{"id":48750,"date":"2024-03-29T18:00:35","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2017528"},"modified":"2024-03-29T18:30:36","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:30:36","slug":"doctor-who-showrunner-rules-out-2025-celebrations-for-20th-anniversary-of-reboot","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-showrunner-rules-out-2025-celebrations-for-20th-anniversary-of-reboot\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who showrunner rules out 2025 celebrations for 20th anniversary of reboot"},"content":{"rendered":"

Russell T Davies explains why there won’t be “anything special” to mark two decades since Rose. <\/p>

By Morgan Jeffery\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 29 March 2024 at 17:00 PM<\/p>

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Next year will mark two decades since Doctor Who<\/a> rocketed back onto our screens following a nine-year absence, with Russell T Davies\u2019s superb relaunch starring Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper wowing fans and critics alike.<\/p>\n

Those same fans will doubtless be celebrating 20 years of Rose<\/a>\u00a0when March rolls around, but Davies \u2013 who is once again showrunner on the BBC series \u2013 has cautioned against expecting \u201canything special\u201d to observe the anniversary.<\/p>\n

Writing in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>, Davies explained that any celebrations would come too soon after the show\u2019s celebrated its 60th year overall in 2023, with the very first episode airing in November 1963.<\/p>\n

\u201cEver since I came back to this job, people have been asking me if I\u2019m going to do anything special for the 2025 season, to celebrate the fact that it marks 20 years of new Who,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut to be honest\u2026 no. Sorry. I don\u2019t think that\u2019s wise.<\/p>\n

\u201cEven though it\u2019s a time-travel show, I don\u2019t think it looks good to have a 100th [anniversary], then a 60th, then a 20th. Let alone the fact that\u2019ll be Season 2, or Series 15, within a 20-year span. Mindboggling. Let\u2019s just look forward.\u201d<\/p>

He\u2019s not wrong about the excess of anniversaries \u2013 even prior to Doctor Who\u2019s 60th, there was the BBC\u2019s own centenary, which was also marked with a special episode, The Power of the Doctor<\/a>, which not only saw out Jodie Whittaker\u2019s Thirteenth Doctor but also brought back classic Doctors and companions.<\/p>\n

Regardless, there\u2019s plenty for viewers to look forward to in the coming months.<\/p>\n