Saturday 18 December 2010

Christmas 2010 Television/Radio Coverage (UK)

This is a summary of programming across British Television and Radio over the 2010 festive period that had a connection with Doctor Who, with links to where they may be found online when available.

It was updated up to the end of 2010.

UK Broadcast Schedule
Sun 12 Dec 9:00-10:00am The Andrew Marr Show Catherine Tate appeared on the show to talk about her new play, Seasons Greetings, at the National Theatre; the segment began with a clip from The Runaway Bride and a chat about Daleks.
(clip available from BBC News)
Mon 13 Dec ~7:50am, ~8:55am BBC Breakfast Alison Graham (tv critic) appeared on Breakfast to discuss programmes coming up over Christmas, including Doctor Who - a clip from the episode teaser was shown.
Mon 13 Dec 8:00-8:30pm University Challenge A accidental Who connection when the answer to the home of the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Switzerland was given as Davros instead of Davos!
(programme on BBC iplayer (3:38) until 20 Dec)
Tue 14 Dec ~5:10pm Newsround A brief new clip of A Christmas Carol was shown during the afternoon show, plus a brief interview with Matt Smith by the BBC TV Centre police box.
(clip available from BBC Newsround)
Tue 14 Dec ~6:50pm Wales Today A report on a visit by Katherine Jenkins to her old primary school for a special viewing of A Christmas Carol
(report and extended interview available from BBC Wales News)
Wed 15 Dec ~10:30am The Wright Stuff Sunday Mirror critic Kevin O Sullivan reviews the Christmas Special.
(review on Demand Five (54:45) until 22 Dec)
Thu 16 Dec ~11:45am This Morning Paul Ross reviews the Christmas Special.
(review on ITVPlayer (01:00:07) until 23 Dec)
Fri 17 Dec 5:00-6:00pm The Alan Titchmarsh Show Katherine Jenkins appears as a guest on the show.
(segment on ITVPlayer (06:30) until 15 Jan)
Fri 17 Dec 7:30-8:00pm Mastermind "In Doctor Who what is the name of the Doctor's companion played by Karen Gillan who first meets her as a young girl and feeds him a meal of fish-fingers and custard?"
(available on BBC iplayer (17:16) until 24 Dec)
Fri 17 Dec 10:00-10:30pm
[repeat]
Never Mind The Buzzcocks Doctor Who Special - David Tennant hosts a Time Lord-themed special. Joining team captains Phill Jupitus and Noel Fielding are Doctor Who stars Bernard Cribbins and Catherine Tate, plus Jamie Cullen and DJ Jo Whiley.
(available on BBC iplayer until 24 Dec)
Sat 18 Dec 10:00-10:35am K9 1. Regeneration - Whilst Starkey and Jorjie are trying to escape the police, they take refuge in a detached house, where they stumble across a robotic dog.
(available on Demand 5 until 17 Jan)
Sat 18 Dec 1:00-2:00pm Kent's Best A roundup of stories from the week, including Tuesday's item with Dominic King previewing the Doctor Who Christmas special.
(available on BBC iplayer until 25 Dec)
Sun 19 Dec 11:10-11:45am K9 2. Liberation - Having been 'tagged' by Jixen slime, Starkey is in hiding from the Department and the Jixen warrior who survived K9's blast.
(available on Demand 5 until 18 Jan)
Sun 19 Dec ~6:30pm Top 100 Toys Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour countdown of the nation's favourite toys and games. From Action Man to Yahtzee and from Barbie to Trivial Pursuit, inventors and toy-makers tell the inside stories of their creations and success. And to fully explain the impact of these toys and games, the children of yesteryear - today's celebrities, authors, actors and journalists - reveal exactly what it was that made them love a particular toy. The shortlist of 100 toys was selected by a panel of industry experts and the final countdown decided by a Channel 4 online vote.
#87 was the Cyberman voice changing helmet
(available on 4od (19:40) until 19 Jan)
Mon 20 Dec 9:45-10:20am K9 3. The Korven - K9 and the team are called into action when Professor Gryffen is abducted by a mind-sucking alien called the Korven.
(available on Demand 5 until 19 Jan)
Mon 20 Dec 6:00-6:30pm Celebrity Eggheads Can a team from Doctor Who featuring Colin Baker, Katy Manning, Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson and John Leeson triumph over the general knowledge Goliaths and win the cash prize for their charity or will it go to the Children in Need appeal?
(available on BBC iplayer until 27 Dec)
Mon 20 Dec 7:15-7:30pm
[repeat]
Front Row Review of Christmas Television, including Doctor Who.
