In preparation for New Year's Day and the premiere of the concluding part of The End of Time, the BBC's official Doctor Who website have been uploading further exclusive treats since Christmas to their online advent calendar for 2009. On Christmas day, they uploaded an exclusive extract from the commentary for the first part of The End of Time which is now available as a whole here. A special mask of The Master was made available for download on boxing day and on the following day, a new behind the scenes video with Bernard Cribbins was released. Behind the calendar's twenty eighth door, there was a new interview with John Simm which was followed by two new promotional images of the 10th Doctor on the twenty ninth of December. Three exclusive 'Happy New Year' cards were made available yesterday and behind today's final door, there's a new quiz to test your knowledge about this year's special episodes of Doctor Who. You can view all thirty one of this year's advent treats here. What did you think of this year's Doctor Who advent calendar?

The twenty sixth issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files was released today and it is now on sale in all good newsagents across the United Kingdom and Ireland at the price of £6.99. This fortnight's issue comes with a free DVD containing the next two episodes of Doctor Who; 'Forest of the Dead' and 'Midnight'. As well as coming free with this DVD, the issue also takes a look at; Davros, Charles Dickens, the Pyrovile, K9, CAL, the Crusader 50 and much more. It also goes behind the scenes of the programme to take a look at how the show is made and you can visit the official website for the Doctor Who DVD Files here. You can also find out about some of the magazine's previous issues here. The next issue of the Doctor Who DVD Files, issue number twenty seven, will be released in two weeks time and it will come with a free DVD containing the following episodes; 'Turn Left' and 'The Stolen Earth'. More information about the magazine's next issue will be posted here on this site as soon as it becomes publicly available. Will you be purchasing a copy of the Doctor Who DVD Files #26?

Today, the twenty ninth of December, is Bernard Cribbins' eighty first birthday and I would like to take this time on this website to wish him a very happy birthday and the best for the future. Bernard plays Wilfred Mott, Donna's grandfather, in Doctor Who and he is also well known for his previous role as the narrator of 'The Wombles'. In total, Bernard has appeared on 'Jackanory' one hundred and eleven times which makes him the programme's most prolific storyteller ever. Bernard's next appearance will be in the concluding part of The End of Time, the 10th Doctor's final adventure of Doctor Who, which will air on New Year's Day and you can view more details about Bernard's career here. Feel free to leave your birthday messages for Bernard in the comment section of this post below.

A special New Year's edition of Alan Carr: Chatty Man will premiere on channel four tonight at 10:20pm and tonight's guests on the show will include David Tennant and Catherine Tate. On the programme, they are both likely to talk about The End of Time and in total, the show will have an approximate running time of one hour and ten minutes. Davina McCall and Spandau Ballet will also be guests on tonight's edition of the comedy chat show which will also be repeated on New Year's Eve at 10pm on E4. You can view more information about tonight's episode of Chatty Man here where you can also view some preview clips and some preview images from the show. It should however be warned that the programme will contain some adult themes and it may therefore not be suitable for children of all ages. Will you be watching David and Catherine when they appear on this show tonight?

The overnight ratings for the first part of The End of Time, this year's third special episode of Doctor Who, have recently been revealed and the figures have now been published online. According to the ratings, the episode was watched by a total of 10.0 million people on BBC One which gave the adventure an audience share of 42.2%. The episode, which aired on Christmas day, was also viewed by an extra 340,000 people who watched the adventure when it aired simultaneously on the BBC's high definition channel. Final figures for this episode's transmission will be released next week by the Broadcasters Audience Research Board and it's likely that they will be higher than these overnight ratings. More details about the official figures for the first part of The End of Time will be posted on this site as soon as they become available. What do you think of these overnight ratings?

The BBC have recently released a new preview clip for the 10th Doctor's upcoming final adventure, the second part of The End of Time. In this clip, we see the first few minutes of the episode after the opening title sequence and in total, the clip has an approximate running time of one minute and fifty one seconds. As well as being available elsewhere online, this clip can also be viewed in full here on this site below;

The concluding part of The End of Time will premiere in the United Kingdom and Ireland on New Year's Day at 6:40pm on BBC One and it will have an approximate running time of seventy five minutes. It will also air simultaneously on the BBC's high definition channel and you can view two official trailers for this special episode here and here in previous posts. More information about The End of Time will also be posted here on this site as soon as it becomes publicly available. What do you think of this new preview clip for The End of Time?

The BBC have recently released a new promotional trailer for the second and concluding part of The End of Time and it is now currently airing on the BBC's various different channels during advert breaks in between programmes. In total, it has an approximate running time of thirty nine seconds and as well as being available elsewhere online, this new trailer for the special can also be viewed in full here on this site below;

The final part of The End of Time will have an approximate running time of seventy five minutes and it will premiere in the United Kingdom and Ireland on New Year's Day at 6:40pm on BBC One. It will also air simultaneously on the BBC's high definition channel and you can view the official next time trailer for this special episode here in a previous post. More information about the adventure will also be posted here on this site as soon as it becomes publicly available. What do you think of this new promotional trailer for The End of Time?