{"id":26703,"date":"2022-12-07T13:28:54","date_gmt":"2022-12-07T12:28:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1751794"},"modified":"2022-12-07T15:07:37","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T14:07:37","slug":"doctor-who-boss-announces-return-of-christmas-special-for-2024","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-boss-announces-return-of-christmas-special-for-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who boss announces return of Christmas special for 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 07 December 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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It\u2019s been an exciting year for Doctor Who<\/a> fans. David Tennant is back, rebranded as Fourteen, for the show\u2019s\u00a060th anniversary<\/a> and Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson (who plays his companion Ruby Sunday) are already\u00a0filming the new season<\/a>, helmed by Russel T Davies.<\/p>\n

And now, returning showrunner Davies has revealed he has also been working on Christmas specials in the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor the first time ever, I\u2019m writing a Christmas Special\u2026 at Christmas!\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

He also added that there would be at least two specials: one in 2023, which has already been written, and one in 2024.<\/p>\n

He explained: \u201cThe 2023 script has been long since signed-off. The new one is for end-of-year 2024!\u201d<\/p>

It\u2019s exciting news, even if it will be a long while yet before we see the episodes on screen. To be exact, there will be 13 months between the series\u2019s last episode, Power of the Doctor<\/a> (Jodie Whittaker\u2019s swan song), and Tennant\u2019s return for the 60th anniversary.<\/p>\n

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Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in Doctor Who<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Davies addressed the extensive gap himself, saying:\u00a0\u201cIt takes a while to get the empire in shape, but that\u2019s a serious plan: annual Doctor Who, no gap years, lots of content, on and on.\u201d<\/p>\n

You can read the full interview in the latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s DWM 585! Available from branches of WH Smith and selected supermarkets from tomorrow, Thursday 7 December. Available to order online from https:\/\/t.co\/5X41AzWG6m<\/a> while stocks last (UK, Ireland and Gibraltar only). #DrWho<\/a> #DoctorWho<\/a> #Daleks<\/a> #RTD<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/fs4hiWTalo<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who Magazine (@DWMtweets) December 7, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote>