{"id":40543,"date":"2023-11-25T21:03:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-25T20:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1934207"},"modified":"2023-11-25T23:49:17","modified_gmt":"2023-11-25T22:49:17","slug":"doctor-who-fans-applaud-superb-60th-special-the-star-beast","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fans-applaud-superb-60th-special-the-star-beast\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fans applaud \u201csuperb\u201d 60th special The Star Beast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The chemistry between a reunited David Tennant and Catherine Tate was lauded by viewers. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Jeffery\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Saturday, 25 November 2023 at 20:00 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>Doctor Who is finally back after more than a year and according to fans of the BBC sci-fi series, it was more than worth the wait.<\/p>\n<p>Viewers who tuned in for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-star-beast-review\/\">The Star Beast<\/a> \u2013 the first of three special episodes celebrating the show\u2019s 60th anniversary \u2013 applauded the \u201cincredible\u201d episode on social media.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">THAT WAS INCREDIBLE HOLY HECK<br\/><br\/>Ahhhh man, smiling the whole time. Beautiful. Floored. So happy. The Doctor and Donna, back in the TARDIS as they should be. \ud83d\ude0d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Dominic G. Martin (@DominicJGM) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DominicJGM\/status\/1728496926776332695?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Superb. Absolutely superb. I am one very happy fan. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Matthew Toffolo (@batmanmarch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/batmanmarch\/status\/1728497202933178563?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Singled out for particular praise was the chemistry between reunited duo Catherine Tate (reprising her role of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-donna-noble-recap\/\">Donna Noble<\/a>) and David Tennant (now playing the Fourteenth Doctor, rather than the Tenth).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The chemistry between David Tennant and Catherine Tate needs to be bottled. Many years and several incarnations of The Doctor later and it\u2019s still like they never went away and no time has passed. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/irMA7Glshv\">pic.twitter.com\/irMA7Glshv<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Jay Thomas (@GroundhogJay_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GroundhogJay_\/status\/1728488573660168399?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>On X, user @pj_campbell described The Star Beast as \u201clike a love letter to what came before\u201d, with returning showrunner Russell T Davies bringing back his two leads who\u2019d last fronted the show more than a decade ago.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Holy wow! The Star Beast was everything I needed for the return of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a>, while also feeling very much like a love letter to what came before, and being something for new viewers to latch onto. I\u2019m so, so happy. RTD, I\u2019m glad to have you back running the TARDIS. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wGg7oDwHzc\">pic.twitter.com\/wGg7oDwHzc<\/a><\/p>\u2014 PJ Campbell (@pj_campbell) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/pj_campbell\/status\/1728496031351062675?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>The episode\u2019s adorable antagonist, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-beep-the-meep-explained\/\">Beep the Meep<\/a> (voiced by Miriam Margolyes), also proved popular with audience members, many of whom were left stunned when the cute creature turned out to be a bloodthirsty warlord\u2026<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I just have to say that Miriam Margolyes was a massivestand out with her performance as the Meep! Cute and cuddly one minute, pure evil the next. Brilliant \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/pNtYwmXEis\">pic.twitter.com\/pNtYwmXEis<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Liam Heneghan (@lheneghan_liam) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/lheneghan_liam\/status\/1728497783202791754?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>There was perhaps only one major gripe to emerge from the Doctor Who fandom \u2013 the absence of a trailer for the remaining two 60th specials, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-wild-blue-yonder-release-date-newsupdate\/\">Wild Blue Yonder<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-giggle-air-time-newsupdate\/\">The Giggle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WHERE'S THE POST-CREDITS TRAILER GUYS??? <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QmTgUXIByq\">pic.twitter.com\/QmTgUXIByq<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Max (@MaxGarfield2003) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaxGarfield2003\/status\/1728496317700485506?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 25, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>The good news is we have less than a week to wait until the next special. Speaking at a Q&amp;A following a screening of The Star Beast, Russell T Davies said: \u201cThe next one is called Wild Blue Yonder, where the TARDIS goes further than ever before \u2013 and it\u2019s weird, the next one, it\u2019s kind of scary.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s not super scary, it\u2019s just weird.\u201d<\/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 follow just 16 days after final 60th special 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> <p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-fourteenth-doctor-face-explained\/\">Doctor Who \u2013 why does the Fourteenth Doctor look like the Tenth Doctor?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-new-tardis-interior-revealed-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who unveils new TARDIS interior in 60th anniversary special<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-star-beast-ending-explained\/\">Doctor Who: The Star Beast ending explained<\/a>\u00a0\u2013 what happened to Donna?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/britbox\/\">BritBox<\/a> \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a 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