With each passing day of December, the ‘Christmas fever’ is soaring, and we just can’t stop planning ahead about all that we shall do to celebrate the holiday this year!

If ‘Doctor Who’ features anywhere on your list of celebrations this year, then be sure to keep the tissues handy, because with the tear-jerker that’s lined up on the show this Christmas, you are surely going to need them!

We already knew that the Christmas special this year would be entitled ‘The Doctor at Christmas’, and would be set against the canvas of the Second World War.

However, with the new spoilers that have been released, we can be sure of this episode not just being downright entertaining, but also trenchant with emotions.

The episode will center on the story of two children, who are unaware of their father’s death in the war. The children’s mother will try to conceal the fact of their father’s death from them, with a hope of keeping them happy through Christmas.

With Claire Skinner of ‘Outnumbered’ fame portraying the role of Madge Arwell, the mother, on the episode, we can be sure of an incredible performance set out for us!

The episode shifts scenes from their gloomy household to a mysterious fantasy land that they are transported to, making for a captivating plot.

There, of course, steps into the scene the famed Doctor, portrayed by Matt Smith, who with his iconic sonic screwdriver, is all set to let the magic loose!

Explaining the idea of correlating the Doctor and Christmas, the show’s writer, Steven Moffat explains that when he was a kid, he always considered the Doctor and Santa Claus to be of the same magnitude, and they occupied the same place in his head.

He describes them as ‘the two generous madmen’ he loved so much!

With the show being such an indispensable part of Christmas across the country, there are sure to be millions of viewers tuned in to this special episode this year.

If you happen to be among the few who miss it, you can get a download of the Christmas special Doctor Who episode, to catch up with it later!

It is a great time for all the ‘Doctor Who’ fans out there, because, finally, after years of talking about a prospective film from the franchise, talks are on for one!

The movie, which is to be directed by David Yates, who is famous as the mastermind behind the direction of the last four Harry Potter movies, is still in its pre-production phase.

The director revealed details of the movie in a recent interview with Variety magazine, stating that the movie will offer a fresh take on the story, which has been a favorite television show, ever since it premiered in 1963.

Surprisingly, Yates described his dissatisfaction with the current plot of the show, saying that it will have to undergo some drastic modifications, before the making of the film can finally begin.

Well, we are ready to wait for as long as it takes, to see the epic show take the leap to the big screen, but from what it seems, Yates intends to modify it more than we might like.

We just hope that he doesn’t end up distorting the original storyline and presenting something totally contrary to our expectations!

But then, even if that happens, we can always watch as much of Doctor Who as we please, online!

And with the perfection that its creators have managed to achieve, even with it being a small screen project, there is hardly any need for it to be projected on the big screen, in any different manner.

Anyway, now that talks about the movie are on, we might as well just enjoy it!

As for the cast and the rest of the crew, Yates made no comments on that.

In fact, he said that the project might still take several years to reach the cinemas, and there have been no finalizations about the script, cast and production crew, so far.

However, a spokesman for BBC said that a ‘Doctor Who’ feature film is in the developmental stages at BBC Worldwide Productions in Los Angeles.

So hang on folks!

Ever since the shocking revelation that came about in the mid-season finale of the ongoing Doctor Who series, there has been incessant speculation over the future course of events that will follow when the show resumes.

But before the show resumes and the Eleventh Doctor and company return to screen and try to kill Hitler, let us take the time to discuss what Dr. River Song told the Doctor after Madame Kovarian kidnapped Amy’s infant daughter.

An exasperated River explained to the Doctor that the primal motive behind the actions of his enemies was pure fear; fear of the Doctor! And in this war, Amy’s daughter Melody Pond will be their weapon.

Thanks to his acts of vengeance, wreaked upon his countless enemies, the Daleks, the Silurians, the Weeping Angels, and the Cybermen, the legend of the Doctor has become synonymous with cold vengeance, unforgiving streaks and fear.

The Doctor can be compared to Christopher Nolan’s Batman, whose acts of punishment rendered to the bad guys, has him portrayed as the Dark Knight. And it is the same fear, which brought Amy, Rory, and their daughter in the line of fear.

Now that we know that Melody Pond is the baby version or the past version of Dr. River Song, and has a partial Time Lord DNA, who knows to what ends will she be put by the evil Madame Kovarian!

But yes, if that mean unforgiving streak has earned the Doctor a few extra inter-galactic enemies, it will also help him, when he goes on the lookout for Melody. And if I were in the Madame’s place, I’d be sh***ing bricks if I knew the Doctor was coming for me!

And when the Doctor does go after her, be sure to catch it, download it, store it, or even cling to it, because that segment of Doctor Who is going to be an epic, for sure.

Amen to that!

And until then, let’s just wait for Doctor and his friends to come back and kill Hitler!