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Quick SummaryThe BBC will show a special version of 1969 Doctor Who story The War Games this Christmas.It has been edited into a single 90-minute episode with new effects and colourised for the first time.
The BBC will show a special version of 1969 Doctor Who story The War Games this Christmas.It has been edited into a single 90-minute episode with new effects and colourised for the first time.
The BBC will show a special version of 1969 Doctor Who story The War Games this Christmas.It has been edited into a single 90-minute episode with new effects and colourised for the first time.
The BBC will show a special version of 1969 Doctor Who story The War Games this Christmas.
It has been edited into a single 90-minute episode with new effects and colourised for the first time.
As well as a brand new Christmas special featuring Ncuti Gatwa’s fifteenth Doctor, the BBC is set to deliver another present for Doctor Who and sci-fi fans this holiday season.
BBC Four and the Beeb’sstreaming service, BBC iPlayer, will screen a new version of The War Games from Monday 23 December. It has been meticulously colourised and edited into a 90-minute, feature-length TV movie.
As well as being edited into one long episode and coloured for the first time, the never-before-seen regeneration has been added. There is updated sound and a new score too, as well as some additional visual effects that have been added for a modern audience.
THE WAR GAMES in Colour - Trailer | Doctor Who - YouTubeWatch On
THE WAR GAMES in Colour - Trailer | Doctor Who - YouTube
THE WAR GAMES in Colour - Trailer | Doctor Who - YouTube
“From the day I arrived back on Doctor Who, this was the plan,” explained Davies. “To colourise old stories and bring them back to life.
“It looks so vivid and new – and for fans of black and white, the story in its original form will stay on BBC iPlayer, so everyone wins!”
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This is the second time a classic Doctor Who story has been colourised, with 1963’s The Daleks being treated to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the BBC’s biggest sci-fi show.
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