{"id":36801,"date":"2023-09-13T12:42:53","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T10:42:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1888665"},"modified":"2023-09-13T15:31:20","modified_gmt":"2023-09-13T13:31:20","slug":"doctor-whos-cryptic-new-teaser-backs-up-fans-plot-theory-for-60th-anniversary","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-cryptic-new-teaser-backs-up-fans-plot-theory-for-60th-anniversary\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s cryptic new teaser backs up fans\u2019 plot theory for 60th anniversary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Fans are on the edge of their seats! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Katelyn Mensah\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 13 September 2023 at 10:42 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>A new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> teaser photo has seemingly backed up a fan theory for the upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">60th anniversary<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The official Doctor Who <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1701641836211613996?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> (recently rebranded as X) account posted a behind the scenes photo of part of an old-looking room with a drawing board, an old couch with pieces of paper across it and windows covered up in newspaper.<\/p>\n<p>While this may seem like an interesting insight into the upcoming episodes, fans are convinced it has confirmed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-neil-patrick-harris-celestial-toymaker-newsupate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a fan theory<\/a> from a few months ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Plans are forming\u2026 \ud83d\udcdc <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WhoSpy?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#WhoSpy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9xzHbUEmyu\">pic.twitter.com\/9xzHbUEmyu<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1701641836211613996?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 12, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>In response to the tweet, a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/lesbiaudrey\/status\/1701646876024390141?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a> user wrote: \u201cThis is probably John Logie Baird\u2019s TV schematics. Top right plan looks like his first mechanical TV and the circular diagram is a Nipkow disc.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>In June 2023, fans began theorising that Neil Patrick Harris\u2019s character is the Celestial Toymaker. The Toymaker is a villain who hasn\u2019t been on screen since the 1960s and with this, and fans are convinced he will be making a return.<\/p>\n<p>In real life, John Logie Baird is the creator of the television, and a Reddit theory has furthered the idea of the Celestial Toymaker\u2019s return and Baird playing a key role in the upcoming series.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/doctorwho\/comments\/13gvm9z\/theory_time_for_the_60th_and_the_role_of_a\/?rdt=58823\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reddit<\/a> user wrote: \u201cThe fun connection here is that the first image broadcast by John Logie Baird in 1925 was the face of Stookie Bill\u2026 a ventriloquist dummy (as shown briefly in the new <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/WDi_OQxVqMY?si=Ug8N1-SzOQG7oVpP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trailer<\/a>). So\u2026 did the Toymaker make the dummy? Has he been using TV as his new realm this whole time?\u201d<\/p> <p>Talking about Harris\u2019s character, one Twitter user <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ReelEnthusiast\/status\/1536397609677504515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">wrote<\/a>: \u201cHe\u2019s playing the Celestial Toymaker, 100%. He\u2019s gotta be! The apron, the tools, the look \u2013 it can\u2019t just be me who sees it, right? We already know Russell\u2019s bringing in characters from the comics so this wouldn\u2019t be too much of a stretch!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Harris has kept quiet about his role in the upcoming series, and added more mystery to his character after posting a photo of himself in his role\u00a0on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CewO_VbsiTn\/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Instagram<\/a> alongside the caption: \u201cNever looked more dashing. Thank you for inviting me into your Whoniverse, @russelltdavies63. I\u2019ll try my hardest to do my worst. This Doctor has no idea what\u2019s in store. And even if he does\u2026 Who cares? Ha ha ha HA ha-ha-ha!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-neil-patrick-harris-character-delicious-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who\u2019s Neil Patrick Harris teases \u201cdelicious\u201d 60th anniversary role<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-neil-patrick-harris-celestial-toymaker-newsupate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who fan theory predicts Neil Patrick Harris is classic character<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Russell T Davies\u2019 new era of Doctor Who has already seen four major casting announcements, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-david-tennant-catherine-tate-return-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">David Tennant and Catherine Tate<\/a> confirmed to be returning to their roles.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-next-doctor-ncuti-gatwa-newsupdate\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a> will play the new Doctor and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-yasmin-finney-rose-cast-newsupdate\/\">Yasmin Finney<\/a> will play a new character called Rose, it has also been confirmed.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6336749806112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"default\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"video-js\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js\"\/> <p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. 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