative merchandise included: | |||
** [[50th Anniversary Blu-ray Special]] | |||
** [[50th Anniversary Collector's Edition]] | |||
** ''[[The Official 50th Anniversary Annual]]'' | |||
** [[Doctor Who - The 50th Anniversary Collection (soundtrack)|Doctor Who - The 50th Anniversary Collection]] | |||
=== 2016 === | |||
* 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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
* 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]]. | * 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 === | ||
* | * 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]]''. | ||
* ''[[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]]) | |||
=== 2021 === | |||
* 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]]. | |||
=== 2022 === | |||
* 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]]. | * 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]]. | ||
* 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]]''. | * 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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