Doctor Who is reportedly in talks with BBC bosses to bring back the show\u2019s Christmas Day slot, which was scrapped back in 2017.<\/p>\n
According to TV Zone<\/a>, incoming showrunner Davies is leading conversations between the Doctor Who production team and the BBC to begin an annual run of Christmas specials from 2023 onwards.<\/p>\n These specials would reportedly follow on from those set to feature Tennant and Tate, who\u2019ll be reprising their roles as the iconic Time Lord and his companion Donna Noble.<\/p>\n The BBC declined to comment on the matter when approached by RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n Doctor Who regularly returned for a Christmas Day special throughout Davies and Steven Moffat\u2019s eras as showrunners, from 2005 up until 2017, which was the last time we saw the TARDIS on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n Since then, the BBC One show has filmed New Year\u2019s Day specials featuring the Thirteenth Doctor, played by Jodie Whittaker.<\/p>\n The move to New Year\u2019s didn\u2019t come as a huge surprise, after previous showrunner Moffat hinted at the time of the 2017 Christmas special that the team were running out of festive ideas<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI sort of think we might have mined and possibly over-mined every single thing we could about Christmas in Doctor Who and the last time we more or less ignored it,\u201d he told RadioTimes.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Russell T Davies will be returning to the show for its 60th anniversary in 2023, and will also be introducing the next Doctor \u2013 Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>.<\/p> Doctor Who<\/a>\u00a0is available to stream on\u00a0BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0Radio Times podcast<\/a> with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/body><\/html>\n By Lauren Morris Published: Thursday, 11 August 2022 at 12:00 am While Jodie Whittaker is yet to say goodbye to Doctor Who, fans can\u2019t wait for the 60th anniversary \u2013 and it\u2019s rumoured that Russell T Davies, David Tennant and Catherine Tate may not be the only staples returning to the show. 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