The BBC have confirmed that a docudrama about the beginning of Doctor Who will be produced to celebrate the 50th anniversary. Written by Mark Gatiss the 90 minute special will be shown on BBC2 next year.
Mark Gatiss said:
This is the story of how an unlikely set of brilliant people created a true Television original. And how an actor - William Hartnell - stereotyped in hard-man roles became a hero to millions of children. I've wanted to tell this story this for more years than I can remember! To make it happen for 'Doctor Who's 50th birthday is quite simply a dream come true.
Executive Producers Caroline Skinner & Steven Moffat added:
The story of Doctor Who is the story of television - so it's fitting in the anniversary year that we make our most important journey back in time to see how the TARDIS was launched.