According to the CV of hair and makeup designer Steve Smith, the 60th anniversary special will be directed by Tom Kingsley \u2013 the filmmaker behind Stath Lets Flats and This is Going to Hurt.<\/p>\n
Kingsley, who was also behind the camera for BBC One\u2019s Ghosts, is listed alongside Sherlock\u2019s Rachel Talalay and The Spanish Princess\u2019s Chanya Button as directors on the specials.<\/p>\n
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<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div>The 60th anniversary specials, which will see Ncuti Gatwa in the role of The Doctor<\/a>, will be Kingsley\u2019s first-ever involvement in the Whoniverse.<\/p>\n Kingsley also directed Will Sharpe\u2019s 2016 film The Darkest Universe as well as BBC Three mockumentary Pls Like and most recently, three episodes of This Is Going to Hurt<\/a> \u2013 the BBC\u2019s adaptation of Adam Kay\u2019s book of the same name.<\/p>\n The BBC declined to comment.<\/p> Before Russell T Davies returns to the sci-fi series as showrunner, we still have Jodie Whittaker\u2019s final episode as The Doctor left to go, with Charlotte Moore recently confirming that it will air in October<\/a>.<\/p>\n While we know\u00a0David Tennant and Catherine Tate are reprising their roles<\/a> as The Doctor and Donna Noble for the show\u2019s 60th anniversary next year, Tennant teased last month that set photos \u201caren\u2019t even close to the whole story\u201d<\/a> of which stars are returning.<\/p>\n He went on to confirm that he and Tate filmed with \u201cmany other people\u201d, but did not specify who.<\/p>\n Doctor Who<\/a>\u00a0is available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am While Russell T Davies and the rest of the Doctor Who crew are keeping next year\u2019s 60th anniversary\u00a0plans under tight wraps, it seems as though the third director for the project has been revealed. According to the CV of hair and makeup designer Steve […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":21576,"template":"","categories":[5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/third-director-for-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-revealed.jpg",2000,1334,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/third-director-for-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-revealed-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/third-director-for-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-revealed-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/third-director-for-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-revealed-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/third-director-for-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-revealed-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/third-director-for-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-revealed-1536x1025.jpg",1536,1025,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2022\/09\/third-director-for-doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-revealed.jpg",2000,1334,false]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"By Lauren Morris Published: Wednesday, 07 September 2022 at 12:00 am While Russell T Davies and the rest of the Doctor Who crew are keeping next year\u2019s 60th anniversary\u00a0plans under tight wraps, it seems as though the third director for the project has been revealed. According to the CV of hair and makeup designer Steve…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/21575"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21576"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21575"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21575"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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