{"id":32416,"date":"2023-04-24T20:00:34","date_gmt":"2023-04-24T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1821783"},"modified":"2023-04-25T11:08:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-25T09:08:28","slug":"murray-gold-returning-as-doctor-who-composer-for-60th-specials","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/murray-gold-returning-as-doctor-who-composer-for-60th-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"Murray Gold returning as Doctor Who composer for 60th specials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> &#8220;I\u2019m so happy to be invited back for another joyful ride in the TARDIS.&#8221; <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Jeffery\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Monday, 24 April 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p class=\"&quot;x_xxxxxxmsonormal&quot;\">Murray Gold will return as composer on <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\">Doctor Who<\/a> for its upcoming 60th anniversary specials.<\/p>\n<p>Gold\u00a0originally joined the BBC sci-series alongside showrunner Russell T Davies when the show was revived in 2005.<\/p>\n<p>He went on to write music on Doctor Who for over 12 years, providing scores for the Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh and Twelfth Doctors, before announcing his departure in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Gold\u2019s contributions \u2013 including new versions of the classic theme tune, as well musical themes for Rose Tyler,\u00a0Martha Jones,\u00a0Donna Noble,\u00a0the Master, the Cybermen, and the\u00a0Daleks\u00a0\u2013 earned a warm reception from fans.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-composer-segun-akinola-exit-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Segun Akinola<\/a> served as composer on Doctor Who from 2018 to 2022, providing the music for the Thirteenth Doctor\u2019s adventures \u2013 but now, Gold is returning to his old post.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/fourteenth-doctor-3a4bd1c.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;crop=23px%2C17px%2C4236px%2C2822px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/fourteenth-doctor-3a4bd1c.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=23px%2C17px%2C4236px%2C2822px&amp;resize=299%2C199,\" https:=\"\" 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image-handler__image--aspect=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/12\/fourteenth-doctor-3a4bd1c.jpg?quality=90&amp;crop=23px%2C17px%2C4236px%2C2822px&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> David Tennant will portray the Fourteenth Doctor in Doctor Who\u2019s 60th anniversary specials<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>James Pardon\/BBC Studios<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_xxxxxxmsonormal&quot;\">\u201cI\u2019m so happy to be invited back for another joyful ride in the TARDIS,\u201d he said. \u201cI didn\u2019t think twice. Working with Russell and his team is just a pleasure.\u201d<\/p>\n<ul><li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-blue-peter-fan-prize-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who and Blue Peter give fans the chance to win money-can\u2019t-buy prize<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jon-pertwee-photoshoot-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Doctor Who\u2019s Jon Pertwee in a long-lost photoshoot from 1970<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>The award-winning composer will once again work with the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, with his scores featuring when Doctor Who <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-trailer-christmas-day-newsupdate\/&quot;\">returns in November for three special episodes<\/a>.<\/p> <p>This trilogy, which also marks the return of Russell T Davies as head writer\/executive producer, has been produced to celebrate the show\u2019s 60th anniversary and will star <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/new-photo-david-tennant-fourteenth-doctor-who-newsupdate\/&quot;\">David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"&quot;x_xxxxxxmsonormal&quot;\">Ncuti Gatwa will then take control of the TARDIS as <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-1960s-newsupdate\/&quot;\">the Fifteenth Doctor<\/a>, with his first episode airing over the festive period. It is unclear if Gold will remain with the show for Gatwa\u2019s first series.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6325446947112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>For more, check out our dedicated\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0page or our full\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home \u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a title=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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