Nearly every Doctor Who episode will finally be available to stream in one place - the BBC iPlayer - ahead of the show's 60th anniversary.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT All 800 available Doctor Who episodes will stream on the BBC iPlayer in time for the celebration of its 60th anniversary. The long-running sci-fi series first made its debut on November 23, 1963. Returning star David Tennant will take on the role of the new, enigmatic Fourteenth Doctor across three specials that will air in November and celebrate the show's upcoming milestone.
Ahead of Doctor Who's 60th anniversary specials, the official Doctor Who website has declared that nearly every episode since the show began in 1963 will be available on the BBC iPlayer for the first time ever.
Why Doctor Who's New iPlayer Home Is A Big Deal For The Franchise While the BBC has utilized Doctor Who as a key draw for iPlayer ever since the service was rebranded for the streaming era, its classic run has never been fully shared there. Netflix held the rights to stream the classic episodes for some time before they were added to Britbox alongside a number of Doctor Who-related shows developed for the 50th anniversary, including making-of drama An Adventure In Space and Time.
Furthermore, while its spin-offs gradually found their way to the service, there are certain Doctor Who entries wrapped in other disputes that prevented them from appearing on streaming. The 1996 Paul McGann-led TV movie Doctor Who and Torchwood season 4 were previously stuck in disputes with the BBC and their collaborators, while licensed music copyright issues complicated Doctor Who: Confidential's streaming.
With the classic era and tie-in materials joining iPlayer alongside the revival and spin-offs, the platform's Doctor Who library can offer viewers a chance to revisit essential classic stories ahead of the 60th anniversary.
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