Doctor Who fans decode 60th anniversary details in cryptic teaser

Doctor Who fans have decoded some details about the show’s upcoming 60th anniversary specials by analyzing a surprise cryptic teaser.

OnApril 29, 2023,Doctor Whofans were taken by surprise when abrand new teaserfor the beloved Sci-Fi show’s60 anniversaryspecials ‘glitched’ onto the UK TV channel BBC1 during an indent between programming.

An image of David Tennant as the Fourteenth Doctor in the upcoming Doctor Who 60th anniversary specials.

The Whovian community immediately put their detective hats on and started analyzing the cryptic teaser which featured a brief look at the upcoming episodes, and some mysterious binary codes.

Fans were swiftly able to decode the teaser and uncovered some exciting details about the 60th-anniversary specials, including the potential name of an episode, some interesting dialogue, and when we might see another official trailer.

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Doctor Who fans decode 60 anniversary details in cryptic teaser

One of the first findings by fans was some new dialogue uttered byDavid Tennant‘s Fourteenth Doctor, and Catherine Tate’s Donna Temple-Noble. Shortly after the teaser aired, it was shared on Twitter by the fan account@Whovian_Lifewho discovered that reversing the footage reveals the previously incoherent dialogue.

In the reversed footage, The Fourteenth Doctor can be heard saying “Cryptic, I hate that.” followed by Donna asking “Why did this face come back?”

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In reverse.. CRYPTIC.. I HATE THAT.. WHY DID THIS FACE COME BACK?!?!#DoctorWhopic.twitter.com/dIRgjrvJAY

Donna’s dialogue is clearly directed towards the return of David Tennant’s Fourteenth Doctor who shares a face with the Tenth whom she had previously traveled with. The context of The Doctor’s line is less clear but it could be a meta nod to the enigmatic teaser itself.

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Three binary codes were featured in the teaser that another fan quickly decoded. According tothe tweet, the three codes translate to7!@THE#!!” ^@^@ STAR &% #(BEAST(*2”which is a direct reference to the comic ‘Doctor Who and the Star Beast’ the first story to featureBeep the Meep– a creature we know will play an important role in the specials.

The Three Binary codes from the trailer translate to: 7!@THE#!!'' ^@^@ STAR &% #(BEAST(*2''#doctorwhopic.twitter.com/d2Ztrtbv9R

Finally, a message readingLoading New Sequence User ID: EV1305also appeared in the teaser and this has led many fans to believe that a full trailer could air during the broadcast ofthe Eurovision Song Contestfinale that will take place onMay 13, 2023.

Only time will tell if we do see a new trailer on May 13 but it’s certainly an exciting time to be a Doctor Who fan as the 60th-anniversary celebrations draw ever closer.

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