Sci-fi · 2010s
Doctor Who
The Time of the Doctor
A Christmas farewell, with the tissues stationed next to the sprouts.
- Family-safe
- Good for kids
- Tearjerker
Content note: Alien menace; an emotional farewell
BBC One
2013
First shown 25 Dec 2013
- First shown
- 25 December 2013
- Channel
- BBC One
- Runtime
- 1 hr 1 mins
- Genre
- Sci-fi
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Matt Smith's last bow, and Steven Moffat sends him out with a bang and a lump in the throat. The deadliest species in the universe gather above a quiet little backwater planet, all drawn by a mysterious message echoing across the stars, and the Doctor is standing right in the middle of it. There's a heck of a lot of Time Lord business, a good few old enemies and a clock ticking away. Have the tissues handy, because this one is a proper goodbye. Settle in the good chair, tell the kids to hush and watch an era end.
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Checked 9 Nov 2026