'Doctor Who' Christmas epic title announced

The upcoming Doctor Who Christmas special is to be titled 'A Christmas Carol', it has been announced.

An official press statement by the BBC confirmed that the one-off episode will pay homage to Charles Dickens's acclaimed 1843 novel of the same name.

Doctor Who's executive producer Steven Moffat recently promised that the festive instalment will feature a mix of holiday fun and terrifying monsters.

He teased: "Oh, we're going for broke with this one. It's all your favourite Christmas movies at once, in an hour, with monsters. And The Doctor. And a honeymoon. And... oh, you'll see. I've honestly never been so excited about writing anything."

The series previously paid tribute to Dickens in 2005's 'The Unquiet Dead', where a fictionalised version of the esteemed Victorian author helped The Doctor and Rose foil the nefarious plans of the alien Gelth.

A preview of 'A Christmas Carol' is to air as part of Friday night's Children In Need on BBC One. (from ds)

i just hope that matt smith has improved a bit since the last series..imo he must be the worst doctor ever x