Behind the Lens - The Day of the Doctor - Doctor Who 50th Anniversary - BBC

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Watch the BBC first on iPlayer 👉 bbc.in/iPlayer... As Doctor Who celebrates 50 years, we go behind the lens on the year's most anticipated television drama. Voiced by the Sixth Doctor, Colin Baker, we catch up with old friends and meet some new ones. It's a rollercoaster ride and a time to celebrate. Features Matt Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt, as well as lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, discussing their 50th Anniversary experiences.
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[@sammy431]

David and Billie sitting together just makes me incredibly happy.

[@gamesonflames9699]

The whole time I was trying to figure out who was narrating it, and when I saw Colin Baker I about fell out of my chair.

[@aresef]

+Games On Flames It's like how even when you first heard "You know I really think you might," it took a few seconds for your brain to make the connection then HOLY SHIT TOM BAKER.

[@sarahkinsey5434]

I saw a reaction video of 20 somethings and they were like "omg is that One or Three?" and I was like are you kidding me? How do you not recognize Tom's iconic voice seriously

[@iamatree5957]

Games On Flames just look at his nose

[@warriorcatskid003]

I figured out it was an old doctor, I just didn’t know which one

[@annahimmel]

His voice was familiar but I couldn't figure out who it was, then Colin Baker appeared and I screamed a little.

[@Axelle114]

Luckily, in 50 years I'll only be 73. I will be there for that 100th anniversary! Let me just make a mental note not to die until 2064.

[@RK-ep8qy]

Axelle114 I'll be 63! Honestly can't wait

[@ft.jackjimmy7282]

I will be 65 and I demand 80-year-old Matt Smith to make a cameo on that anniversary so I can die happy

[@damiansyoutubechannel.7123]

I would be 48!

[@leeveed2370]

damian da master's vlogs what

[@jcrossan1351]

I’ll be 63

[@Drakelx55]

I love that Matt was wearing Amy's old glasses during the read through

[@timrob12]

I think that were his own glasses. But he could be wearing Amy's one in the episode.

[@Lilwhitelily]

Yeah they are Matt’s glasses and it was kinda improvised in the Manhattan episode

[@elevensbox]

Their Matt's but they thought it would be funnier if Amy/Karen sorta claimed them during the scenes

[@Dragonmots]

"They had to get out of bed at some unearthly hour" I see what you did there Colin

[@DL-nl6rj]

Doctor Who first ever episode - "An Unearthly Child"

[@bluerox8812]

I read this and then he said it. Coincidence?

[@BoraCM]

The Eleventh Child.

[@AC9123]

xd

[@BlueHooloovoo]

Colin Baker sounds a lot like Sir David Attenborough during the narration.

[@rAxXtaG]

BlueHooloovoo I saw this comment before the video ended, I was honestly expecting the narrator to be Sir David Attenborough, I don't even know how Colin Baker sounds! But now I do.

[@thedrunkenbanana8393]

BlueHooloovoo TOM BAKER

[@mab3l]

The drunken banana it says COLIN

[@Lia-uf1ir]

Indeed, I at first thought it WAS Attenborough! :)

[@MaccamatBuxAnimations]

I didn't even know David Attenborough existed until a few years ago. I heard him narrating Planet Earth and thought it was Colin Baker.

[@TheIbbotron]

Love how at the end, Tom Baker just doesn't need to introduce himself. He just gives that little look at the end...

[@hannahheather2004]

Colin Baker at the end was surprising.

[@MaryJoeCCS]

yes! I was about to comment on that. I squealed :)

[@ThatGenericPyro]

"You were expecting someone else?"

[@Itsatrap327]

***** Yo know he's been narrating for the entire time right? And his voice hasn't changed? And it's in the description?

[@Itsatrap327]

But it's his voice! It's like having Morgan Freeman narrate a documentary and notice only when... we see his face (dramatic sounds)

[@FSteptoe]

It's tom baker not Colin

[@myrin265]

the way billie trailed off with a laugh when she said "a bit more well-managed than rose tyler" still cracks me up to this day. you can tell that no matter how long ago rose's run was, she still holds a place in billie's heart.

