An Adventure in Space and Time led to him being cast as the First Doctor himself in the 2017 "Doctor Who" episodes "The Doctor Falls" and "Twice Upon a Time" and in a series of audio adventures for Big Finish Productions. In 1966, William Hartnell (David Bradley) is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as the First Doctor and stands in front of the TARDIS console. Three years earlier, BBC executive Sydney Newman (Brian Cox) is
Doctor Who (2013 specials) omnibus edition of a serial of each Doctor. "Watch" is broadcasting two episodes per weekend, starting on 12 October. 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". BBC Radio 2 broadcast a number of new programmes commemorating the show, including a 90-minute documentary called "Who is the Doctor?"; "The Blagger's Guide to Doctor Who" hosted by David Quantick and Graham Norton's live Saturday show was broadcast from the