When Doctor Who returns for a full thirteen episode series five in 2010 practically everything will be changed. New Doctor, new companion, new production team, new TARDIS exterior and rumors abound that the TARDIS interior and the show’s title music will also be different. The BBC added one more change to the pile today with the unveiling of the new logo design, as seen below. This may also indicate that the entire title sequence will, well, change! Check out the new logo that will usher in the reign of the eleventh Doctor and, below that, take a look at a showcase of the other logos over the last forty-six years.
[UPDATED with a nifty video courtesy of BBC America!]
About the new logo Steven Moffat, the new Lead Writer and Executive Producer said:
“A new logo. The eleventh logo for the eleventh Doctor – those grand old words, Doctor Who, suddenly looking newer than ever. And look at that, something really new – an insignia! DW in TARDIS form! Simple and beautiful, and most important of all, a completely irresistible doodle. I apologise to school notebooks everywhere, because in 2010 that’s what they’re going to be wearing.”
On October 6, 2009, Clippingimages said:
Nice … The logo itself contains the flavor of Doctor Who
On October 6, 2009, lydia said:
not that fond of the new logo. i like all of the other ones better than this one. plus i’m not that fond of the new doctor either..i’m starting to get the feeling he’s gonna be like eccleson (sp?) not great.
On October 6, 2009, Stoenko Daniil said:
Not a bad logo, but I believe some of the logos underneath are better.
The bottom left one feels somewhat like a Star Wars ripoff to me though… Perhaps was it intended as a tribute?
On October 6, 2009, SolveEtCoagula said:
I’m not sure. I want to like it, but…it seems a little twee. Though I do like it better with the canonical wooshing noises in the clip.
On October 20, 2009, will Sinclair said:
It’s pretty good but not as good as the current logo it seems as though with the 5th series they are going back to the style of the classic series which i like!