[@FamilyRoyalty]

I hope to still be alive for the 100th anniversary episode.

[@Lily_260]

Matt and David possible, the classic ones no :-/

[@lori6954]

if they're lucky ...

[@swiftlymurmurs]

Lily I'm sure we will have entered a new era by then, after Classic Who and New Who... Maybe New Who will be known as Classic Who?

[@Meerkat040]

Maybe...... New New Who.

[@thetwelfthdoctor9892]

my grandfather is 65 years now and he promised he will be there for the 100th anniversary special episode; if he can do it, everybody can.

[@miniseok5488]

they should've sang, "happy birthday to who..."

[@EverydayGeekYT]

happy birthday to who happy birthday to who happy birthday dear doctor happy birthday to who

[@IronyAmI]

Exterminate………...

[@TimeLords910]

rAUSTINm alykazy

[@theoak7688]

I am not crying I just have the 50th anniversary in my eye

[@satan3959]

I really liked this 50th Anniversary Special, but it was kind of bittersweet for me. Mainly because Elisabeth Sladen wasn't alive to participate. RIP Elisabeth Sladen, aka Sarah Jane Smith

[@jublis6866]

SHE DIED WHAT THE FUCK WHEN i'm crying right now i liked her

[@minidwarfdude9230]

Julia Kilimnick I think she died a few years ago from cancer. Don't trust me on that I can't quite remember

[@satan3959]

Julia Kilimnick 2011 from pancreatic cancer. Was diagnosed with it in January of that year, and died I believe in April

[@AUnicorn666]

WAIT WHAT SHE IS DEAD

[@ilou9129]

UHHH WHAT???!!!! WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT WHAT

[@StylebySadie]

I swear Matt Smith could literally be the 11th doctor. Same personality even when he isn't acting

[@ant-mt9wk]

Yes, he literally IS the Doctor.

[@irvinreevesinbaraj6134]

No, he is Milo. Just kidding, I agree with you.

[@Deathlygunn]

THEY GOT HURT TO WEAR THE FEZ xD

[@ZanderNyrond]

I would have to get hurt to wear a fez...

[@bethbrown1999]

What makes me so happy is how tom backer is still very happy to be associated with it, things like that show a true love of the show 💕

[@ziggyg02ify]

Billie piper is amazing ❤️

[@json1824]

When he said "The sixth Doctor." I CRIED

[@leokang_6109]

me 2

[@davidbethke5463]

To most of us watching it in the movie theater after the main show. this came as a surprise. All through this, I was thinking, "this voice sounds familiar...." But there have been so many actors in Who over the years.

[@The_Blue_Otaku]

I knew it was the Sixth Doctor at the first word he spoke in the video

[@pipplayshorror]

JLG Movies same haha

[@AC9123]

I knew he sounded familiar :')

[@MaccamatBux]

Love Colin Baker as the narrator.

[@NagromVoice]

I'd be great at narrating... I'd be the Great Narrator!

[@ThePrettyBrooke]

OMG i actually almost teared up watching this happy 50th anniversary DW

[@BlackTrussel]

I did cry :')

[@Mr.LaughingDuck]

See you in 50 years for the 100th Anniversary Doctor Who Special!

[@FoamHordikaGrapes]

G_Man Ill be 61 years old. I feel reaallly old now. D:

[@ethanclaffey189]

bionicleeats voltix same

[@wera507]

bionicleeats voltix I'll be 67 ;o

[@cullengirl278]

Jenna awkwardly realising they were following her from her trailer. She is honest to God so adorable

[@josefienmatu]

12:42 Look at John Hurt with the fez on! Really miss the legendary actor. Best coming together episode ever!

