Christmas is coming, and the Doctor is set to meet his future self.<\/p>
Check out our sneak peek at the 2008 Doctor Who Christmas special, The Next Doctor.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-9.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
David Tennant was spotted filming on location in Gloucester for this year's Christmas special, The Next Doctor.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-14.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
The crew covered the city's streets in snow to turn it into a festive wonderland.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-12.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
The episode is set in Victorian England on Chrimbo Eve.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-13.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
But what brought the Doctor to this corner of time and space?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-1.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
He's set to battle an old enemy...<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-19.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
... And meet a new version of himself.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-Wk-44-Oct08-Gallery-2.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Doctor Who Christmas Special "},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Cape Wrath's David Morrissey appears as a future incarnation of the Doctor.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-15.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
The episode title - The Next Doctor - suggests that he's next in line for the key to the Tardis.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-18.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
But the world of Who can be tricky, we wouldn't like to speculate just yet.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-11.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
The Doctors are joined on their adventure by a woman called Rosita (played by Velile Tshabalala).<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-Wk-44-Oct08-Gallery.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"Doctor Who Christmas Special "},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Not much has been revealed about Rosita.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-17.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Could she be a future companion?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-16.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Either way, we love the costume.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-20.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Will Velile join David Tennant in the Tardis in 2009?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-10.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
We're very curious to find out what David Morrissey's doctor will be like.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-4.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
And will the two of them get along?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
One thing we do know is that there's trouble in store for the Doctors.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-2.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
This cast seem to be filming a funeral in this scene.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-5.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
But the spooky graveyard is soon to be the setting for something much more sinister.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-6.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
Cybus Industries' Cybermen are back.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-8.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
And they're set to be joined by a new mutant Cyberman called a Cybershade.<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-3.jpg","width":570,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"},{"captionHeading":"","caption":"
But what are they doing in Victorian England?<\/p>","url":"2008/10/27/Feature-BBC-Doctor-Who-Christmas-Special-2008-The-Next-Doctor-Oct08-Gallery-7.jpg","width":321,"height":364,"alt":"BBC - Doctor Who Christmas Special 2008 - The Next Doctor"}];