Doctor Who: Adventures in Water and Light in Cardiff Bay – BBC Wales celebrates 60 years of Doctor Who
Presenting an exceptional image of the upcoming fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa.
Date of Publication: November 23, 2023
To mark the 60th year of Doctor Who, a beloved TV show by the BBC, there will be an extraordinary water projection in Cardiff Bay in the evening. This amazing showcase will take viewers through all of the show's 60 years, highlighting its memorable moments.
The upcoming Doctor Who Day will feature a stunning audio-visual presentation with a script prepared by Gary Russell, a former Doctor Who script editor. The presentation will showcase various highlights from the series, including appearances from the Doctor, their companions, and enemies. The piece will feature an exclusive shot of the upcoming fifteenth Doctor, Ncuti Gatwa, accompanied by a revamped version of Murray Gold’s iconic theme.
Starting on Doctor Who Day, Thursday 23 November, BBC Wales will put on a water-based projection at Roath Basin in Cardiff Bay. The showings will last for three days - Thursday to Saturday - and the location has a connection with the popular TV series. The displays will take place after sunset and will repeat every half hour, starting from 5.30pm until 9.30pm. They will each run for around 5 minutes. The switch-on will be at 5.30pm on Thursday 23 November, and Steffan Powell, the host of Doctor Who: Unleashed, is set to present it.
Doctor Who is a science fiction TV series that has been around for a very long time. It first appeared on BBC television on November 23, 1963. The first actor to play the Doctor was William Hartnell. The show originally ran for 26 years before stopping in 1989. However, in 2005, the show was brought back to life and shown on TV screens once again. It had been on a break for 16 years before this happened. The people responsible for this successful relaunch were Russell T Davies and Julie Gardner, who were in charge of the show. BBC Wales was the production company behind it all.
A brand-new report has been published to show how the popular sci-fi show, Doctor Who, has made a significant contribution to Wales' economy. From 2004 to 2021, the economic report states that Doctor Who has brought in around £134.6m worth of Gross Value Added (GVA), with over £113.1m of that sum being from the Welsh creative industries. It's interesting to note that for every pound spent on the production of the show, there's an additional 96 pence generated in Wales. This means that the overall economic impact of Doctor Who is £1.96. The report covers the show's impact on the economy from the start of Series 1 production in 2004 until the latest series featuring Jodie Whittaker as the Doctor (Series 13), which aired in 2021.
The comeback of Doctor Who played a significant role in the progress of the Welsh creative sector in the past two decades. The screen section, which includes movie and TV production, post-production, digital and special effects, and TV broadcasting, has now become the most substantial sub-sector among the five categories of creative industries prioritized by the Welsh administration. As of 2022, it generated a turnover of more than £459m.
Besides the aquatic exhibition in Cardiff Bay, the 60th anniversary festivities will offer guests visiting Cardiff the chance to observe the TARDIS and a well-known adversary of the Doctor, the Dalek, at the Senedd building starting from Thursday 23rd November until Saturday 2nd December.
The popular TV series is making its comeback on Saturday 25 November. This return will be celebrated by a trio of 60th Anniversary Specials, with the spotlight on David Tennant's fourteenth Doctor. Tennant had a surprising comeback in last year's episode 'The Power of the Doctor.' 'The Star Beast' will be the first Special to air on BBC One and iPlayer, and it brings back Catherine Tate's character Donna Noble. It will be the first time the two characters reunite after several years. The second installment of the Specials, 'Wild Blue Yonder,' follows on Saturday 2 December, with the third part, 'The Giggle,' closing out the trio a week later.
The specials of Doctor Who are a collaboration between Bad Wolf and BBC Studios. Russell T Davies, who worked on the show before, is in charge once again as showrunner and has reunited with Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter, both co-founders of Bad Wolf. Gardner and Tranter are also executive producers.
LCI Productions is the organization responsible for the water display. They received the go-ahead from Cardiff Council and Associated British Ports to use Roath Basin. Coleridge Cymru helped to make the project happen.
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