2023: The 60th Anniversary
And here we are in the future! Although Doctor Who has been off screen for much of its 60th anniversary year, this month it will return in a big way: November 25 will see the broadcast of the first of three weekly special episodes celebrating the anniversary, penned by returning showrunner Russell T. Davies, and starring returning lead David Tennant, this time as a new, Fourteenth incarnation of the Doctor, alongside Catherine Tate’s Donna Noble.
It’s not all, either—a few weeks after those episodes conclude, on Christmas Day, Ncuti Gatwa’s debut as the Fifteenth Doctor will begin with “The Church on Ruby Road,” Doctor Who’s first Christmas special in six years. This anniversary was also marked with the launch of Whoniverse in the UK and Ireland, the BBC’s streaming home to over 800 episodes of Doctor Who, spinoffs, and ancillary material, as well as an exclusive new miniseries starring past Doctors and companions, Tales of the TARDIS.
