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'''''Doctor Who'': ''The Bedtime Story''''', also known as '''''The Doctor'' - ''The Way Back Home'''''{{note|The episode was listed twice on [[BBC iPlayer]], both as part of ''[[CBeebies Bedtime Stories (series)|CBeebies Bedtime Stories]]'' and as a standalone episode. The entry for the standalone episode was named ''Doctor Who'': ''The Bedtime Story'', and was included as part of the [[Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)|Whoniverse]]. The entry that was listed under ''CBeebies Bedtime Stories'' kept with the established naming precedent of the series (Reader - Story), and named it ''The Doctor'' - ''The Way Back Home''.}} was a ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]''-themed episode of ''[[CBeebies Bedtime Stories (series)|CBeebies Bedtime Stories]]'', broadcast on [[24 November (releases)|24 November]] [[2023 (releases)|2023]]<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0gsx48n ''Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story'' on bbc.co.uk]</ref> as part of the [[List of anniversaries|60th anniversary]] celebrations. It starred [[David Tennant]] as the [[Fourteenth Doctor]] and the story read was ''[[The Way Back Home]]'', written and illustrated by [[Oliver Jeffers]].

The [[Fourteenth Doctor]] arrives on [[Planet Bedtime Stories]], exiting [[the Doctor's TARDIS|the TARDIS]] after it materialises, and warmly introduces himself. Recognising his location, he takes a seat and asks an audience "if [they] had a [[spaceship]], where would [they] go?" Would they go to another [[world]] or meet someone in particular? The Doctor has [[The Way Back Home|a story]] prepared about such a question, about [[Boy (Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story)|a boy]] who travelled to [[space]] and made [[Martian (Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story)|a friend]].

The Doctor tells the story of the boy, who found [[aeroplane (Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story)|an aeroplane]] in his [[cupboard]] and took it for a flight, until he ran out of [[petrol]] and got stuck on [[the Moon]]. Alone and afraid, his [[torch]] began dimming, however [[Martian (Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story)|a Martian]] soon joined him after [[Martian's spaceship (Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story)|his spaceship]]'s [[engine]] broke down. They showed each other how they had become stuck on the Moon and discussed ways to get back [[home]]; the boy jumped down to [[Earth]], landing in the [[sea]] and swimming back home for supplies. Upon reaching his home, the boy had become tired and taken a rest, sitting down to eat a snack in front of his [[television]]. Suddenly remembering the Martian, the boy took the necessary supplies and travelled to higher ground and alerted the Martian, who threw down a [[rope]] for him to climb. Reuniting, they restored each other's ships and made their farewells, setting off [[home]] and wondering if they would ever meet again. Soon after, a [[parcel]] arrived for the boy, containing a [[walkie-talkie]] so he and the Martian could continue to talk to each other.

The Doctor concludes, impressed by the story. He begins to tell another "great" story about [[The Doctor|someone]] who [[The Doctor and Susan's escape from Gallifrey|travelled to space]] and [[the Doctor (title)|began helping people]], gesturing as he detailed how this "big blue box" landed in [[76 Totter's Lane|a junkyard]], but cuts himself off as he realises that it is a long story, much longer than he has time for, but promises to save it for another [[bedtime story]]. Telling his audience that he will see them again soon, he enters the TARDIS and dematerialises.

* Before meeting each other after their [[eye]]s adjusted to the [[darkness|dark]], both had "feared the worse" when they first heard each other.

* The [[delivery man (Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story)|delivery man]] had a [[moustache]] and carried a [[clipboard]].

* The Doctor's "great" story he begins to tell references the first ''[[Doctor Who (TV story)|Doctor Who]]'' episode, {{cs|An Unearthly Child (TV story)|namedpart=An Unearthly Child}}.

Following its broadcast on television, ''Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story'' was added to [[BBC iPlayer]]'s ''[[Whoniverse (BBC iPlayer)|Whoniverse]]'' catalog of ''Doctor Who'' content as a title separate from ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' (2023-) and ''[[CBeebies Bedtime Stories (series)|CBeebies Bedtime Stories]]'', although it was also released as part of the latter, albeit with an expiration time of thirty days.