A new trailer and images were released for the Doctor Who Christmas special Joy to the World.

The Time Hotel is the destination of choice for guests in the 43rd century. The luxury establishment allows its patrons to visit notable moments in history. The Doctor investigates, time-hopping through history via several of the Time Hotel’s portals — offering room service. Joy checks into a London hotel in 2024, only to discover that her quiet stay is anything but ordinary. The adjoining door to her room turns out to be a secret portal to the Time Hotel from which a Silurian enters, carrying a briefcase handcuffed to his wrist containing a Star Seed. The Doctor follows soon after offering a ham and cheese toastie and a pumpkin latte.

An old enemy of the Doctor is lurking in the wings and Joy is in terrible danger. The sinister arms manufacturer Villengard wants to activate the Star Seed as an unlimited energy source but activating it is potentially catastrophic to everyone at every time on Earth. All of human history hangs in the balance. Destinations, danger, dinosaurs and a deadly plan unfold. Can the Doctor and Joy save Christmas, everywhere, all at once?

In this timey-wimey special, the Doctor argues with an older, more knowledgeable and annoyingly smugger version of himself

In addition to Joy’s hotel room, Doctor also visits the World War II blitz, Mt Everest, the Orient Express train, a stone altar, the Cretaceous period — all courtesy of The Time Hotel.

The Doctor will meet some shady characters like Mr Single.

His sonic screwdriver will be pink for the festive period.

At some time during the special, there is a celestial event involving the TARDIS.

Joy will be brought to all the worlds this Christmas.

Written by Steven Moffat and directed by Alex Pillai, Joy to the World, starring Ncuti Gatwa, Nicola Coughlan, Jonathan Aris and Joel Fry, will transmit on Christmas Day, 25 December, from 17:10 to 18:10 GMT, 2024 on BBC One in the UK and Ireland and Disney+ everywhere else where available.