Product of the Day - A Christmas Carol DVD Released

Today (24th Jan 2011) the Doctor Who Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol, is Released to DVD and Blu-Ray.
The DVD Features The Christmas Special as well as The Doctor Who Confidential and The Doctor Who Proms 2010 which aired on BBC Three Last year.

Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way The Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser, in a festive edition of the time-travelling adventure, written by Steven Moffat. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?

At the Moment Play.com Are selling A Christmas Carol on DVD for £8.99 and Blu-ray for £10.99.

Final Ratings for 'A Christmas Carol'



12.11million for 'A Christmas Carol'

 Unofficial Sources have indicated that Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Achieved a Final Viewing rating on 12.11 million.

Doctor Who was the 3rd most watched programme of Christmas Day with a total audience share of 41.8%.

This means that A Christmas Carol is the 4th most highest viewed Doctor Who Episode since the new series began in 2005 as it just came behind Voyage of Damned, The Next Doctor and The End of Time Part Two.

Overnight Doctor Who Achieved 10.3 million views but with BBC Iplayer and Repeats it rose up less than 2 million.
Allthough these do seem true the Final figures and Ratings for Christmas Day will be released later in the Week by BARB.
Thanks to The Doctor Who news Page.

APB wishes you a Merry Christmas..

Just a short note that APB will now be offline for Christmas from tomorrow. We will have scheduled posts every day but will not be online or be in contact.
So allthough we will have another Christmas Message on Christmas Day, we Wish everyone A Merry Christmas and a happy New Year.
We'll be back Boxing with the latest news, Videos and much more including features like Episodes, Transcripts and Episode and Trailer Caps.

Got any questions? then it's your last day before Christmas to ask them. Tweet us as @apolicebox, Email us at apolicebox@live.co.uk or use our Chat Box or Chatango lower down on the Sidebar.

Walking in a Winter Webland - Blog Entry #1

Hey there all, and welcome to my first blog entry by me, Ellis. So 9 days to go till the airing of A Christmas Carol and of course Christmas day. and being online at Christmas time can be a big thing for me. aepecially on Forums, Blogs and other websites. With rushing last minute problems and new banners and all the news happening, Doctor Who is one of the biggest news stories to report!
Anything is always better when it is christmas themed so thats why I love everything everyone does at this Festive time. From Life, Doctor Who and Combom to WhovianNet, many sites are celebrating This christmas Period with a type of Advent Calendar which in my case sums up Christmas. New Gifts and Special Treats get published everyday in December in all kinds away so that why Christmas in the whoniverse is so important.

And today another treat was out in shops, Doctor Who Magazine issue 429. This issue is a Christmas special and is packed full with new Features, a wonderful Comic, A fantastic Preview of 'A Christmas Carol' and Some Great, Shiny Art Cards free with it. you can buy it from all newsagents priced £4.99 and you can follow there official Twitter Account here

Another Great thing at Christmas is the gifts and presents. Christmas is the best time for great Merchandise to get released from Figures, Books, DVD's and Stationary. These are great if your a Doctor Who Fan to open on Christmas Day. if you like me than you will love the figure Collection and with new Figure sets being released at least 5 days before Christmas, there a great Buy for Kids and Collectors of any ages for the big day.
But probably the most important in the Whoniverse is the Episodes themselves. 'A Christmas Carol' stars Matt Smith in his first ever Christmas Special, which is written by Steven Moffat, as he makes his own version of the ghost of Christmas Past from the Famous book written by Charles Dickens, A Christmas Carol.
So if you Celebrating a Christmas where Doctor Who is important, make it perfect with things like Merchandise, Tv and Of Course Doctor Who on the Internet.
Merry Christmas.

Four New a Christmas Carol Clips From The BBC

The BBC Doctor Who Official Site has released Four New (kind of) clips from A Christmas Carol as part of there Advent(ure) Calendar.
You Can see them all Below.

A Christmas Carol Reviews and Round-Up

As the BFI Screening was yesterday a bunch of Teasers and Reviews have made it on the net.

