BBC AMERICA HOSTS DOCTOR WHO 50th
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION IN NOVEMBER
Premieres and marathons including the first-ever
global simulcast celebrating the iconic series
Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
An Adventure in Space and Time
The Science of Doctor Who with Brian Cox
Matt Smith and David Tennant guests on The Graham
Norton Show
Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS
Doctor Who Explained
Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited - The Eleventh
Doctor
New York – November 8, 2013 – BBC AMERICA
is the #1 destination in the U.S. for a year-long celebration of the 50th
anniversary of global phenomenon Doctor Who. On November
23, 1963, a Time Lord known as the Doctor landed on the BBC’s airwaves, forever
changing storytelling on television and how the world viewed the inside of a
British police box. In honoring the legacy of the longest-running and most
successful sci-fi series in history, BBC AMERICA presents new programming
dedicated to the iconic series, culminating in a groundbreaking television
event – the global simulcast to more than 75 countries of Doctor Who’s
50th anniversary special, Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor
on November 23. Written by lead writer and executive producer Steven
Moffat (Sherlock), the special stars the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith (How to Catch a
Monster), the Tenth Doctor, David Tennant (Broadchurch),
companion Jenna Coleman (Dancing on the Edge), with Billie
Piper (Secret Diary of a Call Girl) and John Hurt (Tinker
Tailor Soldier Spy, Alien). The global simulcast will air Saturday,
November 23 at 2:50pm ET. BBC AMERICA will encore the special in primetime at
7:00pm ET with exclusive Inside Look interviews with Matt Smith and
David Tennant.
