Doctor Who specials (2013)

{{Short description|2013 specials of British sci-fi TV series}} {{good article}} {{Use British English|date=October 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2020}} {{Infobox television season | bgcolour = #772D29 | image = Doctor Who 2013 specials.jpg | caption = DVD box set cover art | showrunner = Steven Moffat | starring = {{Unbulleted list|Matt Smith|Jenna Coleman|David Tennant|Billie Piper|John Hurt}} | num_stories = 2 | num_episodes = 2 | network = BBC One | first_aired = {{Start date|2013|11|23|df=y}} | last_aired = {{End date|2013|12|25|df=y}} | prev_season = Series 7 | next_season = Series 8 | episode_list = List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present) }} The 2013 specials of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'' are two additional episodes following the programme's seventh series. In addition to the traditional Christmas episode broadcast on 25 December 2013, a feature of the revived series since 2005, there was also a special celebrating the 50th anniversary of the programme broadcast on 23 November 2013, both airing on BBC One.

On 28 March 2013 production of "The Day of the Doctor" began and production of the Christmas episode, "The Time of the Doctor", began in September 2013. Two supplemental episodes were also filmed alongside the specials; "The Night of the Doctor" and "The Last Day" were both produced as lead-in mini-episodes for the 50th anniversary special, and were released online days before the special's broadcast. The two special broadcast episodes were initially released in separate home media sets, before being released together alongside the mini-episodes in a collector's boxset.

Both episodes starred Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald. The 50th-anniversary special, "The Day of the Doctor" also starred David Tennant, Billie Piper, and John Hurt. "The Time of the Doctor" saw the departure of Smith from the series and the introduction of Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor. {{TOC limit|3}}

==Episodes== {{See also|List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–present)|l1=List of ''Doctor Who'' episodes (2005–present)}} "The Day of the Doctor" features the return of the Zygons for the first time since ''Terror of the Zygons'' in 1975.<ref name="Zygon">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/The-Zygons-Return-for-the-50th-Anniversary-Special |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130405014120/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/The-Zygons-Return-for-the-50th-Anniversary-Special |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 April 2013 |title=The Zygons Return for the 50th Anniversary Special |publisher=BBC |date=2 April 2013 |access-date=2 April 2013}}</ref> "The Time of the Doctor" draws together a number of plot threads that have run through the series since the Eleventh Doctor's first episode in 2010.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/moffat-will-tie-up-11th-doctor-loose-ends-52618.htm |title=Moffat Will Tie Up 11th Doctor Loose Ends |author= |date=22 August 2013 |website=Doctor Who TV |access-date=30 August 2013}}</ref>

<onlyinclude>{{Episode table |background=#772D29 |overall=6 |series=6 |title=20 |director=14 |writer=23 |airdate=16 |viewers=9 |aux4=6 |country=UK |overallT={{Abbr|No.|Number}} story |seriesT={{Abbr|No.|Number}} special |aux4T={{abbr|AI|Appreciation Index|style=color:white}} |aux4R=<ref name="TCH 2013S"/> |viewersR=<ref name="BARB"/> |episodes={{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who specials (2013) | EpisodeNumber = 240 | EpisodeNumber2 = 1 | Title = The Day of the Doctor | DirectedBy = Nick Hurran | WrittenBy = Steven Moffat | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|23|df=y}} | Viewers = 12.80 | Aux4 = 88 | ShortSummary = The Eleventh Doctor and Clara are called in by UNIT to investigate mysterious three-dimensional paintings, including one depicting the Time War of Gallifrey. In the war, the War Doctor, a previously unknown incarnation of the Doctor, plans to use an ancient weapon called "The Moment" to end the ongoing war between Time Lords and Daleks. The Moment, knowing the disasters its use will cause, shows the War Doctor how its use will affect him by uniting him with the Eleventh Doctor, as well as the Tenth Doctor. Together, the three Doctors are able to end a Zygon invasion by enacting peace between Zygons and humans. Though the Doctors still contemplate using the Moment anyway, Clara convinces them to try another way to end the war. Uniting with all their previous and future incarnations, the Doctors use their TARDISes to trap Gallifrey in a pocket universe. In the aftermath, the Tenth and War Doctors return to their own times, with the War Doctor regenerating into the Ninth Doctor, and the Eleventh Doctor is told by the mysterious, but very familiar Curator that it is his mission to find Gallifrey, which the Doctor vows to do. | LineColor = 772D29 }} {{Episode list/sublist|Doctor Who specials (2013) | EpisodeNumber = 241 | EpisodeNumber2 = 2 | Title = The Time of the Doctor | DirectedBy = Jamie Payne | WrittenBy = Steven Moffat | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|12|25|df=y}} | Viewers = 11.14 | Aux4 = 83 | ShortSummary = A message echoing through all of time and space emanates from the farming town of Christmas on the planet Trenzalore, where a prophecy states the Doctor will spend the last of his years. With the help of the Papal Mainframe, the Doctor and Clara travel to the village and discover that the message is being sent from Gallifrey by the Time Lords. Sending Clara home, he proceeds to spend hundreds of years fighting and defending Trenzalore against hordes of aliens determined to prevent the Time Lords from returning. Clara returns to find the Daleks are the last remaining aliens, and that the Doctor has fought for so long, with no more regenerations, that he is on the cusp of dying of old age. As the Doctor faces his last stand, Clara convinces the Time Lords to give the Doctor a new regeneration cycle. The Doctor begins to regenerate, destroying the Daleks and ending the war. Clara returns to the TARDIS to find a rejuvenated Doctor about to finish his regeneration. After vowing to remember the incarnation he was and hallucinating a final goodbye to Amy Pond, he finally regenerates into the Twelfth Doctor, as the TARDIS suddenly begins crashing. | LineColor = 772D29 }} }}</onlyinclude>

