{"id":42364,"date":"2023-12-22T14:54:03","date_gmt":"2023-12-22T13:54:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1951003"},"modified":"2023-12-22T19:14:07","modified_gmt":"2023-12-22T18:14:07","slug":"doctor-who-unveils-new-footage-of-2023-christmas-special","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-unveils-new-footage-of-2023-christmas-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who unveils new footage of 2023 Christmas special"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It&#8217;s nearly here! <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Louise Griffin\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 22 December 2023 at 13:54 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> <p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-release-date\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> Christmas episode is nearly here and we\u2019ve been treated to some new footage from the epic upcoming special.<\/p>\n<p>Airing on Christmas Day, the special will see<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/ncuti-gatwa-profile-age-instagram-explained\/\"> Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s<\/a> Fifteenth Doctor meet new companion Ruby Sunday, played by Millie Gibson, with the pair encountering a horde of menacing goblins.<\/p>\n<p>New footage of the episode has been released in a new trailer, showing some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-goblin-song-singer-exclusive-newsupdate\/\">troublesome goblins<\/a> hissing at Ruby, a glimpse at Doctor and Ruby\u2019s first meeting and the pair hanging off a ladder in the sky \u2013 plus the Doctor seemingly jumping off a roof.<\/p>\n<p>Hey, it was never going to be smooth sailing with meddling goblins around!<\/p>\n<p>The Christmas special will also introduce new <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-christmas-2023-cast-characters\/\">Doctor Who cast<\/a> members who are joining the fray \u2013 Anita Dobson as Mrs Flood, Michelle Greenidge as Carla Sunday and Angela Wynter as Cherry Sunday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">What can you expect from <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a> on Christmas Day? \ud83d\udc40\ud83c\udf84 Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson have the answers! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SfYM2KwVJ5\">pic.twitter.com\/SfYM2KwVJ5<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1738167502767538537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 22, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>Plus, the special will mark a new era of the show. Returning showrunner Russell T Davies previously told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gamesradar.com\/uk\/sfx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">SFX<\/a> of the Christmas caper: \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<\/p>\n<p>He also said the episode \u201ckind of goes into territory we\u2019ve never touched before\u201d.<\/p> <p>After the Christmas special, Gatwa and Gibson will return for their first full season in 2024 and we\u2019ve already got some clues about what that will feature, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-beatles-newsupdate\/\">a visit to the Beatles in 1963<\/a> and a Regency era episode.<\/p>\n<p>We can\u2019t wait!<\/p>\n<div class=\"post__content\">\n<div class=\"editor-content mb-lg hidden-print js-piano-locked-content\" data-placement=\"Body\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who will return for The Church on Ruby Road on BBC One at 5:55pm on Christmas Day.\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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