Doctor Who tops the drama ratings for Christmas Day, but pipped to the post by Eastenders for the top slot  in the overnights - the BARB figures may tell a different story in a week or so. Meanwhile, plenty more reviews for A Christmas Carol and comment on the series six trailer.


A Christmas Carol
The Sun(27th) - Who's got an amazing voice?
Guardian(27th) - TV review: Doctor Who
Mirror(27th) - Doctor Who Christmas special was nicely demented
Mirror(27th) - Doctor Who Xmas spectacular was no novel idea
Independent(27th) - Doctor Who
Monsters & Critics(27th) - Review: Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol
Watch With Mothers(27th) - Doctor Who – A Christmas Classic
TV Squad(27th) - 'Doctor Who' - 'A Christmas Carol' Recap
Pittsburgh Post Gazette [US](27th) - A Jewish Christmas: Chinese food, a movie and Doctor Who
Newsarama(27th) - Post Game TV Recap: DOCTOR WHO: A CHRISTMAS CAROL
All Voices(27th) - Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol: Exclusive Images, Review and Videos
Telegraph(26th) - Dr Who, Blackadder and It's a Wonderful Life – all created by Charles Dickens
Edmonton Journal [CA](26th) - Dr. Who rejigs a Dickens classic
Observer(26th) - Rewind TV: Doctor Who
HitFix(26th) - 'Doctor Who' - 'A Christmas Carol': Gone fishin'
io9(26th) - The Most Wondrous Doctor Who Christmas Special Yet
TV.com(26th) - Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Review
Bleeding Cool News(26th) - Ten Thoughts About Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Unreality Shout(25th) - Doctor Who Christmas Special - A Christmas Carol - Episode Review
SFX(25th) - Doctor Who “A Christmas Carol” Review
Starpulse(25th) - 'Doctor Who' 'A Christmas Carol' Review
Gather [US](25th) - Doctor Who "A Christmas Carol" Recap: A Classic Tale with a Twist
Daily Star(25th) - Doctor Who
MSN(25th) - A 'Who' for Christmas
Los Angeles Times [US](25th) - Something special about 'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol'

Ratings
CBBC(27th) - Eastenders beats Dr Who
Metro(27th) - EastEnders beats Coronation Street in Christmas ratings battle
Express(27th) - Dr Who helps BBC to win the Festive viewing battle
Daily Star(27th) - What's up Doctor Who?
Sunday Star(26th) - BBC claims victory in Ratings War
Press Association(26th) - BBC claims victory in ratings war
Digital Spy(26th) - 'EastEnders' tops Christmas Day ratings

Series Coverage
BScReview(27th) - Doctor Who Series 6 teaser
STV(27th) - Matt Smith and Karen Gillan's line learning tricks
TV Overmind(27th) - Analyzing the Doctor Who Series 6 Trailer
Shadowlocked(26th) - Picking apart the Doctor Who Season Six trailer
Geeks of Doom(26th) - Watch Now: ‘Doctor Who’ Series 6 Teaser Trailer
Babble(26th) - Doctor Who Season 6 Trailer: The Doctor Comes to America? [Video]
Daemons TV(26th) - DOCTOR WHO Season 6 Trailer
Gather(25th) - Doctor Who Season 6 Trailer - River Song and the United States?

People
Star Pulse(27th) - Law School: Celebrating 'Law & Order: UK' (Freema Agyeman)
TV Squad(27th) - Matt Smith's Grandfather Has Fun With Dirty 'Doctor Who' Fanmail (VIDEO)
ATV Network(26th) - John Barrowman wins Strictly Christmas Special
Now Magazine(26th) - John Barrowman: I've got grey hair but I dye it for my man
Digital Spy(26th) - John Barrowman wins Xmas 'Strictly'

Miscellaneous
Slashgear(27th) - DIY Doctor Who nesting dolls set perhaps best Christmas gift so far
On The Box(27th) - The Best 15 TV Moments Of 2010 (Matt Smith is the Doctor)
Movie Viral(27th) - “Doctor Who” Informercial For TARDIS
Stourbridge News(26th) - Write you own Sarah Jane adventure
ATV Network(26th) - Best Doctor Who Christmas Special
Comic Book Movie(26th) - FANCAST: What If… Doctor Who was American?

Passing Mention/Related News
BBC News(27th) - National Youth Theatre looking for Leeds talent

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The first reviews for A Christmas Carol are in, and John Barrowman wins the Strictly Christmas Special. Plus, BBC America have a TARDIS building competition!


A Christmas Carol
Metro(25th) - Katherine Jenkins receives mixed reaction from Doctor Who fans on Twitter
Telegraph(25th) - Doctor Who Christmas Special, BBC One, review
Den of Geek(25th) - Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol review
Seenit(25th) - Moffat’s Doctor Who finally shines
On The Box(25th) - Doctor Who Christmas Special Review: The Host Of Christmas Present
Guardian(25th) - Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol – Christmas special 2010
ABC [AU](25th) - Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Entertainment Weekly(25th) - 'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol' review: There is joy (and sadness) in Who-ville!
Adelaide(26th) - The Doctor's special Christmas gift
Sussex Express(25th) - Jenkins: Matt Smith sang to m
Press Association(25th) - Jenkins: Matt Smith sang to me
Daemon's TV(24th) - DOCTOR WHO “A Christmas Carol” 2010 Christmas Special
The Star(25th) - Doctor Who
The Gather(24th) - Doctor Who - Matt Smith on "A Christmas Carol" & the Time Lord
LAist(24th) - TV Junkie: 'Doctor Who - A Christmas Carol' Airs Tomorrow
New York Times(24th) - Christmases Past, Present and Sci-Fi
TV.com(23rd) - Watch Doctor Who – A Christmas Carol Online (Christmas Special 2010)

Series Coverage
Anglotopia(25th) - Doctor Who: Series 6 Teaser Trailer Preview
Comic Book Movie(25th) - Trailer For Next Year's Series Of Doctor Who Released!

