But it appears this game-changing moment in 60th anniversary special The Giggle<\/a> might be even more momentous than we first suspected.<\/p>\n In the official Doctor Who<\/a> podcast, showrunner Russell T Davies suggests fan watch the BBC iPlayer in-vision commentary for The Giggle to hear \u201castonishing revelations about the entire lore of Doctor Who\u201d and learn more about\u00a0 \u201cthe creation of the Doctorverse in the moment of that bigeneration \u2013 it\u2019s much bigger than you think and I hope could lead to all sorts of things.\u201d<\/p>\n Diving into said commentary, we hear Davies explain that when David Tennant and Ncuti Gatwa split into two, \u201ca whole timeline bigenerated\u201d.<\/p>\n The writer then suggests that each previous regeneration was impacted by the bigeneration, with every \u2018old\u2019 Doctor now surviving his demise in a splinter timeline.<\/p>\n \u201cI think all of the Doctors came back to life with their individual TARDISes, the gift of the Toymaker, and they\u2019re all out there travelling round in what I\u2019m calling a Doctor verse.<\/p>\n \u201cSylvester McCoy woke up in a drawer, in a morgue, in San Francisco\u2026 and Jon Pertwee woke up on the floor of the laboratory,\u201d he says.<\/p>\n \u201cColin Baker got up and sorted the Rani out,\u201d adds Doctor Who producer Phil Collinson.<\/p>\n \u2018They all did,\u201d Davies confirms.<\/p>\n These revelations follow a reference in spin-off series Tales of the TARDIS<\/a>, which saw Sylvester McCoy\u2019s Seventh Doctor provide an explanation to Sophie Aldred\u2019s Ace as to his appearance, saying: \u201cTime streams are funny things. In some, I regenerate. In others, I don\u2019t. It\u2019s all a matter of perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n In companion show Doctor Who Unleashed, Davies expanded on the concept of bigeneration, insisting that both the old and new Doctor are the real deal.<\/p>\n \u201cBigeneration, we discover, is an ancient myth of the Time Lords where instead of a new body taking over from the old body,\u00a0the new body separates from the old boy and both are left alive.<\/p>\n \u201cDavid [Tennant[ is parked. For once, we\u2019ve got a happy Doctor who is no longer saving the universe, but is parked with Donna (Catherine Tate) for a happy life, while the<\/em> Doctor \u2013 which is always the next Doctor, and that\u2019s always true of Doctor Who, the Doctor is the next Doctor \u2013 is out amongst the stars.\u201d<\/p>\n Following The Giggle, then, it seems all the old Doctors survive and are out there, somewhere, in the universe, and with Davies suggesting this moment could \u201clead to all sorts of things\u201d, it doesn\u2019t seem like a stretch to assume we might be seeing some of them again before too long\u2026<\/p> Doctor Who is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and <\/strong>on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>. 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