So, UK fans may not have a big ol' fancy 50th anniversary trailer like those guys at San Diego Comic Con, but we do have pictures of some Daleks.

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The image, released by the BBC, confirms that the Doctor's most iconic foes will return this November along with shape-shifting classic Who monsters, the Zygons.

Talking about their return, show-runner Steven Moffat commented,“The Doctor once said that you can judge a man by the quality of his enemies, so it's fitting that for this very special episode, he should be facing the greatest enemies of all.”

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The Doctor Who 50th anniversary will air on BBC One on 23 November.

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Stephen Kelly is a freelance culture and science journalist. He oversees BBC Science Focus's Popcorn Science feature, where every month we get an expert to weigh in on the plausibility of a newly released TV show or film. Beyond BBC Science Focus, he has written for such publications as The Guardian, The Telegraph, The I, BBC Culture, Wired, Total Film, Radio Times and Entertainment Weekly. He is a big fan of Studio Ghibli movies, the apparent football team Tottenham Hotspur and writing short biographies in the third person.

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