People
Mirror(26th) - Karen Gillan goes black to the future
Daily Mail(25th) - Torchwood star John Barrowman beats Fern Britton and Vince Cable to win Strictly Come Dancing Christmas special
BBC News(25th) - John Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly Come Dancing
Press Association(25th) - Barrowman wins Christmas Strictly
Now Magazine(25th) - Doctor Who Matt Smith: I'll be watching myself on telly on Christmas Day!
Unreality TV(24th) - Doctor Who: Matt Smith’s grandpa responded to sexy fan mail!

Merchandise
Crave(24th) - DVD Review: DOCTOR WHO The Complete Fifth Series

Miscellaneous
io9(25th) - The TARDIS can be yours! Doctor Who-themed infomercial will split your sides (and possibly the cosmos.)
Geeks of Doom(25th) - Free Read: Doctor Who ‘Snowfall’ eBook
Airlock Alpha(24th) - 'Doctor Who' Will Never Cross ver With 'Sherlock'
Shadowlocked(24th) - Doctor Who Compantions: The ultimate tournament

Passing Mention
Daily Mail(25th) - Couple who lost $800,000 on Million Dollar Drop with correct answer will get a second chance after Fox admits mistake
Sharecast(24th) - Resource stocks dominate the list of winners

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Final wrap-up of news before Christmas - don't forget, A Christmas Carol, UK 6:00pm, USA ET 9:00pm!


A Christmas Carol
Ilkley Gazette(24th) - Dr Who debut for Ilkley actor (Danny Horn)
Wired(24th) - Can Doctor Who Redeem Ebenezer Scrooge?
Wired(24th) - Spend Christmas With The Doctor
After Elton(24th) - The Week in Gay TV: A "Doctor Who" "Christmas Carol" 
Philadelphia Daily News(24th) - Ellen Gray: 'Doctor Who' does 'Carol'
LA Times [US](25th) - Something special about 'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol'
BSc Review(23rd) - Doctor Who – A Christmas Carol Promo Pics
Daily Mail(23rd) - Naughty but nice, is this the Doctor's best Christmas special yet?
Crave(23rd) - Steven Moffat On 'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol'
TV.com(23rd) - Friday Afternoon Distractions

Series Coverage
io9(24th) - ... new details on Doctor Who's new monsters

Torchwood
The List(24th) - John Barrowman back for more Torchwood
io9(24th) - Torchwood could run another seven years

The Adventure Games
BBC News(24th) - Doctor Who: The Adventure Games - Shadows of the Vashta Nerada, trailer - BBC

Ratings
ITProPortal(24th) - Matt Smith Doctor Who Debut Tops iPlayer Most Watched List
Tech Herald(24th) - BBC's Dr Who (Time) lords it on iPlayer
PCR Online(24th) - Doctor Who most watched iPlayer show
Digital Spy(23rd) - 'Doctor Who' is iPlayer's 'most watched'

People
Daily Mail(24th) - John Barrowman says learning Strictly routines was no easy task - and admits that he is eyeing Bruce Forsyth's job
Digital Spy(24th) - Murray: 'Matt Smith fans will like Womb'
Unreality TV(24th) - Doctor Who’s Matt Smith talks Christmas leftovers!
Bang Showbiz(24th) - Matt Smith's leftover Christmas plans
Contact Music(24th) - Daisy Lowe - Lowe & Smith's Romance Suffering With Dr. Who Filming
The Sun(24th) - Dr Ooh's grandpa for you!
The Sun(24th) - Who's that for then, Matt?
BBC News(24th) - Matt Smith's Fan Mail - The Graham Norton Show - Christmas Special 2010 - BBC One (video)

Merchandise
Macgasm(24th) - Doctor Who game receives ‘Exterminate’ rating

Miscellaneous
TV.com(24th) - Top Moments and Favorite Characters from Doctor Who Season 5

Related News/Passing Mention
Guardian(23rd) - Doctor Who was resurrected. Why not TOTP?

Humour
The Spoof(24th) - US version of Doctor Who planned

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The Eleventh Hour proves itself the most popular show on the BBC's iplayer service. And global coverage of Saturday's main event builds up!