===Supplemental episodes=== {{Episode table |background=#772D29 |title=32 |director=14 |writer=23 |airdate=31 |episodes={{Episode list | Title = The Night of the Doctor | DirectedBy = John Hayes | WrittenBy = Steven Moffat | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|14|df=y}} (online) 16 November 2013 (BBC Red Button) | ShortSummary = The Eighth Doctor is forced to join the conflict of the Time War by the Sisterhood of Karn. He is killed while trying to save a woman affected by the war, the Sisterhood revive him so that he can regenerate, allowing him to choose his next form, a warrior that must make the darkest sacrifice of his life in order to be reborn. | LineColor = 772D29 }} {{Episode list | Title = The Last Day | DirectedBy = Jamie Stone | WrittenBy = Steven Moffat | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|11|19|df=y}} (online) 2 December 2013 (home video release)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-The-Day-Of-The-Doctor/19185|work=TVShowsonDVD.com|title=Doctor Who – More Extras for 'The Day of the Doctor: 50th Anniversary Special' on DVD, Blu #SaveTheDay|last=Lambert|first=David|date=15 November 2013|access-date=16 November 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131118164052/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-The-Day-Of-The-Doctor/19185|archive-date=18 November 2013}}</ref> | ShortSummary = A soldier of Gallifrey defends the city of Arcadia, undergoing initiation through the use of a headcam. In the midst of his training, the impossible happens when Daleks invade. | LineColor = 772D29 }} }}

==Casting== {{See also|List of Doctor Who cast members|l1=List of ''Doctor Who'' cast members}} {{multiple image | align = right | image1 = 2009 07 31 David Tennant smile 10.jpg | width1 = 150 | image2 = Space City 2016 - Billie Piper (26730678884).jpg | width2 = 150 | footer = Both David Tennant and Billie Piper returned to appear in the 50th anniversary special. }} thumb|150px|"The Time of the Doctor" is Matt Smith's last regular appearance as the Eleventh Doctor. In "The Day of the Doctor", Smith and Coleman star alongside David Tennant and Billie Piper; Tennant reprised his role as the Tenth Doctor, while Piper, although credited as playing Rose Tyler, in fact portrays a manifestation of "The Moment", a Gallifreyan super-weapon, that has taken on Rose's form. The casting of Tennant and Piper was announced by the BBC on 30 March 2013.<ref name="BBCNews30Mar">{{cite news | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21980892 | title=Doctor Who: David Tennant returns for anniversary show | work=BBC News | date=30 March 2013 | access-date=30 March 2013}}</ref> Photographs of Smith, Tennant and Coleman at the first read-through were published, which also confirmed the casting of Joanna Page.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sfx.co.uk/2013/04/02/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-another-pic-of-matt-smith-and-david-tennant-b/ |title=Doctor Who 50th Anniversary: Another Pic of Matt Smith And David Tennant |last1=Golder|first1=Dave|date=2 April 2013 |publisher=SFX |access-date=4 April 2013}}</ref> On 8 April 2013, the BBC announced that Jemma Redgrave would reprise her role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart's daughter Kate Stewart from "The Power of Three".<ref>{{cite web|first=Morgan |last=Jeffery |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/04/jemma-redgrave-080413163008.html |title= Jemma Redgrave returns for the 50th Anniversary Special |publisher=Doctor Who News|date=8 April 2013 |access-date=8 April 2013}}</ref><ref name="Jemma" >{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Reunited-Jemma-Redgrave-Returns-for-the-Anniversary-Special |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130419224412/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Reunited-Jemma-Redgrave-Returns-for-the-Anniversary-Special |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 April 2013 |title=Reunited: Jemma Redgrave Returns for the Anniversary Special |publisher=BBC |date=8 April 2013 |access-date=9 April 2013}}</ref> Rumours had also circulated that Christopher Eccleston would have some involvement; Eccleston had some discussions with Steven Moffat, but eventually declined to return as the Ninth Doctor.<ref>{{cite web|first=Morgan |last=Jeffery |url=http://www.digitalspy.com.au/british-tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a470766/doctor-who-50th-bbc-denies-christopher-eccleston-quitting-rumors.html |title='Doctor Who' 50th: BBC denies Christopher Eccleston 'quitting' rumors – Doctor Who News – Cult |website=Digital Spy |date=5 April 2013 |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> Despite claiming that it would be "a travesty" if his character did not feature in the special, John Barrowman did not feature as Captain Jack Harkness. Sylvester McCoy, who played the Seventh Doctor, claimed that none of the surviving actors who portrayed the Doctor prior to Eccleston had been contacted regarding the special.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tennantnews.blogspot.co.uk/2013/04/sylvester-mccoy-no-20th-century-doctors.html |title=DAVID TENNANT NEWS UPDATES: Sylvester McCoy: No 20th Century Doctors Will Feature in the 50th Anniversary special |publisher=Tennantnews.blogspot.co.uk |date=4 April 2013 |access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> The release of "The Night of the Doctor" on 14 November revealed that Paul McGann had returned to portray the Eighth Doctor.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Steven-Moffat-on-The-Night-Of-The-Doctor|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115021224/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Steven-Moffat-on-The-Night-Of-The-Doctor|url-status=dead|archive-date=15 November 2013|title=Steven Moffat on The Night of the Doctor|publisher=BBC|date=14 November 2013|access-date=19 November 2013}}</ref>