(available on BBC iplayer (12:45) until 31 Dec)
Mon 20 Dec 7:30-8:00pm
[repeat]
Mastermind "In Doctor Who what is the name of the Doctor's companion played by Karen Gillan who first meets her as a young girl and feeds him a meal of fish-fingers and custard?"
(available on BBC iplayer (17:16) until 24 Dec)
Tue 21 Dec 9:35-10:10am K9 4. The Bounty Hunter - K9 becomes confused about his memory loss when an alien bounty hunter arrives and teams up with an evil Department inspector called Drake.
(available on Demand 5 until 20 Jan)
Tue 21 Dec from 5:30pm BBC Red Button Follow internet sensation and video blogger Charlie McDonnell as he gives you an exclusive insight behind the scenes of A Christmas Carol and watch out for some extra special festive treats along the way. Check back each day at 6pm for the latest update from Charlie.
available on the BBC red button service throughout the rest of the week at various times:
  • Sky Digital: 21st 5:30pm - 22nd 6:00am; 22nd 5:30pm - 25th 11:59pm
  • Freeview: 21st 5:30pm - 11:00pm, 11:40pm - 22nd 5:50am; 22nd 5:30pm - 23rd 6:20am; 23rd 5:30pm-7:45pm; 24th 4:10am - 5:50am, 5:30pm - 8:15pm, 11:25pm - 25th 5:50am; 25th 3:10pm - 11:00pm
  • Tue 21 Dec 10:35-11:55pm Imagine 6. Ray Davies - Imaginary Man. At almost the very end of the programme there is a brief clip from Four To Doomsday!
    (available on BBC iplayer (1:13:32) until 28 Dec)
    Wed 22 Dec 8:11am Daybreak Preview for A Christmas Carol
    Wed 22 Dec 9:35-10:10am K9 5. Sirens of Ceres - Drake uses a strange alien substance on a group of school children in an experiment to gain control of the population. When Jorjie stumbles across the plan, K9 and Starkey must find and destroy the devices.
    (available on Demand 5 until 21 Jan)
    Thu 23 Dec ~8:37am BBC Breakfast In a pre-recorded interview, Matt Smith and Karen Gillan chat about A Christmas Carol.
    (clip available from BBC News
    Thu 23 Dec 9:40-10:15am K9 6. Fear Itself - The robotic canine discovers an alien consciousness that causes it to feel fear for the first time.
    (available on Demand 5 until 22 Jan)
    Thu 23 Dec ~11:30am This Morning Alison Hammond goes behind the scenes on A Christmas Carol
    (segment on ITVPlayer (45:36) until 30 Dec)
    Fri 24 Dec 8:00-9:00am Top 10s of 2010 The Doctor and his assistant - Matt Smith and Karen Gillan - pick their favourite tracks of 2010.
    (available on BBC iplayer until 31 Dec)
    Fri 24 Dec 10:00-10:35am K9 7. The Fall of the House of Gryffen - Gryffen begins to believe his family has returned.
    (available on Demand 5 until 23 Jan)
    Fri 24 Dec 4:20-7:25pm
    [repeat]
    Top 100 Toys Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour countdown of the nation's favourite toys and games.
    #87 was the Cyberman voice changing helmet
    (available on 4od (19:40) until 19 Jan)
    Fri 24 Dec 6:15-6:30pm 15 Minute Musicals The Regeneration Game - a musical written by Richie Webb in the style of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, featuring a character called Doctor Bruce. The show, which spoofs both Bruce Forsyth and Doctor Who, also incorporates a singing Dalek, voiced by Dave Lamb.
    Fri 24 Dec 9:00pm-12:05am Greatest Christmas TV Moments Three-hour countdown of 50 Christmas TV crackers, past and present, including classic soap moments, dramatic endings, sitcom specials, comedy sketches and light entertainment highlights that have made that little box in the corner the focus of the festive holiday season for decades. Highlights include famous couples Den and Angie, Jack and Vera, and Gavin & Stacey; popular double acts Morecambe and Wise, the Trotter brothers and Wallace and Gromit; Doctor Who meeting Kylie Minogue; perennial music show Top of the Pops; and the ultimate irony of sitting down to watch the Royle Family sit down to watch TV for an hour. All small-screen life is here - with jingle bells on. Featuring interviews with cast, crew and assorted celebrity contributors. Doctor Who's The End of Time featured at #8 (~11:35pm)
    (segment on Demand 5 (1:58:25) until 23 Jan)
    Fri 24 Dec 10:30-11:15pm The Graham Norton Show Matt Smith guests on the show, alongside Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
    Sat 25 Dec 10:00-10:35am K9 8. Jaws of Orthrus Hundreds of people seem to witness K-9 attacking Drake
    (available on Demand 5 until 24 Jan)
    Sat 25 Dec 12:00-12:15pm Tinsel Takeover 2010 Radio One listener Adrian Davies presents Christmas with Doctor Who.