A Christmas Carol
Daily Mail(23rd) - Look Who's steaming up the Tardis: Karen Gillan poses in a raunchy basque as Katherine Jenkins shares an on-screen kiss
Blastr(23rd) - How Doctor Who is like the ghosts of Xmas Past, Present AND Future
CNN [US](23rd) - Merry Christmas, Doctor Who
MTV(23rd) - 'Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol' Review (The Spoiler-Free Early Edition!)
TV Guide [US](23rd) - A Yuletide Visit From the Doctor
TV.com(23rd) - Doctor Who’s Best Christmas Episode Yet?
Stuff [NZ](24th) - Top TV picks for Christmas
San Francisco [US](23rd) - 'Dr. Who: A Christmas Carol' review: classic redo
Bellingham Herald [US](23rd) - Word of Mouth: Taylor Swift, fashion blog, 'Doctor Who'
Brisbane Times [AU](22nd) - Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - December 26
Belfast Telegraph(22nd) - Jenkins was bitten by acting bug

Series Coverage
Bang Showbiz(22nd) - Matt Smith's Doctor Who love

Ratings/Charts
BBC News(23rd) - Doctor Who debut most watched on iPlayer
Digital Spy(23rd) - BBC iPlayer requests top 1.3bn in 2010
Beehive City(23rd) - Doctor Who & Top Gear power BBC iPlayer to 1.3 billion requests in 2010
Bleeding Cool(23rd) - Doctor Who, Sherlock, The Incredibles… And Legally Blonde? It’s The 2010 iPlayer Chart
C21Media(23rd) - BBC iPlayer streams hit 1.3 billion
Pocket Lint(23rd) - BBC iPlayer celebrates: Record 1.3bn requests for 2010
Broadband TV News(23rd) - BBC iPlayer completes record year
Broadcast(23rd) [registration] - iPlayer tops 1.3bn in 2010

People
Courier Mail [AU](24th) - TV: Who knew the Doctor was a footballer too?
BBC News(23rd) - Doctor Who's plans for Christmas (video)
Press Association(23rd) - Matt Smith's Christmas viewing
Monsters & Critics(23rd) - Matt Smith said his grandad helps answer his fan mail
Derbyshire Times(23rd) - Matt grandad deals with saucy mail
Press Association(23rd) - Matt grandad deals with saucy mail
Guyism(23rd) - Karen Gillan looks like a great actress
The Star(23rd) - Billie Piper a festive frump
Londonist(22nd) - Review: Season’s Greetings @ National Theatre (Catherine Tate, Mark Gatiss, David Troughton)

Merchandise
Hawke's Bay Today [NZ](24th) - DVD Review: Doctor Who - The Complete Specials

Miscellaneous
MTV(23rd) - Doctor Who Crossovers
SFX(22nd) - Top 35 SF & Fantasy Christmas Episodes (#22, #16, #14. #11, #9, #8, #5)

Passing Mention
Guardian(23rd) - We're still behind you! Why we'll never grow too old for pantomimes
Bleeding Cool(23rd) - Series Two Of Sherlock Following The Same Pattern As The First

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Today the BBC gave people in the UK an early Christmas present with the early release of Shadow of the Vashta Nerada. Plus John Barrowman has inferred that we will have seven more years of Torchwood to look forward to!


A Christmas Carol
io9(22nd) - Spoiler-Free Review of Saturday's Doctor Who Special
Digital Spy(22nd) - 'Who' Smith: 'The Doctor loves Christmas'
Seenit(22nd) - Christmas picks – drama on the BBC
Telegraph(22nd) - Doctor Who's madcap take on A Christmas Carol
Telegraph(22nd) - Is Doctor Who the new Santa?
Comic Book Movie(22nd) - Charlie and the.... TARDIS
Sydney Morning Herald [AU](23rd) - Festive Tardis right on time
Get Bracknell(22nd) - TV Choice: Festive look at Top Gear, Doctor Who and more
USA Today [US](22nd) - Matt Smith is feeling very merry about his Doctor Who role
Daily Mail(22nd) - Who's that singing? Matt Smith and Karen Gillan belt out a carol in sneak behind-the-scenes peek at Doctor Who Christmas special
Digital Spy(21st) - Moffat: 'Tennant exit inspired Xmas Who'
Herald Sun [AU](22nd) - Paying the price to be the Doctor
Digital Spy(21st) - Christmas 'Who': Q&A with Matt Smith
Airlock Alpha(20th) - Katherine Jenkins Nervous About 'Doctor Who'
NewsOK(20th) - ''Dr. Who" meets Scrooge@

Series Coverage
Monsters & Critics(22nd) - Matt Smith: I love Doctor Who
The List(22nd) - Matt Smith's Doctor Who love
Obsessed with Film(22nd) - Dan Owen’s Top 10 Television Shows of 2010
Blastr(21st) - Why that Dr. Who/Sherlock crossover will NEVER happen
Digital Spy(21st) - Moffat rules out 'Who', 'Sherlock' crossover

Torchwood
Comic Book Movie(22nd) - Seven More Years Of Torchwood!?
Chicago Tribune [US](21st) - Geekery leverages duo into TV (Derek Frederickson)

The Adventure Games
Voodoo Extreme(22nd) - Doctor Who: Shadows of the Vashta Nerada Available For Free To UK Fans

Ratings
AV Clubs(22nd) - The 25 best television series of 2010
Telegraph(22nd) - Downton Abbey helps ITV dominate top 10 TV programmes in 2010
Guardian(21st) - ITV1 proves it has The X Factor in ratings war

People
Scotsman(22nd) - Talk of the Town: Doctor's assistant is looking for a geek (Karen Gillan)
Shock Til You Drop(22nd) - Photo Gallery, Trailer for Upcoming Release Outcast (Karen Gillan film)
Evening Times(21st) - Little Jimmy is a big, big star (Jimmy Vee)

Merchandise
TV Overmind(21st) - Doctor Who Christmas Special Home Video Release in February
TV Shows on DVD(21st) - Doctor Who - Story #125: Snakedance
TV Shows on DVD(21st) - Doctor Who - Story #119: Kinda
blogcritics(21st) - iPhone Game Review: Doctor Who: The Mazes of Time
Washington Times(20th) - Zadzooks: Doctor Who: The Complete Fifth Series

