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" Sylvester McCoy has claimed that he will not appear in Doctor Who&amp;#039;s 50th anniversary episode. The BBC has confirmed that the special instalment will feature appearances by David Tennant and Billie Piper, in addition to returns by classic shape-shifting monsters the Zygons.   During a recent interview with Den of Geek, McCoy was asked directly if fans should expect his Seventh Doctor to appear in the anniversary special with Tennant and Matt Smith. &amp;quot;No,&amp;quot; McCoy emphatically answered to the website. He went on to say: &amp;quot;Somebody mentioned something that the BBC is running on the weekend when it goes out.  &amp;quot;Big Finish have done us proud [with an audio special], they&amp;#039;re coming out with something really exciting. The BBC, we&amp;#039;ve heard nothing though.&amp;quot;  Little is known about the plot of Doctor Who&amp;#039;s anniversary special, other than it will feature Tennant and Smith&amp;#039;s Doctors and guest appearances by John Hurt and Joanna Page. Doctor Who continues this weekend with &amp;#039;The Rings of Akhaten&amp;#039; on BBC One in the UK and BBC America in the US. Watch the stars of Doctor Who discuss the 50th anniversary with Digital Spy below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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