It's been a long time coming, but this year's special anniversary episode has finally arrived! With the promise of multiple Doctors and even more companions, plus a handful of special guests, the episode looks set to deliver all sorts of fun and witty banter. Steven Moffat also reckons the action will change the series going forward - hesitating to use the word 'gamechanger' but that kind of deal. What on earth is going to happen to the Doctor and just how brilliant are the Smith/Tennant scenes going to be?
Doctor Who - The Day of the Doctor
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don't think i've ever live commented a billie episode before. awesomeness.
I see K9 has branched out into quiz shows.
What show was K9 on?
something pointless.
There are lots of other DW peeps on it too, it might be a special. Otherwise random K9 would be a bit scary.
Ooh, it's a repeat. Research done. http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Pointless_Celebrities:_Doctor_Who_Special
Heyyyy.
yo sir.
If anyone has access to it, I'm going to watch Vincent and the Doctor at 7pm.
Also, if anyone is unaware, after the anniversary program there is a red button confidential followed by something called The Five(ish) Doctors, which appears to be some kind of 30 minute reboot of The Five Doctors directed by Peter Davison.
Argh there's so much stuff!
59 years of stuff :)
oops, 50 years.
Oh yea :)
Also (christine is going to hate me for her Dr Who sesh) Tenannt and Smith were both on Graham Norton last night promoting the anniversary. They seem to have excellent chemistry which bodes well
We watched that one! The one thing we have seen :)
Phew! David's hair scared me a bit.
I think it scared everyone! Could have someone's eye out with that.
You'd be hard pressed to do a "Eleven Doctors" episode nowadays. Unless it was animated.
I also like that the programme is on at a proper time. None of this 5 oclock business
I wanted to see the "Asylum of the Daleks" episode on BBC America, but I fell asleep. :(
After the TARDIS was in the train station next to work yesterday, it was today seemingly on the top of Cardiff Castle!
(I can't tell you how much that made a very bad week yesterday!)
I take real objection to the BBC advertising Doctor Who's time as 'after strictly'... i mean REALLY! anyway!
His hair is terrifying, but it's even worse when it's down - http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/10/17/article-0-18C68E6400000578-242_634x747.jpg
Richard II is going to be absolutely amazing tho, so it's worth it.
Brilliant!
You've even got the scarf for it :)
Yea, I'm not a fan of that!
Or, to quote 9, 'Ffffffffantastic'!
I didn't know how to pose. It's quite shocking that, in a way, I was starstuck by a police box. I've run after celebrities and talked to drivers but a police box left me giddy.
It's a box of possibilities!
An intergalactic Argos catalogue.
What I watched during the commercial... :)
http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p016v6nb
If there's one thing Windows 8 does right...
http://imgur.com/21INrjE
That's perfect!
Best way to build up to the anniversary :)
WOuld you like to have the one that Doctor # 4 (Tom Baker) wore? :)
For many of us in the US Tom Baker was our First Doctor. Well, first DOctor that we saw. ;)
I almost ordered one last week but I didn't do so. I really want one though...
Heheh, I've just noticed in this episode Amy sitting in a garden with sunflowers suggesting he paint them. So many watches and still picking up new things.
Watching "In the Name of The Doctor" right now
I really should get back to my blogging old episodes... It's a great excuse to watch the back catalogue :)
The perfect excuse!
It always impresses me how delicately they handle depression in this episode. Seeing as Dr Who is such a child friendly show it's perfectly impressionable to them and the effects of depression.
Also I'm just live blogging my thoughts, sorry if it's annoying at all!
Carry on, that's what the thread is for :)
Evening all. Just sitting down with pizza, and sparkles (for Dr Who Day!) :D
i too have pizza, woop!
Pizza must be Dr Who-food :)
wibbly wobbly silcey wicey
*slicey
:D
Also, is anyone expecting any appearances tonight apart from the confirmed? (10, 110, War Doctor, billie, etc)
Wouldn't shock me if we had a surprise or two...