Miscellaneous
SFX(22nd) - The Sci-Fi Fantasy Christmas Radio Times Wishlist
Geeks of Doom(22nd) - Amazing TARDIS Bookcase To Materialize Under Some Lucky Kids’ Christmas Tree This Year
Technabob(21st) - Doctor Who Dalek and Tardis Dress-Up Time
SFX(21st) - 12 Ice Planets
flick filosopher(21st) - ‘Doctor Who’ thing of the day: “I’m Gonna Spend My Christmas with a Dalek”
Birmingham Mail(21st) - Birmingham man invents Dalek iPhone app
Walyou(20th) - Gingerbread TARDIS Takes You on a Journey through Time

Passing Mention/Related News
Digital Spy(22nd) - Meet the man who controls Christmas TV (Steve Graham)
Daily Mail(22nd) - Ultimate game show gaffe: Couple lose $800,000 on Million Dollar Drop despite giving the CORRECT answer
Blastr(20th) - Freaky Chinese TV ad warns: DON'T time travel! (video)

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Jamie Smart talks about a new partwork magazine, Monster Invasion, plus more coverage and previews for the Christmas Special have in the papers. 


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Digital Spy(20th) - Jenkins 'met Smith on day of Who audition'
New York Times [US](20th)  - Time Lords A-Leaping: Steven Moffat Explains the ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special
Monsters & Critics(20th) - Katherine Jenkins tells of Doctor Who coincidence
Media Bistro(20th) - Dr. Who Producer Suffers Through Early LA Christmas
Blastr(20th) - TV THIS WEEK: A Doctor Who Xmas
io9(20th) - Doctor Who crashes your Christmas party
Kansas City Star [US](20th) - Top off your Christmas Day with BBC America's 'Doctor Who Christmas Special'
Contact Music(20th) - Katherine Jenkins - Jenkins' Doctor Who Cameo Written In The Stars
Digital Spy(20th) - Christmas 'Who': Q&A with Karen Gillan
Guardian(20th) - TV highlights Christmas Day
Scotsman(20th) - TV preview (Christmas Week): Doctor Who Christmas Special
Mania(19th) - TV Wasteland: A Cold Winter’s Night
Gather(19th) - Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol
Comic Book Movie(19th) - Matt Smith Wants Dinosaurs On Doctor Who! + Q & A With Katherine Jenkins!

Series Coverage
Anglophenia(20th) - POLL: What Was the Best ‘Doctor Who’ Moment of 2010?
Unreality TV(20th) - Doctor Who: Karen Gillan says Matt Smith has mostly male and kid groupies!
Bang Showbiz(20th) - Matt Smith's male groupies
AOL TV(20th) - 2010: The Year In TV
ATV Network(20th) - Highlights of 2010 in Television

Torchwood
Airlock Alpha(20th) - Bill Pullman Becomes 'Torchwood's' Most Wanted
Digital Spy(20th) - 'Torchwood' writer: 'New series not a fix'
Anglotopia(19th) - Bill Pullman Joins that Cast of Torchwood

The Adventure Games
Digital Spy(20th) - Preview: 'Doctor Who: Shadows Of The Vashta Nerada'

People
The Sun(20th) - Look Who's getting sexy (Karen Gillan)
Daily Record(19th) - Scots actress Karen Gillan in boost for Inverness theatre
STV(19th) - Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year from The Hour (with John Barrowman)

Merchandise
SFX(20th) - New Doctor Who Partwork Magazine Hires Comic Artist Jamie Smart (Monster Invasion)
Digital Journal(20th) - Jamie Smart announces new Doctor Who partwork (Monster Invasion)
Digital Spy(20th) - Jamie Smart announces 'Dr Who' project (Monster Invasion)
Licensing(20th) - Licensed toys make strong showing in C4 TV programme (Cyberman voicechanger helmet #87)
Village Soup(20th) - Reviews (The Complete 5th Series, Revenge of the Cybermen, Silver Nemesis)
Seenit(19th) - Doctor Who materialises on the iPad

Miscellaneous
Geeks of Doom(20th) - Just In Time For The ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special: Gingerbread TARDIS!
SFX(20th) - Doctor Who puzzle
SFX(20th) - APP REVIEW iExterminate!
Shadowlocked(20th) - Doctor Who Complete Reviews: Four to Doomsday
Anglotopia(20th) - Doctor Who: Funny Star Wars and Doctor Who Mashup

Passing Mention
Herald Sun [AU](21st) - National broadband network blueprint holds promise
Broadcast Engineering(20th) - BBC plans subscription-only U.S. iPlayer on iPad
Herald Scotland(20th) - A Scottish Christmas
Lynn News(20th) - Police’s ‘Town Talk’ a hit

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Not too many articles to report today, but this post marks the first anniversary of Doctor Who in the Media posts!


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Sunday Mercury(19th) - Matt Smith is full of the Christmas spirit in a Doctor Who special
Wales on Sunday(19th) - Katherine Jenkins lifts lid on her Christmas Dr Who role
Express(19th) - Review: Now Dr Who is the spirit of Christmas
Sugarscape(19th) - Dr Who + Snogging = Stressful
Digital Spy(19th) - Christmas 'Who': Q&A with Arthur Darvill
TV.com(18th) - watch Doctor Who Season 5 Episode 14

Torchwood
Wales on Sunday(19th) - E.R. star set for Torchwood role

Miscellaneous
Anglotopia(19th) - Doctor Who – Cast Sings Merry Christmas, Quite Awfully
Malvern Gazette(19th) - Todays Events (Dr Who Exhibition)

Passing Mention
Sydney Morning Herald(20th) - You don't need Jesus to enjoy Christmas
Comic Book Movie(18th) - Misfits Third Season Confirmed!

