{"id":40204,"date":"2023-11-21T18:05:50","date_gmt":"2023-11-21T17:05:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1931119"},"modified":"2023-11-21T19:43:54","modified_gmt":"2023-11-21T18:43:54","slug":"doctor-who-confirms-air-time-for-third-and-final-60th-anniversary-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-confirms-air-time-for-third-and-final-60th-anniversary-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who confirms air time for third and final 60th anniversary special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The Giggle, starring Neil Patrick Harris as The Toymaker, will run to 65 minutes. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Jeffery\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 21 November 2023 at 17:05 PM<\/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>The air time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s final 60th anniversary special has been announced.<\/p>\n<p>The Giggle \u2013 a trilogy capper that will round off David Tennant and Catherine Tate\u2019s return to the series \u2013 will air at <strong>6:30pm on Saturday 9th December<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The episode, from showrunner Russell T Davies, will span 65 minutes and mark the return of the villainous Toymaker, now played by Neil Patrick Harris.<\/p>\n<p>The character was last seen on Doctor Who in 1966, making his one-and-only appearance (so far!) in four-part serial <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-guide\/the-celestial-toymaker\/\">The Celestial Toymaker<\/a>.<\/p> <p>During an appearance on the 20th November edition of The One Show, Tennant \u2013 now playing the Fourteenth Doctor \u2013 described The Giggle as \u201cbananas\u201d, with Davies adding that fans can expect \u201ca rollercoaster\u201d.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#8220;The third one is bananas!&#8221; \ud83d\ude02<br\/><br\/>David Tennant and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/russelldavies63?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@russelldavies63<\/a> on the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bbcdoctorwho<\/a> 60th anniversary specials \ud83d\ude4c <br\/><br\/>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/TheOneShow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#TheOneShow<\/a> live \ud83d\udc49 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/x772NSw5Hu\">https:\/\/t.co\/x772NSw5Hu<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@bbcdoctorwho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2JUMShxy4w\">pic.twitter.com\/2JUMShxy4w<\/a><\/p>\u2014 BBC The One Show (@BBCTheOneShow) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCTheOneShow\/status\/1726679902441582984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 20, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>The Giggle will be preceded by first special The Star Beast (airing Saturday, 25th November) and Wild Blue Yonder (Saturday, 2nd December), which will also be broadcast at 6:30pm on their respective air dates.<\/p>\n<p class=\"x_MsoNormal\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/comedy\/sex-education-season-5-netflix-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sex Education<\/a> star Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s first episode as the Fifteenth Doctor will then follow just 16 days after The Giggle, airing on Christmas Day on BBC One.<\/p>\n<p>Titled <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">The Church on Ruby Road<\/a>, this instalment will also see Millie Gibson make her debut as new companion Ruby Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-david-tennant-specials-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who boss wanted to make as many David Tennant specials as possible<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-star-beast-review\/\">Doctor Who: The Star Beast review<\/a>: Saturday night magic is back<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-radio-times-cover-david-tennant-catherine-tate\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s David Tennant and Catherine Tate are on this week\u2019s Radio Times cover<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a 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Guide<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<div class=\"post__content\">\n<div class=\"editor-content mb-lg hidden-print js-piano-locked-content\" data-placement=\"Body\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> 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