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BBC reportedly scraps Doctor Who Christmas Special in favour of New Year

November 4, 2018 by Gary Collinson

It’s been an annual fixture since the series was relaunched back in 2005, but according to a report from The Mirror is to be believed, there’ll be no Doctor Who Special for fans to unwrap this Christmas Day.

According to The Mirror, Doctor Who bosses have “run out” of Yuletide storylines – but will instead air an hour-long special at the New Year which will see Jodie Whittaker’s Time Lord and her companions welcoming in 2019.

“We seem to be filming 11 episodes, and it’s only a series of 10,” new showrunner Chris Chibnall revealed at the San Diego Comic-Con this past summer. “I would definitely think there’s another episode after the end of the series.”

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The tenth and final episode of Doctor Who’s currently eleventh series is set to air on December 9th. As yet, there’s been no confirmation from the BBC that the special will skip Christmas, but with the holiday season fast approaching it’s surely only a matter of time until we get some official news.

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About Gary Collinson

Gary Collinson is Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Flickering Myth. He is a film, television and digital content writer and producer, whose work includes the gothic horror feature The Baby in the Basket and the suspense thriller Death Among the Pines. He is also the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.

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