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"Steven Moffat opens up about writing Doctor Who&amp;#039;s 50th anniversary special in a new Digital Spy video.  In the new interview, Moffat insists that &amp;#039;The Day of the Doctor&amp;#039; will pay tribute to the BBC sci-fi drama&amp;#039;s entire 50 years. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s about making the past exciting and vibrant,&amp;quot; the showrunner explains. &amp;quot;The grand tradition, the legend, the myth, rather than &amp;#039;the past&amp;#039;. &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t want it to be a state funeral. I want it to ensure the next 50 years of Doctor Who - that&amp;#039;s the most important thing.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Matt Smith, David Tennant on Doctor Who 50th: It&amp;#039;s the best we&amp;#039;ve done  Doctor Who&amp;#039;s head writer also talks pairing Matt Smith with David Tennant, the return of the Zygons and old Doctors. Plus, taking off his &amp;#039;showrunner&amp;#039; hat, Moffat speaks as a fan and gives his verdict on anniversary stories of the past. &amp;#039;The Day of the Doctor&amp;#039; will air on Saturday, November 23 at 7.50pm on BBC One. It will also be simulcast worldwide, and screened in cinemas around the globe. &amp;gt; Doctor Who 50th: Digital Spy&amp;#039;s greatest ever story revealed &amp;gt; Doctor Who: 11 golden moments from 50 years of the BBC sci-fi smash Digital Spy embarks on a journey of discovery to mark 50 years of Doctor Who in a new short film, Doctor Who: 50 Years of a TV Icon. Watch below:  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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