Advent Calendar Day Twenty-Four: A Christmas Carol

So, here it is. My Huge Adent Calendar Amibition has finally reached its end. I've donewhat I really didnt expect and managed one poer day (pre-posting is my god!) and merry Christmad. But first...here's my traditional preview of this episode, on Christmas eve in case you don't visit websites on the day itsef.

Christmas Eve, the darkest part of winter, the exact midpoint - only halfway out of the dark, and sevral thousand people are on board a crashing spaceship, unable to land safely because of the fog on the surface of the planet. Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, has the power to save them - but he won't. The Doctor's only chance is to fisit him several times in his life and try to change him for the better - with the help of Abigail Pettigrew.

And that's your lot. Goodbye!

This Christmas: Post Four

On Christmas Day itself, we will of course find ourselves watching A Christmas Carol. But did you know that we also have Strictly Come Dancing just before featuring John Barrowman? As well, obviously, comes the new Adventure Game, Shadows of the Vashta Nerada, downloadable from http://www.bbc.co.uk/ from 25th December.

Today's episode of K9 was Sirens of Ceres by Deborah Parsons. Tommorrow's will be Fear Itself, by by Everett DeRoche & Graeme Farmer.
More on the Who Christmas schedules here.

Charlie MacDonnell's Doctor Who Confidential Clips

Earlier in the year, it was announced that popular vlogger/trock band member Charlie MacDonnell would be filming his own little interview-y type clips for Confidential. They start with the Christmas Special.

This Christmas: Post Three

On Friday (Christmas Eve) Matt Smith is welcomed to The Graham Norton Show. Contains exclusive information and clips about the next day's A Christmas Carol.

Today's K9 is The Bounty Hunter, tomorrow's is Sirens of Ceres by Deborah Parsons. Don't forget that it is on a 10:00 in the morning.

More on the Doctor Who Christmas schedules here.

This Christmas: Post Two

Thursday 23rd December sees the broadcast of This Morning (ITV1) containing behind-the-scenes of Doctor Who:A Christmas Carol.

Today's episode of K9 on Channel 5 was The Korven, tomorrow's will be The Bounty Hunter by Ian MacFadyen.

More of this year's Doctor Who Christmas Scheduling here.

Advent Calendar Day Sixteen: Christmas Cards!

Open publication - Free publishing - More xmas cards

Day Eleven: Doctor Who Jigsaw: Young Kazran

Here is the next jigsaw!

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I've tried to make this one easier, 70 pieces, is it too easy or too hard? Lat me know!

A Christmas Carol - New Promo Images

The official BBC site has revealed some new promotional images for this year's Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol. They are as follows:

Any ideas?

Advent Calendar Day Five: Another Jigsaw!

I know they're not to everyone's taste, but some people I do believe like them a lot:

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Click to play. Let me know how you got on.

Advent Calendar Day Two: Christmas Jigsaw

As the second treat on my Advent Calendar, here is a new 100-piece jigsaw puzzle.

99 Dr Who: A Christmas Carol

Click on the image to start.

Here is a new cover for Radio Times, promoting the Doctor Who Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol. It depicts the Doctor, Kazran Sardick and Abigail riding on a sleigh pulled by...a flying shark?

The new Radio Times  is out on Thursday. Subscribers get it today.

What We Know About 'A Christmas Carol' from the trailer, Doctor Who 6.X

We have now seen the trailer for Doctor Who 6.X, A Christmas Carol.

In a grand building in town, a jet of jagged lightening is coming from the top of the roof. Reminds me a bit of The Vampires of Venice...

"What's so special about Christmas?" Here we can see inside the town, and with electric star-shaped lightening, it's a safe bet that this episode is set in the modern day or near future.

Then we see, for the first time, Michael Gambon (Dumbledore in the Harry Potter films), playing a character obviously based on Scrooge from A Christmas Carol (Charles Dickens).

A young boy (Vctorian clothes?) walking through an area which looks almost like an undersea base. He looks through a porthole....

Through which he sees a woman. Who could this be? This is probably a room in which people are being kept in suspended animation.

In  his firelit living room, Gambon is sleeping. We have a close-up of the fireplace, from which tumbles the Doctor. However, he doesn't look very happy.This clearly isn'tjust for fun.

Amy announces that time can be rewritten. To which Gambon replies that 'People can't!'

The boy is again in the Stasis room. Here's where it gets interesting:  a shark fin clearly passes by. Earlier this year, the SDaily Star announced that "Even the Doc gets a fright" when a flying shark appears. Everybody scoffed, but maybe for once they may be right?

The boy runs!

In a place akin to the Stasis Room, the Doctor addresses Gambon.

We see images of Amy in her policewoman costume, and Rory as a Roman. Are these flashbacks, or something more?

Next we see a load of people at a table. The room is shaking; clearly there is something going ton and they may be trying to control it.

A close-up of Zoe Tapper.

The stasis room collapses! Somebody is trapped in there...possibly the boy? Some evil-looking man watches on.

The Doctor runs around slowly. This reminds me of the Pandorica shots from The POandorica Opens.

Christmas Time can be rewritten.

The Doctor is in a stasis pod! Maybe he is trapped in there 9in the sroy's culmination. Gambon watches on. Maybe the event that the Doctor talks about is saving the Doctor's life from the pod? Another shark fin passes. Close-ups of Tapper and Gambon.

The Doctor is 'The Ghost of Christmas Past'!

A Christmas Carol - coming Christmas 2010.