    (programme on BBC iplayer until 1 Jan)
    Sat 25 Dec 6:00-7:00pm Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption.
    (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
    Sat 25 Dec 7:00-8:00pm
    Doctor Who Confidential Christmas Special. A glimpse behind the scenes of this year's festive episode, A Christmas Carol, featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Steve Moffat, and a look at how the special effects were achieved. Repeated on HD at 1:25am
    (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
    Sun 26 Dec 11:10-11:45am K9 9. Dream-Eaters An ancient stone obelisk is uncovered that causes everyone to sleep and dream.
    (available on Demand 5 from 26 Dec until 25 Jan)
    Sun 26 Dec 2:00-3:00pm
    [repeat]
    Top 10s of 2010 The Doctor and his assistant - Matt Smith and Karen Gillan - pick their favourite tracks of 2010.
    (available on BBC iplayer until 31 Dec)
    Sun 26 Dec 5:00-6:00pm
    [repeat]
    Doctor Who Confidential Christmas Special. A glimpse behind the scenes of this year's festive episode, A Christmas Carol, featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Steve Moffat, and a look at how the special effects were achieved.
    (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
    Sun 26 Dec 6:55-10:00pm
    [repeat]
    Top 100 Toys Presented by gadget, gizmo and toy collector extraordinaire Jonathan Ross, 100 Greatest Toys with Jonathan Ross is a three-hour countdown of the nation's favourite toys and games.
    #87 was the Cyberman voice changing helmet
    (available on 4od (19:40) until 19 Jan)
    Sun 26 Dec 7:00-8:00pm
    [repeat]
    Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption.
    (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
    Sun 26 Dec 8:00-9:00pm
    [repeat]
    Doctor Who Confidential Christmas Special. A glimpse behind the scenes of this year's festive episode, A Christmas Carol, featuring interviews with Matt Smith, Michael Gambon, Katherine Jenkins and Steve Moffat, and a look at how the special effects were achieved.
    (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
    Sun 26 Dec 10:00-11:05pm Alan Carr: Chatty Man The show sees Catherine Tate as a guest.
    Mon 27 Dec 10:00-10:35am K9 10. Curse of Anubis K9 is worshipped by the Anubians
    (available on Demand 5 until 26 Jan)
    Mon 27 Dec 8:00-9:00pm
    [repeat]
    Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption.
    (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
    Mon 27 Dec 9:00pm-12:05am
    [repeat]
    Greatest Christmas TV Moments Three-hour countdown of 50 Christmas TV crackers, past and present, including classic soap moments, dramatic endings, sitcom specials, comedy sketches and light entertainment highlights that have made that little box in the corner the focus of the festive holiday season for decades. Doctor Who's The End of Time featured at #8 (~11:35pm)
    (segment on Demand 5 (1:58:25) until 23 Jan)
    Mon 27 Dec 10:00-11:00pm Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe Since you've probably already forgotten what happened this year, Charlie Brooker's 2010 Wipe is here to fill in the blanks. From the Chilean miners to the General Election, from Sherlock to The Only Way is Essex, Brooker unhelpfully points a finger and laughs.
    (available on BBC iplayer (18:32) until 11 Jan)
    Mon 27 Dec 10:55-11:40pm
    [repeat]
    The Graham Norton Show Matt Smith guests on the show, alongside Matt Lucas and David Walliams.
    Tue 28 Dec 10:00-10:35am K9 11. Oroborus Time starts to be disrupted all over London.
    (available on Demand 5 until 27 Jan)
    Wed 29 Dec ~2:50am Up All Night Todd Ant talks about the Doctor Who Christmas Special broadcast in America.
    (segment on BBC iPlayer (1:53:30) until 5 Jan)
    Wed 29 Dec ~8:53am Breakfast Andrew Garfield's message from Tobey Maguire about becoming Spiderman is compared to changing Doctor Whos.
    Wed 29 Dec 10:00-10:35am K9 12. Alien Avatar Drake knows more about the Mede aliens and the location of their space ship than he lets on to June.