[@ziggyg02ify]

I would have been cool if Donna was in it and Martha and it would be cool to see what rose should do if she meet river

[@EmiliaBackstromKorv]

+ziggyg02ify Looool the Doctor who team, Make it happen!!!!!!!! XD That would be absolutely brilliant hahaha

[@kimtruong6917]

i would do *anything* to see that!! XD

[@emilyanklesaria2624]

Melody ouuuuu rose meet river omg yessss

[@mr.moosetache3615]

Bite me alien Bwuoiy

[@safetyman4967]

God tennant fans

[@catherinestickels2591]

I remember showing my little Brother blink and him being too scared to watch anything else from the show. Now he ks the single biggest whovian I know. He went to the Emerald City Comicon dressed as the 10th Doctor to get David Tennant's autograph. He's been the Doctor for Halloween multiple times. It's just wonderful to see the love he has for it.

[@fullhousecast420]

I knew that voice the entire time I was like "is that Colin?"

[@pemo2676]

I'm happy to live in a small city that has had many scenes from doctor who filmed in our churches and castles.

[@iz723]

Cardiff?

[@DiamondSquidAmy]

'If you think about it, we're all different people all through our lives, and that's good you've got to keep moving, as long as you remember all the people you used to be. I will not forget one line of this, not one day, I swear. I will always remember when the Doctor was Me.'

[@randomrazr]

sad the 9th doctor didnt join this episode. hes the one who rebooted and brought this show back

[@lidge1994]

Probably not, you know, cus of the whole situation that made him leave in the first place, wish they'd at least had him be in the final shot, it's stupid to CGI a man who did the role just about 10 years ago and doesn't look much different!

[@aztcole]

They asked him to come back. He didn't want to.

[@timekeeper9417]

Im pretty sure he didnt come back because he had a disagreement about something to do with the show.

[@youtubewatcher2706]

ShoutingGem no it's just because in his words "don't bathe in the same river twice"

[@hshiik1469]

Why did he even leave?

[@Daniel.Anugerah]

Colin Baker at the end took me completely by surprise!

[@JuliaCheri]

There wast this guy (Matt Smith lookalike actually) in the red chair at the Graham Norton show and he wanted to know if they got the fez on John Hurt :P well he got his answer :)

[@clarkconner]

01:05 the origin of that friendship i believe when they filmed David T.'s regeneration in the End Of Time

[@princeofhope7436]

yeaj

[@beastmode4329]

I still can't look at John Hurt without tearing up a little. R.I.P 1940-2017

[@booyaclo]

It was incredible! Just a bit sad there wasn't a 10 and rose scene :(

[@raymondstheawesome]

Eccleston said no to making an appearance? That glorious bastard.

[@tehedits3024]

he doesn't even watch doctor who anynore.

[@ToastCrossDimensions]

He never really wanted to be in the show in the first place from what I heard.

[@FirstSlateProductionsOfficial]

+ToastCrossDimensions He was the one who emailed RTD when they were looking for the part

[@notmyname3487]

Yes he was filming Thor 2: The Dark World and couldn't show up, but apparently he had a fight with two executives that were high up in the BBC and there was a lot of tension and hostility on set, while filming, etc. that Eccleston found unbearable, he then emailed Russell T Davies and told him that he wanted to quit. That's at least what I've heard, I also heard something about him getting pissed over complaints about his Northern Accent, possibly also from the BBC executives. Which is incidentally why David Tennant was told to phone in an English Accent, apparently.

[@fletcherxcx]

Raymond S. lmao

[@kimseehorn]

I'm in tears.

[@teanex6438]

I feel you

[@Aloudgamer]

I have to say Tom Baker still looks just as insane as he used to

[@stsinfernal]

"The thing is...I don't want to go." - 10, as he walks into the TARDIS. "He says that all the time." - 11 whispering to War Doctor. Oh ffs Moffat -_-

[@carolinelamb6346]

The last scene made me cry so much you could have gone swimming

[@Doodo981]

“Good luck to the future.” They definitely need it😭

[@Dizzyj360]

They did actually ask Christopher eccleston to be in it but he decided not to

[@e.xcalibre]

I have one thing to say........ 50th aniversary 9th doctor: And for my next trick!