On 1 June 2013, Matt Smith announced that he would be leaving ''Doctor Who'', with his final episode being the 2013 Christmas Special,<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-22741493 |title=Matt Smith to leave Doctor Who at the end of year |last=Masters |first=Tim |date=1 June 2013 |website=BBC News |access-date=1 June 2013}}</ref> with that episode set to feature the Doctor's latest regeneration. Speculation about the identity of the actor set to take over began immediately, with a number of names suggested.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-07-11/doctor-whos-steven-moffat-the-search-for-the-twelfth-doctor-is-terrifying |title=Doctor Who's Steven Moffat: the search for the twelfth Doctor is "terrifying" |last1=Kelly |first1=Stephen |date=11 July 2013 |work=Radio Times|access-date=2 August 2013}}</ref> The official announcement of the actor of the Twelfth Doctor was made in a special live simulcast on 4 August 2013 in ''Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor'', and saw confirmation of Peter Capaldi in the role.<ref name=12thDoc>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who: The twelfth Doctor to be unveiled in live BBC1 special this Sunday|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-08-01/doctor-who-the-twelfth-doctor-to-be-unveiled-in-live-bbc1-special-this-sunday|last1=Kelly|first1=Stephen|work=Radio Times|access-date=2 August 2013|date=1 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-23570354 |title=Peter Capaldi revealed as Doctor Who's new lead |author= |date=4 August 2013 |website=BBC News |access-date=4 August 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140427073433/http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-23570354 |archive-date=27 April 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 2013 special is the fourth and final Christmas episode to feature Matt Smith's incarnation of the Doctor, and the second to feature Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://screenrant.com/doctor-who-season-8-matt-smith-christmas-twelth |title='Doctor Who': Matt Smith Out; New Doctor Revealed in 2013 Christmas Special |publisher=Screenrant.com |date= June 2013|access-date=19 July 2013}}</ref>

==Production== ===Writing=== {{further|The Day of the Doctor#Writing}} {{quote box|quote=The [Christmas] special ties up stuff from all corners of Matt's tenure – there are things I set in motion in Matt's very first episode that I'm paying off now. It's been a long game, but most of the questions that people ask will be answered...|width=30%|align=left|source=Steven Moffat<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/moffat-will-tie-up-11th-doctor-loose-ends-52618.htm |title=Moffat Will Tie Up 11th Doctor Loose Ends |author= |date=22 August 2013 |website=Doctor Who TV |access-date=30 August 2013}}</ref>}} Moffat was developing ideas for the 50th anniversary episode as early as late 2011, when he stated that the team "knew what [they] want[ed] to do" and were "revving up" for the episode in an interview discussing his work on the 2011 film ''The Adventures of Tintin'',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/moffat-revving-up-for-50th-anniversary-28047.htm|title=Moffat 'Revving up' for 50th Anniversary|date=9 November 2011|access-date=28 October 2014}}</ref> and began writing the script for "The Day of the Doctor" in late 2012, announcing that, as a security precaution, he had not produced any copies, instead keeping it on his computer until it was needed.<ref name="moffat">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-03-18/steven-moffat-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-script-is-kept-under-lock-and-key |title=Steven Moffat: Doctor Who 50th anniversary script is kept under lock and key |last1=Brown|first1=David|date=18 March 2013 |magazine=Radio Times|access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref>

Moffat has stated that the Christmas episode is intended to tie together the remaining story strands from the Eleventh Doctor era, some of which were introduced as far back as "The Eleventh Hour", Smith's first episode as the Eleventh Doctor.<ref name="moffat" />

In September 2013, it was revealed that the Cybermen would feature in the Christmas episode, when one of the show's regular stunt artists tweeted that she would be playing a Cyberman.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/357617 |title=Cybermen set for Matt Smith/Peter Capaldi 'Doctor Who' special |last1= Wace Peck|first1=Matthew |date=3 September 2013 |website=Digital Journal |access-date=9 September 2013}}</ref>{{Clear}}

===Music=== Murray Gold composed the soundtrack to these episodes, with orchestration by Ben Foster.

===Filming=== thumb|150px|Paul McGann made his first on-screen appearance as the Doctor since 1996. On 28 March 2013, principal photography on "The Day of the Doctor" began.<ref>{{cite magazine |date= |year=2016 |editor-last=Ainsworth |editor-first=John |title=The Day of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |publisher=Panini Comics, Hachette Partworks |location=London |pages=44 |volume=74 |issue=17 |issn=2057-6048}}</ref> In early April, David Tennant, Billie Piper, John Hurt and Joanna Page were seen at a location outside Neath in South Wales.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-first-1806490 |title=Who's David Tennant talking to? First location pics of Tenth Doctor and Joanna Page filming 50th anniversary special|last1=Leigh|first1=Rob|date=3 April 2013 |work=The Mirror|access-date=5 April 2013}}</ref> Filming later took place involving Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman in Trafalgar Square in London.<ref>{{cite AV media |year=2013 |title=Doctor Who 50th special London filming!! |medium=Video |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=evoe7kCv744 |access-date=9 April 2013 |via=YouTube |location=London}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/matt-smith-lands-the-tardis-lands-in-trafalgar-square-for-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-episode-8566273.html|title=Matt Smith lands the Tardis lands in Trafalgar Square for Doctor Who 50th anniversary episode. Filming wrapped up on May 6, 2013. It was a longer film than usual, suggesting the special might be longer than previously suggested.|last1=Dex|first1=Robert|date=9 April 2013|newspaper=The Independent|access-date=9 April 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921182927/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/news/matt-smith-lands-the-tardis-lands-in-trafalgar-square-for-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-episode-8566273.html|archive-date=21 September 2013|url-status=live}}</ref> Various other locations included Chepstow (with some filming done inside the castle), and Cardiff – scenes shot in Cardiff are intended to represent both Totter's Lane and Coal Hill School.<ref>{{cite web |first=Stephen |last=Kelly |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-05-03/spoilers-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-filming-pictures-suggest-nod-to-first-ever-episode |title=Spoilers! Doctor Who 50th anniversary filming pictures suggest nod to first ever episode |work=Radio Times |date=3 May 2013 |access-date=6 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921055643/http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-05-03/spoilers-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-filming-pictures-suggest-nod-to-first-ever-episode |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> Shooting wrapped on 5 May 2013.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/guides/3929-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-news-summary |title=Producer Marcus Wilson on Twitter |work=Cultbox |access-date=6 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130921060430/http://www.cultbox.co.uk/features/guides/3929-doctor-who-50th-anniversary-news-summary |archive-date=21 September 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref> The final two days of production were used for shooting the special mini-episode, "The Night of the Doctor", which featured Paul McGann returning to the role of the Eighth Doctor for the first time since 1996.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Steven-Moffat-on-The-Night-Of-The-Doctor | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131115021224/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/Steven-Moffat-on-The-Night-Of-The-Doctor | url-status=dead | archive-date=15 November 2013 | title=Steven Moffat on The Night of the Doctor | publisher=BBC | date=14 November 2013 | access-date=19 November 2013 }}</ref>

