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"The Day of the Doctor" is a special episode of the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, broadcast on 23 November 2013 to commemorate the series's 50th anniversary. It was written by Steven Moffat, directed by Nick Hurran and produced by Marcus Wilson. Moffat and Faith Penhale served as executive producers. It stars series regulars Matt Smith and Jenna Coleman, with David Tennant and Billie Piper returning alongside John Hurt as a previously unseen incarnation of the Doctor. In the episode, the War Doctor (Hurt) prepares to use a sentient superweapon called the Moment (Piper) to bring an end to the Time War between the Daleks and his own people, the Time Lords. The Moment introduces him to his future incarnations, the Tenth Doctor (Tennant) and Eleventh Doctor (Smith). With help from Clara Oswald (Coleman), the three Doctors uncover a Zygon plot in Elizabethan England whilst seeking a solution to the War Doctor's ethical dilemma. The guest cast include Joanna Page as Elizabeth I, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart and Ingrid Oliver as Osgood. "The Day of the Doctor" continued Doctor Who's tradition of "multi-Doctor" anniversary stories. The War Doctor was created for the special after Christopher Eccleston declined to return as the Ninth Doctor. It saw the first return of the shapeshifting Zygons who were introduced in the 1975 serial Terror of the Zygons. The special was shot in 3D from March to May 2013. It contains various easter eggs and references to Doctor Who's 50 year history while introducing new incarnations of the Doctor and the return of his home planet Gallifrey, as part of Moffat's effort to "change the narrative" of the series. The special was simultaneously broadcast in 94 countries, and was screened in cinemas both domestically and abroad. It achieved the Guinness World Record for the largest ever simulcast of a TV drama and won the Audience Award at the 2014 British Academy Television Awards. It was also nominated for the Ray Bradbury Award and the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form. The episode was watched by 12.8 million viewers in the UK and received positive reviews from critics.

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