Since 2005, a festive Doctor Who special has become a staple of BBC One’s Christmas Day schedule. But before ‘The Christmas Invasion’, there was ‘The Feast of Steven’; the missing-believed-wiped seventh episode of Season 3’s epic twelve-part ‘The Daleks’ Master Plan’ serial, broadcast on Saturday 25 December 1965. 50 years on from its debut, ‘The … >
The lovely folks at Den of Geek have gathered together TV stars to sing ‘It Feels Like Christmas’ from The Muppet Christmas Carol as part of their brilliant Geeks Vs Loneliness campaign. The video includes Inside No. 9 star Reece Shearsmith, Tuppence Middleton from Sense8, film critic Mark Kermode and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actress … >
Following on from the established tradition of Christmas specials featuring innocuous and pleasant winter things trying to murder the Doctor and friends, 2012’s ‘The Snowmen’ features the Eleventh Doctor in an adventure that may well have left scores of children utterly terrified of those jolly, anthropomorphic snow friends that festoon the front gardens of many … >
If there’s one thing sassmaster archaeologist River Song likes, it’s being married, apparently. This isn’t a spoiler, because this year’s charming Doctor Who Christmas caper is titled ‘The Husbands of River Song’. You can extrapolate from this that at least one will be present or alluded to in the episode: the Doctor is one, obviously, … >
Downton Abbey will end forever this week with a feature-length special on Christmas Day. Mary endeavours to build bridges with her sister while Edith’s secret continues to pose a threat, despite having nothing left to lose. As Henry settles into the role of husband and stepfather, finding his place at Downton proves more difficult. Below … >
Just give me all the Turkish delight you have: the Eleventh Doctor goes full on Narnian in his second festive Doctor Who adventure. 2011’s ‘The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe’ has got a lot going for it, as far as guest cast is concerned: it’s got the mum from Outnumbered (Claire Skinner) and the … >
At last, it’s Matt Smith’s turn to get festive and his first holiday outing sees Doctor Who taking on Dickens’ classic, but this time, it’s in space! (I hope you read that last bit in the Eleventh Doctor’s excited voice.) It’s a bit of a fun novelty getting the JJ Abrams-esque bright white spaceship and … >
First things first: why the heck is Martha married to Mickey? As far as swan songs go, ‘The End of Time’ certainly is one. Doctor Who bids farewell to the Tenth Doctor over two episodes that run the emotional range from zany to heartbreaking to downright ridiculous (often within the same scene), concluding with a … >
Poor old Tenth Doctor does go through an awful lot of feelings: all by his lonesome after memory wiping his best pal and saying bye to his lady love as she disappears into a different universe with a dude who looks just like him. Thank goodness he makes a new friend in ‘The Next Doctor’, … >
Watching this many Doctor Who Christmas specials in rapid succession is an odd experience, and I’m only not even halfway in. I am having to muster levels of festive I never knew I had in me. Bring it on, ‘Voyage Of The Damned’! Not quite set on Earth, but not far off, the Doctor finds … >