Off the wall suggestion from Mrs^ - Matt Smith's Doctor dies, and regenerates tonight.
That would be huge.
I think #10 and is actually 10.5 - the human half that was regenerated in the Davros episode w/ the Doctor-Donna
Because he is with Rose, that suggests it is the version that has been in the parallel world.
It would make sense!
Matt Smith is so bloody good. I'll really miss him.
So it's not quite like there will be 3 of them, as DT wouldn't be playing a timelord, just a human version of one.
A lot of theories I've seen think that Rose's existance relates to Bad Wolf, which is interesting idea..
VatD just did the Van Gogh sky effect moment. Love it.
Here comes the Van Gogh gallery moment, Preparing for feels...
I remember someone naming his simracing team "Doctor Who Racing" a few years ago.
I'd not put it past Moffat to pull that one out of his bag of tricks.
I'm still gobsmacked at how they managed to pull off 8's mini episode. Totally amazing secret!
Mmmm, McGann.
Loving that they are finally addressing what happened in the Time War - so much has not been said.
What I also liked was that they oficially made all of his Big Finish audio episodes official Dr Who canon when they mentioned his companions in them during that episode.
A little geeky aside I'll admit but very cool of the Moff to do so :)
Amy's devastation at Vincent's same fate has just hit :(
How much for the set of Dr. Who stamps? :)
That went over my head but that is good! Maybe something else to add to the to-listen pile.
They're REALLY good. It gives Paul McGann so much more credit.
"The Ultimate ginger."
:)
best episode ever.
Baby^ has quiet and snoozey... but will it turn out that we've wasted 15 minutes of calm?
We've been watching loads of old-old episodes that Virgin has OnDemand :D Some really good old Doctor(s) episodes.
I watched the Dalek Invasion of Earth this week. So good.
5 minutes
The Brendan bloke on Strictly looks a bit like Christian Horner. Has he really taken over the BBC?!
Time for a pre-show top-up (of whatever people are drinking).
Sherlock!
Okay, I'm ready.
managed to cook a risotto in record time! woop woop!
Good effort!
Let's do this!
GERONIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Old intro!!!!
phew. made it.
Old school intro!
One of our cats has joined us for it :D
for future reading - John watson's blog is back! - http://www.johnwatsonblog.co.uk/
Clara works were the tardis originally was, of course :)
Oooh, must save that for later.
She drove right in the door!
Advanced Quantum Mechanics :D
aawwwww, missed clara.
cocktails on the moon sounds like a good holiday
I'm looking forward to her and 12.
Blue eagle.
4's scarf!!
SCARF
Biiiiiig ooopsy.
first Great Western have upped their game.
so, *this* is where the trafalgar square filming comes in!
do do dododo do do dododo
ohh i like her coat...
Doctor knows how to make an entrance!
Leftbridge Stewart - watched a lot of episodes with her father in recently :)
Nice scarf.
*salutes the Birg*
*brig, even
left the door open
Derren Brown :)
Miss Brigadier, I presume. :)
....and we have Baby^-snores, result!
Woah.
3D paintings?!?!
God, if we had Timelord art, I might go to a gallery!
think this is the bbc's last 3d broadcast, for a while.
Ooooooooh yay for old murray gold!!!
Dalek tie fighters
Kinda nice to hear some music from the RTD era again :)
But... the Doctor doesn't use guns
It's very hard not to hear the voice of the dragon from Hurt.
No more.
:D
Well he was right.
The operating system became sentient. Watch out, Apple.
The Omega arsenal - sounds like something used to end things.
skynet went live
I really like his outfit.
Those boots, I wish I could pull off boots like that.
Sweet, he found a galligreyan Gamecube
Why is there never a big red button?
ROSE.
ROSE!
ROSE
billie!
uh ROSE again
Wolf
Rose went mad.
She's the interface?! Mr C needs to upgrade his OS by a few versions.
