It was updated up to the end of 2010.
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 | 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:
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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) |
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!
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