Merry Christmas!

Doctor Who Annual obtained. Going back to the storybook format to an extent, with two longish illustrated stories as well as episode featurettes.

DWM Yearbook on the way.

Warren Ellis suggests...

Remember that time in the early 80s when Kate Bush, the BBC Radiophonic Workshop and Cranes collaborated on a Christmas song for a Doctor Who episode where everyone was heartbroken and lost in an infinite snowdrift on a planet that orbited the afterlife? Well, that’s because it never happened, but this is the fugue delusion I sank into on the fourth replay of this wonderful little winter piece by Jodie Lowther, currently available as a free/pay-what-you-want stream/download. Lovely sound to come home to.

I can see exactly what he means.

Paul Cornell's Twelve Blogs Of Christmas

And today... a Doctor Who Christmas story by Juliet E. McKenna, unseen for fifteen years because it features the Doctor meeting Charles Dickens.

Bertha von Suttner

Bertha von Suttner was the first woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, on this day in 1905.

Suttner is perhaps best known for writing the anti-war novel Lay Down Your Arms, which was first published in 1889 and explores the impact of conflict on women.

Trailer 2

Fewer Cybermen than you might expect in the new trailer released on Cyber Monday...

Advent(ure) calendar

Meanwhile on my main blog, Christmassy ideas.

Bow ties are cool

The first new series trailer for the anniversary brings us the Doctor in a tux!

Also, Cybermen and stuff.

Guest stars

One-time Doctor Sir Lenny Henry, Stephen Fry, Goran Visnjic (recently in Timeless) possibly as Tesla so check that historical character off the list...

Museo del Prado

The 200th anniversary of the Madrid art museum, home to over a thousand works on its walls and far more in its collection. Plenty to see and do, and possible ideas for times to travel to...

A Doctor Who idea from Dan Slott

(Dan Slott, writer of the Marvel Silver Surfer run that the most Whovian thing of that year.)

Here on Twitter

What's one controversial thing that you would do if you were the show the runner of #DoctorWho for a series?

The Doctor stops the Master from his latest doomsday scheme... but both are caught in the resulting blast.

2 regenerated beings emerge, their clothes burnt beyond recognition.

Both claim (or believe) they're the Doctor.

We don't let the viewers know till the end of the season.

23rd of November

The anniversary... and apparently the next trailer! Or something!

Guess who's back...

No, who, not Who. Pictures from filming show... well, adding the label would be a spoiler.

The Doctor is a doctor

Sheffield Hallam University presents honorary doctorates to Jodie Whittaker, Chris Chibnall, and more, honouring the cast and crew.

Doctor Who Magazine at 40

Many happy returns!

Mission To The Unknown

Mission To The Unknown can be known again!