"It's from your past... or your future, I get those mixed up." :)
BAD WOLF.
siri 2.0
billi
♥
It that a heart for the suggestion or the interface? ;)
Probably best not to go into too many details! I am still here :)
hehehe
Uh oh, nothing that spirals ends up going well
a fez!
Fezes are cool.
Stacey's worked on her Barry Island accent.
Husband?
DT!
He became King?!
hahaha amazing
Terrifying portrait! :)
ALLONS-Y!
OH MY GODD
sorry, just the sight and sound of him being back was amazing for a second.
So much love for DT.
Hehehehehe. Monty Python would be proud.
I'm gonna be King.
Itt was the horse!
"I'm gunna be King..."
hhahaha
Ahhh 10 you excellent person.
Heeeeeeeeeeeeh.
Bunny!
What the Fudd was that?
teehee wabbit
All hail king Fez.
So many flying fezzes.
bbunker!
Has The Doctor been to The Black Museum yet?
i love her.
Good ol' Yes.
This is brilliant.
Robbery in progress...
'some day you could just walk past a feez.'
'neeever gonna happen.'
:D
I was expecting to be disappointed, this is soo much more than brilliant :D
iPad mini?
The Moff doesn't do disappointment ;)
Doctor with a tablet, that'd be a good episode.
Thaaaats how the fezes go flying.
i think they've spent all the budget they could have spent on the last series and saved it all up for this beauty..
So DT is 10 for real :)
amazing. :D
/me holds up a card that reads 8.5 for the dive
oh my gosh i don't even
"That's not a sonic screwdriver, THIS is a sonic screwdriver. ;)"
i can't even handle this
The glasses were excellent.
Fez-erang?
aaaaaaaaah! excellent
Watch out War Doctor, I sense some Doctors are coming your way.
ANYONE LOSE A FEZ?!
amazing.
Other way around. :)
We're confusing the polarity
even that one??
ahaha
Even that one?
Witchy witch craft.
what are you gonna do, assemble a cabinet at them?
This is too much XD
I like they're addressing the screwdriver thing.
oh my god XD
'will there be wifi?'
Sand shoes and grandad. Actually dying here.
it's three times amazing.
BILLIE AND DT IN THE SAME ROOM
nooooo not yes
Careful of their viscous sucker punch!
WHAT
oh yeah, they shape shoft.
That's the weirdest sentence ever :)
early breaking news: HULK HAS SIGNED WITH FI for 2014. (It seems credible)
What a cool bunker.
he's the 13th doctor
a vortex manipulator!! jack's bracelet!
JACK mention!
Dig at Hollywood :)
they better not criticise mary
Ewwwwwwwww
code for the vortex - the doctor carved it back in the past?
It would help pass the timey-wimey.
It's painful Billie is RIGHT THERE.
But she;s only being seen by Hurt's Doctor.
I KNOW!
I was explaining my :( at this, we need real Rose!
How many tims what that uttered at Interlagos earlier today? :)
Dickie bow.
genius1
*!
Love that.
Now that is timey wimey!
Hooowwww did you do that.
It wasn't locked XD XD
Ewwwww again.
Heh, that looked like chepstow castle :)
(but with zygons)
I thought that
No one will look at cup-a-soups the same way again.
I wonder if Hogwarts has gallifreyan artists too...
Yaaaaay, that is chepstow castle!
King Tennant.
River might have something to say...
ACTUAL TARDIS.
back to the future!
Hail to the King, baby.[/dukenukem] :D
i was thinking that.. altho... i guess.. he's a widower eventually...?
Old Tardis
WOAH
1st doctor!!
Hands down the best episode ever!
ahahahaahahaha
XD
'what are the round things?'
'noooo ideaa...'
XD
We are watching this again tomorrow!
The Brig! :)
i have so much love for DT's Doctor right now.
One of life's great questions.
Ohhhhhhh.
TARDIS-proof? :)
You were only supposed to blow the ******* doors off.
what an introduction.
carole ann ford!
