Christmas specials are one of my favorite parts of the season. Whether it’s a holiday special about Santa’s favorite reindeer or a holiday-themed episode of my favorite television show, I love seeing a feel-good Christmas story. As a fan of Doctor Who, I’m especially fond of how the time-traveler celebrates Christmas. And when The Doctor [...]

Our good friends over at BBC AMERICA were nice enough to post the trailer for the Doctor Who Christmas special, coming Christmas Day. The trailer aired in the UK as part of the “Charity in Need” charity night. Doctor Who comes to BBC AMERICA this Christmas Day at 9:00 p.m. EST with a festive Dickens-inspired [...]

BBC AMERICA has given us a bit more information about this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special. As reported previously, the Christmas special — titled “A Christmas Carol” will air on Christmas Day in the US as well as the UK. (One more reason to be happy this holiday season!) Newlyweds Amy Pond (Karen Gillan) and [...]

If your family is anything like mine, your Christmas is a bit on the geeky side. Stockings are filled with goodies from ThinkGeek, and there are plenty of Star Wars, Star Trek, and comic book-related ornaments on your tree. So what could make Christmas even more nerd-tastic? How about a new Doctor Who Christmas special? [...]

“People assume that time is a strict progression of cause to effect. But actually, from a non-linear, non-subjective viewpoint, it’s more like a big ball of wibbly-wobbly… timey-wimey… stuff.” – David Tennant, Doctor Who (2007) For generations, time travel has engaged science fiction writers and led to some great books, film and television. Since my [...]