Television

• BBC Breakfast's coverage of the 50th Anniversary continued this morning with an article by BBC Arts Editor Will Gompertz about 50 years of the show, plus the Doctor himself, Matt Smith, talked live from London as he prepares for the first day of the Excel Doctor Who Celebration. The item is available to watch via the BBC website.
  
• Richard Arnold briefly reported on the weekend of celebration to come on ITV's Daybreak (ITV Player). This was then followed by a preview of The Day of The Doctor by showbiz journalist Dan Wootton. (ITV Player)
• Sunday Mirror critic Kevin O'Sullivan delivered his weekly Talking Telly on Channel 5's The Wright Stuff, feeling that there may have been a little too much coverage of the show over the last fortnight! (Demand 5)
  
• BBC regional news programme Look East delved into Doctor Who's association with the region, including interviews with Terry Molloy and Brian Hodgson. The programme is available to watch on the BBC iPlayer from 23:05
• BBC London News reported on Doctor Who activity in the capitol, including a visit to The Who Shop and participants for the Doctor Who mass wedding taking place this weekend. (BBC iPlayer)
  
• BBC South East Today celebrated 50 Years of the show from Herne Bay, home to its first credited writer Anthony Coburn - and also arranged a local screening of An Unearthly Child. (BBC iPlayer - from 12:34)
  
• BBC2 premiered Me, You and Doctor Who: a Culture Show Special, with Matthew Sweet taking us through the history of Doctor Who and how it has influenced the social life of Britain. (BBC iPlayer)
  
• Matt Smith and David Tennant were guests on The Graham Norton Show on BBC1 (BBC iPlayer)
  

Radio

• Matt Smith popped in to chat to Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1. (BBC iPlayer - from 1:38:17)
  
• Lots of items from BBC Radio Norfolk! Brian Hodgson explains how he created the Dalek voices (BBC iPlayer link); scenic designer Spencer Chapman (link); writer David Fisher (link); Graham Cole on playing a Cyberman (link); Ken Caswell's father painted the TARDIS prop in 1963 (link); Mike Thomas remembers being at Doctor Who rehearsals as a child (link); and John and Gay Hodgson recall Tom Baker encounters (link).
  
• BBC Radio Scotland's The Culture Studio with Janice Forsyth features four super-fans - authors A L Kennedy and Jenny Colgan, TV critic Paul Whitelaw and comedian Charlie Ross. Also features Sylvester McCoy and David Tennant! (BBC iPlayer, throughout show)
  
• Ray Clark on BBC Essex met an Essex TARDIS owner and hears from former Doctor Who screen writer Donald Tosh. (BBC iPlayer - day overview at 51:52, TARDIS from 2:17:45, Donald from 2:52:01)
  
• Dave Monk on BBC Essex chatted to DWM editor Tom Spilsbury and county-born Deborah Watling. (BBC iPlayer - Tom from 52:04, Deborah from 2:35:56, and also more from Donald Tosh at 1:34:32)
  
• Mark Punter is next up on BBC Essex, exploring the world of memorabilia, and also chatting to author Jacqueline Rayner. (BBC iPlayer - memorabilia from 23:00, Jacqueline from 1:05:20)
  
• The final BBC Essex instalment comes with Drivetime, which features writer Victor Pemberton. (BBC iPlayer - from 49:10, plus Donald Tosh at 1:23:24 and Deborah Watling at 2:36:24)
  
• BBC Leicester's Jim Davis chatted to K9-vocalist John Leeson. (BBC iPlayer)
  
• The BBC World Service's Witness spoke to Carole Ann Ford (BBC iPlayer, also available as a podcast)
  
• Newshour on the World Service reflected on 50 years of the series. (BBC iPlayer - from 43:00 and 47:58)
  
• Sara James from the Oxford University Doctor Who Society featured on BBC Radio Oxford's Phil Gayle show dicussing the group and plans for tomorrow. (BBC iPlayer - from 03:41:30)
  
• BBC Leicester's Jonathan Lampon included special Doctor Who stories during the show. (BBC iPlayer - from 2:07:45)
  
• The theme for BBC Scotland's Get It On With Bryan Burnett for Friday is "songs about the Doctor's assistants, from You've Got a Friend in Me to It Takes Two." (BBC iPlayer)
  

