The anticipated Christmas episode<\/a> will be airing on the big day itself, bringing with it goblins, a new companion and just a snippet of what\u2019s to come in the upcoming season.<\/p>\n Revealing more about what\u2019s in store for his Doctor, Gatwa spoke to Zoe Ball this morning (Wednesday 13th December) on her BBC Radio 2 breakfast show<\/a> about the role.<\/p>\n The actor revealed that he\u2019s feeling \u201cvery happy\u201d with the reaction to the final 60th anniversary episode so far, but that \u201cit\u2019s a lot to wrap my head around\u201d.<\/p>\n When asked about landing the part of the Doctor, Gatwa said: \u201cIt just was a magical adventure [\u2026] it feels very mad to be here.\u201d<\/p>\n Ball asked Gatwa about what he tried doing differently in the role, with the star revealing: \u201cI guess I didn\u2019t try to do anything specific. I was like, I can only really bring myself, because the Doctor is just everything and each person that\u2019s played the Doctor has been everything and has been amazing.<\/p>\n \u201cI guess they\u2019ve just been themselves, and that\u2019s what I have just tried to do. He\u2019s a bit mischievous, though. I guess he\u2019s a bit flirty, he\u2019s a bit cheeky, a bit mischievous.\u201d<\/p> The Christmas episode will be the first episode with Gatwa\u2019s Doctor fully at the helm, after the surprise bi-generation with David Tennant<\/a>\u2018s Fourteenth Doctor.<\/p>\n The special, entitled The Church on Ruby Road, will see the Doctor meet his new companion Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson) for the first time, and the pair are seemingly confronted by an army of angry goblins.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n Speaking previously about what\u2019s to come in the anticipated Christmas outing, returning showrunner Russell T Davies said (via SFX magazine<\/a>): \u201cIt\u2019s completely a reinvention. Reinvention of the show, brand new, but not a reboot \u2013 it\u2019s the same old show \u2013 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<\/p>\n He also mentioned that the episode \u201ckind of goes into territory we\u2019ve never touched before\u201d, adding: \u201cIn many ways that\u2019s more\u2026 fresher than special two. We\u2019ve never done this before.\u201d<\/p> ![\"The](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/12\/458383-ab105be.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"458383,Doctor")
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