Fiftieth Anniversary details revealed

Tuesday, 10 September 2013 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The BBC have revealed some details about their programming for the Fiftieth Anniversary celebrations, which will include:

The Anniversary Special itself, which has been named The Day of the Doctor and will be 75 minutes long.
The 90 minute drama An Adventure in Space and Time
A BBC Two lecture by Professor Brian Cox on the science behind the hit show
A Culture Show special by Matthew Sweet, entitled Me, You and Doctor Who
A BBC Radio 2 documentary entitled Who is the Doctor?
A repeat run of a restored version of the very first story, An Unearthly Child, on BBC Four
A primer to the series with Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide

Exact times will be revealed at a later date.

Note: the news item has since been removed from the BBC News site

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