[@feesh3348]

Jake Priaulx that was stock footage, and he refused for the same reason he left. He didnt like how the show was being run.

[@jacobjuarez8155]

FeeSH Actually, Moffat and Chris met up to talk about it, Chris read the script, and he kindly declined the offer, he wished everyone good luck though, Chris isnt on bed terms with Doctor Who anymore, cause its different people running it since his run, if he was willing to meet with Moffat, that shows Chris might consider coming back, if he truly felt it was time to come back.

[@SuperThunderbrain]

Imagine if 10 met 12

[@princeofhope7436]

o my lord eyebrow Ception

[@Fredshrooms]

O shit

[@seangrand3885]

They did meet. Caecellius (dunno howta spell)?

[@orxven1551]

Sean Grand Wait thats a thing?! ITS A EPISODE?!

[@hevenezermulugetta7477]

Celestia Playz the fires of Pompeii

[@thehostproductions]

its nice to see colin baker voice over this mini-confidential!

[@myohmymads]

Joanna's giggling and excitement is contagious. I really like her sassy queen portrayal.

[@jennierich2986]

Feeling a bit emotional now. Lovely to hear Colin. ❤️

[@HughMacEachern]

After half finishing hearing the unreleased Season 23 audiobooks Colin did for Big Finish this video will do nicely. Colin has such an impressive speaking voice.

[@bowelsoftrogdor]

Tom Baker was my Doctor. We would catch episodes here and there on PBS in the US. I never understood what was going on, but I loved it. I am a fan for life!

[@kimseehorn]

I just love that Amy's glasses got so much screentime... that way she was always there. My favourite companion.

[@HristinaBel]

10th is my Doctor, but I eventually warmed up to 11 as well. Matt Smith wearing glasses at the readthrough is very very hot.

[@DelcoRanz93]

+Christina B. Tenth is my Doctor too, He's the one who got me started, I was home one day and I happened to flip on BBC America which was airing "The Fires of Pompeii" and That got me hooked instantly.

[@kimtruong6917]

the first episode i watched was the angel episode XD

[@rezaalexanderchristianto8331]

Matt is not hot, he's not a temperature

[@srduce]

I got started from Matt Smith, he got me into watching doctor who

[@catherinestickels2591]

My forst episode, like a lot of people's, was Blink, but my forst episode that actually had the Doctor in it was The Eleventh Hour. I watched it on a tiny screen at a friend's birthday party and got hooked

[@ffynloparnell1888]

I have infinite respect for Colin Baker. After he was terribly mistreated by the BBC and was fired for the sole reason of not being particularly well written, he still comes back and does all the audio commentaries and the conventions and everything. He had every right to be like Christopher Eccleston and hate the show, but he still came back, and for that, I have so much love for him.

[@andrewgwilliam4831]

Eccleston doesn't hate the show!

[@phloxazure]

Aw the John hurt part made me cry, RIP

[@TheOneTrueLeo2002]

I loved the 50th anniversary when I was 11. Can’t wait for the 100th anniversary when I’m 61.

[@elly_hermione]

Honestly, I haven't watched the oldschool series (yet...), but I still felt all this pride, all this mix of emotions during watching this episode. That was FANTASTIC

[@MsCheshirskaya]

Hurt is amazing!

[@kaladinstormblessed9626]

i cant believe its been 10 years already. i will never forget.

[@alexkramer9037]

I want to see Capaldi and Hartnell (well, Bradley) together.

[@josegomes6664]

That would be epic

[@minembo]

I'd watch that.

[@GeniusJames]

did that in the the​ latest episode

[@hevenezermulugetta7477]

Alex Kramer are you a timelord because you just told future?

[@morganefertray8269]

Alex Kramer Wish fulfilled!

[@DeoraisWhelmed]

The end where everyone was wishing a happy anniversary made me tear up a bit. It was very nice and meaningful.

