by S.J. Borger Tuesday 19th November 2013

Are You Ready? It’s Almost the Day of the Doctor

In case you weren’t excited enough, BBC America is winding things up to a fever pitch with a series of programming all week, culminating in the live simulcast of the Day of the Doctor on Saturday, November 23rd at 2:50 p.m. EST (that’s 11:50 a.m. for those of us on the West Coast). There’s been a slew of information coming out about it, so we here at Geekscape thought we’d put everything we know all in one place for you! Aren’t we nice?

Courtesy of the BBC.
Courtesy of the BBC.

BBC Programming

BBC America will be doing all-Doctor all-the-time this week (they’re calling it Doctor Who Takeover Week. Not as catchy as Shark Week, right?), starting on Monday (yes, yesterday, sorry–if you missed something, check your local on-demand). Here’s the line-up (all times EST unless otherwise stated):

Monday 11/18:

9 a.m. to 9 p.m.: The Doctor Revisited Marathon (specials on each of the Doctors for the past 50 years)

9 p.m. to 10 p.m.: Doctor Who: Tales from the Tardis

10 p.m.: The Science of the Doctor with Brian Cox

 

Tuesday, 11/19:

10 a.m. to 10 p.m.: The Ninth Doctor Marathon

10 p.m.: The Christmas Invasion (2005 Christmas Special)

11 p.m.: The Runaway Bride (2006 Christmas Special)

Don't Blink.
Don’t Blink.

Weds, 11/20:

Midnight: “Blink” Yes, that episode with Angels. The first one.

1 a.m.: “Voyage of the Damned” (2007 Christmas Special)

2 a.m: The Tenth Doctor Marathon, Part 1 (Ep 1-4, Season 4)

8 a.m.: The Tenth Doctor Marathon, Part 2 (Ep 4-13, Season 4)

5 p.m.: The Tenth Doctor Marathon, Part 3

David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor
David Tennant as the Tenth Doctor

Thursday, 11/21:

9 a.m. The Eleventh Doctor Marathon, Part 1

Friday, 11/22:

9 a.m.: The Eleventh Doctor Marathon, Part 2

8 p.m.: Doctor Who Explained

9 p.m.: An Adventure in Space and Time

Saturday 11/23

1 a.m.: The Eleventh Doctor Marathon, Part 3

11:30 a.m PST/2:30 p.m. EST: 50th Anniversary Live Pre-Show

11:50 a.m. PST/2:50 p.m. EST: “The Day of the Doctor” 50th Anniversary Special

7 p.m.: “The Day of the Doctor” 50th Anniversary Special Encore Primetime Broadcast

10 p.m.: Graham Norton Show with Matt Smith and David Tennant

Sunday, 11/24:

9 a.m.: Matt Smith Countdown (Top 11 Episodes)

8 p.m.: The Doctor’s Revisited—The Eleventh Doctor (U.S Premiere)

 

50th Anniversary Poster
50th Anniversary Poster

What The Internets is Doing

 And just to whet your appetite a little more, but here’s what’s popped up on the internet this week:

Official Mini-Episode: “The Night of the Doctor”

And the new trailer here:

And, catch interviews with the cast (asking such questions as “What Would Matt Smith Steal from the Tenth Doctor?” here; and celebrities (Nathan Fillion, what??) wishing the Doctor a Happy Birthday!

Let us know what you’re most excited about–or your theories on what the answer will be–in the comments! And tune in to our live twitter feed (@geekscapedotnet and @sjbwrite) during the Simulcast!