DOCTOR WHO: A GUIDE TO THE 60th ANNIVERSARY ON TV

It is time to mark your calendars, cancel any plans, and get your sonic screwdrivers at the ready as the TARDIS is set to return to BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday 25 November.

Get set for three epic adventures starting with The Star Beast (25 November) where the Doctor and Donna will come face to face after all these years but just how, and why, is about to be revealed.

Followed by Wild Blue Yonder (2 December) and The Giggle (9 December) viewers are about to go on an otherworldly adventure through space and time. Before then, here's a guide as what's on TV to celebrate the anniversary...

BARGAIN HUNT: DOCTOR WHO SPECIAL

Thursday 23rd November, 12:15pm, BBC One

Eric Knowles grabs his scarf and sonic screwdriver to present a special episode of Bargain Hunt. After encountering a Dalek and escaping into a TARDIS, he’s transported to a Carmarthen antiques fair where he meets two teams of die-hard fans, each hoping to exterminate their competitors and find some stellar bargains.

DOCTOR WHO: THE DALEKS IN COLOUR

Thursday 23rd November, 7:30pm, BBC Four

BBC Four will be the first showing of The Daleks colourisation, originally transmitted in December 1963 to February 1964. Determined to explore, the Doctor (William Hartnell) leads his companions into the metal city, where they discover danger at every corner and what will become his deadliest enemy, the mutant Daleks.

These seven original 25 minute episodes have now received a cosmic makeover, having been dazzlingly colourised and weaved together into a 75 minute blockbuster to appeal to today’s modern audiences.

AN ADVENTURE IN SPACE AND TIME

Thursday 23rd November, 8:45pm, BBC Four

BBC Four will repeat An Adventure In Space And Time, the dramatised account of how Doctor Who was brought to the screen in 1963 by a young producer frustrated by TV's glass ceiling and an actor unhappy with a career of hard-man roles.

THE STAR BEAST

Saturday 25th November, 6:30pm, BBC One

The Doctor is caught in a fight to the death as a spaceship crash-lands in London. But as the battle wreaks havoc, destiny is converging on the Doctor’s old friend, Donna.

WILD BLUE YONDER

Saturday 02nd December, 6:30pm, BBC One

The Tardis takes the Doctor and Donna to the furthest edge of adventure. To escape, they must face the most desperate fight of their lives, with the fate of the universe at stake.

THE GIGGLE

Saturday 09th December, 6:30pm, BBC One

The giggle of a mysterious puppet is driving the human race insane. When the Doctor discovers the return of the terrifying Toymaker, he faces a fight he can never win.

THE WHONIVERSE

Available on BBC iPlayer

Welcome to the world where you can find every Doctor, every companion and, terrifyingly, hundreds of monsters that have appeared in Doctor Who. The Whoniverse is the official name, and dedicated home, for all shows within the orbit of Doctor Who which will live on BBC iPlayer.

With over 800 episodes of Doctor Who content already in the back catalogue, The Whoniverse launched with a brand new logo, and every piece of Doctor Who content will carry a brand new ident, instantly bringing all the Doctor Who worlds together in one place and it will continuously expand.

DOCTOR WHO: SECRETS AND SCANDALS

Saturday 25th November, 8:30pm, Channel 5

The programme features exclusive interviews with cast members including Sophie Aldred, Nicola Bryant and Frazer Hines alongside interviews with behind-the-scenes crew including the show’s first director, Waris Hussein.

The show exposes the stunts that went dangerously wrong and the secrets of how the crew brought the on-screen monsters to life. And there are revelations about how some monsters and storylines created for the series proved to be so scary the BBC were forced to re-edit episodes.

The Whoniverse is available on BBC iPlayer.