This Christmas tree has really given Amy Pond a scare,
Could that angel decoration really be watching her...?

Willy Phantom, 19th December 2015

The 100-page Doctor Who Magazine Yearbook 2016 has been released with all-new material, including exclusive interviews with stars Michelle Gomez (Missy), Ingrid Oliver (Osgood), showrunner Steven Moffat, writers Mark Gatiss and Sarah Dollard, producer Derek Ritchie and directors Daniel O’Hara and Edward Bazalgette.

Elsewhere in the issue, Peter Capaldi shares his memories of the extraordinary photoshoot on Abbey Road, there is a look behind the scenes at November’s Doctor Who Festival and the magazine pays tribute to the Doctor Who luminaries who passed away in 2015.

Editor Marcus Hearn said Doctor Who Magazine: The 2016 Yearbook is out on Thursday 17 December, priced £5.99 (UK) and $11.99 (US).

The Doctor thinks bow ties are cool,
And wishes us a happy yule.

Willy Phantom, 18th December 2015

If you get hit by a snowball but nobody's in sight,
It may be the Silence trying to give you a festive fright.

Willy Phantom, 17th December 2015

Wednesday sees the publication of The Tenth Doctor Vol. 3: The Fountains of Forever, written by Nick Abadzis with art from Elena Casagrande, Eleonora Carlini, Rachael Stott and Leonardo Romero.

It looks like the Master is feeling a little miffed,
I don't think he's happy with his Christmas gift...

Willy Phantom, 16th December 2015

We've all heard of Dasher, Dancer and Vixen,
But never forget Donna and Blitzen...

Willy Phantom, 15th December 2015

Doctor Who: Hell Bent had an official consolidated rating of 6.17 million viewers.

The rating issued by the Broadcasters' Audience Research Board, or BARB, includes all those who watched the programme within one week of transmission. It does not include those watching online via iPlayer

Doctor Who was the 10th most watched programme on BBC Television, and 4th overall on Saturday, again overtaking Pointless Celebrities.

The episode finished at 29th in the weekly chart.

Strictly Come Dancing topped the ratings for the week with 11.93 million viewers. Once again the top ten was dominated by the latest series of I'm a Celebrity, Get me Out of Here taking seven of the top ten places.

Although Mickey's gun doesn't look particularly light,
It looks like he's ready for any snowball fight.

Willy Phantom, 14th December 2015

A number of regions have now confirmed the time of broadcast for this year's Christmas special, The Husbands of River Song:

The Husbands of River Song: Known Broadcast Details
United Kingdom	BBC One	Fri 25 Dec 2015	5:15pm
United States of America	BBC America	Fri 25 Dec 2015	9:00pm EST	(2:00am GMT) [tbc]
Canada	SPACE	Fri 25 Dec 2015	9:00pm EST	(2:00am GMT)
Asia Pacific	BBC Entertainment	Sat 26 Dec 2015	10:00am SGT	(2:00am GMT)
New Zealand	PRIME	Sat 26 Dec 2015	7:35pm NZDT	(6:35am GMT)
Australia	ABC	Sat 26 Dec 2015	7:30pm AEDT	(8:30am GMT)
South Africa	BBC First	Sat 26 Dec 2015	6:00pm SAST
Europe (Benelux)	BBC First	Sat 26 Dec 2015	8:05pm CET
United Kingdom	BBC Two	Tue 29 Dec 2015	2:50am	(British Signed Language)
Finland	YLE2	Sun 3 Jan 2016	7:10pm EET
Germany	FOX	Thu 28 Jan 2016	9:00pm CET	(dubbed into German)

Of the other channels which have been showing Series 9 this year, FX in India reach Hell Bent on the 20th December, but whether they intend to broadcast The Husbands of River Song the following weekend is unknown at present (this was later confirmed to be the 27th at 11:00pm local time); similarly, Denmark's DR3 are expected to complete Series 9 in early January, and may well show the Christmas special afterwards.



FRANCE4 in France will kick off Series 9 on 26th December; RAI4 in Italy is also expected to show the series in the next few weeks. Both channels will be dubbed into their respective languages.