David Tennant and Billie Piper Confirmed for Doctor Who's 50th Anniversary

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It's been the topic of speculation for quite some time, but at last the rumours have been revealed to be true. The BBC has confirmed that David Tennant and Billie Piper, the Doctor's tenth incarnation and his companion Rose Tyler, will be appearing in the special 50th anniversary episode of Doctor Who, commemorating the show's half-a-century long history.

Tennant and Piper will be reprising their roles as the Tenth Doctor and Rose alongside the current Doctor and new companion Clara Oswald, Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman. The anniversary special, which begins filming next week, will also star the legendary John Hurt.

The one-off episode is set to see a host of Doctor Who stars past and present (maybe future, who knows) and is expected to air on the 23rd November. The episode will also be filmed in 3D for the first time in Doctor Who history, which is a bonus for anyone who enjoys wearing ridiculous glasses when watching telly...

As part of the anniversary events, the BBC will also be broadcasting An Adventure in Space and Time - a one-off drama looking at how this iconic show came to be.

It's all rather exciting, isn't it?!

It can't be... It's a temporal pair-o-Docs!
Matt Smith and David Tennant at read-throughs for the 50th.

Meanwhile, the first episode of the Doctor's adventures in 2013, The Bells of Saint John, will be screened tonight at 6.15pm on BBC One. Don't trust the WiFi...