The Sixteenth Doctor (live-special)

Doctor Who: The Sixteenth Doctor was a live-special simulcast on both BBC One and CBS, which announced the casting of the Sixteenth Doctor, Ace Bhatti. It was presented by Meera Syal.

Main Subject
The live-special focused on the recasting of the Doctor and how various former Doctors, Companions and various senior Crew members, involved in the series had all been impacted by the changing of the guard over the many years Doctor Who had been running. The show also featured segments of British celebrities talking about Doctor Who.

Additional topics covered

 * Colin Baker explained the story of how John Nathan-Turner came to cast him as the Sixth Doctor.
 * Janusz Gajos spoke about playing the Doctor in Poland and how they film each scene twice.
 * Anthony Head shed some light on the upcoming, Doctor Who: The New Renegade, series.
 * Jane Espenson accidently implied that the Fourteenth Doctor, Erin and Kyle may be seen again, at some point, following Lombard and Moseley's interview.
 * Ace Bhatti spoke about his experience appearing on Panopticon in 2011.

People interviewed
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Live in Studio

 * Ace Bhatti
 * Adjoa Andoh
 * Samantha Bond
 * David Suchet
 * Anthony Head
 * Richard E Grant
 * Michael French
 * Sylvester McCoy
 * Colin Baker
 * Peter Davison
 * Alex Jennings
 * Montserrat Lombard
 * William Moseley
 * Bernard Cribbins
 * Jane Espenson
 * Adrian Hodges
 * Janusz Gajos
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Celebrities 'on-tape'

 * Tony Blackburn
 * Matt Lucas
 * Professor Brian Cox
 * Simon Pegg
 * Brian Blessed
 * Jon Culshaw
 * Kayvan Novak
 * Zoe Ball
 * Russell Tovey
 * Rufus Hound
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