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3D cinema screenings of The Day of the Doctor announced

87 cinemas across Australia will screen the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary special in 3D.

2013-10-02_0959Do you watch it live first thing in the morning, or do you wait for the full 3D cinema experience later that day?

That’s the question Doctor Who fans will have to ask themselves when 87 cinemas across Australia screen the 50th Anniversary Special The Day of the Doctor on Sunday November 24th. ABC1 has already confirmed a live simulcast with the UK earlier the same day.

No times are yet confirmed for the 75 minute film at Events, Hoyts, Dendy, Village and Independent cinemas around the country, which will be accompanied by specially shot introductions for cinema audiences.

Sharon Wilson, Head of Marketing, Brands for BBC Worldwide Australia & New Zealand said: “Doctor Who is a British TV institution and we’re delighted to have the opportunity to screen this very special episode at cinemas nationwide so fans can have the opportunity to enjoy the episode in full 3D.”

Other celebrations in Australia include:
· Doctor Who specials to celebrate the anniversary on ABC2, as well as a Doctor Who classic serials celebration on ABC iView.

· A special weekend of programming on UKTV – The Doctor Who 50th Birthday Marathon features eleven Doctor Who Revisited specials plus a specially selected story from each doctor.

· The Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular returns to Australia with a new show based on the Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Proms in the UK. Featuring music from the series, everyone’s favourite monsters and footage of Matt Smith as the eleventh Doctor, the show will be performed by the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra on Jan 31 and Feb 1 2014 and by the Queensland Symphony Orchestra in Brisbane on February 8. Tickets available from www.doctorwhosymphonicspectacular.com

· Previously missing stories of Doctor Who from the 1960s starring Patrick Troughton – The Enemy of the World and The Web of Fear – have been released on i-Tunes and will also be available on DVD. The release follows the discovery, in Nigeria, Africa of 11 “lost” episodes, nine of which have not been seen in the UK for 45 years. Following their release they went straight to no 1 and no 2 in the Australian i-Tunes charts.

· Perth Mint has released collectible silver and gold coins (legal tender on Nuie).

· Following the overwhelming popularity of the first-ever Doctor Who pop-up shop in Sydney earlier this year, which attracted thousands of shoppers, many of whom had travelled interstate to get there, a special one-off Brisbane store opened on October 12. The store features some exclusive merchandise not currently available in Australian shops. On offer is the Who Home range with a selection of stylish homewares, such as teapots and mugs, plus notebooks and tea towels. Women’s apparel from cult US fan-girl designers Her Universe, a new range of men’s t-shirt designs from the UK, replica coats from Canada, costume jewellery from the US, a new range of kids’ back to school stationery and much more. www.doctorwho.tv/events/pop-up-shop-australia

· An official Australian Doctor Who online shop launched earlier this year www.doctorwho50store.com.au

· Thousands of fans turned out in to see Doctor Who light up Sydney in spectacular fashion with a one-night only projection on Customs House, part of Vivid Sydney Festival in June.

www.eventcinemas.com.au, www.villagecinemas.com.au www.hoyts.com.au; www.sharmillfilms.com.au

5 Responses

  1. I’ve decided not to drive to the other end of the island. Sigh. We only have one cinema and they are pants at showing anything good. We had to wait almost 3 months to see The King’s Speech, and then only because they had so many complaints.

  2. What a shame 3D and I don’t really get along very well. A normal 2D cinema screening, however, would be fantastic but I very much doubt it would be worth their while.

    I’ll just have to commandeer the TV from the rugrats that day instead.

  3. 11am or 4pm in Perth on the 24th, driving from the country to see it, only take 3 hours to get there, leave at 7 in the morning we make the screening. Nov is great month for who & me, because my birthday that month.

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