Board Thread:The Panopticon/@comment-753926-20131207201925/@comment-26975268-20140104023233

Well some cases we might have to look into individually. For example, Hunters of the Burning Stone — or another DWM comic in its place — would have come out anyway were it not for the 50th, but the inclusion of Ian, Barbara and the Tribe of Gum were very clearly part of the celebrations. So is Hunters a 2013 special, or just DWM jumping on the bandwagon to use the 50th anniversary for extra publicity?

Sure, the entirety of s7B had nods to the past, and were in a sense celebrating the 50th... but they're not 2013 specials. They just have elements celebrating the anniversary.

What I think it should come down to, in the end, to determine whether or not a story/release goes under 2013 specials, is what the writers/production team/etc say about it. Prisoners of Times publisher summary explicitly describes it as a 50th special, as does Light at the Ends. So too with Destiny of the Doctor: "For the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who, Big Finish Productions has produced a special range of audiobook titles..." Only story or release where we're told this can count as 2013 specials.