At the 2013 Comic-Con, Matt Smith confirmed that production of the Christmas episode would begin in September, once his work on ''How to Catch a Monster'' was complete.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://doctorwhotv.co.uk/smith-on-his-final-hour-hurt-revelations-12th-doctor-51723.htm|title=Smith on his 'Final Hour', Hurt Revelations, 12th Doctor|publisher=Doctor Who TV|date=19 July 2013|access-date=21 July 2013}}</ref> Filming for "The Time of the Doctor" began on 8 September. On 10 September, Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman were seen filming on location at Lydstep Flats in Cardiff, which have previously been used in Series 1 and 2 as the Powell Estate where Rose Tyler lived with her mother Jackie. On 19 September 2013, scenes were filmed in the evening at Puzzlewood with fake snow being scattered over certain areas. On 5 October 2013, ''Doctor Who'' producer Marcus Wilson revealed via Twitter that filming was complete.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/09/smith-filming-040913090008.html|title=Matt Smith to start shooting Christmas Special from Sunday|publisher=Doctor Who News|date=4 September 2013|access-date=4 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/farewell-matt-christmas-filming-wraps-53614.htm |title=Farewell Matt! Christmas Filming Wraps |publisher=Doctor Who TV |date=6 October 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="width:100%; margin-right:0;" |- ! style="width:8%" | Block !! Episode(s) !! Director !! Writer(s) !! Producer |- ! 1 | Anniversary special: "The Day of the Doctor" | Nick Hurran | rowspan="2" | Steven Moffat | rowspan="2" | Marcus Wilson |- ! 2 | Christmas special: "The Time of the Doctor" | Jamie Payne |}

==Release== ===Broadcast=== The BBC broadcast "The Day of the Doctor" in 94 countries simultaneously,<ref name="BBCN_24th">{{cite news|title=Millions tune in for Doctor Who 50th anniversary show|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-25076912|access-date=24 November 2013|work=BBC News|date=24 November 2013}}</ref> to avoid plot leaks.<ref name="DigiSpy">{{cite news | url=http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/british-tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a501432/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-to-be-simulcast-worldwide-to-avoid-leaks.html |title='Doctor Who' 50th anniversary to be simulcast worldwide to avoid leaks | work=Digital Spy | date=26 July 2013 | access-date=26 July 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=50th Anniversary to be Simulcast in Over 75 Countries and Cinemas|url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/50th-anniversary-to-be-simulcast-in-over-75-countries-and-cinemas|publisher=Doctor Who TV|access-date=2 October 2013|archive-date=3 May 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160503023544/http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/50th-anniversary-to-be-simulcast-in-over-75-countries-and-cinemas/|url-status=dead}}</ref> It earned a Guinness World Record for the world's largest ever simulcast of a TV drama.<ref name="record">{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/whats-new/article/guinness-world-record-for-the-day-of-the-doctor |title=Guinness World Record for the Day of the Doctor |publisher=Doctor Who website |date=24 November 2013 |access-date=24 November 2013 |archive-date=16 November 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116040443/https://www.doctorwho.tv/news/?article=guinness-world-record-for-the-day-of-the-doctor |url-status=dead }}</ref> The episode aired in over 100 countries on either 23 or 24 November 2013 in cinemas and on television.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.doctorwho.tv/watch-the-day-of-the-doctor/|title=The Day of the Doctor on TV and in Cinemas|work=BBC Worldwide|access-date=2 November 2013 }}</ref>

"The Time of the Doctor" was broadcast in the United Kingdom on BBC One on Christmas Day 2013.<ref name="reincarnation_viewing">{{cite web|first=Paul|last=Jones|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-12-03/doctor-who-christmas-special-air-date-and-time-confirmed|title=Doctor Who Christmas special air date and time confirmed|work=Radio Times|date=3 December 2013|access-date=8 December 2013}}</ref> It was also shown on 25 December in the United States on BBC America,<ref>{{cite web|first=Morgan|last=Jeffery|url=http://www.digitalspy.com/tv/s7/doctor-who/news/a535727/doctor-who-matt-smith-christmas-exit-gets-us-air-date-on-bbc-america.html|title=Doctor Who: Matt Smith Christmas Exit gets US air-date on BBC America|website=Digital Spy|date=4 December 2013|access-date=8 December 2013}}</ref> and in Canada on Space.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.space.ca/article/time-of-the-doctor-new-pics|title=New pics revealed from the Doctor Who Christmas Special|publisher=Space|date=5 December 2013|access-date=8 December 2013|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211220724/http://www.space.ca/article/time-of-the-doctor-new-pics|archive-date=11 December 2013}}</ref> In Australia it aired on 26 December on ABC1,<ref>{{cite web|first=David|last=Knox|url=http://www.tvtonight.com.au/2013/12/airdate-doctor-who-the-time-of-the-doctor.html|title=Airdate: Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor|website=TV Tonight|date=6 December 2013|access-date=8 December 2013}}</ref> and in New Zealand, it screened on Prime Television during Boxing Day evening with 106,390 viewers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.throng.co.nz/2013/12/tv-ratings-26-december-2013/|title=TV Ratings: 26 December 2013|publisher=Throng|date=28 December 2013|access-date=28 December 2013|archive-date=24 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160324031507/http://www.throng.co.nz/2013/12/tv-ratings-26-december-2013/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===50th anniversary=== ====''An Adventure in Space and Time''==== {{main|An Adventure in Space and Time|l1 = ''An Adventure in Space and Time''}}

