The BBC has released a promotional image of the new TARDIS interior which will be seen in The Snowmen on Christmas Day.

The BBC have released a new minisode to lead into the Christmas adventure The Snowmen: Vastra Investigates catches up with the Paternoster Gang as one mystery is solved and another begins ...



The official BBC website has character backgrounds for Vastra, Jenny and Strax.

The BBC have announced that The Snowmen will feature a new arrangement of the Doctor Who theme tune, which will accompany a revamped opening title sequence:

BBC America have released a new trailer for The Snowmen, featuring a number of different clips to the original that aired on BBC One this week:

The Graham Norton Show:

BBC America have also announced that the festive edition of The Graham Norton Show that will feature Matt Smith as a guest will be broadcast immediately after The Snowmen has aired on Christmas Day. The episode will have its premiere in the United Kingdom on Friday 21st December at 10:35pm, with Matt sharing the sofa alongside comedians Billy Connolly and Jennifer Saunders, and award-winning movie star Dustin Hoffman.

BBC Books have announced the release of a second Doctor Who ebook. The story, written by Justin Richards, is set prior to the events of this year’s Christmas special, The Snowmen, and features Madame Vastra, Jenny and Strax.

BBC Books’ second digital-only Doctor Who adventure (the first being The Angel's Kiss) will be published on 18 December 2012.

The BBC have now released a new trailer for this Christmas's episode, The Snowmen.

Doctor Who Magazine have confirmed that the current series of Doctor Who will return to BBC One in April next year, though it is too early for a specific date and time to be revealed.

Though a series (and specials) of Doctor Who will often premiere on an Easter Weekend, this isn't always the case, and next year Easter Sunday falls on 31st March 2013.


Meanwhile, we still have Doctor Who's Christmas Special The Snowmen to look forward to in less than two weeks

The BBC have released a further two interviews with stars of the Christmas Special, The Snowmen, as part of their Adventure Calendar. The short videos are with Richard E Grant, who plays Dr Simeon, and Dan Starkey who reprises his role as the Sontaran Strax.

Other interviews:

The Radio Times features the eponymous Snowman by Raymond Briggs on its cover for this year's legendary Christmas double issue; inside, however, it does feature interviews with Doctor Who's stars Matt Smith and Jenna-Louise Coleman about their similarly named The Snowmen!

Smith also discusses his plans to stay with the series for 2013 and its fiftieth anniversary - and how his mother doesn't want him to give up the role! Talking about the influences on his Doctor, the actor said:

Meanwhile, BBC America conducted an online Q&A with the duo during a promotional visit to the United States last weekend, featuring questions that were submitted by the Tumblr community and answered via their official Doctor Who page.

Entertainment Weekly have also recently interviewed Jenna, during which she discussed getting the role, and how she dealt with the two characters Oswin and Clara.

The first trailer for Doctor Who was broadcast on BBC One this evening - of sorts!

A brief teaser of the series logo appeared just before Merlin and after Casualty, promising the show for Christmas Day at 5:15pm - the first official confirmation on television of when The Snowmen will be broadcast.

The Radio Times preview of The Snowmen has revealed another very familiar special guest star will feature within the festive adventure.