Doctor Who Invasion!
BBC America has announced their schedule for Doctor Who Week (Monday, November 18 – Sunday, November 24). For the benefit of the U.S. Doctor Who fans (of which I am one), here is that schedule (all times are ET). You can find details at the BBC America website:
Monday, November 18
- 9am – 9pm: The Doctors Revisited Marathon (1st – 10th Doctors)
- 9pm – 10pm: Doctor Who: Tales from the TARDIS (interviews with cast and crew from the last 50 years of Who)
- 10pm – 11pm: The Science of Doctor Who with Brian Cox
Tuesday, November 19
- 10am – 11pm: The Ninth Doctor Marathon
Wednesday, November 20
- 2am – 11pm: The Tenth Doctor Marathon
Thursday, November 21
- 9am – 11pm: The Eleventh Doctor Marathon, Part 1
Friday, November 22
- 9am – 8pm: The Eleventh Doctor Marathon, Part 2
- 8pm – 9pm: Doctor Who Explained (interviews with old and new principal cast exploring the character of The Doctor)
- 9pm: An Adventure in Space and Time (new docu-drama by Mark Gatiss charting the origins of Doctor Who; stars David Bradley, Brian Cox, Jessica Raine, et al.)
Saturday, November 23
- 1am – 2pm: The Eleventh Doctor Marathon, Part 3
- 2:50pm: The Day of the Doctor (global simulcast of the 50th Anniversary Special, written by Steven Moffat).
- 10pm: The Graham Norton Show with guests David Tennant and Matt Smith
Sunday, November 24
- 9am – 8pm: Matt Smith Countdown (the top 11 Eleventh Doctor episodes, as voted by fans)
- 8pm – 10:30pm: The Doctors Revisited: The Eleventh Doctor (the last in this monthly series)
Plenty to keep us U.S. Whovians happy for a week. I’ve highlighted in blue those things I consider “not-to-miss.”
And if that’s not enough, the BBC Doctor Who website has posted this sneak peek of the Anniversary Special!:
Be aware, also, that over the next two weeks, this blog is going to be doing its own Doctor Who celebration. I hope you enjoy, even if you’re not a fan. Indeed–maybe now’s a good time for you non-Whovians to check out what all the fuss is about…!
What are you most looking forward to during Who Week (aside from the 50th Anniversary Special)?
I will keep you posted from the 50th Anniversary Celebrations in London 😀
Will you get to see the special? I’ve read they’ll be showing it at the celebration in London, but there’s not enough space for everyone there to see it. They might be issuing tickets. I’m sure if you don’t get to see it, hanging out with Matt Smith and the rest makes up for it. 🙂
Apparently they are going to email on a first come first served basis. I’ll have to see. I do find it rather daft that they didn’t centre the event around the showing of the 50th Anniversary story. If I miss out on a ticket, I’ll just have to try to get back to the guest house to watch it there.
I, too, thought that rather odd. I’d have thought they would have set up a couple of auditoriums to screen it for everyone. I hope you do get to see it, but even if you don’t, I know you’ll have a great time at the celebration, with lots of pictures to share (maybe one or two for my blog?)! 🙂
Of course dear! I got my ticket by the way, I leapt on the email as soon as it arrived… I am however shockified that there is ne’er a mention of Night of The Doctor on your page!!
Spoilers. It’s too short to even comment on without spoilers, as many Who sites have found. I’m not going to be one of them. 🙂 I’ll discuss it along with my review of The Day of the Doctor.