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A recent post in UK tabloid The Sun has people going crazy…along the usual lines in 2026. I’m linking to a different site because quite frankly the Sun‘s layout is crap. The Sun claims via an “anonymous source” that the 2026 Doctor Who Christmas special might be scrapped because they’re having trouble finding someone to play the Doctor. Given the current state of the series, one often cited with Star Wars and Star Trek among others like Marvel’s “Cinematic Universe” as franchises that were thought too big to fail until they failed. Notice two of those were run by Disney, who also showed their Mephisto like ability to screw something over by being part of it when they partnered with the BBC for the recent Doctor Who season, though the BBC themselves started ruining things before Disney came along.

Is the special over? In the video below, WhoCulture YouTube contributor Ellie Littlechild says no, and thinks people are panicking over nothing. Personally, I think she dost protest too much…but I also wouldn’t care. To be honest if there was no Christmas special under the current Bad Wolf producers I’m not sure that would bother me. Instead of panicking, I’d almost be relieved. Not for the reasons of some other critics…okay, not JUST those reasons, but I have one extra issue with ALL of the Christmas specials under Russel T. Davies. That’s odd because that’s one of the things he brought to New Who (unless it was some higher up at the BBC), and then proceeded to do the same thing wrong each time based on his own beliefs. This was never in the classic series. The only Christmas acknowledgement was one fourth wall break by the TRUE First Doctor, William Hartnell, in one episode that happened to be airing on the holiday. (Or close enough to it. I’m not going to do the math.)

As far as the stated reason Ellie gives for what might be the reason? I kind of agree with her, but at the same time it might be tougher finding a new Doctor than she thinks. Not only is she part of a YouTube channel whose focus is Doctor Who and its various spinoffs, but she doesn’t seem willing to see the issues the show has had and how it has affected the franchise as a whole and how its perceived, especially by the classic fanbase but even those who came in on New Who are seeing the mistakes and doing exactly what Ncuti Gatwa told them to do…touch grass and not touch their telly. (Did I spell that right, UK readers?) The Christmas special is the least of their troubles. So once Elle goes over another bit of news, which kind of ties in tangentially, we’ll get into the core of this discussion, where I think she’s right, and where I think she’s wrong.

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