SFX Twenty Teasers from 'A Christmas Carol':

01. The episode is a tour de force for Matt Smith. Amy and Rory are pretty much sidelined as Smith explodes like a force of nature from the screen. He is magnificent

02. It’s fantasy, through and through. It’s a Christmas whimsy that pays mere lip service to science fiction. This is Moffat’s vision of the show as a dark fairy tale taken further than ever before. We’re predicting some people will have a problem with this. Your enjoyment may be in relation to your ability to suspend disbelief

03. Two articles of clothing from the Doctor’s past make cameo appearances

04. There’s an unexpected continuity reference to the Tom Baker story “Pyramids Of Mars”

05. The Doctor is asked for some advice that he cannot give

06. The Doctor gets married

07. Katherine can act. You might be worried about a singer who’s never acted before taking on such a major role, but she’s really very good.

08. There are more witty, quotable lines per minute than ever before

09. Some of the FX are outstanding, but a couple are, well, shall we just say… over-ambitious

10. The production design is stunning

11. It’s not the most action-packed of Christmas special. There are some great, exciting set pieces, but mostly it’s a character piece

12. Michael Gambon is, of course, amazing.

13. The names in the opening titles are all Christmas-ed up

14. It’s fish and ships for Christmas!

15. It’s very, very, very Christmassy, and quite emotional

16. There’s a trailer for next season at the end (roll over for spoilery info: the Utah shoot looks incredible, we think we spotted an Ood, and there is a mention of Jammy Dodgers!)

17. Two of the Doctor’s trusted aides aren’t quite so reliable

18. Parents may hope that children won’t ask them to explain one gag

19 The final shot would make a good Christmas card

20. The Doctor has one major costume change (other than ones involving putting Father
Christmas hats on)

Digital Spy Ten Teasers from 'A Christmas Carol' :

01.The Doctor finally tells a lie too big for the psychic paper.
02. "The other half is ****** the *****."
03. We learn exactly why bow-ties are cool.
04. Abigail breaks into song twice, but there's an interesting reason why.
05. The Doctor once spent a revealing evening with Frank Sinatra, Einstein and Father Christmas.
06. "Why are they singing?" "For ***** *****."
07. Turns out The Doctor is rubbish at card tricks.
08. "Marilyn, get your coat!"
09. Kazran gets a glimpse at his past, present and future - but not in the way you might expect.
10. "No chance. Completely impossible. Except at Christmas."

Matt Smith Interview and Clips:

Reviews:
Den on Geek

Doctor Who Online

There will probably be more Reviews later so we will have them covered as soon as we find them.

A Christmas Carol Clips and BFI Q&A

We have some New Clips from A Christmas Carol! Thanks to the Doctor Who TV






BFI Q&A

BBC America A Christmas Carol Inside Look

Heres a inside Look at the Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol, from BBC America.



Thanks to RadiofreeSkaro.com

A Guide To Doctor Who on TV This Christmas

With only 18 days to Christmas There is plenty of TV Coverage other these next 3 weeks. So what Can we expect from Doctor Who this Christmas?

• Monday 20th December 2010 - Celebrity Eggheads, BBC Two, 6pm, Former Doctor Who Colin Baker and assistants to the Time Lord from the past, Katy Manning, Frazer Hines, Louise Jameson and John Leeson (the voice of K9), attempt to outwit the champions for charity.
• Thursday 23rd Decemver 2010 - This Morning, ITV1 from 10:30am, Behind the scenes at the Doctor Who Christmas Special. With Phillip Schofield and Holly Willoughby
•  Christmas Eve - The Graham Norton Show, BBC One, 10:30pm, The host is joined by Matt Lucas and David Walliams, who talk about their new series Come Fly with Me, and welcomes Doctor Who star Matt Smith to the sofa.
• Christmas Day - Doctor Who, BBC One, 6pm,  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. Michael Gambon Guests stars.
• Christmas Day - Doctor Who Confidential, BBC Three, 7pm, Behind the scenes of this year's festive episode, A Christmas Carol, including interviews with the cast.
• Boxing Day - Doctor Who and Confidential, BBC Three, 7pm-9pm, Repeated from Yesterday.

Miss any of that? then We'll have This Guide up on the Sidebar all of this Festive season to remind you of Who, What Where!

Synopsis Taken from the new Radio Times Christmas Issue.

