Christmas Special title revealed

Friday, 18 November 2011 - Reported by Chuck Foster

The title of this year's Doctor Who Christmas Special has been revealed tonight on Children in Need to be:

The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe

The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe Trailer, BBC, via BBC Website

Not surprisingly, the broadcast date of the episode has also been confirmed to be Christmas Day.

BBC Synopsis - may be considered a spoiler

Evacuated to a house in Dorset from war-torn London, Madge Arwell and her two children, Lily and Cyril, are greeted by a madcap caretaker whose mysterious Christmas gift leads them into a magical wintry world...

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