[@triv314]

Crying, this is so beautiful! I just want to hug all of the people in this video :)

[@vsskkv]

thank you doctor who and happy 50th birthday!

[@dollytwins3514]

I wonder how David felt when he saw Billie

[@dollytwins3514]

I can't stop smiling laughing and crying 😄😂😭

[@dimensionaltraveler6946]

Dolly Twins Especially after that one episode of Secret Diary of a Call Girl, in which she got all wibbly wobbly with Matt Smith😂

[@austinbreuer4276]

I got to meet Colin Baker earlier this year at Comic-Con, and I am so glad that I did. Happy anniversary Doctor Who, and thank you to all of those who have worked on it in the past!

[@notinthisreality9759]

12:16 John Hurt is in a fez!!!!!!

[@lydiakebbal2584]

Is it weird that I saw this several times ? I still get emotional every time.

[@worms9923]

CHILLS AT THE END

[@notyourmum7883]

Oh that last scene had me in tears MY HEART CANT HANDLE

[@satan3959]

I love Osgood, I wouldn't mind if she ended up being the new companion

[@willlexie]

02:45 MY HEARTS BREAK. "Heartbreak is a burden to us all, pity the man with two." - Madam Vastra.

[@yasminstone5488]

Can't wait to see Peter capaldi begin ( also I might miss matt smith :'( .) I hope to see more of billie piper :)

[@thewinterizzy]

That shot with all the Doctors is so wonderful, certainly had me crying when I watched the episode.

[@skittleysweet]

clara's stunt double hahaha

[@TripleJumpYTP]

I miss this kind of doctor who

[@lisakaz35]

Cool to see the fez on John Hurt at the end. RIP.

[@OceanbornAngel]

Oh my God, when I saw Tom Baker in this episode my mouth dropped and my eyes went wide with just pure surprise and joy.

[@angiepoosays]

COLIN BAKER OHMYGOD

[@dramachat]

I don't generally "react". I just watch and enjoy. BUT I literally had goosebumps as 11 walked into the smoking cloud of 1 - 10. Brilliant.

[@MaxsVideoDiary]

12:42 john hurt in a fez XD

[@sarahkinsey5434]

Man so many people FLIPPED OUT when Tom spoke. I cried.

[@anonymouswho7735]

For me, I think the Day of the Doctor was good, but it was lacking in a few things. It focused mostly on the new revived series, pretty much forgetting about the previous 43 years, with the exception of some snippets and references to the past. I really liked the plot though, with the War Doctor, and the time war etc. but here's my list as to what they should have done, and relatively could have actually done if Moffat was a better writer (#RTD): 1) More Doctors. What they really could've done was bring back Doctors 5, 6, 7 and 8, and have these in the special alongside Hurt, Tennant, and Smith. They could've easily done this, as the 4 actors (Davison, C Baker, McCoy and Mcgann) are all still involved with the show, and would've happily taken part if they had been asked. Then towards the end of the special have Tom Baker make his cameo, as actually seen in the special. The first 3 actors have obviously unfortunately passed away, and Eccleston is a bit of c*** regarding Doctor who, so 8 doctors in the special would have been perfect. 2) More companions. Have at least one companion from each era of the doctor to pair up with their respective Doctor. My personal choices: Janet Fielding as Tegan with the 5th Doctor, Nicola Bryant as Peri with the 6th Doctor, Sophie Aldred as Ace with the 7th Doctor, and have other companions from the show to pair up with companion lite Doctors in the special (Mcgann, Tennant etc.) such as perhaps Carol Ann Ford and William Russell with the 8th doctor, and John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness with the 10th Doctor. 3) More returning monsters. As much I loved to see the Zygons back, It just felt a bit random. if they had returned along with the Cybermen, the Sontarans, the silurians, the weeping angels, and many more returning monsters, then it would be big and full of action, which was another thing the Day of the Doctor was lacking in. Frankly the Pandorica Opens felt more like the 50th anniversary than the Day of the Doctor did in terms of returning monsters lol. 4) A darker opening to the special. Instead of just opening with Clara at the school, I feel as if it should have opened where we left off at the end of 'The name of the Doctor', with the War Doctor standing on that landscape, with flashbacks of the time war etc, before going into the original opening title (which was an awesome touch) and Coal Hill School scenery with Clara etc. If these had been included, then it would have been the 50th anniversary, no doubt, not the 8th anniversary of new who lol.

