We made it! We made it to the 50th Anniversary of Doctor Who! More important, we made it through the worldwide commercial-free simulcast of Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctors. I never thought anything would top “Blink” as my favorite episode, until I saw “The Doctor’s Wife”. With apologies to Neil Gaiman, who wrote that episode, The Day of the Doctors is now firmly in the top spot.

I think Mr. Gaman will understand:

Yeah, I cried. Twice. Beautiful.

— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) November 23, 2013

 

Now don’t worry, what we’re about to show you isn’t really very spoilery, if you haven’t seen the episode (I’m sorry, I hope the life-threatening emergency has now been contained), so feel free to enjoy.

If you were following BBC One’s tweets during the simulcast, you saw these beautifully captioned screenshots. I’ve saved them all for you, and here they are for your complete pleasure:

Yes, I wish there were more, too.

Also, if you saw the pre-show event on BBC America, you saw these two featurettes, which we also now happily present for your reliving:

Featurette: Doctor Who – The Day of the Doctor: Matt Smith & David Tennant Perform Lines From Hollywood Movies

Featurette: Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor – Insider #3

And finally, if you’ve seen commercials for the new Graham Norton Show with guests David Tennant and Matt Smith, you may have noticed Mr. Tennant’s unusual hairstyle. Here’s the bit that explains it:

Clip: Graham Norton Show – Matt Smith and David Tennant Talk TARDISes and Hairstyles

Okay, now the countdown begins for the Christmas Special… 32 Days!

Doctor Who: The Day of the Doctor starring Matt Smith, David Tennant, Jenna Coleman, Billie Piper, Joanna Page, Jemma Redgrave and John Hurt aired November 23rd commercial free at 2:50pm Eastern on BBC America. BBC AMERICA will encore the special in primetime at 7:00pm ET with exclusive Inside Looks with Matt Smith and David Tennant.

Doctor Who: The Doctors Revisited starring Matt Smith airs Sunday, November 24th at 8/7c on BBC America followed by The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon.

The Doctor Who Christmas Special starring Matt Smith, Jenna Coleman, and a presumably brief appearance by Peter Capaldi, will air December 25 on BBC America.