Dr Who 50th PR continues as official Zygons pic released via Twitter

Following the carefully choreographed revelation of Peter Capaldi as the actor replacing Matt Smith as Doctor Who, the official Dr Who Twitter account has released its first image of one of the foes scheduled to appear in the 50th anniversary celebrations.The account, which has over 650,000 followers, issued a picture of a classic enemy, a Zygon, which first appeared in 1975’s ‘Terror of the Zygons’ during Tom Baker’s tenure.The softly spoken villains will reappear in the special, to be broadcast on 23 November. The episode will also feature the regeneration of the Doctor, and the final appearance of Matt Smith in the role of the Timelord.Promotion for the special is being carefully managed by the BBC press office, with selective details being incrementally released in the build up to the broadcast.

Quick, behind the sofa!

And here’s how the Zygons will appear when they return to #DoctorWho, later this year… pic.twitter.com/tRFcXABzwo

— Doctor Who Official (@bbcdoctorwho) August 30, 2013