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Doctor Who Christmas Special Title Sequence, BTS Featurette Released

Here's a look at the title sequence and behind-the-scenes featurette from the Doctor Who Christmas Special "The Church on Ruby Road."

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  • Explore the new Doctor Who Christmas Special title sequence and BTS featurette.
  • Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor begins his full series of adventures in May 2024.
  • Yasmin Finney returns as Rose, with a stellar cast joining the upcoming series.
  • Listen to the Fifteenth Doctor's Theme by Murray Gold and Segun Akinola.

Even with Showrunner Russell T. Davies's Doctor Who Christmas Special "The Church on Ruby Road" only hours old on BBC iPlayer & Disney+, our sights are already set on May 2024. That's when the first full series of adventures featuring Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor and Millie Gibson's Ruby Sunday gets underway. Before offering you a look at what's to come, we have a behind-the-scenes featurette to pass along that shows us how the special came to be. But before we get to that, we have a look at the new Doctor Who title sequence from earlier today.

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Image: BBC Screencap

For a deep dive into the Christmas Special and a look at what 2024 has in store for the Fifteenth Doctor and Ruby, check out our rundown of featurettes & teasers below:

Here's a look back at the teaser trailer that was released earlier today, with Doctor Who set to return to BBC, BBC iPlayer & Disney+ screens in May 2024:

Doctor Who: Looking Ahead to Series 14/Series 1 & Series 15/Series 2

A big update on Christmas Day, with the official teaser & press release for Season 1 confirming Yasmin Finney returning as Rose Noble. Along with Jemma Redgrave (Kate Lethbridge-Stewart), Aneurin Barnard (Roger ap Gwilliam), and Jack Forsyth-Noble (Will), Doctor Who Magazine #589 also confirmed that Bhav Joshi (Wedding Season), Eilidh Loan (Traces), Pete MacHale (Gangs of London), Miles Yekinni (Slow Horses), and Hemi Yeroham (Mamma Mia!) have joined the cast for the new series. In addition, Jinkx Monsoon (RuPaul's Drag Race) was also confirmed to have joined the cast – followed by Jonathan Groff (Glee, Mindhunter) and Indira Varma (Obsession, Game of Thrones) – as The Duchess – in May 2023.

Bonnie Langford was confirmed to be returning as Melanie Bush in June 2023, along with Lenny Rush (Am I Being Unreasonable) as Morris. In early August 2023, we also learned that Gemma Arrowsmith (Gemma Arrowsmith Sketched Out) and Mary Malone (Vera, The Prince) had joined the Christmas Special – while Majid Mehdizadeh-Valoujerdy (Hollyoaks) and Billy Brayshaw (Still So Awkward) had joined the Series 14 cast. In November 2023, we also learned that Nicola Coughlan (Derry Girls, Bridgerton) was set to guest star in the 2024 Christmas Special. On the writing side, we learned late last month that Kate Herron (Loki, Sex Education) & Briony Redman (Pont Brec) had co-written the episode that Groff and Varma are starring in during the upcoming series.

And here's a look at composer Murray Gold, Segun Akinola, and the BBC National Orchestra performing our upcoming Doctor's new theme – along with some words from RTD near the end:

Here's a look back at a video showcasing Gold & Akinola's new take on the Doctor Who theme:

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Ray FlookAbout Ray Flook

Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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