Doctor Who special for Radio 2

BBC Radio 2 are to mark the anniversary with a music special.

Doctor Who @ 60: A Musical Celebration has been commissioned to air on Radio 2 this autumn ahead of the science fiction hitting the big 60 in the winter.

Since its launch on BBC Television in November 1963 – apart from that ‘break’ which ran from 1989 to 2005, but we’ll overlook that – Doctor Who has been delighting millions of fans all over the world as they have followed the adventures of the Time Lord.

With its instantly recognisable theme, specially composed music has always been at the heart of Doctor Who.

David Tennant reprises his timelord role for the BBC

In this celebration concert from BBC Hoddinott Hall in the Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales and The BBC Singers conducted by Alastair King, explore this music with works by Murray Gold, Segun Akinola, Dudley Simpson, Paddy Kingsland and of course Ron Grainer’s original theme as imagined by the BBC Radio Radiophonic Workshop’s Delia Derbyshire.

Guests include Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies and composer Murray Gold – both who have recently returned to the show.