{"id":41139,"date":"2023-12-05T18:48:26","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T17:48:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1939458"},"modified":"2023-12-05T20:35:14","modified_gmt":"2023-12-05T19:35:14","slug":"doctor-whos-christmas-special-will-be-complete-reinvention","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-christmas-special-will-be-complete-reinvention\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Christmas special will be \u201ccomplete reinvention\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Russell T Davies teased what to expect from Ncuti Gatwa&#8217;s Christmas Day special. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Lidia Molina-Whyte\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 05 December 2023 at 17:48 PM<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <div class=\"editor-content mb-lg hidden-print js-piano-preview-content\" data-placement=\"Body\">\n<p>With the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> Christmas Day special fast approaching, details of what to expect from the sci-fi\u2019s new era are beginning to emerge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-confirmed-newsupdate\/\">The Church on Ruby Road<\/a> will properly introduce audiences to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-representation-enriches-newsupdate\/\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a>\u2018s much-awaited Time Lord. He\u2019ll be joined by new companion Ruby Sunday, played by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-millie-gibson-first-look-christmas-newsupdate\/\">Millie Gibson<\/a>, with the BBC revealing the pair will be up against \u201cmythical and mysterious goblins\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Returning showrunner Russell T Davies has been careful not to reveal too many details \u2013 a move that paid off in the most recent 60th anniversary special, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-wild-blue-yonder\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wild Blue Yonder<\/a>. However, he did tease what\u2019s to come for the new leads during a recent chat with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/sfx-magazine-new-issue\/\">SFX magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"editor-content mb-lg hidden-print js-piano-locked-content\" data-placement=\"Body\">\n<div class=\"ad-placement-inline--2\">\u201cIt\u2019s completely a reinvention. Reinvention of the show, brand new, but not a reboot, it\u2019s the same old show, everything starts again, everything\u2019s seen through the eyes of Ruby Sunday and it\u2019s that lovely feeling of here we go, a new era beginning,\u201d he said.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>Read more<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"standard-card-new__article-title qa-card-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-special-time-slot-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who Christmas special time slot confirmed by BBC<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-giggle-characters-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who unveils first look at new characters in The Giggle<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>He also said the episode \u201ckind of goes into territory we\u2019ve never touched before\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn many ways that\u2019s more\u2026 fresher than special two. We\u2019ve never done this before,\u201d he added. As if we weren\u2019t excited enough already\u2026<\/p>\n<p>You can read the full interview in the latest issue of SFX magazine.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson are on the cover of SFX 373, which comes with great Doctor Who gifts: a poster, 2 art cards &amp; a bookmark. Also inside: Rebel Moon, Wonka, A Ghost Story For Christmas and more! <br\/>More info: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/TuuKLP2m2A\">https:\/\/t.co\/TuuKLP2m2A<\/a><br\/>Buy online: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QpMIfL80UW\">https:\/\/t.co\/QpMIfL80UW<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HzKtvz58sn\">pic.twitter.com\/HzKtvz58sn<\/a><\/p>\u2014 SFX magazine (@SFXmagazine) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SFXmagazine\/status\/1731978546388599003?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 5, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/> <p><strong>Doctor Who\u2019s third 60th anniversary special The Giggle airs at 6:30pm on Saturday 9th December on BBC One and BBC iPlayer.\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Previous episodes are available on BBC iPlayer and\u00a0<\/strong><strong>on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" title=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. 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