Misc Media Items

• The Telegraph presents a timeline through the regenerations.
• BBC News asks how did Doctor Who reflect the real world?
• The Guardian looks at how important Doctor Who might be for the future of the BBC.
• The Guardian also reviews what the actors who played the Doctor did next.
• The Register talks to Neil Gaiman and Terrance Dicks.
• Den of Geek present their 50 great scary moments in Doctor Who.
• The British Film Institute reveal their own 50 best Doctor Who moments.
• Dance Today looks at Dance in Doctor Who, and talks to performer Paul Kasey.
• Metro asks if Tom Baker is still the ultimate Doctor.
• The East Anglian Daily Press chat to Terry Molloy.
• The BBC report on two MPs putting forward a motion to recognise the programme as bringing "pleasure and enjoyment to many generations of fans".
• Brand Republic looks at five lessons in brand management from the rise, fall and revival of Doctor Who.
• The Guardian provide a new version of the Doctor Who theme from the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
• TV.com lists 50 fantastic reasons to celebrate 50 years.
• ABC (Australia) chat to Peter Davison about when he became the Doctor.
• The Australian Jewish News considers the show's Jewish roots.
• The Atlantic (USA) looks at how Doctor Who has survived for 50 years.
• The Huffington Post (USA) chats to Steven Moffat on the anniversary and casting a new Doctor.
• The National (United Arab Emirates) looks at the Doctor's 50 years of house calls.

Highlights for Saturday

• BBC Breakfast report from the 50th Anniversary Doctor Who Celebration at the Excel Centre.
• Graham Norton also presents his show on BBC Radio 2 live from the convention from 10:00am.
• Blue Peter celebrates the anniversary with a special party on CBBC from 9:30am.
• CBBC's 12 Again presents a Doctor Who special from 2:30pm, with cast and celebrities sharing their memories of growing up with the show.
• BBC3 will present Doctor Who Live: The Afterparty from 9:05pm.
• Peter Davison presents the mission of classic Doctors to be involved in the 50th Anniversary Special, from 10:05pm via the BBC Red Button.
• BBC Radio 4 Extra presents a three hour special, Who Made Who? from 9:00am, with audio from the archive, new interviews and extracts from audio versions of Doctor Who.
• For early birds, BBC Radio Solent's Richard Latto looks at Doctor Who's relationship with Southern England.
• BBC Radio Norfolk's David Whiteley presents the final two snippets of the county's relationship with the show, with interviews with Terry Molloy and Brian Hodgson.
  
  
• Oh, and a small matter of a 50th Anniversary celebratory episode, The Day of The Doctor, 7:50pm, BBC1 and simulcast around the world!

• Matt Smith and David Tennant – Two Doctors interviewed together
• The Day of the Doctor – A preview of the 50th-anniversary special, with exclusive new photographs
• Jenna Coleman (Clara Oswald) interviewed
• An Adventure in Space and Time – Huge behind-the-scenes feature
• A feature on Anthony Coburn – Doctor Who's greatest unsung hero
• An Unearthly Child – The draft scripts of Doctor Who's very first episode revealed
• The Watcher's Guide to Anniversaries
• The Wonder of Who – A guide to Doctor Who's supposedly "indefinable magic"
• The Five Doctors – A guide to Doctor Who's 20th-anniversary adventure
• Mary Peach – The guest star of The Enemy of the World reacts to the story's recent recovery
• Production Notes – Showrunner Steven Moffat is joined by someone from his past . . .
• John Smith and the Common Men – A special anniversary comic strip
• The Time Team watch Last of the Time Lords and Time Crash
• The Watcher's 50th-Anniversary Quiz
• Competitions and puzzles

Television

• The highlight of the day has to be the broadcast of the 50th Anniversary's origin drama, An Adventure in Space and Time, which starred David Bradley as William Hartnell. (BBC iPlayer)
  
• This was followed by a short documentary, William Hartnell: The Original, featuring rare footage and new interviews with many that worked with the actor.
  
• David Bradley appeared on this morning's BBC Breakfast to promote the broadcast, chatting about his experience in portraying the original Doctor, and in meeting many of the original cast. A clip from the interview can be found on the BBC News website.
  
• Though the 21st Century series is regularly repeated, it is rare to see a story from the original run, but in celebration of its 50th Anniversary the whole of the first story was broadcast on BBC4 after An Adventure in Space and Time had finished. However, the BBC reported: "Doctor Who fans: Due to rights restrictions 'An Unearthly Child' won’t be on iPlayer after it’s been aired on BBC Four tonight".
  
• The Daily Politics on BBC2 featured a discussion of politics in Doctor Who with guests Dr Matthew Ashton from Nottingham Trent University and MP Tom Harris, a contributor to Behind The Sofa: Celebrity Memories of Doctor Who. (BBC iPlayer - from 53:10)
  
• BBC3 repeated the 2013 Doctor Who Prom highlights which was originally shown during the summer (BBC iPlayer). The Red Button service followed this up with additional music from that prom that had previously been unbroadcast.
  