In addition to the 50th anniversary episode featuring Matt Smith and David Tennant, a further special was produced to celebrate ''Doctor Who's'' half-century. ''An Adventure in Space and Time'', written by Mark Gatiss, was a feature-length docudrama detailing the conception and initial production of ''Doctor Who''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-19192040 |work=BBC News |title=Doctor Who drama to mark show's 50th birthday |date=9 August 2012 |access-date=9 August 2012}}</ref> It featured David Bradley as William Hartnell and Reece Shearsmith as Patrick Troughton; Matt Smith has a cameo as himself in his Eleventh Doctor costume.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/David-Bradley-to-play-William-Hartnell-in-Celebration-of-Doctor-Who |title=David Bradley to portray William Hartnell in Celebration of Doctor Who |work=Doctor Who |publisher=BBC |date=30 January 2013 |access-date=2 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130429140300/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/David-Bradley-to-play-William-Hartnell-in-Celebration-of-Doctor-Who |archive-date=29 April 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-02-18/doctor-who---reece-shearsmith-cast-as-patrick-troughton|title=Doctor Who - Reece Shearsmith cast as Patrick Troughton|newspaper=Radio Times|access-date=2 December 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-11-21/doctor-who-star-makes-surprise-cameo-in-an-adventure-in-space-and-time/ |title=Doctor Who star makes surprise cameo in An Adventure in Space and Time |last=Kelly |first=Stephen |date=21 November 2013 |work=Radio Times |access-date=1 October 2018 }}</ref>

====''The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot''==== {{main|The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot|l1 = ''The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot''}}

As a complement to "The Day of the Doctor", Peter Davison wrote and directed a 30-minute spoof entitled ''The Five(ish) Doctors Reboot'' featuring himself, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy attempting to gain parts in the 50th anniversary episode. Produced in mid 2013, the film first became apparent when images of the three staging a "protest" outside BBC Television Centre came out.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/classic-doctors-protest-over-50th-53031.htm |title=Classic Doctors Protest over 50th? |author= |date=9 September 2013 |website=Doctor Who TV |access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref> In addition to Davison, Baker and McCoy, the film featured cameos from a host of people connected with ''Doctor Who'', including Paul McGann, David Tennant, Matt Smith, Steven Moffat, Russell T Davies and John Barrowman, with David and Georgia Tennant's children also guest starring; Georgia is the daughter of the Fifth Doctor actor Peter Davison, and played The Doctor's clone daughter Jenny in the episode "The Doctor's Daughter" under her maiden name "Moffett".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-11-24/peter-davison-colin-baker-and-sylvester-mccoy-unite-for-doctor-who-spoof-the-fiveish-doctors |title=Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy unite for Doctor Who spoof The Five(ish) Doctors |author=Paul Jones |date=24 November 2013 |website=Radio Times |access-date=24 November 2013}}</ref>

====Other television productions==== "The Day of the Doctor" formed the centerpiece of the celebrations, which encompassed programmes across all of the BBC's platforms, including ''An Adventure in Space and Time'', a ''Culture Show'' special entitled "Me, You and Doctor Who" presented by Matthew Sweet that explores the wider cultural significance of the show.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-09-10/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-shows-to-feature-professor-brian-cox-and-restored-episodes |title=Doctor Who 50th anniversary shows to feature Professor Brian Cox and restored episodes |last1=Dowell |first1=Brian |date=10 September 2013 |website=Radio Times |access-date=10 September 2013}}</ref> CBBC broadcast a show called "12 Again" in which past and present stars of the show recounted their memories, Professor Brian Cox delivered a televised lecture on the science of ''Doctor Who'', and BBC Three had a weekend devoted to Monsters and Villains, as well as showing "Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide".<ref name="50th">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/day-of-the-doctor.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914201638/http://www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/latestnews/2013/day-of-the-doctor.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2013 |title=Fifty years of Doctor Who to culminate in The Day of the Doctor |date=10 September 2013 |website=BBC Media Centre|publisher=BBC |access-date=11 September 2013}}</ref> The BBC also announced plans to show a newly restored print of the first serial ''An Unearthly Child''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/09/day-of-the-doctor-poster-100914000008.html |title=The Day of the Doctor: new promotional image and press details released |publisher=Doctor Who News |date=11 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 }}</ref> The announcement of the title was also followed by the release of the first official poster for the special.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/The-Day-of-the-Doctor-50th-Anniversary-Special-Update |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130914055951/http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/The-Day-of-the-Doctor-50th-Anniversary-Special-Update |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 September 2013 |title=Doctor Who – The Day of the Doctor: 50th Anniversary Update |author=The Doctor Who Team |publisher=BBC |date=11 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/articles/179177-the-poster-for-doctor-whos-50th-anniversary-special-the-day-of-the-doctor |title=The Poster for Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary Special, The Day of the Doctor! |last=Lesnick |first=Silas |date=10 September 2013 |access-date=11 September 2013 }}</ref>

UKTV's ''Watch'' showed a story from each doctor to celebrate the 50th anniversary, based around the broadcast of the eleven part BBC America series, ''The Doctors Revisited''. This series has one episode dedicated to each incarnation of the Doctor, and was broadcast monthly alongside an omnibus edition of a serial of each Doctor. ''Watch'' broadcast two episodes per weekend, starting on 12 October.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/09/revisited-uk-130913193008.html|title=The Doctors Revisited reaches the United Kingdom |publisher=Doctor Who News |date=13 September 2013 |access-date=16 September 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.radiotimes.com/news/2013-09-25/classic-doctor-who-episodes-and-air-dates-confirmed-for-the-doctors-revisited|title=Classic Doctor Who episodes and air dates confirmed for The Doctors Revisited|work=Radio Times|date=25 September 2013|first=Paul|last=Jones|access-date=27 September 2013}}</ref>

