The BBC have announced An Adventure in Space and Time to mark the Doctor’s 50th anniversary.
The show ill tell the story of the TV show, from its first broadcaston 23rd of November in 1963 and up until today. It’s written by Mark Gatiss and produced by Caroline Skinner and Steven Moffat himself.
In a press release from the BBC, Gatiss said;
“This is the story of how an unlikely set of brilliant people created a true Television original. And how an actor – William Hartnell – stereotyped in hard-man roles became a hero to millions of children. I’ve wanted to tell this story this for more years than I can remember! To make it happen for ‘Doctor Who’s 50th birthday is quite simply a dream come true.”
Steven Moffat, the Executive Producer, added;
“The story of Doctor Who is the story of television – so it’s fitting in the anniversary year that we make our most important journey back in time to see how the TARDIS was launched.”
Gamers will note that the title is very similar to the Cubicle 7 Doctor Who RPG – Adventures in Time and Space.