The BBC have confirmed that a special trailer celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who will air on Saturday night on BBC One. However, the trailer will show no footage from the 50th anniversary special The Day Of The Doctor, instead focusing on all eleven incarnations of the Doctor. There is also brand new official artwork featuring the eleven Doctors.
The BBC say in their press release:
A specially created trailer celebrating the last 50 years of
Doctor Who will air tonight on BBC One, as an exclusive image is revealed today
featuring the 11 Doctors.
Travelling through time fans will be taken on a journey from
the very beginning using state of the art technology. The special trailer
is set to show all of the Doctors as they first appeared on screen, including
William Hartnell in high res colour for the very first time, as celebrations
ramp up to the 23 November.
A huge moment for the BBC, the 50th celebrations will
culminate with the special episode, ‘The Day of the Doctor’, starring Matt
Smith, David Tennant and Jenna Coleman with Billie Piper and John Hurt. A
whole range of shows have also been commissioned across TV and radio to mark
the anniversary.
The minute long trailer will air after Strictly Come Dancing
tonight on BBC One and will be also be available on www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho
This trailer does not include any actual footage of the 50th anniversary
episode.
The trailer will air at approximately 8.20pm BST on BBC One on Saturday 19th October, between Strictly Come Dancing and Atlantis.
UPDATE: BBC America will be posting the trailer to their official blog sometime between 3.30-4.00pm EDT
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