Christmas and Doctor Who are inextricably linked. And now, with the return of showrunner Russell T Davies kickstarting a brave new era for our heroic Gallifreyan wanderer, we’re getting our first proper Doctor Who Christmas special since 2017: The Church on Ruby Road. But what makes Christmas and Doctor Who such a good fit?
“I think … family!” says Ncuti Gatwa, the man playing the newest incarnation of the Doctor. “Doctor Who, Christmas … They’re both institutions that revolve around family, and coming together. They just go hand in hand. I mean, it’s Christmas Day, you get to sit down with your family, watch Doctor Who and go on an adventure. An adventure through time and space with a crazy man in a box!”