Christmas Radio Times Cover

Radio Times Today revealed the Cover of the Traditional Christmas Double Issue which covers the TV that is  on this Christmas.

This Years Cover feature the animated Pair, Wallace and Gromit who also featured on the Christmas Cover 2 years back.

So we all ready know that A Christmas Carol is on but what else can we expect on this Special Radio Times issue?

There's a free Outnumbered DVD for every reader!

Steven Moffat reveals how he gave a classic Christmas story a typical Doctor Who twist. Plus, get a glimpse into a year in the life of Matt Smith…
Eileen Atkins and Jean Marsh, stars of Upstairs, Downstairs, give us their thoughts about the updated version

Don't miss our exclusive interview with Angelina Jolie, who talks Brad, babies and learning to love herself

Matt Lucas and David Walliams get ready for take-off and reveal the new creations in their new series Come Fly with Me

Find out why Just William isn't just a throwback - he's a role model for the Facebook generation
Strictly's Ann Widdecombe and Anton Du Beke dance on Dartmoor!
Poirot star David Suchet visits the detective's favourite crime scene - the Orient Express
EastEnder Lacey Turner on why now is the right time for her to leave

How the story of Nigel Slater's boyhood - as recorded in his memoir Toast - was brought to the small screen

Dr Rowan Williams explains why he thinks the Nativity is a truly universal story

Michael Buerk looks back to Live Aid, the day the music industry grew up

Enjoy stunning photos from An Arctic Tale of polar bears as you've never seen them before

Keep your eyes peeled in the RT picture quiz - you could win £1,000

Michael Morpungo shares an exclusive spine-chilling ghost story with us

And Ronnie Corbett discusses his comeback Christmas show, The One Ronnie

You Can buy the Double Christmas Issue from Tomorrow, Saturday 4th December 2010 (going national by Monday 6th December 2010)

Loads More Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Pictures

Today loads of Pictures and stills have been released.

There was also a Press Pack for the Christmas Special:

Its the deepest part of winter, the exact midpoint, Christmas Eve - halfway out of the dark. Amy and Rory are trapped on a stricken space liner that's plummeting through banks of thick icy fog to the surface of the planet below.

Only one man has the power to save them; only one man is in possession of a machine that can clear the fog and let them land safely.

That man is Kazran Sardick, a rich but lonely old miser who rules Sardicktown with a sky-mast of iron.

The Doctor's only chance of rescuing the ship's four thousand passengers is to save Kazran's soul and show him that life is worth living. For this he needs to go back, way back, to when Kazran was a boy with a life full of promise.

But can the Doctor put a song in Kazran's heart and love in his life, in time for Christmas? Can he bring him out of the dark?

So on to the Pictures:

A Christmas Carol is on Christmas Day, 6pm, BBC One.

APB Advent Calendar 2010 - Day 2

Day two of December is upon and if your waking up with snow your sure to feel that Christmas is Coming!

So today we have 3 new Doctor Who Profile Icons you can use for you MSN, Facebook, Twitter or Forum! Please visit the Advent calendar Section which is linked below.

Enjoy and once again Merry Christmas!
Advent calendar 2010

Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Transmission Time Revealed

The BBC have Revealed the Transmission time for the Doctor Who Christmas Special, A Christmas Carol which is to air on Christmas Day.

A Christmas Carol is to air at 6pm, Christmas Day on BBC One and BBC1 HD.

it has aired at the exact same time for 2 years and looks like it will be nearly every year for Doctor Who. 

The Christmas Special is to air along side The One Ronnie with Ronnie Corbett and followed by Strictly Come Dancing which Features John Barrowman and then it's the festive edition of Eastenders.

Doctor Who Christmas Radio Times Cover

Christmas is Coming and with that comes a new Doctor Who Radio Times Cover! Doctor Who has featured loads of times just before christmas and it is for This years too! You can see previous covers here
This years Doctor Who Radio Times is for the week 11th December - 18th December 2010. You can buy this Radio Times on 2nd December with the double Christmas issue coming in store on the 4th December!

A Christmas Carol DVD and Blu-Ray

I have Reported on this before and now we have some more information and a (not Final Artwork) Cover.

Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way The Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser, in a festive edition of the time-travelling adventure, written by Steven Moffat. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption?

