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Celebrating everything we love about the Doctor Who universe 🚀✨🪐💙💙

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

🎄 Christmas 2026, the long way round...💫

Starting 12th June, join me for #TogetherInTheTARDIS - a six-month celebration of every modern story, era and Doctor. ✨

Celebrating 1 episode per day, let's keep the love for Doctor Who alive!💙💙

More info in this thread...🚀

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

@LukeyRead I agree - it could only work if it was a flashback (or flashforward!)

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

If these were the 2 options on the table, would you rather a Christmas 2026 special with no Billie Piper at all, or the episode being delayed until Billie is available to film?

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

@aaminahinfilm Here’s another way I’d look at it: I’ve never met a fan who regrets having watched for the first time in release order!

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

@aaminahinfilm As a new Star Wars fan since 2020, I remember doing the same poll and being unsure too. But here’s the thing: the majority of fans watched in the order of release. So did I, and it elevated my experience. Watch in chronological on your rewatch to see what else you notice!

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

@Andrew476009 I agree! Mainly I don’t want 2026 to be the first year with no Doctor Who since 2005 - but if 2027 is that anyway, then I don’t see the point in rushing a special to keep the streak going! It’s a tough one.

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

Not many votes so far but the split is exactly what I expected!

The show really is in a tough spot, I think it’s going to be impossible to satisfy everyone.

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

If these were the 2 options on the table, would you rather a Christmas 2026 special with no Billie Piper at all, or the episode being delayed until Billie is available to film?

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

Maybe we don’t know what happens next. Maybe the Christmas special is uncertain, maybe the future feels unclear. But Doctor Who isn’t just a TV show. It’s the people, the stories, the conventions, the audios, the comics, the friendships.

No matter what, we carry it with us.💙💙

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

Maybe we don’t know what happens next. Maybe the Christmas special is uncertain, maybe the future feels unclear. But Doctor Who isn’t just a TV show. It’s the people, the stories, the conventions, the audios, the comics, the friendships.

No matter what, we carry it with us.💙💙

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

I guess my point is, given the volatile position the show is in right now - I'd rather the episode is cancelled or delayed, rather than one being pushed out. It's not even to do with the quality, it just needs to be exactly the right KIND of episode to begin to rebuild the show.

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

Hmmmmm.

I can see this being true, but also think it's completely possible for an episode to be ready in time for Christmas if filming started in August/September.

I guess the question is - would it be the right kind of episode to wrap up an era, with less production time?

[TV Zone @tvukzone]

The Sun are reporting that the #DoctorWho Christmas special might be "scrapped" or pushed back to Easter 2027.

TV Zone has approached the BBC for comment.

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

The most impressive part of The Mandalorian & Grogu box office is that Disney got people back into cinemas for a Star Wars film built from a streaming series. That was NOT guaranteed. If audience scores hold, this could have serious success through the summer.

#TheMandalorian

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

🚨🚨 we are less than 3 weeks away from #TogetherInTheTARDIS! 💙💙

The dates we will be celebrating every episode are in this thread. ✨

This isn’t a watch along - but revisit your favourites if you like! 😍

Please spread the word 💙💙

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

🎄 Christmas 2026, the long way round...💫

Starting 12th June, join me for #TogetherInTheTARDIS - a six-month celebration of every modern story, era and Doctor. ✨

Celebrating 1 episode per day, let's keep the love for Doctor Who alive!💙💙

More info in this thread...🚀

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

@BenoitBlancFan Why screenshot & not repost? 🤔

I say that not for credit, but because your screenshot loses the reasoning I offer in the following tweets.

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

@Locopells I will always love RTD2 for the classic villains it brought back - but that’s part of the problem in itself - it’s for the fans only!

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

Doctor Who should pay very close attention to what The Mandalorian & Grogu is doing, because I honestly think it understands the modern audience better than a lot of legacy franchises do right now.

Here's why...

#StarWars #TheMandalorian #DoctorWho

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

@RobGosse1 I totally get that, especially given franchises weren’t really a thing!

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@Thasarin22 Looking forward to listening!

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

You can’t delight everyone any more, but you can satisfy most people. That’s the lane Doctor Who needs right now: give existing fans something they like, while offering a safe, accessible jumping-on point for a new generation. Respect the lore, don’t depend on it.

[The Timeless Child 💙💙 @timelesschild]

That’s why The Mandalorian and Grogu works. It's not trying to win people over with lore, continuity or huge “event” storytelling.

It's simple, emotional, funny and easy to jump into. Some fans understandably will call that “safe”. But that’s how you build a new generation.