The British Film Institute ran a year long celebration of the 50th anniversary with monthly screenings of stories from each Doctor, culminating in November with screenings of both "The Day of the Doctor" and ''An Adventure in Space and Time''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=doctor-who-at-50 |title=Doctor Who at 50 |author= |website=BFI Southbank |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=31 October 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/news/doctor-who-50 |title=Doctor Who at 50 |author=Justin Johnson |date=11 January 2013 |website=BFI Southbank |publisher=British Film Institute |access-date=31 October 2013}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" ! colspan="4" | ''The Doctors Revisited'' ! colspan="2" | BFI Screenings |- ! Doctor ! Serial ! US Date ! UK Date ! Serial ! Screening Date |- | First | ''The Aztecs'' | 27 January | 12 October | ''An Unearthly Child'' | 12 January |- | Second | ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'' | 24 February | 13 October | ''The Tomb of the Cybermen'' | 9 February |- | Third | ''Spearhead from Space'' | 31 March | 19 October | ''The Mind of Evil'' | 10 March |- | Fourth | ''Pyramids of Mars'' | 28 April | 20 October | ''The Robots of Death'' | 20 April |- | Fifth | ''Earthshock'' | 26 May | 26 October | ''The Caves of Androzani'' | 4 May |- | Sixth | ''Vengeance on Varos'' | 29 June | 27 October | ''The Two Doctors'' | 15 June |- | rowspan="2" | Seventh | ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' | 27 July | {{n/a}} | rowspan="2" | ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' | rowspan="2" | 27 July |- | ''Battlefield'' | {{n/a}} | 2 November |- | Eighth | ''Doctor Who'' | 31 August | 3 November | ''Doctor Who'' | 5 October |- | Ninth | "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" | 29 September | 9 November | "Bad Wolf" / "The Parting of the Ways" | 24 August |- | rowspan="2" | Tenth | "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" | 27 October | {{n/a}} | rowspan="2" | "The Stolen Earth" / "Journey's End" | rowspan="2" | 29 September |- | "Silence in the Library" / "Forest of the Dead" | {{n/a}} | 10 November |- | rowspan="2" | Eleventh | rowspan="2" | "The Impossible Astronaut" / "Day of the Moon" | rowspan="2" | 24 November | rowspan="2" | 16 November | "The Eleventh Hour" | rowspan="2" | 8 December |- | "The Name of the Doctor" |}

====Radio and audio==== BBC Radio 2 broadcast a number of specials to commemorate the show, including a 90-minute documentary titled "Who is the Doctor?", a half-hour segment hosted by David Quantick and titled "The Blagger's Guide to Doctor Who", and Graham Norton's live Saturday show was broadcast from the ''Doctor Who Celebration'' event at the ExCel. BBC Radio 1 looked at the phenomenon of "Time Lord Rock", a musical style derived from the music of the show, while BBC Radio 4 Extra broadcast a three-hour special called "Who Made Who", which discussed the world that inspired the show.<ref name="50th" />

In October, Big Finish Productions released a 50th anniversary special audio drama featuring the Fourth through Eighth Doctors entitled ''The Light at the End.''<ref>{{cite web|title=The Light at the End – Standard Edition|url=http://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/the-light-at-the-end-standard-edition-861}}</ref>

=== Home media === {{See also|List of Doctor Who home video releases|l1=List of ''Doctor Who'' home video releases}} "The Day of the Doctor" was released as a standalone DVD and Blu-ray on 2 December 2013 in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-the-day-of-the-doctor-50th-anniversary-dvd/invt/bbcdvd3869|title=Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor 50th Anniversary (DVD)|work=BBC Shop|access-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183223/http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-the-day-of-the-doctor-50th-anniversary-dvd/invt/bbcdvd3869|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-the-day-of-the-doctor-50th-anniversary-3d-blu-ray/invt/bbc3dbd0248|title=Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor – 50th Anniversary (3D Blu-ray)|work=BBC Shop|access-date=19 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923183220/http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-the-day-of-the-doctor-50th-anniversary-3d-blu-ray/invt/bbc3dbd0248|archive-date=23 September 2015|url-status=live}}</ref> 4 December in Australia, and 10 December in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-The-Day-Of-The-Doctor/18991 |title=Doctor Who DVD news: Announcement for Doctor Who – The Day of the Doctor: 50th Anniversary Special |publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com |access-date=24 September 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130924054505/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-The-Day-Of-The-Doctor/18991 |archive-date=24 September 2013}}</ref> ''An Adventure in Space and Time'' was released on DVD on 2 December in the United Kingdom and 11 December in Australia, and as a DVD/Blu-ray combo in the United States on 27 May 2014.<ref>{{cite web|title=An Adventure in Space and Time (DVD)|url=http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/an-adventure-in-space-and-time-dvd/invt/bbcdvd3913|work=BBC Shop|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time|url=http://www.bva.org.uk/node/2174405|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131204191525/http://www.bva.org.uk/node/2174405|url-status=dead|archive-date=4 December 2013|publisher=British Video Association|access-date=22 November 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Doctor Who: An Adventure in Space and Time Blu-ray|url=http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/Doctor-Who-An-Adventure-in-Space-and-Time-Blu-ray/98541/|publisher=blu-ray.com|access-date=9 March 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Lambert|first=David|title=Doctor Who - 'An Adventure in Space and Time' Blu-ray/DVD Combo: Date, Cost, BONUS!|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Adventure-In-Space-and-Time/19541|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|access-date=9 March 2014|date=5 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171018191941/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Adventure-In-Space-and-Time/19541|archive-date=18 October 2017}}</ref> "The Time of the Doctor" was released on DVD and Blu-ray on 20 January 2014 in the United Kingdom, 22 January in Australia and 4 March in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-the-time-of-the-doctor+other-eleventh-doctor-christmas-specials-dvd/invt/bbcdvd3884 |title= Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor & Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials (DVD) |publisher=bbcshop.com |date=2013-12-20 |access-date=2013-12-20}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/doctor-who-the-time-of-the-doctor-other-eleventh-doctor-christmas/dp/6148130 |title=Doctor Who: The Time of the Doctor & Other Eleventh Doctor Christmas Specials (DVD) |publisher=ezydvd.com |date=2013-12-20 |access-date=2013-12-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131220093242/http://www.ezydvd.com.au/DVD/doctor-who-the-time-of-the-doctor-other-eleventh-doctor-christmas/dp/6148130 |archive-date=20 December 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Time-of-the-Doctor/19283 |title=Doctor Who - 'The Time of the Doctor: 2013 Christmas Special': Date, Cost, Extras, Art! |publisher=TVshowsondvd.com |date=2013-12-18 |access-date=2013-12-19 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219014540/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Doctor-Time-of-the-Doctor/19283 |archive-date=19 December 2013}}</ref> A complete box set was released on 8 September 2014 in the United Kingdom and 10 September in Australia on DVD and Blu-ray.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bbcshop.com/doctor-who/doctor-who-50th-anniversary-collectors-edition-dvd/invt/bbcdvd3933 |title=Doctor Who: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition (DVD) |website=BBC Shop |access-date=25 July 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.jbhifi.com.au/movies-tv-shows/movies-tv-shows-on-sale/tv-sci-fi/doctor-who-the-50th-anniversary-collectors-edition/616927/ |title=Doctor Who: The 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition |website=JB Hi-Fi |access-date=8 August 2014}}</ref> {{#lst:List of Doctor Who home video releases|SeriesSpecials2013}}

