The BBFC have revealed that they have recently classified a short for the DVD release of The Day Of The Doctor. The four-minute clip is called "The Last Day", and is presumably a prequel to the main episode (and possibly the iPlayer content that the BBC have promised for the Anniversary weekend). But what does "The last day" refer to? Could it be the moment when The Doctor activated...well... The Moment, ending the Time War? Most intriguing is that the cast is not listed - everyone already knows who is in The Day Of The Doctor, so does this ommission imply a big name surprise guest star?
Probably not, no.
On the subject of The Day Of The Doctor, the latest issue of Empire magazine (in newsagents tomorrow) Steven Moffat has been talking about the episode ("It's the most important day in The Doctor's life" apparently), and about the casting of John Hurt. Says the showrunner of the veteran actor's performance: "I was very relieved when he said yes. I knew it would entail casting someone [as the "mayfly Doctor we've never met] so enormous that everyone would drop their coffee when they saw who it was." Moffat closed with this teasing hint: "What's [The Doctor's] name? Who was he married to? Who are his children? Why did he leave Gallifrey? Fifty years on, we know only a fraction more than we knew on the first day. You think you know him but you know nothing."
In the same issue, Mark Gatiss invited Empire reporters onto the set of An Adventure In Space And Time. It's looking bloody fantastic, folks - far from being a distraction from the main event on the 23rd, I'm going to stick my neck out and say that this TV Movie may well wind up being the sparkling gem of the celebrations. In one particulary moving passage, Gatiss describes a visit to the set by Who's original director Warris Hussein. When Hussein was watching a scene between his fictionalised counterpart (Sacha Dhawan) and "Verity Lambert" (Jessica Raine), Gatiss noticed a tear roll down the man's cheek. "It's a very touching story," Gatiss concludes. "I go to bits every time I get to the end. I can't help it." It's not all about the birthday weekend, though - some lucky folks have managed to catch a glimpse at the (unpolished) edit of this year's Christmas special. And the word is that it's really rather good. One poster on Gallifrey Base said that the episode was "heartbreaking" and "one of the best episodes" since Who returned in 2005. Another said, of Matt's regeneration scene, "Matt will be spectacular in the xmas special, what we expect... the big speech, the emotion but most of all when he goes he is proud and upstanding, he knows he has to go, he accepts it, with reflection he goes... but it's such a nice regeneration, better than 10's [sic]".
Looking further afield towards Series Eight, which starts filming soon: Who commentator Eddie McGuigan has taken to Twitter with a cryptic comment about Being Human star Damien Moloney (a name that was oft-mentioned by fans in the hunt for the twelfth Doctor), saying "Damien Moloney is a fine, fine actor. I'm sure he'll be brilliant. Cue a darker route, at last! There's no real indication as to just what McGuigan is on about - clearly he's referencing Who with the reference to Hinchcliffe and Holmes, but other than that who knows? The obvious guess would be that Moloney is playing a villain in the upcoming series (and "...at last" could be an oblique reference to The Master, at a push), but on the other hand, this could all just be a load of nonsense.
Speaking of nonsense, rumours are afoot that Gillian Anderson is also set to appear in the next season. All this seems to stem from a comment that she made about how excited she is about an upcoming sci-fi project. Given that there has been a lot of buzz lately - mainly from Gill herself - about a third X-Files flick, you don't need to be a Scully-level sceptic to call bullshit on this one.
The Day Of The Doctor stars Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper, Jemma Redgrave and John Hurt, and airs worldwide on November 23rd.
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