Happy Birthday To Billie Piper & Frazer Hines!

Today marks the birthdays of both Billie Piper, who played Rose Tyler and Frazer Hines, who played Jamie McCrimmon!

Billie Piper played Rose, a companion of both the Ninth and Tenth Doctors from Rose (2005) to Doomsday (2006) and has made quite a few more appearances in the show since then.

Frazer Hines played Jamie, a companion of the Second Doctor from The Highlanders (1966) to The War Games (1969), making him one of Doctor Who's longest serving companions. He later appeared in The Five Doctors (1983) and The Two Doctors (1985).

To wish the both of them a happy birthday, please use the Twitter hashtags #HappyBirthdayBilliePiper and #HappyBirthdayFrazerHines!

Midnight Doctor Who Reveal - Details

From BBC One's Facebook page:

Now we know this post is quite wordy but we wanted to let you know about ALL of the other things happening across the BBC to mark our very own #DoctorWho's 50th anniversary in November - and there's a lot - so here goes...

ON #BBCTWO:
- In a special one-off programme, Professor Brian Cox will try to answer the classic questions raised by the Doctor – can you really travel in time? Does extra-terrestrial life exist in our galaxy? And how do you build something as fantastical as the TARDIS?

-The Culture Show will present ‘Me, You and Doctor Who’ with lifelong fan Matthew Sweet exploring the cultural significance of the BBC’s longest running TV drama, arguing that it’s one of the most important cultural artefacts of modern Britain.

- BBC Two will then wrap up its coverage with the previously announced ‘An Adventure in Space and Time’ written by Mark Gatiss

ON BBC Three:
-'Doctor Who: Monsters and Villains Weekend’ will countdown to the top Doctor Who monster as voted for by you.

- 'Doctor Who: The Ultimate Guide’ will introduce those less familiar to the show to a wealth of archive material and act as a guide to all things Who.

- We also have one further exciting commission to be announced later this year which will see the celebrations finish with a bang.

ON #BBCFOUR:
- Audiences will be introduce audiences to the first Doctor, William Hartnell, with a special re-run of the first ever story, which marked the start of 50 years of history. The four episodes are being shown in a restored format, not previously broadcast in the UK.

There will also be programmes across #CBBC including two live #BluePeter specials.

ON BBC Radio 1:
- A documentary will look at 'Time Lord Rock (TROCK)' as a genre of music inspired by the Doctor and his journeys through space and time.

ON BBC Radio 2
- 'Who is the Doctor' will look at the lasting appeal of Doctor Who and ask how much of its continued success can be attributed to its basic formula.

- In ‘The Blagger’s Guide to Doctor Who’, David Quantick will give the iconic Doctor the Blagger’s treatment. He’ll be finding out the answers to questions such as why do Americans think Tom Baker is still Doctor Who? How many Doctors have there really been? Were the Daleks really named after an encyclopaedia?

- Finally, Graham Norton will be broadcasting his weekly Radio 2 show live (Saturday 23 November, 10am) from the Doctor Who Celebration in London. 

BBC To Reveal Something At Midnight (UK Time)

At midnight tonight we'll be revealing our plans to take over TV & radio to mark #DoctorWho's 50th anniversary. The countdown starts here...
— BBC One (@BBCOne) September 10, 2013

In one hour and ten minutes, @BBCOne will be revealing their plans to take over TV and radio to mark the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who. According to Blogtor Who, there will be a promotional poster for the 50th anniversary special featuring David Tennant.

Some or most of this news may be what the BBC announced earlier, but we'll keep you updated anyway!

Paul McGann Denies Being Involved In Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary

Unfortunately, Paul McGann has denied being involved in the 50th Anniversary Special on Twitter, despite the recent rumours. This is disappointing as Paul McGann only had one televised appearance in 1996, although he has played the role in lots of fantastic Big Finish audio stories aswell as loads of comic strips.

You can view the Tweet here.