==In print== {{see also|List of Doctor Who novelisations|l1=List of ''Doctor Who'' novelisations}} {{#lst:List of Doctor Who novelisations|Series7a}}

==Reception== ===Ratings=== The ratings for "The Day of the Doctor" rose to a total of 12.8 million viewers, which makes it the highest rating since "The Next Doctor" (2008), which had a total of 13.1 million viewers.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/12/day-of-doctor-final-ratings.html |title=Day of the Doctor – Final Ratings |author=Marcus |publisher=Doctor Who News |date=1 December 2013 |access-date=2 December 2013 }}</ref> For the week, it was the number one most-watched series on British television, a feat only two other Doctor Who episodes had ever achieved.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/12/day-of-doctor-number-1-for-week.html|title=The Day of the Doctor - number 1 for the week|work=The Doctor Who News Page|access-date=2018-09-29|language=en-GB}}</ref> "The Time of the Doctor" was the second most watched programme of the entire day across all channels, with the final 5 minutes (the regeneration from Smith to Capaldi) receiving the largest peak viewers of the day with 10.2 million.<ref name="The Time of the Doctor Ratings" /> The final viewing figures for the episode were 11.14 million viewers, making it the fifth most watched Doctor Who Christmas special.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/most-viewed-xmas-special-2005-2013-57487.htm |title=Most Viewed Xmas Special 2005-2013 |publisher=Doctor Who TV |date=2 January 2014 |access-date=3 January 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140102191448/http://www.doctorwhotv.co.uk/most-viewed-xmas-special-2005-2013-57487.htm |archive-date=2 January 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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===Critical reception=== Ben Lawrence of ''The Daily Telegraph'' gave "The Day of the Doctor" five stars, calling it "charming, eccentric and very, very British."<ref name="thetelegraph">{{cite news |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/tv-and-radio-reviews/10469945/Doctor-Who-The-Day-of-the-Doctor-BBC-One-review.html |title=Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor, BBC One, review |last=Lawrence |first=Ben |newspaper=The Daily Telegraph |date=23 November 2013 |access-date=24 November 2013 }}</ref> Den of Geek's Simon Brew praised the special, calling it "terrific", and stating that it was "pulsating with comedy, ambition, and top to bottom entertainment."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/tv/doctor-who-the-day-of-the-doctor-review/ |title=Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor review |last=Brew |first=Simon |publisher=Den of Geek |date=23 November 2013 |access-date=24 November 2013 }}</ref> ''The Guardian''{{'}}s Viv Grospok criticised various elements of the episode, though concluded that "it was all worth it."<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2013/nov/23/doctor-who-day-fiftieth-anniversary |title=Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor – review |last=Grospok |first=Viv |newspaper=The Guardian |date=23 November 2013 |access-date=24 November 2013 }}</ref>

Dan Martin of ''The Guardian'' praised "The Time of the Doctor" as "awfully good". He wrote that Steven Moffat had "performed the fourth remix of the show's mythology in a row, tying up strands that date back to the beginning of Matt Smith's run." He added, "Perfectly, the rebooting of his regeneration cycle was done simply... Who could have guessed the Doctor's renewed regeneration cycle would be dealt with as simply as his best friend just asking nicely?"<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/tvandradioblog/2013/dec/25/the-time-of-the-doctor-doctor-who-recap |title=Doctor Who recap: The Time of the Doctor |last=Martin |first=Dan |newspaper=The Guardian |date=25 December 2013 |access-date=4 January 2014 }}</ref> Mark Snow of ''IGN'' gave the episode a score of 8.4, "GREAT", writing that "'The Time of the Doctor' was an exemplary exercise in celebrating the departure of a loved one. If you managed to stay dry-eyed during the Doctor's goodbye to Clara (itself a not-entirely-transparent goodbye from Smith to the role he embodied), then you should probably double check your heart's still working," also lauding Karen Gillan's "rather crowd-pleasing, tear-inducing cameo". While criticising its "rapid, almost breathless pace", he concluded, "It was a melancholic yet ultimately merry end to one of the show's best Doctors to date."<ref name="ign">{{cite web|url=http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/12/26/doctor-who-the-time-of-the-doctor-review |title=Doctor Who: "The Time of the Doctor" Review "Goodbye, Raggedy Man." |last=Snow |first=Mark |website=IGN |date=25 December 2013 |access-date=4 January 2014 }}</ref>

===Awards and nominations=== {{See also|List of awards and nominations received by Doctor Who|l1=List of awards and nominations received by ''Doctor Who''}} {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Nominee(s) ! Result ! class="unsortable"|{{abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="3" | 2014 | BAFTA Awards | ''Radio Times'' Audience Award | "The Day of the Doctor" | {{won}} | <ref name="bafta">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-27427528|title=Broadchurch wins three TV Bafta awards|date=18 May 2014|access-date=18 May 2014|work=BBC News}}</ref> |- | Constellation Awards | Best Male Performance in a 2013 Science Fiction Television Episode | Matt Smith in "The Time of the Doctor" | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://constellations.tcon.ca/#C1|title=The Constellation Awards - A Canadian Award for Excellence in Film & Television Science Fiction|publisher=Constellation Awards|access-date=3 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110715192914/http://constellations.tcon.ca/#C1|archive-date=15 July 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> |- | Hugo Awards | Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form) | "The Day of the Doctor" | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2014-hugo-awards/ |title=2014 Hugo Awards |date=18 April 2014 |publisher=World Science Fiction Society |access-date=2014-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150906071016/http://www.thehugoawards.org/hugo-history/2014-hugo-awards/ |archive-date=6 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> |}