[@PhilLongwell42]

Brilliant. Sentimental at the end, in a good way. Was in tears at the finale. So glad the secrets were kept off the internet and/or that I managed to avoid them.

[@MatiPryjomko]

This is brilliant. :) I can't wait til Christmas! :D

[@brisklloydavator]

Yes you can

[@MatiPryjomko]

Brisk Lloydavator How do you know? I can't actually. I'm dying. I won't make it another week. So there.

[@MikariPhantom]

Mati Pryjomko the Doctor will make sure you survive.

[@MatiPryjomko]

Mikari Ah, clever. ;)

[@brisklloydavator]

do you even know what im talkin about? 11 REGENMERATES AFTER CRISTMAS!!! DX

[@JillLB]

Why am I crying! At the end when they had everyone wish Doctor Who a happy anniversary I just felt this tear slide down my cheek! Here's to the next 50 years Doctor Who!

[@MeganSin]

I actually prefer Matt's doctor to David's. I know the Tenth doctor is everyone favorite, but I like that Matt played him more like an alien, trying to fit in, trying to be human and failing miserably, but in a good way. I'm excited about Peter. He looks like an older David.

[@tylermoran111]

I've seen every doctor and I must say matt is "my doctor".... Remember you never forget your first doctor

[@tylermoran111]

yes i agree and 12 does have a few moments in which he has even surpassed matt i believe it is because he was a much darker doctor in my opinion and he didn't seem to care too much about casualties not for a while at least

[@antianal9980]

You know why every one likes David its because he's cute

[@AlexJohnson-ib6ng]

+Kim V David is my favorite and it has nothing to do with looks.

[@dinterdos]

Alex Johnson me too

[@StyxRiverGynoid]

I was one of those who had tears flowing when Tom Baker showed up. Deal with it :P

[@carmik19]

All of them are amazing :'3 The day of the Doctor is my favourite episode:3

[@TehWhiteTiger]

Best episode since Tennant and Davies. Restored my faith in the show. Keep it up in the next series.

[@maverickAMH]

Happy anniversary, Doctor Who ..! I am a Fan now and always will be :-) ...

[@RealUnimportant]

This is an excellent vignette of how it all came about - reminds me of the joys of Confidential. PLEASE bring it back!

[@MoonBlinked13]

1:34 did anyone else notice the Dalek behind David and Matt pointing it's gun at Matt's head?

[@skylord4380]

It was a Dalek plan to kill the doctor before he regenerated so they would finally be able to conquer the universe!!!!!!

[@liekkianimaatio3652]

Love hearing Colin do the voiceover

[@BebeQueens1]

The reveal at the end made my jaw drop xD

[@Thekilleurdu60]

Very big thought for John Hurt ♥ We're all with you

[@HOOAH13579]

THEY GOT HURT TO WEAR THE FEZ

[@drawnwriter5543]

I love David's little bit " you don't look a day over 49"

[@user-eh5xf9mv2x]

The Sixth Doctor my favorite doctor

[@AUMOTmusic]

Love, love, love Colin Baker's voice

[@kimtruong6917]

it would be so cool if all the doctors and companions could meet!! that would be a dream come true!!! XD

[@bocklinskitten4335]

Steven Moffat and his Team did the perfect job, he chose the perfect people, and so he won the BAFTA for right!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!great experience to see this, thanx

[@the13thdoctor57]

Does Matt ever take off Amy's glasses

[@AndrewMartinIsHere]

Yeah, Tom’s appearance made me shed a tear too.

[@alonab9105]

"You don't look a day over 49"

[@thedoctorwho73]

Just beautiful