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O Come Let Us Deplore Him (Extolling “A Christmas Carol”)

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If you remember A Christmas Carol as “Scrooge in space,” remember again — before the Doctor changes your memories for you. Steven Moffat’s first Christmas special for Doctor Who is a seasonally delicious timey-wimey layer cake of Michael Gambon, Matt Smith, and nightmare sharks, with a sonic microphone song on top. Is it a Banger, or will the Bah Humbug corner convince us that Eleven interfered too much? Let’s head down the chimney and find out!


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    Story Essentials

    • 2010 Christmas Special
    • Story number: 216, per the The Pull To Open Codex
    • Writer: Steven Moffat
    • Director: Toby Haynes
    • Showrunner: Steven Moffat
    • Aired 25 December 2010


      • Pull To Open: A Christmas Carol

      • Season 4
      • Episode 53


        • Hosts: ⁠Pete Pachal⁠ and ⁠Chris Taylor⁠


        Music: Martin West/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Thinking Fish⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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