{"id":40403,"date":"2023-11-23T19:45:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-23T18:45:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1932764"},"modified":"2023-11-23T20:39:44","modified_gmt":"2023-11-23T19:39:44","slug":"doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-release-schedule","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-release-schedule\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials release schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> New Doctor Who is coming very soon. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 23 November 2023 at 18:45 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>It\u2019s almost time for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a>\u2018s 60th anniversary specials \u2013 and what an adventure they\u2019re going to be!<\/p>\n<p>David Tennant and Catherine Tate (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-donna-noble-recap\/\">Donna Noble<\/a>) are returning for three specials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-star-beast-review\/\">The Star Beast<\/a>, Wild Blue Yonder and The Giggle, with one big mystery to solve \u2013 why does the Fourteenth Doctor look so much like the Tenth?!<\/p>\n<p>The pair will also be joined by a whole host of returning and new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-specials-cast\/\">cast<\/a> members, including Jacqueline King, who\u2019s back as Sylvia Noble, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-rose-yasmin-finney-explained\/\">Yasmin Finney<\/a>, making her debut as Rose Noble, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-toymaker-neil-patrick-harris-explained\/\">Neil Patrick Harris<\/a> as the mysterious Toymaker.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve got some clues about what\u2019s to come, but much is still being kept under wraps. Of course, some of the magic has got to be kept for Saturday night.<\/p>\n<p>So, here\u2019s everything you need to know about the release schedule for the three-anniversary specials.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials release schedule<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The Doctor Who 60th-anniversary specials will be released on BBC One on the following dates:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The Star Beast \u2013 25th November<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Wild Blue Yonder \u2013 2nd December<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The Giggle \u2013 9th December<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"image-handler__container image-handler__container--aspect\" style=\"padding-bottom: calc(100% \/ 1.501210653753);\"> <picture> <source media=\"(max-width: 320px)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/414367-eaad453.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=298%2C199, 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https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/414367-eaad453.jpg?quality=45&amp;resize=2221%2C1481 4x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"> <img class=\"wp-image-1932829 align size-landscape_thumbnail image-handler__image image-handler__image--aspect no-wrap js-lazyload\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" data-src=\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/11\/414367-eaad453.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=619%2C413\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" alt=\"Catherine Tate as Donna Noble in Doctor Who wearing a pink jumper and olive jacket\" title=\"Catherine Tate as Donna Noble in Doctor Who\"\/>\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div><div class=\"caption-hold\"><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"caption-copy\"><i class=\"icon-arrow icon-camera-circle\"\/> Catherine Tate as Donna Noble in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"im-image-caption\"> <i>BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<h2><strong>What time are the Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials released?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>All three Doctor Who specials will air on BBC One at <strong>6:30pm GMT<\/strong> and will be available to watch on BBC iPlayer shortly afterwards.<\/p>\n<p>The episodes will also be available to watch around the rest of world on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/technology\/disney-plus-uk\/\">Disney Plus<\/a>, and are expected at the following times:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>11:30am PT on Saturday (Pacific Time)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>12:30pm CT on Saturday (Central Time)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>1.30pm ET on Saturday (Eastern Time)<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>4:00am ACST on Sunday (Australian Central Standard Time)<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>4:30am AEST on Sunday (Australian Eastern Standard Time)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul> <h2><strong>Doctor Who Christmas special 2023 release date<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The 2023 Doctor Who Christmas special is making its way back to the Christmas Day slot and will air on <strong>25th December 2023<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>We don\u2019t yet have a release time, but we\u2019ll update this page as and when the schedule is confirmed.<\/p> <div class=\"brightcove embed\"> <div class=\"embed__intrinsic\"> <div class=\"brightcove__player vjs-playlist-player-container\"> <video data-video-id=\"6341235821112\" 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\u2019s first 60th anniversary special The Star Beast airs at 6:30pm on Saturday 25th November on BBC One and BBC iPlayer. 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