50th Anniversary Will Be Huge!!!

Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat has insisted that celebrations for the show's 50th anniversary will be "huge".

The writer told TV Line that 2013 will be "an amazing year" for fans of the sci-fi drama.

Moffat explained: "I've got various plans, but all I can say emphatically is it will be huge. There's lot of decisions we're making that are about making all that possible. It'll be amazing."

Moffat also confirmed that plans for the anniversary extend beyond a one-off special episode.

"It won't be just one thing, we'll be doing lots of stuff," he hinted. "The plans are quite extensive, and changing all the time. Oh my God, we will hit that year very, very hard indeed."

However, Moffat added that his ideas for 2013 are still at a very early stage of development.

"It's so far in the future, [so] it's only a set of notions," he said.

Doctor Who star Matt Smith recently revealed that he is keen to film an episode featuring multiple Doctors for the 50th anniversary.

Doctor Who will return to BBC America in the US on August 27 and will likely air on the same day on BBC One in the UK.

Source: Digital Spy

Lack Of Doctor Who has Nothing To Do With Sherlock??!!

Steven Moffat has denied speculation that production on BBC One's Sherlock has led to the reduction of Doctor Who episodes for next year.

BBC One controller Danny Cohen recently confirmed at the Church and Media Conference that Doctor Who will not return for a full series in 2012.

The Matt Smith sci-fi series had previously been renewed for 14 new episodes, although they will now be spread across 2012 and 2013.

Cohen suggested that Moffat's work with Sherlock is one of the main reasons for the split up of Doctor Who episodes.

"[Steven] needs enough time to get [Sherlock] done and then start work on the next series of Doctor Who," Cohen claimed. "So there will be [Doctor Who] episodes, but not as many."

On Moffat's workload, Cohen added: "There's only so many hours a day he can be awake. The man has to sleep and eat, and he's got a family.

"Steven Moffat is the creative driving force behind Doctor Who. He also, rather magically at the same time, created and got to air Sherlock. So we have to get that balance right."

However, Moffat later took to his Twitter account to deny any programming conflicts, saying: "The scheduling of Dr Who has got NOTHING to do with Sherlock."

Moffat then joked: "On the plus side THE BBC SPELLED MY NAME RIGHT!!!!"

Source: Digital Spy

No Full 2012 Season???

Last week a nasty Doctor Who rumor was circulating — that even though Matt Smith has signed on to do another 14 Doctor Who episodes, there wouldn't be a full season next year. Sadly, these suspicions have been confirmed.

Danny Cohen, Controller of BBC One, was speaking at an event where we got the first confirmation that Doctor Who would NOT becoming back for a full season in 2012. A member of the audience, Wayne Clarke, confirmed via twitter that "Danny Cohen says there won't be a full series of Doctor Who in 2012, but a special run for the anniversary in 2013."

Which means that perhaps only a few episodes from the new season will air next year, and the rest will air in 2013. Cohen joked that the delay was due to Steven Moffat's other commitments on Sherlock Holmes, but the BBC later clarified that this wasn't the real reason (according to the BBC's Lizo Mzimba.)

But at the very least, let's hope this means the 50th anniversary will be an even bigger celebration of the show's long history, with tons of cameos and a huge storyline.


Source: SpoilerTV

New Series Confirmed!!!

New episodes of Doctor Who will air in 2012, the BBC has confirmed.

The sci-fi drama has been renewed for a seventh series with star Matt Smith, but a recent piece in satirical magazine Private Eye suggested that the new episodes could be delayed until 2013.

A BBC spokesman has now told The Guardian that "a good chunk" of the 14 commissioned episodes will be broadcast next year.

"The new commission is a big commitment, not many other shows have such a commitment so far in advance. We do not know yet how many [episodes] will air in 2012," they added.

The Private Eye piece also claimed that the show's sixth series was split into two halves due to financial concerns, but the representative insisted that showrunner Steven Moffat had made the decision for "narrative" reasons.

Doctor Who's current series will continue with six new episodes later in 2011.

Source: Digital Spy