BBC Studios is celebrating Doctor Who Day 2025 with an interactive TARDIS Treasure Hunt.

The global celebration of the series takes place on Sunday, 23rd November, the 62nd anniversary of the broadcast of the first episode in 1963.

This year’s festivities centre around an exciting digital activation: VWORP AROUND THE WORLD, an interactive TARDIS treasure hunt inviting fans to help locate the Doctor’s missing time machine.

The virtual scavenger hunt unfolds across five missions, each guiding fans to a secret location via clues that when solved will reveal a location using what3words. Participants will log into the UNIT HQ section of the official Doctor Who website and enter the discovered TARDIS locations to unlock exclusive digital prizes, including deleted scenes, unseen scripts, and behind-the-scenes content.

The fifth and final mission, launching on 20th November, will culminate in a dramatic real-world reveal of the TARDIS landing.

The first three missions are now live on the Doctor Who website  (Mission 1, Mission 2, Mission 3).

In addition to the treasure hunt, fans can look forward to a host of activities to celebrate Doctor Who Day including:

• A 24-hour YouTube livestream showcasing every era of Doctor Who, hosted by content creator Christel Dee.

• The release of Season 2 scripts and deleted scenes on the Doctor Who website.

• A special episode of The Whoniverse Show

• And more surprises

Fans can follow the hunt and join the celebration via the Doctor Who website, social media channels, and the Doctor Who newsletter. The hashtag #DoctorWhoDay will be used across platforms to unite fans around the world.

A special Doctor Who themed edition of Bargain Hunt will be screened on the 60th Anniversary of the series.

The daytime antique show, presented by Eric Knowles will be shown at 12.15 pm on the 23rd of November on BBC One. 

After encountering a Dalek and escaping into a TARDIS, Knowles is transported to a Carmarthen antiques fair where he meets two teams of die-hard fans, each hoping to exterminate their competitors and find some stellar bargains. Their companions for the day are experts Richard Madley and Kate Bliss, both dressed as two well-known Doctors.

But which team will win the cosmic battle to make the biggest profit at auction?

Knowles also chats to a super-fan with an extraordinary and valuable collection of original Doctor Who props, some of which date back to the show’s early days - including alien outfits, Cybermen masks, and of course a dreaded Dalek.

There may be no Doctor Who festive story this year. but the BBC has released a trailer looking forward to the 60th Anniversary specials out next November. 

Teaser Trailer | 60th Anniversary Specials

The BBC has confirmed that both David Tennant and Catherine Tate will be returning to Doctor Who to help mark the show's 60th Anniversary. 

The Tenth Doctor, as played by Tennant, was paired with Donna Noble, played by Tate, in Series 4 of Doctor Who shown in 2008. 

Often described as one of the most loved pairings in Doctor Who’s history, the two have reunited and are filming scenes that are due to air in 2023 to coincide with the show’s Dimond Jubilee celebrations.

The Doctor and Donna parted ways when the Doctor had to wipe Donna's memory, making her forget him, in order to save her life. He left her family with a warning: if ever she remembers, she will die. But with the two coming face to face once more, the big question is, just what brings the Doctor and Donna back together? 

Russell T Davies, Incoming Showrunner says:

Tennant left the series in 2010 but returned for the 50th Anniversary story The Day of The Doctor.