New Doctor Who Stories to be Released for the Series’ 50th Anniversary

A paperback of the stories will be published by Puffin in November, but the first eshort will come on January 23rd, 2013. Don't worry, you won't have to be patient much longer. The contributing authors are being kept tightly under wraps, but given the renewed popularity of the franchise in recent years, some great names are sure to be involved. The BBC Worldwide YouTube channel will also feature a video of each author starting January 11th, 2013 continuing monthly throughout the series. In addition to the eshorts, the Royal Mail has also commissioned stamps in honor of the Doctor. The show's current head writer, Steven Moffat, also has some big things in mind, telling the BBC that there will be “tremendous surprises” coming up. He also claimed, “we're going to take over television.” Matt Smith also said he was committed to making 2013 a great year for BBC drama, saying,

“We're as much in the dark over the anniversary plans as the majority of other people. I imagine I'll get to read something in January, February time. We'll make it the biggest and the best year, hopefully in the show's history.”