That's the perfect description of Clara - "You're very sure of yourself."
It is a big red button!
a shiny one.
tardises!
...tardii?
DT's long coat!!!
2 Tardises, Tardii??
points ;)
Bonus points for it being The Day of the Doctor
The Tardii weren't tardy, it seems?
Apparently the proper Latin would be Tardum
run!
...oh, and that
:)
I thought maybe talk.
i was thinking it was 'save the day' or something.
so they're changing the history of the time war?!
It is not possible!?
David's face!!
DT!
*flails*
IN A PAINTING!
OF COURSE!
It all works!!! :D
oh Mark Gatiss and Moffat, you clever clever fellows...
It could be worse, there could be 11 or 12! ;)
"Three of them, all my worst nightmares at once."
This is all completely Moffat. Although I don't dispute your comment as Gatiss is an utter genius too of course
This could not get any better!
HARTNELL!
Wait, here come more!!
MCGANN
smas,nfadfn
8!!!!
OH
MY
CAPALDI!
yes thats sounds about right
I know Moffat wrote it, but as with anything Gatiss worked on it, i thought? he's been promoting it since the off.
Amd tnere was 1 Dalek falling out of the time war.
I think gatiss was only involved in the drama the other night, but I may have missed something
surely not...
Eccles?
"I hope the ears are a bit less conspicious" :)
I imagine War Doctor became Nine
i thought it was too good to be true, but my god that got my hopes up
They wouldn't have dug at his ears if he came back :)
He declined the invite, but we have been so hopeful that he might just appear.
...oh my god.
:O
They just seriously did that.
:')
Capadi again?
WOAH.
NO WAY
*dies*
was that...tom's voice...
HOLY
Even better than Capaldi!
IT IS!
Re-visiting a few faces... :::OOO
amazing.
wilf just needs to fall into the gallery and everything is perfect
ALL OF THE DOCTORS
All of them!
incredible!!
New music?
Or rather old music?
best.episode.ever.
That was geniunely perfect.
That is the best thing that has been on TV for the last 50 years!
Christmas trailer!
SHERLOCK
Definitely the best TV I've ever seen.
OH MY GOD
Sherlock!!!
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!!!
Finally, the solution to more Silence!
Mind = blown
that just took the biscuit... TOO MUCH!
i need to lie down, you can give me DT and Doctor who and follow that with SHERLOCK!
to 50 years of more dr who!
the red button has more stuff about that episode and then at 10:05 there's some kind of 5 doctor episode by Peter Davison.
''scuse the language but that was ******* brilliant.
Thanks for being here with me for that peeps. Too good.
cheers billie! ;)
Exactly what I wanted to type, and I'm glad it's been Mr C who has said it for me :D
I need to watch that again.
How about tomorrow at 4pm?
That was awsome. :)
Yes!
Tumblr is going to be in tears in the fact DT and Billie didn't interact
Someone was getting a hug from an angel
Watching confidential now on the red button. Joanna page is just stacy in real life.
We're watching the BBC3 thingy, but maybe conf. might be better.
But we've just had WILF!
WHHAATTT
There are as many companions as they can get their hands on!
I'm so conflicted. I need to go and find another regeneration of me to watch BBC3 for me.
We were pulling faces that we weren't watching Conf. - but we'll catch up on the website :)
People have noticed Capaldi said 13 with an English sounding accent. Interesting.
Very strong and Englishy
yay for Matt Smith!
Cast on his little finger?
Best comment I've seen on the cameo:
http://www.reddit.com/r/doctorwho/comments/1rav73/doctor_who_50th_anniversary_the_day_of_the_doctor/cdldocy
NOTE: Strong language!
I've put BBC3 on because Wilf
wow... navy blue polo neck with black jacket?... no no...
Teehee
nice socks Matt
With purple socks.
or a ring?
He looks like Number 2 to Dr Evil in Austin Powers.
socks, yes. Navy blue AND black?... no..