Radio

• In The Blagger's Guide to Doctor Who on BBC Radio 2, David Quantick takes a look back over 50 years of science fiction at its British best with a quick fire look at all things Doctor Who. (BBC iPlayer)
  
• Following on, Russell Tovey presents a special documentary, Who is the Doctor?, looking at the lasting appeal of Doctor Who and asks how much of its continued success can be attributed to its basic formula. (BBC iPlayer)
  
• Jenna Coleman was a guest on BBC Radio 1's Nick Grimshaw show, with the actress chatting about working with Matt Smith over the last year, and looking to the future with Peter Capaldi. (BBC iPlayer - intro from 1:24:55, interview from 1:39:15)
  
Steven Moffat was a guest on the Richard Bacon show during the afternoon, chatting about Doctor Who reaching 50 years, casting Peter Capaldi, and fielding questions from listeners. (BBC iPlayer - from 18:35)
• Moffat then popped up on Phil Trow's show on BBC Radio Manchester, chatting about making The Day of The Doctor, how he handles spoilers, and asked by "super-fan" Brian Gorman about how Peter Capaldi will play the role. (BBC iPlayer - Moffat chat from 47:23, Gorman chat from 1:04:15).
  
• A busy man, it's Moffat again on BBC Radio Sheffield, this time on the Howard Pressman show! (BBC iPlayer - from 1:22:39)
  
• BBC Wales had a Doctor Who Day, kicking off with a phone-in on the Oliver Hides show about what makes Doctor Who so enduring, followed by both Jason Mohammed and Eleri Siôn's shows broadcast live from the Doctor Who Experience. Finally in the evening there was a repeat of the full 2013 Doctor Who Prom. (BBC iPlayer for Oliver, Jason and Eleri, plus the Prom)
  
• BBC Radio Norfolk continues its week-long series of articles on the county's association with the show, this morning talking to former child actress Barbara Harper (née Loft) about appearing with Patrick Troughton. (BBC iPlayer)
  
• BBC Radio Solent's Alex Dyke show explored the alternative 30th anniversary 'special', the multi-"Doctor" story The Airzone Solution by Bill Baggs. (BBC iPlayer - from 1:36:38)
  
• Allan Beswick on BBC Radio Manchester ran a quiz, based on questions from 5 year old super-fan Gage. (BBC iPlayer - from 2:17:50)
  
• BBC Scotland's Get It On with Bryan Burnett continued its Doctor Who theme, this time "the Tardis takes him into the future, playing songs such as In the Year 2525 and Busted's Year 3000." (BBC iPlayer)
  

Misc Media Items

• Google has launched a Doctor Who game to play on its search site (still rolling out to all countries at the time of writing); the Guardian features an interview with its designer, Matthew Cruickshank.
• The BBC's in-house magazine Ariel have been running features with BBC employees recounting their favourite Doctors; Thursday's entry is for David Tennant (catch-up on Doctors 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9).
• BBC America have posted some more celebrity anniversary messages.
• Wales Online presents 50 Years in 50 Pictures.
• The Register looks at the highs and lows (altitudes) of Doctor Who.
• The Radio Times suggests how to be an instant expert.
• BBC News is told by Peter Davison: I was quicker than most Doctors!
• Canoe pick their five favourites to become a female Doctor.
• The Conversation asks might some of Doctor Who actually be possible?
• The Telegraph has a 50th Anniversary Mastermind Nerd-Off between their resident Doctor Who expert Gavin Fuller and lead writer Tim Stanley.

Highlights for tomorrow

• BBC2's Culture Show Special, You, Me and Doctor Who is on at 9:30pm.
• Both Matt Smith and David Tennant are guests on The Graham Norton Show on BBC1 from 10:35pm.
• Matt Smith drops in to chat with Nick Grimshaw on BBC Radio 1 (from 9:00am).
• A variety of guests feature throughout the day on BBC Radio Essex, including Donald Tosh (Ray Clark, from 6:00am), Deborah Watling (Dave Monk, 9:00am), and Victor Pemberton (Drivetime, 4:00pm).
• BBC Radio Norfolk continues its local stories, including fan Mike Thomas's recollections of Doctor Who rehearsals (Chris Goreham, from 6:00am), Brian Hodgson (Nick Conrad, 9:00am), Graham Cole and Spencer Chapman (Stephen Bumfrey, midday), and David Fisher (Matthew Gudgin, 4:00pm).