Doctor Who
Summary
Ahead of the Toymaker ’s ( Neil Patrick Harris ) retort forDoctor Who ’s final sixtieth - day of remembrance special , the villain ’s original 1965 debut story " The Celestial Toymaker " is the tardy classic era chronicle to experience an enliven Reconstruction Period . The original account saw Willian Hartnell ’s First Doctor and companions Steven ( Peter Purves ) and Dodo ( Jackie Lane ) transport to the Toymaker ’s realm to play a series of twisted game . Harris is coiffure to take on the role for the character ’s long - awaited comeback in " The Giggle " , as the being wreak mayhem on Earth for the Fourteenth Doctor ( David Tennant ) .
With thethirdDoctor Who60th - anniversary peculiar " The Giggle"set to work the Fourteenth Doctor into a fresh deadly game with the Toymaker for Tennant ’s last dangerous undertaking , the officialDoctor WhoTwitter accounthas revealed a teaser trailer for a new animated reconstruction of " The ethereal Toymaker " .
Releasing in 2024 , the domicile release will feature both colour and dark - and - white interlingual rendition of an inspire reconstruction of the four - part serial using surviving audio of each instalment . The release will also telesnap reconstructions of the missing first three sequence , a new restoration of the fourth live on installment , and various commentary and making - of featurettes .
What’s Next For ClassicDoctor WhoAnimated Reconstructions?
At the time of writing,97 classicDoctor Whoepisodes remain escape , with the original broadcast copies owned by the BBC having been demolish due to the corporation ’s policy and want of right media archiving and preservation policy at the clock time . While there is an fighting exertion to retrieve surviving copies from personal collections and long - lost copy sold to external broadcasters , it is still a extended process that grows more hard as clip hap . However , the BBC ’s animate Reconstruction Period of classic stories have ensured that classicDoctor Whotales can be revisited by both newfangled and one-time fans to this mean solar day .
With " The Celestial Toymaker " receive a new animated reconstruction , there are currently 11 stories from across Hartnell and Patrick Trroughtn ’s respectiveDoctor Whotenure without an animated reconstructive memory . With it being report that all surviving episodes ' audio runway have survived , the BBC is left with plenty of choices for which Hellenic narrative could receive new life in invigoration , let in the 12 - part epic " The Dalek ’s Master Plan " , " The Highlanders " , and " The Mythmakers " . However , with raw reconstructive memory featuring in recentDoctor Who"The Collection " Blu - irradiation boxsets , the BBC may prioritize story whose various season are n’t yet quick for a full exit to invite standalone animated reconstruction rereleases .
Doctor of the Church Who having missing instalment is one of the many reasons the franchise is so limited , giving it a secret history much like the MD ’s own .
With the Fourteenth Doctor jell to face the Toymaker once more as part ofDoctor Who ’s sixtieth - day of remembrance celebrations , it is a perfect time to reveal the enliven reconstruction of " The heavenly Toymaker " . As newer audiences are introduced to the villain for the first time , the animated reconstruction offer a way to finally consider the complete story . Meanwhile , viewers can look onwards to the stylized 3D animation ’s new surreal coup d’oeil at the being ’s region , as the new footage allow the Toymaker ’s unfathomable superpower to be visualized in a way of life the original serial publication could not .
Doctor Who : The Gigglewill release on December 9 on Disney+ for international consultation , and on BBC One and BBC iPlayer for UK audiences . Doctor Who : The Celestial Toymakeris currently slated to release on DVD and Blu - Ray in December 2024 .
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