And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?

Matt Smith (The Doctor), Karen Gillan (Amy Pond) and Arthur Darvill (Rory Williams), Michael Gambon plays Kazran Sardick and Katherine Jenkins plays Abigail.

The Special Featres are: Doctor Who Confidential Christmas Special 2010 and the Doctor Who at the Proms 2010.

There is also a new feature which is the Bonus Digital Copy:

As a bonus to your DVD you can also transfer a digital copy, this will allow you to view ‘Doctor Who: Series 5 Christmas Special 2010’ on your PC or your mobile device(s). Just follow the step by step instructions inside your DVD.

There is also two covers which are not the Final Artwork so could change:

The A Christmas Carol, Christmas Special DVD and Blu-Ray are Released on the 24th January 2011.

A Christmas Carol Broadcast Time

Acording to The Sun the Doctor Who Christmas Special is set to broadcast at 7pm on Christmas Day. This years Christmas episode featuring Matt Smith as The Doctor and Karen Gillan as Amy Pond.

It is no yet known whether The Episode will be on at 7pm but could we be seeing a return of the Classic Time for Doctor who in series to come?

The Final Tme is set be revealed in a couple of weeks when the Christmas Radio Times is on sale.

Next weeks Radio Times for the 11-17th December also says: "Matt Smith reveals the secrets of Doctor Who's Christmas cracker" which will hopefully include a Doctor Who Festive Cover which we have seen in previous years.

APB Advent Calendar 2010

Special Announcment Time! Yes it's that kind of year again! with only 30 Days till Christmas we can officially announce that we will be doing our own Advent Calendar!

Full of Cartoons, Stories and Christmas Guides, you'll be able to view our online Advent Calendar site Every day in December.
On the 1st December we will be releasing more information along with the first day of the Advent Calendar.
So stay Tuned, as it is only one more month to Christmas!

Doctor Who A Christmas Carol Synopsis

A Christmas Carol, Christmas Day, BBC One

The BBC Press Office has released the Doctor Who A Christmas Carol, Christmas Special, Synopsis with all of the other Christmas Shows and Movies shown on the BBC.

Amy and Rory are trapped on a crashing space liner, and the only way The Doctor can rescue them is to save the soul of a lonely old miser. But is Kazran Sardick, the richest man in Sardicktown, beyond redemption? And what is lurking in the fogs of Christmas Eve?

You can see This Press release and many other for Christmas Shows Here.

Children In Need Tonight

BBC's Hit Charity, Children In need Returns tonight as We prepare to watch a Brand new clip from The Doctor Who Christmas Special! But there are loads more features and guests throughout the show to keep us entertained and keep fundraising! But back to Doctor Who and The Special clip! The A Christmas Carol Clip Airs just after 8pm with a New feature with Matt Smith Himself as two young fans will be seeing a exclusive preview of the episode. So will you be there? as it's set to be the best year for Doctor Who on Children In Need!

Remember: Children In Need, BBC One, from 7 pm, Doctor Who Feature after 8pm.

And of Course you can see the exclusive clip after it airs on are homepage!

Christmas Special 'Not set on Earth'

Piers Wenger Talks Christmas,
Matt Smth and Series 6

Executive Producer Piers Wenger has revealed in a recent interview with Collider that the Upcoming Christmas special Will 'Not Be set on Earth'. Piers explains "It kind of riffs on the Dickens story. There’s no one called Scrooge in it and it’s not set on Earth, but there are familiar archetypes from that story within it that will please fans of Dickens’s original". This will be the first christmas Special to be set away from earth since the first 2005.
Piers also goes onto to talk about series 6 and he Utah Filming: "The team left the UK on Saturday and is traveling out to Utah, to Mojave, where they’re filming some scenes. There are scenes set in New York and San Francisco. It is Doctor Who’s love letter to the States. Last year started with the TARDIS crash-landing on Big Ben in London and that was an opportunity for British audiences to be reminded of Doctor Who’s British heritage. But this year, it’s all about America, it’s all about taking the show out to the States and seeing what Doctor Who will feel like set in America and in some very iconographic parts of the American landscape".
You can see the whole Interview Here.
Thanks to Whoviannet