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Fifty-nine years ago today, families across the UK sat down to tune in to ‘An Unearthly Child’, the start of a decades-long adventure through space and time for Doctor Who. We’ve come a long way since then and won twice as many Davids Tennants since we last celebrated, and the BBC wants you to remember that.
To mark the series’ 59th anniversary today, the BBC has largely celebrated by looking ahead to next year’s big 6-0. Want a new logo? You see, Whovians, it’s basically the same as the new logo the network just revealed, but it’s a diamond.
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Want pictures of David Tennant as the 14th Doctor? done and done
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Want photos of the doctors, including double the pre-allocated amount of David Tennant? My friends, party today.
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Oh well, you might as well have a photo of Jodie Whittaker in her mash-up of past Doctor Who outfits from The Power of Doctor, but Doctor Who knows that’s not who you really are here.
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It is not surprising, if a little strange, the way to mark the anniversary of the show; interest in the series probably hasn’t been as high as it has been for years, so why not enjoy it with teasing for next year’s big celebrations. ? But if today’s celebration of all things Doctor Who is primarily a preview of what’s to come, this is also in itself perfectly Doctor Who: a look back and a look forward.
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