Doctor Who Will Celebrate Its Revival’s Big Anniversary With a New Documentary

Last week, Doctor Who marked a major milestone—the 20th anniversary of the airing of “Rose”, the landmark episode that brought the show back to TV after almost 20 years in hiatus, kicking off a whole new era. But it did so in a relatively quiet manner compared to Who‘s usual recent grand anniversary overtures. But it turns out there’s a reason for that—and that soon enough, it’ll be rectified. Speaking to io9 over Zoom ahead of the series’ latest return in a few weeks, showrunner Russell T Davies exclusively confirmed there are plans for an hour-long episode of Doctor Who Unleashed, the series’ behind-the-scenes companion show, that will explore and celebrate the making of Doctor Who‘s revival era. It will air in the coming months on the BBC iPlayer in the UK, and worldwide on Doctor Who‘s YouTube channel. The reason it didn’t arrive timed to the anniversary of “Rose”? Well, in part, Davies himself. “To be honest, [the anniversary wasn’t on my mind]. I’m very much aware how on Disne ... Read full article.