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This is a summary of programming across British Television and Radio over the 2010 festive period that had a connection with Doctor Who, with links to where they may be found online when available.

It was updated up to the end of 2010.

UK Broadcast Schedule

Sun 12 Dec	9:00-10:00am		The Andrew Marr Show	Catherine Tate appeared on the show to talk about her new play, Seasons Greetings, at the National Theatre; the segment began with a clip from The Runaway Bride and a chat about Daleks. (clip available from BBC News)
Mon 13 Dec	~7:50am, ~8:55am		BBC Breakfast	Alison Graham (tv critic) appeared on Breakfast to discuss programmes coming up over Christmas, including Doctor Who - a clip from the episode teaser was shown.
Mon 13 Dec	8:00-8:30pm		University Challenge	A accidental Who connection when the answer to the home of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Switzerland was given as Davros instead of Davos! (programme on BBC iplayer (3:38) until 20 Dec)
Tue 14 Dec	~5:10pm		Newsround	A brief new clip of A Christmas Carol was shown during the afternoon show, plus a brief interview with Matt Smith by the BBC TV Centre police box. (clip available from BBC Newsround)
Tue 14 Dec	~6:50pm		Wales Today	A report on a visit by Katherine Jenkins to her old primary school for a special viewing of A Christmas Carol (report and extended interview available from BBC Wales News)
Wed 15 Dec	~10:30am		The Wright Stuff	Sunday Mirror critic Kevin O Sullivan reviews the Christmas Special. (review on Demand Five (54:45) until 22 Dec)
Thu 16 Dec	~11:45am		This Morning	Paul Ross reviews the Christmas Special. (review on ITVPlayer (01:00:07) until 23 Dec)
Fri 17 Dec	5:00-6:00pm		The Alan Titchmarsh Show	Katherine Jenkins appears as a guest on the show. (segment on ITVPlayer (06:30) until 15 Jan)
Fri 17 Dec	7:30-8:00pm		Mastermind	"In Doctor Who what is the name of the Doctor's companion played by Karen Gillan who first meets her as a young girl and feeds him a meal of fish-fingers and custard?" (available on BBC iplayer (17:16) until 24 Dec)
Fri 17 Dec	10:00-10:30pm [repeat]		Never Mind The Buzzcocks	Doctor Who Special - David Tennant hosts a Time Lord-themed special. Joining team captains Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding are Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and Catherine Tate, plus Jamie Cullen and DJ Jo Whiley. (available on BBC iplayer until 24 Dec)
Sat 18 Dec	10:00-10:35am		K9	1. Regeneration - Whilst Starkey and Jorjie are trying to escape the police, they take refuge in a detached house, where they stumble across a robotic dog. (available on Demand 5 until 17 Jan)
Sat 18 Dec	1:00-2:00pm	BBC Radio Kent	Kent's Best	A roundup of stories from the week, including Tuesday's item with Dominic King previewing the Doctor Who Christmas special. (available on BBC iplayer until 25 Dec)
Sun 19 Dec	11:10-11:45am		K9	2. Liberation - Having been 'tagged' by Jixen slime, Starkey is in hiding from the Department and the Jixen warrior who survived K9's blast. (available on Demand 5 until 18 Jan)
Sun 19 Dec	~6:30pm		Top 100 Toys	Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour countdown of the nation's favourite toys and games. From Action Man to Yahtzee and from Barbie to Trivial Pursuit, inventors and toy-makers tell the inside stories of their creations and success. And to fully explain the impact of these toys and games, the children of yesteryear - today's celebrities, authors, actors and journalists - reveal exactly what it was that made them love a particular toy. The shortlist of 100 toys was selected by a panel of industry experts and the final countdown decided by a Channel 4 online vote. #87 was the Cyberman voice changing helmet (available on 4od (19:40) until 19 Jan)
Mon 20 Dec	9:45-10:20am		K9	3. The Korven - K9 and the team are called into action when Professor Gryffen is abducted by a mind-sucking alien called the Korven. (available on Demand 5 until 19 Jan)
Mon 20 Dec	6:00-6:30pm		Celebrity Eggheads	Can a team from Doctor Who featuring Colin Baker, Katy Manning, Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson and John Leeson triumph over the general knowledge Goliaths and win the cash prize for their charity or will it go to the Children in Need appeal? (available on BBC iplayer until 27 Dec)
Mon 20 Dec	7:15-7:30pm [repeat]		Front Row	Review of Christmas Television, including Doctor Who. (available on BBC iplayer (12:45) until 31 Dec)
Mon 20 Dec	7:30-8:00pm [repeat]		Mastermind	"In Doctor Who what is the name of the Doctor's companion played by Karen Gillan who first meets her as a young girl and feeds him a meal of fish-fingers and custard?" (available on BBC iplayer (17:16) until 24 Dec)