    (available on Demand 5 until 28 Jan)
    Wed 29 Dec ~3:40pm Richard Bacon Richard Bacon and Boyd Hilton talk about the Doctor Who Christmas Special.
    (segment on BBC iPlayer (1:40:10) until 5 Jan)
    Wed 29 Dec 10:55-12:00pm
    [repeat]
    Alan Carr: Chatty Man The show sees Catherine Tate as a guest.
    Thu 30 Dec 10:00-10:35am K9 13. Aeolian London is bombarded by strange sound waves that cause mass panic.
    (available on Demand 5 from 30 Dec until 29 Jan)
    Fri 31 Dec 10:00-10:35am K9 14. The Last Oak Tree Starkey, Darius and Jorjie hunt for a thief, only to find a giant menace hiding in London's abandoned sewers.
    (available on Demand 5 from 31 Dec until 30 Jan)
    Fri 31 Dec 9:00pm-12:05am
    [repeat]
    Greatest Christmas TV Moments Three-hour countdown of 50 Christmas TV crackers, past and present, including classic soap moments, dramatic endings, sitcom specials, comedy sketches and light entertainment highlights that have made that little box in the corner the focus of the festive holiday season for decades.
    Mon 2 Jan 4:10-5:15pm
    [repeat]
    Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Newlyweds Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner and the only way the Time Lord can rescue his friends is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But it seems the Scrooge-like Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, may be beyond redemption.
    (programme on BBC iplayer until 2 Jan)
    There are also a wealth of repeats of episodes of Doctor Who, Torchwood and the Sarah Jane Adventures to fill the Christmas days and evenings!
    UK Doctor Who Repeats
    Sun 12 Dec5:30-6:00pmBBCHDSarah Jane AdventuresThe Empty Planet (pt1)
    Mon 13 Dec4:40-5:40pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Idiot's Lantern
    Mon 13 Dec5:15-5:45pmCBBCSarah Jane AdventuresWhatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (pt1)
    Mon 13 Dec7:05-7:55pmBBC ThreeDoctor WhoThe Stolen Earth
    Mon 13 Dec7:55-9:00pmBBC ThreeDoctor WhoJourney's End
    Tue 14 Dec4:40-5:40pmWatchDoctor WhoLove & Monsters
    Tue 14 Dec5:15-5:45pmCBBCSarah Jane AdventuresWhatever Happened to Sarah Jane? (pt2)
    Tue 14 Dec10:00-11:00pmWatchTorchwoodOut of Time
    Tue 14 Dec11:00-12:00pmWatchTorchwoodCombat
    Wed 15 Dec4:40-5:40pmWatchDoctor WhoFear Her
    Thu 16 Dec4:40-5:40pmWatchDoctor WhoArmy of Ghosts
    Fri 17 Dec4:40-5:40pmWatchDoctor WhoDoomsday
    Fri 17 Dec7:00-8:00pmBBC ThreeDoctor WhoThe Next Doctor
    Sat 18 Dec2:05-3:05pmCBBCSarah Jane AdventuresWhatever Happened to Sarah Jane?
    Sat 18 Dec3:05-3:50pmCBBCDoctor WhoDreamland
    Sat 18 Dec3:50-4:40pmCBBCDoctor WhoThe Infinite Quest
    Sat 18 Dec4:25-6:00pmWatchDoctor WhoVoyage of the Damned
    Sat 18 Dec5:00-5:25pmBBCHDSarah Jane AdventuresThe Empty Planet (pt2)
    Sat 18 Dec5:05-5:35pmCBBCSarah Jane Adventures
    Sun 19 Dec6:00-6:30pmBBC Radio 7Doctor WhoOrbis (pt2)
    Mon 20 Dec8:00-9:00amWatchDoctor WhoThe End of the World
    Mon 20 Dec3:00-4:00pmWatchDoctor WhoPartners in Crime
    Mon 20 Dec5:05-6:00pmBBCHDSarah Jane AdventuresThe Nightmare Man
    Mon 20 Dec7:00-8:00pmBBCHDDoctor WhoThe Waters of Mars Repeated 1:15am.
    Mon 20 Dec8:00-9:00pmWatchDoctor WhoPartners in Crime
    Tue 21 Dec2:00-3:00amWatchDoctor WhoTooth and Claw
    Tue 21 Dec8:00-9:00amWatchDoctor WhoAliens of London
    Tue 21 Dec10:00am-3:45pmCBBCSarah Jane Adventures12 episodes back-to-back
    Tue 21 Dec3:00-4:00pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Fires of Pompeii
    Tue 21 Dec4:25-5:10pmBBCHDDoctor WhoDreamland
    Tue 21 Dec5:10-6:00pmBBCHDSarah Jane AdventuresThe Vault of Secrets
    Tue 21 Dec7:00-8:00pmBBCHDDoctor WhoThe End of Time (pt1) Repeated 12:50am.
