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 in Australia ranging from 3:50am to 6:50am. From 8:30am the episode was available via iView and was subsequently broadcast in prime-time at 7:30pm that night, then replayed on ABC2 at 7:30 the following night. There was also a limited run of 3D cinema screenings of "The Day of the Doctor" around the country. ABC1 paired "The Day of the Doctor" with "An Adventure in Space and Time", the feature-length drama that recreated "Doctor Who's" formative years. It had its ABC1 premiere at 8:50pm, immediately following "The Name of The Doctor", as well as an encore screening at 1pm the following day. At