One-night-only movie-length screening marks 20 years of the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler, with previously deleted scenes restored into the story for the first time.

BBC Studios, CinemaLive and Fathom Entertainment are inviting fans to experience Doctor Who: The Satan Pit Extended Cut, one of the most celebrated adventures of the Tenth Doctor and Rose Tyler era, on the big screen for the first time, with a special one-night-only Doctor Who Day cinema event taking place in over 1,000 cinemas across the UK, Ireland, U.S., Canada, Australia and New Zealand on 23 November 2026.

The event will present The Impossible Planet and The Satan Pit as a newly re-edited, movie-length cinematic cut, featuring deleted scenes, that were previously only available on DVD, now restored into the story and never-before-seen extended footage. Widely regarded as one of the standout stories of the modern Doctor Who era, the two-part adventure is remembered for its scale, horror, emotional stakes and the introduction of the Ood.

Tickets go on sale from 25 September 2026 at 9am local time. To find out participating cinemas and book tickets, visit doctorwhoincinemas.com in the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia & New Zealand and fathomentertainment.com in the US.

Starring David Tennant as the Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler, the story sees the TARDIS land on Sanctuary Base 6, a remote outpost on a planet orbiting a black hole. As the base crew uncover something ancient beneath the surface, the Doctor and Rose are pulled into one of their darkest and most unforgettable adventures, facing the terrifying Ood and an evil older than time itself: the Beast. 

The screening will also feature an exclusive interview with International Emmy and multiple BAFTA award-winning director and producer James Strong, reflecting on the making of one of the most celebrated stories of the modern Doctor Who era.

Doctor Who Day takes place annually on 23 November, marking the anniversary of the first ever episode of Doctor Who, which aired on the BBC in 1963. Each year, fans around the world come together to celebrate the series, its characters, stories and enduring legacy.

Speaking via her instagram account, outgoing Doctor Who Exceutive Producer, Jane Tranter has confirmed in a post that the 15th Doctor's TARDIS set has been dismantled.

Tranter posted a picture of herself with colleagues on 27th September 2026, stating:

"final goodbye to the Tardis from some of the team who designed + built it, on the eve of having to take it down…"

The set made its debut in the 2022 specials featuring David Tennant as he returned to the role as the 14th Doctor. The set lasted through both seasons of Ncuti Gatwa's tenure as the 15th Doctor.

This marks the end of the Bad Wolf era of Doctor Who, as we await news of the new production company who will be taking over the running of the show.

Author: Robert G. Williscroft
Publisher: Starman Press
RRP: £18.62 / $25.00 (Paperback) | £2.96 / $3.99 (Kindle)
Reviewed By: Sebastian J. Brook

Robert G. Williscroft’s The Anomaly is an ambitious science-fiction novel that manages to make some very large ideas feel surprisingly personal. Beneath the time travel, advanced engineering, planetary exploration, and sweeping interstellar settings is a much more intimate story about consciousness, memory, identity, and the difficult question of what makes a person who they are.

One of the book’s strongest ideas is the way consciousness moves through different lives. Following Jax, Mira, Kai, and Asha gives the story a fascinating structure, because each character inherits only fragments of something much larger. At first, the connections between their experiences are mysterious, but gradually the pieces begin to form a picture that is both scientifically intriguing and emotionally complicated. I particularly enjoyed how the scale of the story expands without losing sight of the individuals caught inside it.

The science and world-building are another major strength. Williscroft clearly enjoys the engineering and scientific possibilities of his universe, and that enthusiasm comes through in the descriptions of technology, planetary environments, and the challenges of living at the far edges of human exploration. At times, the technical detail can be demanding, but it also gives the story a convincing sense of substance.

What stayed with me most, though, was the philosophical side of the novel. If memories can belong to more than one person, where does one identity end and another begin? If a consciousness can persist beyond a single body or lifetime, does that create an obligation to the people who inherit it—or a right to determine what happens next? The novel doesn't always offer comfortable answers, and I appreciated that. The moral questions are more interesting precisely because there isn't an obvious side to choose.

Ultimately, The Anomaly is much more than a story about manipulating time. It is a meditation on continuity, sacrifice, free will, and the possibility that the person we become may be shaped as much by what we inherit as by what we choose. It’s an expansive, occasionally challenging read, but one that rewards curiosity—and, most importantly, leaves you thinking about its questions after the story has ended.

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