To mark the sci-fi show\u2019s 60th anniversary, Jo Whiley will present a special edition of Sunday Night is Music Night on BBC Radio 2 \u2013 Doctor Who @60: A Musical Celebration.<\/p>\n
Recorded on Thursday, 28th September at the home of BBC National Orchestra of Wales \u2013 Hoddinott Hall at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff \u2013 the concert will feature the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Singers, conducted by Alastair King.<\/p>\n
Musical pieces to be broadcast for the first time include composer Murray Gold<\/a>\u2018s latest version of the Doctor Who theme music, plus the theme tune of the Fifteenth Doctor (called Fifteenth) and Ruby Sunday\u2019s (the Doctor\u2019s new companion) theme The Life of Sunday.<\/p>\n Fans of the show will be treated to other familiar themes including I Am The Doctor, Abigail\u2019s Song, This Is Gallifrey, The Impossible Girl, I Am A Good Man and The Shepherd\u2019s Boy.<\/p>\n The concert will also include contributions from Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and former series bosses\u00a0Steven Moffat and Chris Chibnall.<\/p>\n Jo Whiley said: \u201cAs listeners to my Radio 2 show know I\u2019m a huge Doctor Who fan, so presenting this concert is a dream come true. How better to mark the incredible 60th anniversary of the show than with this wonderful celebration of the music that has featured across the decades.\u201d<\/p>\n Helen Thomas, Head of Radio 2, added: \u201cBBC Radio 2 just had to mark this momentous anniversary of one of our most-loved BBC TV series. We\u2019re thrilled to bring the amazing BBC National Orchestra of Wales and the BBC Singers to the station to play the memorable music of Doctor Who which we know our listeners will love.\u201d<\/p>\n Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n Doctor Who @60: A Musical Celebration will be broadcast on BBC Radio 2 from 8-10pm on Sunday 15th October and will be available to hear on BBC Sounds.<\/p>\n The concert was also filmed for BBC iPlayer, to be broadcast at a later date.<\/p>\n Radio 2\u2019s My Life in a Mixtape will continue the 60th anniversary celebrations in the autumn, when Doctor Who actors sharing the music that has been the soundtrack to their life, from childhood through to now.<\/p>\n Doctor Who itself will return in November 2023 with three special episodes with David Tennant returning to the show as the Fourteenth Doctor, alongside Catherine Tate reprising her role as Donna Noble. Ncuti Gatwa will take over as the Fifteenth Doctor over the festive period.<\/p> ![\"Ncuti](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/11\/ncut-doctor-who-close-up-dde59bc.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"ncut-doctor-who-close-up\\"\/")
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