So, War Doctor now counts as a regen? Has Moffat re-written the 13 rule?
I'm sure it was brought up in one of the last 2 series' but I've forgotten where. But yes, we're past 12 now if Peter's cameo is anything to go by
RIVER
river!
good old river :)
She said: Hello Sweetie
Her name isn't alex kingston, her name is river. Silly zoe!
Moffffffffffffffffffffffff
mickey
So much moff lying :)
i can not imagine how 2 years of keeping Sherlocks secret feels.
the two combined! The man has a steel mouth for everything he has to hold back from speaking, and with that genius brain of his too.
Aww, I love Tom Baker.
Tom Baker is so good at lying
Loved the episode. Almost wet myself at Tom Baker cameo. Fantastic stuff.
Also, it was like DT had never been away. He was immediately back as you;d expect!
oh gosh, why are they everywhere!!
ugh
why are these still a thing
Satellite delay
Wow, epic delay
Urgh indeed
oh bbc.. this is not worth it...
THEY'VE NOT EVEN SEEN THE EPISODE!
absolutely pointless.
Dr Who 50th Ann - best TV ever
This 1D thing - worst TV ever
1D - how far behind the times are they?!
Moff looks so irritated.
This is now hilarious.
Someone at the BBC just exploded.
Do the BBC not know what skype is/>
Actually, someone go get Graham Norton
Redefining live link-up.
Yup, I call that a vile link-up.
I need to see a clip of Capaldi's forhead again
ohh Martha... *bad times...*
i don't remember Ecclestone talking to a cat
sarah jane :)
WILF!
in a SPLENDID red jumper.
Affirmative
"Sit down if you aren't Wilf."
NOOOOOO
Mark!!
Mark Gatiss must be Moff's bestest mate ever.
they've always been super close, and then bonded over a train journey to cardiff when they chatted about Sherlock
#uselessfact
Mycroft
Jack!!
I want Jack + Torchwood back!
That's a good 2 hour conversation!
now, where is billie....
I didn't realise Michael Sheen did Dr Who
Kylie
Rose's mum!
rory!
RORY
aww, I miss dippy rory
WOAH HAIR!
Or lack of it. Damn superhero films...
did you see her without any hair whats so ever?
Although that said, even completely bald she looks fantastic.
Yup. Weirdness
Is that supposed to be a River wig?
she looks like scarlett johansonn instead
Wow, that's too red.
GLC
REALLY????
Someone at the BBC went 'Let's go ask the Goldie Lookin' Chains to say congratulations'
He's not Jake from Dr Who, he's whatshisname from Byker Grove
mrs^ has just said the same
I just remembered itm unless I;m wrong - Ben?
*I'm
Interesting, John Hurt isn't No. 9... he's classified as a non-numerical 'The War Doctor'
In the Russell T Davies Doctor Who spin-off the Doctor says he has 507 regenerations.
http://youtu.be/_9D-2HJMD9s?t=30s
It's nice to see Big Finish getting more recognition :)
The GBBO finalists made a Tardis cake :)
right, too much computer time for me today, time to head off, see ya'll tomorrow! Thanks for sharing this with me! x
byeee
five(ish) doctors is starting in a sec on the red button :)
olivia colman?!
Could any of this get any more meta?
This is going to be brilliant already.
Hehehe, mccoy's hobbit tshirt.
is he in it?
yep!
as?
I can't remember the character's name but the mysterious witchy person who dumbledore knew that ran the swamp
ugh, not dumbledore. you know who I mean!
ahh ok - not seen it (yet)
google tells me Radagast the Brown. He's heavily make up'd
Same character, same face, same regeneration
Paul McGannnnnn!
Hehehe, this is great,
i'll file it just below earlier's ep.
Peter Jackson!
Ian McKellen!!!! jesus
the other jb
BARROWMAN!!
Haha, genius.
frank skinner?!
Love that he has Barrowman;s CD on ;)
RUSSELL!!!!!
That was excellent :)