Two joyous archive celebrations of Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary presented simply by Russell Tovey and Graham Norton.

November 2013 marked 50 years since Doctor Who have initial arrived on BBC television, and Radio 2 marked the occasion with two very special programmes.

Who Is The Doctor? Russell Tovey takes an epic journey through five decades of Doctor Who history and charts the fortunes from the series, from its origins in the 1960s and developing recognition in the 1970s, through the starting point of stormy waters in about Doctor Who on the BBC Volume 9: Happy Wedding anniversary: Doctor Who at the BBC the 1980s, to its triumphant rebirth and second golden age in the 21st Century. Among those telling the story are Russell T Davies, Steven Moffat, Barry Letts, Philip Hinchcliffe, Jenna Coleman, Louise Jameson, Matt Smith, David Tennant, Christopher Eccleston, Sylvester McCoy, Nicholas Briggs, Tag Ayres, Ben Foster, Tag Gatiss, Waris Hussein and Terrance Dicks alongside several other Doctor Who designers and contributors.

Graham Norton In a special model of his Sunday morning hours Radio 2 present, broadcast live from the 50th Anniversary Special event in London, Graham presides more than lively and humorous discussion with guests including Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Jenna Coleman, Peter Davison, Carole Ann Ford, Louise Jameson, Katy Manning, Kate O’Mara, Sylvester McCoy, Steven Moffat, William Russell and Matt Smith. Maria McErlane celebrates ten very special Days of the Doctor, and Graham casts an eyes over a number of the outfits that have featured in the series. Join Russell, Graham and a galaxy of stars for the festivities as they mark half of a hundred years of Doctor Who.

Programmes made by Malcolm Prince for BBC Radio 2.

Please be aware that some edits have already been made for this commercial release.