Tue 21 Dec	9:35-10:10am		K9	4. The Bounty Hunter - K9 becomes confused about his memory loss when an alien bounty hunter arrives and teams up with an evil Department inspector called Drake. (available on Demand 5 until 20 Jan)
Tue 21 Dec	from 5:30pm		BBC Red Button	Follow internet sensation and video blogger Charlie McDonnell as he gives you an exclusive insight behind the scenes of A Christmas Carol and watch out for some extra special festive treats along the way. Check back each day at 6pm for the latest update from Charlie. available on the BBC red button service throughout the rest of the week at various times: Sky Digital: 21st 5:30pm - 22nd 6:00am; 22nd 5:30pm - 25th 11:59pm Freeview: 21st 5:30pm - 11:00pm, 11:40pm - 22nd 5:50am; 22nd 5:30pm - 23rd 6:20am; 23rd 5:30pm-7:45pm; 24th 4:10am - 5:50am, 5:30pm - 8:15pm, 11:25pm - 25th 5:50am; 25th 3:10pm - 11:00pm
Tue 21 Dec	10:35-11:55pm		Imagine	6. Ray Davies - Imaginary Man. At almost the very end of the programme there is a brief clip from Four To Doomsday! (available on BBC iplayer (1:13:32) until 28 Dec)
Wed 22 Dec	8:11am		Daybreak	Preview for A Christmas Carol
Wed 22 Dec	9:35-10:10am		K9	5. Sirens of Ceres - Drake uses a strange alien substance on a group of school children in an experiment to gain control of the population. When Jorjie stumbles across the plan, K9 and Starkey must find and destroy the devices. (available on Demand 5 until 21 Jan)
Thu 23 Dec	~8:37am		BBC Breakfast	In a pre-recorded interview, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan chat about A Christmas Carol. (clip available from BBC News
Thu 23 Dec	9:40-10:15am		K9	6. Fear Itself - The robotic canine discovers an alien consciousness that causes it to feel fear for the first time. (available on Demand 5 until 22 Jan)
Thu 23 Dec	~11:30am		This Morning	Alison Hammond goes behind the scenes on A Christmas Carol (segment on ITVPlayer (45:36) until 30 Dec)
Fri 24 Dec	8:00-9:00am		Top 10s of 2010	The Doctor and his assistant - Matt Smith and Karen Gillan - pick their favourite tracks of 2010. (available on BBC iplayer until 31 Dec)
Fri 24 Dec	10:00-10:35am		K9	7. The Fall of the House of Gryffen - Gryffen begins to believe his family has returned. (available on Demand 5 until 23 Jan)
Fri 24 Dec	4:20-7:25pm [repeat]		Top 100 Toys	Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour countdown of the nation's favourite toys and games. #87 was the Cyberman voice changing helmet (available on 4od (19:40) until 19 Jan)
Fri 24 Dec	6:15-6:30pm		15 Minute Musicals	The Regeneration Game - a musical written by Richie Webb in the style of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, featuring a character called Doctor Bruce. The show, which spoofs both Bruce Forsyth and Doctor Who, also incorporates a singing Dalek, voiced by Dave Lamb.
Fri 24 Dec	9:00pm-12:05am		Greatest Christmas TV Moments	Three-hour countdown of 50 Christmas TV crackers, past and present, including classic soap moments, dramatic endings, sitcom specials, comedy sketches and light entertainment highlights that have made that little box in the corner the focus of the festive holiday season for decades. Highlights include famous couples Den and Angie, Jack and Vera, and Gavin & Stacey; popular double acts Morecambe and Wise, the Trotter brothers and Wallace and Gromit; Doctor Who meeting Kylie Minogue; perennial music show Top of the Pops; and the ultimate irony of sitting down to watch the Royle Family sit down to watch TV for an hour. All small-screen life is here - with jingle bells on. Featuring interviews with cast, crew and assorted celebrity contributors. Doctor Who's The End of Time featured at #8 (~11:35pm) (segment on Demand 5 (1:58:25) until 23 Jan)
Fri 24 Dec	10:30-11:15pm		The Graham Norton Show	Matt Smith guests on the show, alongside Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
Sat 25 Dec	10:00-10:35am		K9	8. Jaws of Orthrus Hundreds of people seem to witness K-9 attacking Drake (available on Demand 5 until 24 Jan)
Sat 25 Dec	12:00-12:15pm		Tinsel Takeover 2010	Radio One listener Adrian Davies presents Christmas with Doctor Who. (programme on BBC iplayer until 1 Jan)
Sat 25 Dec	6:00-7:00pm		Doctor Who	A Christmas Carol Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption. (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
Sat 25 Dec	7:00-8:00pm		Doctor Who Confidential	Christmas Special. A glimpse behind the scenes of this year's festive episode, A Christmas Carol, featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Steve Moffat, and a look at how the special effects were achieved. Repeated on HD at 1:25am (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
