The Doctor Appears (TV story)

 was a mini-episode of Doctor Who. It was a live scene of Matt Smith in-character as the as the Eleventh Doctor.

It was broadcast as part of Comic Relief 2013.

Synopsis
The Doctor appears onto a BBC studio, only to meet some familiar faces, and certain television series...

Cast

 * Eleventh Doctor - Matt Smith
 * Claudia Winkleman - herself
 * Dermot O'Leary - himself

Crew

 * Writer - Steven Moffat
 * Producer - Richard Curtis

The Doctor Who series

 * Winkleman mentions Matt Smith when talking about Doctor Who.
 * When Dermot O'Leary tells Claudia that he's got a surprise for her, she speculates if it's a sonic screwdriver or a remote-controlled Dalek

Story notes

 * The Doctor had previously travelled with Dermot O'Leary in Dermot and the Doctor, and met Claudia Winkleman in The Doctor Drops In.
 * The story was never named on air, but was named when the official BBC YouTube channel released the video on the same day under the title The Doctor Appears...in 3D.
 * A clips from TV: The Snowmen plays inaudibly in the background when the Doctor enters the stage.