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So….turns out not only was the rumor a couple of weeks ago true, it’s much, much worse.

The Sun was telling us the Doctor Who Christmas episode was cancelled. Not everybody believed it given their track record, but I still discussed the benefits of that. The issue was no Doctor had been announced and the time to write, edit, make costumes, film, edit the recording, make all the graphics and effects, and then get it out was running out of timeline. Then a reporter at The Sun learned from a source that they were canceling the special. The BBC assured us that wasn’t the case.

With Disney+ confirming they will not be partnering on the next season of the sci-fi show, the BBC remain fully committed to the show and will announce plans for the next series in due course to ensure the Doctor’s adventures continue.

Lindsay Salt, Director of Drama, BBC said: “We’d like to thank Disney+ for being terrific global partners and collaborators over the past two seasons, and for the upcoming The War Between the Land and the Sea. The BBC remains fully committed to Doctor Who, which continues to be one of our most loved dramas, and we are delighted that Russell T Davies has agreed to write us another spectacular Christmas special for 2026. We can assure fans, the Doctor is not going anywhere, and we will be announcing plans for the next series in due course which will ensure the TARDIS remains at the heart of the BBC.”

About both of those things: no. Not only is the Christmas episode canceled, but Davies will not be writing for the Doctor at all, because even if the Doctor is not going anywhere, Bad Wolf Production is. While that’s the best news out of all of this, it still leaves the future of TARDIS in doubt, and points out they’ve probably been lying to us.

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