… Because the fortieth Anniversary was marked in a number of methods, however most notably “Scream of the Shalka,” an all-new animated webcast that includes a model new incarnation of the Doctor: the Ninth Doctor, performed by Richard E. Grant.
Elsewhere, audio writer Big Finish launched a sequence of particular tales—a trio of traditional villain tales that includes Omega, Davros, and the Master, who all had connections to previous anniversary specials, and Zagreus, a multi-Doctor particular starring Peter Davison, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, and Paul McGann.
A few months earlier than the anniversary, there was one other reward: the September 2003 announcement that Doctor Who could be returning to TV full time for a brand new sequence. Wonder no matter occurred to that?