Sun 26 Dec	11:10-11:45am		K9	9. Dream-Eaters An ancient stone obelisk is uncovered that causes everyone to sleep and dream. (available on Demand 5 from 26 Dec until 25 Jan)
Sun 26 Dec	2:00-3:00pm [repeat]		Top 10s of 2010	The Doctor and his assistant - Matt Smith and Karen Gillan - pick their favourite tracks of 2010. (available on BBC iplayer until 31 Dec)
Sun 26 Dec	5:00-6:00pm [repeat]		Doctor Who Confidential	Christmas Special. A glimpse behind the scenes of this year's festive episode, A Christmas Carol, featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Steve Moffat, and a look at how the special effects were achieved. (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
Sun 26 Dec	6:55-10:00pm [repeat]		Top 100 Toys	Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour countdown of the nation's favourite toys and games. #87 was the Cyberman voice changing helmet (available on 4od (19:40) until 19 Jan)
Sun 26 Dec	7:00-8:00pm [repeat]		Doctor Who	A Christmas Carol Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption. (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
Sun 26 Dec	8:00-9:00pm [repeat]		Doctor Who Confidential	Christmas Special. A glimpse behind the scenes of this year's festive episode, A Christmas Carol, featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Steve Moffat, and a look at how the special effects were achieved. (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
Sun 26 Dec	10:00-11:05pm		Alan Carr: Chatty Man	The show sees Catherine Tate as a guest.
Mon 27 Dec	10:00-10:35am		K9	10. Curse of Anubis K9 is worshipped by the Anubians (available on Demand 5 until 26 Jan)
Mon 27 Dec	8:00-9:00pm [repeat]		Doctor Who	A Christmas Carol Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption. (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
Mon 27 Dec	9:00pm-12:05am [repeat]		Greatest Christmas TV Moments	Three-hour countdown of 50 Christmas TV crackers, past and present, including classic soap moments, dramatic endings, sitcom specials, comedy sketches and light entertainment highlights that have made that little box in the corner the focus of the festive holiday season for decades. Doctor Who's The End of Time featured at #8 (~11:35pm) (segment on Demand 5 (1:58:25) until 23 Jan)
Mon 27 Dec	10:00-11:00pm		Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe	Since you've probably already forgotten what happened this year, Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe is here to fill in the blanks. From the Chilean miners to the General Election, from Sherlock to The Only Way is Essex, Brooker unhelpfully points a finger and laughs. (available on BBC iplayer (18:32) until 11 Jan)
Mon 27 Dec	10:55-11:40pm [repeat]		The Graham Norton Show	Matt Smith guests on the show, alongside Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
Tue 28 Dec	10:00-10:35am		K9	11. Oroborus Time starts to be disrupted all over London. (available on Demand 5 until 27 Jan)
Wed 29 Dec	~2:50am		Up All Night	Todd Ant talks about the Doctor Who Christmas Special broadcast in America. (segment on BBC iPlayer (1:53:30) until 5 Jan)
Wed 29 Dec	~8:53am		Breakfast	Andrew Garfield's message from Tobey Maguire about becoming Spiderman is compared to changing Doctor Whos.
Wed 29 Dec	10:00-10:35am		K9	12. Alien Avatar Drake knows more about the Mede aliens and the location of their space ship than he lets on to June. (available on Demand 5 until 28 Jan)
Wed 29 Dec	~3:40pm		Richard Bacon	Richard Bacon and Boyd Hilton talk about the Doctor Who Christmas Special. (segment on BBC iPlayer (1:40:10) until 5 Jan)
Wed 29 Dec	10:55-12:00pm [repeat]		Alan Carr: Chatty Man	The show sees Catherine Tate as a guest.
Thu 30 Dec	10:00-10:35am		K9	13. Aeolian London is bombarded by strange sound waves that cause mass panic. (available on Demand 5 from 30 Dec until 29 Jan)
Fri 31 Dec	10:00-10:35am		K9	14. The Last Oak Tree Starkey, Darius and Jorjie hunt for a thief, only to find a giant menace hiding in London's abandoned sewers. (available on Demand 5 from 31 Dec until 30 Jan)
Fri 31 Dec	9:00pm-12:05am [repeat]		Greatest Christmas TV Moments	Three-hour countdown of 50 Christmas TV crackers, past and present, including classic soap moments, dramatic endings, sitcom specials, comedy sketches and light entertainment highlights that have made that little box in the corner the focus of the festive holiday season for decades.
Mon 2 Jan	4:10-5:15pm [repeat]		Doctor Who	A Christmas Carol Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption. (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)

