Christmas Is Canceled (Mourning the Special That Never Was)

About this episode

The hosts discuss the future of Doctor Who following RTD's departure and explore various creative directions for the show.

Christmas is canceled. Doctor Who isn’t. But as RTD exits under a cloud of Winternox, we’re all a bit Bafflers about what comes next. Pull To Open pours one out, and thrashes out where the show should go next. Hard or soft reboot? Continue with Billie Piper or start afresh? And who can handle the hardest showrunning job in all of time and space? Join us for the finest bespoke headcanon around, from multi-companion Doctors to alt-universe Daleks! Pull To Open: Christmas Is Canceled Season 7 Episode 13 Hosts: Pete Pachal and Chris Taylor

People in this episode

Hosts: Pete Pachal, Chris Taylor

Topics covered

• Doctor Who
• showrunning
• reboot
• headcanon
• multi-companion
• alt-universe

Keywords

• Doctor Who
• RTD
• reboot
• Billie Piper
• showrunning
• headcanon
• Daleks

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Doctor Who, RTD, Bafflers, Pull To Open

Books & works: Christmas Is Canceled

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