    Tue 21 Dec8:00-9:00pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Fires of Pompeii
    Tue 21 Dec10:00-11:00pmWatchTorchwoodCaptain Jack Harkness
    Tue 21 Dec11:00-12:00pmWatchTorchwoodEnd of Days
    Wed 22 Dec2:00-3:00amWatchDoctor WhoThe Impossible Planet
    Wed 22 Dec8:00-9:00amWatchDoctor WhoWorld War Three
    Wed 22 Dec3:00-4:00pmWatchDoctor WhoPlanet of the Ood
    Wed 22 Dec5:05-5:55pmBBCHDSarah Jane AdventuresDeath of the Doctor
    Wed 22 Dec7:05-8:20pmBBCHDDoctor WhoThe End of Time (pt2) Repeated 1:20am.
    Wed 22 Dec8:00-9:00pmWatchDoctor WhoPlanet of the Ood
    Thu 23 Dec2:00-3:00amWatchDoctor WhoThe Satan Pit
    Thu 23 Dec8:00-9:00amWatchDoctor WhoThe Long Game
    Thu 23 Dec3:00-4:00pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Sontaran Stratagem
    Fri 24 Dec8:00-9:00amWatchDoctor WhoThe Parting of the Ways
    Fri 24 Dec8:00-9:00pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Poison Sky
    Sat 25 Dec8:00-9:00amWatchDoctor WhoNew Earth
    Sat 25 Dec9:00-9:50amBBC1Sarah Jane AdventuresDeath of the Doctor
    Sat 25 Dec4:10-5:15pmBBC OneDoctor WhoA Christmas Carol
    Sat 25 Dec8:00-9:00pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Doctor's Daughter
    Sun 26 Dec7:00-8:00pmBBC ThreeDoctor WhoA Christmas Carol
    Mon 27 Dec8:00-9:00amWatchDoctor WhoThe Age of Steel
    Mon 27 Dec2:30-3:00pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Unicorn and the Wasp
    Mon 27 Dec4:55-5:45pmBBCHDSarah Jane AdventuresThe Empty Planet
    Mon 27 Dec8:00-9:00pmBBCHDDoctor WhoA Christmas Carol
    Tue 28 Dec9:00-9:25amBBC1Sarah Jane Adventures
    Tue 28 Dec1:40-2:40pmBBC OneDoctor WhoThe Runaway Bride
    Tue 28 Dec1:15-2:15pmWatchDoctor WhoSilence in the Library
    Tue 28 Dec4:10-5:00pmBBCHDSarah Jane AdventuresLost in Time
    Wed 29 Dec9:00-9:25amBBC1Sarah Jane Adventures
    Wed 29 Dec12:30-1:30pmWatchDoctor WhoForest of the Dead
    Wed 29 Dec1:35-2:50pmBBC OneDoctor WhoVoyage of the Damned
    Thu 30 Dec9:00-9:25amBBC1Sarah Jane Adventures
    Thu 30 Dec12:45-1:45pmWatchDoctor WhoMidnight
    Thu 30 Dec2:10-3:10pmBBC OneDoctor WhoThe Next Doctor
    Thu 30 Dec4:40-5:30pmBBCHDSarah Jane AdventuresGoodbye, Sarah Jane Smith
    Fri 31 Dec12:50-1:50pmWatchDoctor WhoTurn Left
    Fri 31 Dec1:10-2:10pmBBC OneDoctor WhoPlanet of the Dead
    Sat 1 Jan12:40-1:40pmBBC OneDoctor WhoThe End of Time (pt1)
    Sat 1 Jan1:05-2:10pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Stolen Earth
    Sat 1 Jan2:10-3:30pmWatchDoctor WhoJourney's End
    Sat 1 Jan3:30-4:50pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Christmas Invasion
    Sat 1 Jan4:50-6:00pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Runaway Bride
    Sat 1 Jan7:40-8:50pmWatchDoctor WhoThe Next Doctor
    Sun 2 Jan12:20-1:35pmBBC OneDoctor WhoThe End of Time (pt2)
    Sun 2 Jan4:10-5:15pmBBC OneDoctor WhoA Christmas Carol


    If you come across anything we haven't listed, please do let us know!

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