While children wait for Santa to deliver gifts, Whovians are looking forward to the travels of a different visitor. His vehicle is not exactly powered by reindeer, and if you’re going to leave out a treat – make sure it’s fish fingers and custard.
That’s right, it’s Christmas and for sci fi nerds that means a brand new Doctor Who special. We might seem eager to rip open gifts early on Christmas, but that’s only because the Series 6 marathon starts at 8am on 12/25 and yes, we must watch it again. For the 11th time.
And if we seem a little cranky, please forgive us, because we didn’t get much sleep in between the Christmas Eve programs featuring the 10th and 11th Doctors and waking up on Christmas morn. You see, ’twas the night before Christmas and even the mice wanted to watch David Tennant on The Nerdist at 9pm and Matt Smith ham it up with Graham Norton at 10pm.
The best gift you can give us is Silence at 9pm on Christmas day. That’s when the Christmas special airs on BBC America. If this all seems a bit obsessive, please just let it be. Resistance is futile, because the Christmas special is a fixed point in time. It can’t be changed and it must be watched.
Christmas Eve
12:00am The End of Time (2009 Christmas Special, 2010 New Year’s Day Special) – The end of the 10th Doctor, introduction of the 11th Doctor
3:00am The Next Doctor (2008 Christmas Special) – A mysterious alternate Time Lord shows up calling himself The Doctor
4:00am Voyage of the Damned (2007 Christmas Special) – The TARDIS collides with a spaceship called the Titanic. Kylie Minogue guest stars as a waitress named Astrid, who is the Doctor’s companion for the special.
5:00am The Christmas Invasion (2005 Christmas Special) – Introduction of David Tennant as the 10th Doctor, who lies in a coma-like state while the earth is threatened by the Sycorax
6:00am The Next Doctor (2008 Christmas Special) - A mysterious alternate Time Lord shows up calling himself The Doctor
7:00am The End of Time (2009 Christmas Special, 2010 New Year’s Day Special) - The end of the 10th Doctor, introduction of the 11th Doctor
10:00am Doctor Who at the Proms – Special live performance of Doctor Who score music featuring the London Philharmonic Choir, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, conductor Ben Foster, conductor Grant Llewellyn. Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill host.
1:00pm Best of the Companions – Clip show featuring comedians and celebrities talking about their favorite Doctor Who companions and moments.
2:00pm Best of the Monsters – Clip show about the evil villains the Doctor has fought
3:00pm Best of the Doctor – Clip show featuring the best moments of you know Who
4:00pm The End of Time (2009 Christmas Special, 2010 New Year’s Day Special) - The end of the 10th Doctor, introduction of the 11th Doctor
7:00pm A Christmas Carol (2010 Christmas Special) – Christmases of past, present and future are visited time-travel style a la Doctor Who
8:00pm Best of the Christmas Specials – Clip show about, well, you can pretty much guess at this point, right?
9:00pm The Nerdist: Year in Review – David Tennant makes an appearance on the holiday edition of the talk show hosted by Whovian Chris Hardwick
10:00pm The Graham Norton Show: Christmas Special – Matt Smith is a guest
Christmas Day
12:30am Best of the Christmas specials - Clip show of great Doctor Who Christmas special moments
1:30am The Nerdist: Year in Review – David Tennant is a guest
2:30am The Graham Norton Show: Christmas Special – Matt Smith is a guest
4:00am Best of the Christmas specials – Clip show of great Doctor Who Christmas special moments
5:00am A Christmas Carol (2010 Christmas Special) - Christmases of past, present and future are visited time-travel style a la Doctor Who
6:00am The Christmas Invasion (2005 Christmas Special) – Introduction of David Tennant as the 10th Doctor, who lies in a coma-like state while the earth is threatened by the Sycorax
7:00am The Runaway Bride (2006 Christmas Special) – Introduction of Donna Noble, who is mysteriously transported to the TARDIS on her wedding day.
——-SERIES 6 MARATHON BEGINS——
8:00am The Impossible Astronaut and Day of the Moon Series 6, Episodes 1 & 2
10:00am Curse of the Black Spot Series 6, Episode 3
11:00am The Doctor’s Wife Series 6, Episode 4
12noon Rebel Flesh and The Almost People Series 6, Episodes 5&6
2:00pm A Good Man Goes to War Series 6, Episode 7
3:00pm Let’s Kill Hitler Series 6, Episode 8
4:00pm Night Terrors Series 6, Episode 9
5:00pm The Girl Who Waited Series 6, Episode 10
6:00pm The God Complex Series 6, Episode 11
7:00pm Closing Time Series 6, Episode 12
8:00pm The Wedding of River Song Series 6, Episode 13
——–END OF SERIES 6 MARATHON——-
9:00pm NEW: The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011 Christmas Special) – Doctor Who’s take on the C.S. Lewis classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
10:20pm Best of the Christmas Specials - Clip show of great Doctor Who Christmas special moments
11:20pm The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011 Christmas Special) – Doctor Who’s take on the C.S. Lewis classic, The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
Monday, December 26, 2011
12:40am The Nerdist: Year in Review – David Tennant is a guest
1:40pm The Doctor, the Widow and the Wardrobe (2011 Christmas Special) – Christmases of past, present and future are visited time-travel style a la Doctor Who
3:00am Best of the Christmas Specials - Clip show of great Doctor Who Christmas special moments
4:00am A Christmas Special (2010 Christmas Special) - Christmases of past, present and future are visited time-travel style a la Doctor Who
5:00am The Christmas Invasion (2005 Christmas Special) - Introduction of David Tennant as the 10th Doctor, who lies in a coma-like state while the earth is threatened by the Sycorax
Check out my guide to watching Doctor Who (both old and new series) in order on Netflix.