There are also a wealth of repeats of episodes of Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures to fill the Christmas days and evenings!

UK Doctor Who Repeats

Sun 12 Dec	5:30-6:00pm	BBCHD	Sarah Jane Adventures	The Empty Planet (pt1)
Mon 13 Dec	4:40-5:40pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Idiot's Lantern
Mon 13 Dec	5:15-5:45pm	CBBC	Sarah Jane Adventures	Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (pt1)
Mon 13 Dec	7:05-7:55pm	BBC Three	Doctor Who	The Stolen Earth
Mon 13 Dec	7:55-9:00pm	BBC Three	Doctor Who	Journey's End
Tue 14 Dec	4:40-5:40pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Love & Monsters
Tue 14 Dec	5:15-5:45pm	CBBC	Sarah Jane Adventures	Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (pt2)
Tue 14 Dec	10:00-11:00pm	Watch	Torchwood	Out of Time
Tue 14 Dec	11:00-12:00pm	Watch	Torchwood	Combat
Wed 15 Dec	4:40-5:40pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Fear Her
Thu 16 Dec	4:40-5:40pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Army of Ghosts
Fri 17 Dec	4:40-5:40pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Doomsday
Fri 17 Dec	7:00-8:00pm	BBC Three	Doctor Who	The Next Doctor
Sat 18 Dec	2:05-3:05pm	CBBC	Sarah Jane Adventures	Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
Sat 18 Dec	3:05-3:50pm	CBBC	Doctor Who	Dreamland
Sat 18 Dec	3:50-4:40pm	CBBC	Doctor Who	The Infinite Quest
Sat 18 Dec	4:25-6:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Voyage of the Damned
Sat 18 Dec	5:00-5:25pm	BBCHD	Sarah Jane Adventures	The Empty Planet (pt2)
Sat 18 Dec	5:05-5:35pm	CBBC	Sarah Jane Adventures
Sun 19 Dec	6:00-6:30pm	BBC Radio 7	Doctor Who	Orbis (pt2)
Mon 20 Dec	8:00-9:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	The End of the World
Mon 20 Dec	3:00-4:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Partners in Crime
Mon 20 Dec	5:05-6:00pm	BBCHD	Sarah Jane Adventures	The Nightmare Man
Mon 20 Dec	7:00-8:00pm	BBCHD	Doctor Who	The Waters of Mars Repeated 1:15am.
Mon 20 Dec	8:00-9:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Partners in Crime
Tue 21 Dec	2:00-3:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	Tooth and Claw
Tue 21 Dec	8:00-9:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	Aliens of London
Tue 21 Dec	10:00am-3:45pm	CBBC	Sarah Jane Adventures	12 episodes back-to-back
Tue 21 Dec	3:00-4:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Fires of Pompeii
Tue 21 Dec	4:25-5:10pm	BBCHD	Doctor Who	Dreamland
Tue 21 Dec	5:10-6:00pm	BBCHD	Sarah Jane Adventures	The Vault of Secrets
Tue 21 Dec	7:00-8:00pm	BBCHD	Doctor Who	The End of Time (pt1) Repeated 12:50am.
Tue 21 Dec	8:00-9:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Fires of Pompeii
Tue 21 Dec	10:00-11:00pm	Watch	Torchwood	Captain Jack Harkness
Tue 21 Dec	11:00-12:00pm	Watch	Torchwood	End of Days
Wed 22 Dec	2:00-3:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	The Impossible Planet
Wed 22 Dec	8:00-9:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	World War Three
Wed 22 Dec	3:00-4:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Planet of the Ood
Wed 22 Dec	5:05-5:55pm	BBCHD	Sarah Jane Adventures	Death of the Doctor
Wed 22 Dec	7:05-8:20pm	BBCHD	Doctor Who	The End of Time (pt2) Repeated 1:20am.
Wed 22 Dec	8:00-9:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Planet of the Ood
Thu 23 Dec	2:00-3:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	The Satan Pit
Thu 23 Dec	8:00-9:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	The Long Game
Thu 23 Dec	3:00-4:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Sontaran Stratagem
Fri 24 Dec	8:00-9:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	The Parting of the Ways
Fri 24 Dec	8:00-9:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Poison Sky
Sat 25 Dec	8:00-9:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	New Earth
Sat 25 Dec	9:00-9:50am	BBC1	Sarah Jane Adventures	Death of the Doctor
Sat 25 Dec	4:10-5:15pm	BBC One	Doctor Who	A Christmas Carol
Sat 25 Dec	8:00-9:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Doctor's Daughter
Sun 26 Dec	7:00-8:00pm	BBC Three	Doctor Who	A Christmas Carol
Mon 27 Dec	8:00-9:00am	Watch	Doctor Who	The Age of Steel
Mon 27 Dec	2:30-3:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Unicorn and the Wasp
Mon 27 Dec	4:55-5:45pm	BBCHD	Sarah Jane Adventures	The Empty Planet
Mon 27 Dec	8:00-9:00pm	BBCHD	Doctor Who	A Christmas Carol
Tue 28 Dec	9:00-9:25am	BBC1	Sarah Jane Adventures
Tue 28 Dec	1:40-2:40pm	BBC One	Doctor Who	The Runaway Bride
Tue 28 Dec	1:15-2:15pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Silence in the Library
Tue 28 Dec	4:10-5:00pm	BBCHD	Sarah Jane Adventures	Lost in Time
Wed 29 Dec	9:00-9:25am	BBC1	Sarah Jane Adventures
Wed 29 Dec	12:30-1:30pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Forest of the Dead
Wed 29 Dec	1:35-2:50pm	BBC One	Doctor Who	Voyage of the Damned
Thu 30 Dec	9:00-9:25am	BBC1	Sarah Jane Adventures
Thu 30 Dec	12:45-1:45pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Midnight
Thu 30 Dec	2:10-3:10pm	BBC One	Doctor Who	The Next Doctor
Thu 30 Dec	4:40-5:30pm	BBCHD	Sarah Jane Adventures	Goodbye, Sarah Jane Smith
Fri 31 Dec	12:50-1:50pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Turn Left
Fri 31 Dec	1:10-2:10pm	BBC One	Doctor Who	Planet of the Dead
Sat 1 Jan	12:40-1:40pm	BBC One	Doctor Who	The End of Time (pt1)
Sat 1 Jan	1:05-2:10pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Stolen Earth
Sat 1 Jan	2:10-3:30pm	Watch	Doctor Who	Journey's End
Sat 1 Jan	3:30-4:50pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Christmas Invasion
Sat 1 Jan	4:50-6:00pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Runaway Bride
Sat 1 Jan	7:40-8:50pm	Watch	Doctor Who	The Next Doctor
Sun 2 Jan	12:20-1:35pm	BBC One	Doctor Who	The End of Time (pt2)
Sun 2 Jan	4:10-5:15pm	BBC One	Doctor Who	A Christmas Carol

If you come across anything we haven't listed, please do let us know!

For a more comprehensive summary of Doctor Who related broadcasts around the world, please see our sister site This Week in Doctor Who.

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