{"id":44520,"date":"2024-01-25T17:45:55","date_gmt":"2024-01-25T16:45:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1980249"},"modified":"2024-01-25T18:19:07","modified_gmt":"2024-01-25T17:19:07","slug":"first-look-at-doctor-who-church-on-ruby-road-dvd-and-blu-ray-order-now","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/first-look-at-doctor-who-church-on-ruby-road-dvd-and-blu-ray-order-now\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at Doctor Who: Church on Ruby Road DVD and Blu-ray \u2013 order now"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> It&#8217;s time to add the most recent instalment of Doctor Who to the DVD and Blu-ray collection. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Thursday, 25 January 2024 at 16:45 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>It\u2019s almost time to own the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/\">Doctor Who<\/a> Christmas special for yourself, with the DVD and Blu-ray edition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-2023-christmas-release-date\/\">Doctor Who: Church on Ruby Road<\/a> ready to pre-order.<\/p>\n<p>But that\u2019s not all, as we have now got our first look at the cover of the physical release, with the main key art from the episode used once again \u2013 centring on Ncuti Gatwa\u2019s Doctor in front of a technicolour background.<\/p>\n<p>The special Christmas episode will be coming to DVD and Blu-ray on 12th February, but can be pre-ordered from Amazon on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0CQ8LBQP6?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"DVD\"><span class=\"external\">DVD<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/dp\/B0CQ8B8XC5?tag=radtim0b-21&amp;ascsubtag=radiotimes-0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Blu-ray\"><span class=\"external\">Blu-ray<\/span><\/a>, from HMV on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hmv.com\/Store\/Film-TV\/DVD\/Doctor-Who-The-Church-On-Ruby-Road-2023-Christmas-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no-follow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"DVD\"><span class=\"external\">DVD<\/span><\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/hmv.com\/Store\/Film-TV\/Blu-ray\/Doctor-Who-The-Church-On-Ruby-Road-2023-Christmas-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no-follow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Blu-ray\"><span class=\"external\">Blu-ray<\/span><\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/tinyurl.com\/4dffjpbv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"no-follow noopener noreferrer\" aria-label=\"Rarewaves\"><span class=\"external\">Rarewaves<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Bring home the new Doctor&#8217;s first full-length adventure! \u2728<br\/><br\/>Here&#8217;s your first look at the cover for the physical release of <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#DoctorWho<\/a>: THE CHURCH ON RUBY ROAD, coming to DVD and Blu-ray on February 12th. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9CRNST67cP\">pic.twitter.com\/9CRNST67cP<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Doctor Who (@bbcdoctorwho) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/bbcdoctorwho\/status\/1750522672180764955?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 25, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"\/>\n<p>The Christmas special aired on Christmas Day and starred Ncuti Gatwa as the Doctor, joined by Millie Gibson as new companion Ruby Sunday and also featuring Davina McCall, Michelle Greenidge and Angela Wynter.<\/p>\n<p>The official logline for the episode from the BBC reads: \u201cLong ago, on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, Ruby Sunday meets the Doctor, goblins, stolen babies and, perhaps, the secret of her birth.\u201d<\/p> <p>Speaking about the episode to the BBC, showrunner and writer Russell T Davies commented at the time: \u201cFrom day one in this job, I wanted Doctor Who back on Christmas Day! And with Ncuti, Millie, Davina and the Goblin King, I hope it\u2019s a feast for all the family!\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-15-lewis-cornay-cast-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who adds West End actor to cast for season 15<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ncuti-gatwa-varada-sethu-filming-newsupdate\/\">Doctor Who\u2019s Ncuti Gatwa and Varada Sethu spotted filming<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As for the upcoming season of Doctor Who, we can expect it to return to our screens this May, but there\u2019s already much fanfare surrounding the <em>next\u00a0<\/em>next season of the sci-fi series, with filming seemingly going on in Penarth and Leominster this week.<\/p>\n<p>From pictures of the production, fans could see Ncuti Gatwa and new companion <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-varada-sethu-profile-age-instagram\/\">Varada Sethu<\/a> shooting an American diner-set scene, with it recently being reported that Sethu has been cast in season 15, replacing Gibson as the Doctor\u2019s companion.<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"fb7389ad55fc240779aeb8aa295328002cc9486c\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"fb7389ad55fc240779aeb8aa295328002cc9486c\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p><strong>Doctor Who will return in May. 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