==Soundtrack== Selected pieces of score from "The Day of the Doctor" and "The Time of the Doctor", as composed by Murray Gold, were released on 24 November 2014 by Silva Screen Records. "The Day of the Doctor" includes 23 pieces, whereas "The Time of the Doctor" includes 18 pieces.<ref>{{cite web|author=Silva Screen Music |url=https://www.amazon.co.uk/Doctor-Who-Original-Television-Soundtrack/dp/tracks/B00OYPBT5W |title=Doctor Who – The Day of the Doctor/ The Time of the Doctor – Original Television Soundtrack |website=Amazon UK |access-date=2014-10-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://us5.campaign-archive2.com/?u=17480ced6aa8df8371c97e134&id=a96a7db27e&e=3d23f4f26a|title=Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor/The Time of the Doctor|publisher=Silva Screen Records|access-date=30 October 2014}}</ref> {{Infobox album | italic_title = no | name = ''Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor / The Time of the Doctor'' | type = soundtrack | artist = Murray Gold, Ben Foster and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales | cover = Doctor Who Day of the Doctor soundtrack.jpg | released = 24 November 2014 | recorded = 20 September 2013 (Disc 1){{sfn|Pixley|2014|p=31}} 3 December 2013 (Disc 2){{sfn|Pixley|2014|p=54}} | genre = Soundtrack | length = {{tltl|53:35|39:35}} | label = Silva Screen Records | producer = Murray Gold | chronology = ''Doctor Who'' soundtrack | prev_title = Cold Worlds | prev_year = 2014 | next_title = Series 8 | next_year = 2015 | misc = {{Extra album cover | header = Alternate cover | type = soundtrack | cover = Doctor Who Time of the Doctor soundtrack.jpg }} }} {{Track listing | width = 60% | headline = Disc 1 - "The Day of the Doctor"

| title1 = I.M. Foreman | length1 = 1:10

| title2 = Will There Be Cocktails? | length2 = 0:40

| title3 = It's Him (The Majestic Tale) | length3 = 2:05

| title4 = He Was There | length4 = 4:23

| title5 = No More | length5 = 1:06

| title6 = The War Room | length6 = 1:42

| title7 = Footprints in the Sand | length7 = 1:43

| title8 = Who Are You | length8 = 4:38

| title9 = England 1562 | length9 = 1:03

| title10 = Nice Horse | length10 = 1:43

| title11 = The Fez And The Portal | length11 = 2:44

| title12 = Two Doctors | length12 = 1:02

| title13 = Three Doctors | length13 = 1:56

| title14 = Somewhere To Hide | length14 = 1:50

| title15 = Rescue The Doctor | length15 = 1:08

| title16 = 2.47 Billion | length16 = 4:28

| title17 = Zygon In The Painting | length17 = 1:35

| title18 = Man And Wife | length18 = 1:33

| title19 = We Don't Need To Land | length19 = 2:27

| title20 = We Are The Doctors | length20 = 0:49

| title21 = The Moment Has Come | length21 = 3:06

| title22 = This Time There's Three Of Us (The Majestic Tale) | length22 = 7:03

| title23 = Song for Four / Home | length23 = 3:41

| total_length = {{tltl|1:10|0:40|2:05|4:23|1:06|1:42|1:43|4:38|1:03|1:43|2:44|1:02|1:56|1:50|1:08|4:28|1:35|1:33|2:27|{{tltl|0:49|3:06|7:03|3:41}}}} }} {{Track listing | width = 60% | headline = Disc 2 - "The Time of the Doctor" | title1 = The Message | length1 = 1:16 | title2 = Handles | length2 = 2:07 | title3 = The Dance Of The Naked Doctor | length3 = 2:13 | title4 = You Saved It | length4 = 0:57 | title5 = Papal Mainframe | length5 = 0:45 | title6 = Tasha Lem | length6 = 1:07 | title7 = Bedroom Talk | length7 = 1:49 | title8 = The Mission | length8 = 0:54 | title9 = Christmas | length9 = 2:27 | title10 = The Crack | length10 = 5:24 | title11 = Rhapsody of War | length11 = 0:52 | title12 = Back to Christmas | length12 = 3:09 | title13 = Snow Over Trenzalore (Song for Four) | length13 = 2:46 | title14 = Beginning Of The End | length14 = 2:47 | title15 = This Is How It Ends | length15 = 3:07 | title16 = Never Tell Me The Rules | length16 = 3:12 | title17 = Trenzalore/The Long Song/I Am Information (Reprise) | length17 = 4:03 | title18 = Hello Twelve | length18 = 0:40 | total_length = {{tltl|1:16|2:07|2:13|0:57|0:45|1:07|1:49|0:54|2:27|5:24|0:52|3:09|2:46|2:47|3:07|3:12|4:03|0:40}} }}

==References== {{Reflist|30em|refs= <ref name="BARB">{{cite web|url=https://www.barb.co.uk/viewing-data/weekly-top-30/?_s=4 |title=Weekly Top 30 Programmes |publisher=Barb Audiences |access-date=19 August 2024}} (No permanent link available. Search for relevant dates.)</ref> <ref name="TCH 2013S">{{cite magazine |editor-last=Ainsworth |editor-first=John |year=2016 |title=The Day of the Doctor and The Time of the Doctor |magazine=Doctor Who: The Complete History |publisher=Panini Comics, Hachette Partworks |volume=75 |pages=91, 156 }}</ref>}}

===Works cited=== * {{cite magazine |last=Pixley |first=Andrew |date=August 2014 |title=The Year of the Doctor: The Official Guide to Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary |magazine=Doctor Who Magazine |publisher=Panini Comics |volume=Special Edition |location=Royal Tunbridge Wells |issue=38 }}

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