Wednesday, December 18, 2013

The Doctor Regenerates in the Christmas Special, DOCTOR WHO: THE TIME OF THE DOCTOR, Premiering December 25 on BBC America

As the eleventh hour nears, a regeneration is on the horizon, but not before the Doctor (Matt Smith) and his companion, Clara (Jenna Coleman), enjoy one last adventure. This year's Doctor Who Christmas special marks the end of the Eleventh Doctor. Through his many adventures, this Doctor has rescued dinosaurs on a spaceship, married his love - River Song and encountered aliens including The Silence, Daleks, Cybermen, Weeping Angels and more. But it was his latest adventure, THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR, that effectively changed the course of his history as we know it when he and twelve versions of himself banded together to save Gallifrey from destruction. Now facing his very last adventure, the Eleventh Doctor receives a signal that brings him face-to-face with a massed force of the universe's deadliest aliens. What this signal means for his future life is unknown, but when the clock strikes twelve, the Eleventh will be no more.

Join BBC AMERICA for a full day of Doctor Who when the series takes over Christmas. Catch the TV premiere of the six-minute DOCTOR WHO prequel, THE NIGHT OF THE DOCTOR at 6 p.m. ET followed by an encore of the 50th anniversary special, THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR. Then tune-in for the world premiere of an all-new special, FAREWELL TO MATT SMITH, a retrospective look back at Matt Smith's time as the Eleventh Doctor at 8:00pm ET followed by the premiere of THE TIME OF THE DOCTOR at 9 p.m. ET.



ENCORE: THE NIGHT OF THE DOCTOR/THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR

Enjoy the television premiere of the six-minute prequel, THE NIGHT OF THE DOCTOR that leads into the 50th anniversary special. The Doctors (Matt Smith and David Tennant) embark on their greatest adventure across space and time. In 2013, something terrible is awakening in London's National Gallery; in 1562, a murderous plot is afoot in Elizabethan England; and somewhere in space an ancient battle reaches its devastating conclusion. All of reality is at stake as the Doctor's own dangerous past comes back to haunt him. The special is directed by Nick Hurran, executive produced by Steven Moffat, Faith Penhale and produced by Marcus Wilson. THE NIGHT OF THE DOCTOR and THE DAY OF THE DOCTOR airs Wednesday, December 25, 6 p.m. ET.

FAREWELL TO MATT SMITH

Bid the eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith, a fond farewell in this hour-long retrospective documentary special about DOCTOR WHO series five, six and seven - the Matt Smith Years. This compelling documentary, narrated by Alex Kingston (Doctor Who's River Song), features highlights from Smith's run with interviews from the man himself, his cast-mates, writers, producers, guest stars and famous Doctor Who fans. Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith premieres Wednesday, December 25, 8 p.m. ET.

U.S. PREMIERE

THE TIME OF THE DOCTOR

Orbiting a quiet backwater planet, the massed forces of the universe's deadliest species gather, drawn to a mysterious message that echoes out to the stars; and among them - the Doctor. Rescuing Clara from a family Christmas dinner, the Time Lord and his best friend must learn what this enigmatic signal means for his own fate and that of the universe. Orla Brady (FRINGE, MISTRESSES) guest stars as Tasha Lem. THE TIME OF THE DOCTOR premieres Wednesday, December 25, 9 p.m. ET.

DOCTOR WHO is a BBC Cymru Wales production.

1 comment:

  1. The Doctor sleeps, to rise no more
    His resting place is Trenzalore...

    The Doctor may not be the only one regenerating in the Christmas episode; The Time Of The Doctor.

    There's a youtube clip going around, that's had over 13,000 views so far, of the apparent next 'regeneration' of The Master

    who will be facing off against Capaldi in the forthcoming eighth series.

    According to several tweets by tweeter '@jamesstoker1963' The Master maybe returning for the Christmas episode and beyond.

    He's tweeted the youtube audition clip with these details:

    "I got this apparent audition clip from a youtube user account IzzyAlive (which now seems to have been deleted) who claimed: "A friend of mine in an actors co-operative agency got sent this clip with 4 others in an email that they'd been 'CC'D into when casting another show I can't mention.

    The other 3 clips were relevant to the show they were casting but this one was marked:

    'The Master DW2014' (Moff select final review clip).

    I don't know who the actor is but maybe they're going with an 'unknown' to play The Master after casting a 'known' actor in Peter Capaldi to play the 12th Doctor? I guess we'll find out soon enough"

    You can see the clip at: youtu.be/x4F4GpGTaQM

    The Bells of Trenzalore Fall Silent, My Friend
    As The Time of The Doctor Comes To An End...

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