Today was the 50th anniversary of the world's longest-running science-fiction TV show, Doctor Who, and after the unrelenting publicity and hype surrounding it, I expect most of the country was sitting down to watch the special episode at 7.50pm, like we were.
There aren't many television programmes that can unite a nation (and this case, the world though an international simulcast). There used to be a school of thought that said the days when Saturday night TV brought the whole family together were gone, people watched in different rooms at different times on different devices. But in recent years that has not been the case, and programmes such as Doctor Who and Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor have brought that collective viewing experience back.
So watching The Day of the Doctor tonight was like sitting down with the rest of the family to enjoy a programme at the same time - only the rest of the family were millions of people all around the globe.
Quite a feat for the good Doctor in his fiftieth year...
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