Christmas Links #5

 
"As he strolled through the foggy streets of London’s East End he became aware of the footstepsfollowing him and immediately wondered if it was them. He began walking faster. The footsteps – asoft pad pad pad pad – remained close behind. Now, straining to hear them, the old man caughtsomething else. A low, velvety snarl." [pdf here]

Looking Back At The Box of Delights:
"How do you create a Christmas legend?"

"Celebrities incl from 'Carry on' films in Santa outfits at St Mary's, shopping & carol singing."

"The BBC Christmas tapes make interesting, infuriating, amusing and depressing viewing… But are they any good?"

"I remember vividly watching this on my local PBS station, KTCA, in the mid-1980s on Sunday afternoons and it has made a long lasting impression on me."
"Ho ho ho! The TARDIS team meets characters from fiction and folklore in Doctor Who: Blood on Santa’s Claw and Other Stories, released today." (December 2019)

"Indie streamer Cinedigm has picked up all North American rights to Lost at Christmas, a feel-good festival romance, and will release this holiday season."

Doctor Who: The Chimes of Midnight:
"But something must be stirring. Something hidden in the shadows. Something which kills the servants of an old Edwardian mansion in the most brutal and macabre manner possible. Exactly on the chiming of the hour, every hour, as the grandfather clock ticks on towards midnight."

"An archive interview from The Gingold Files."

"“Doctor! What’s happening?”  Rose clung to the shuddering console. It was either that or be thrown across the TARDIS control room. At the moment, she didn’t know which was the better option."

The Hopes and Fears of All the Years:
"The boy's name was Tom Wake, and he was nine years old. And perhaps because the year was 1920, or perhaps because he was the sort of boy who liked to believe in things until there was a reason not to, he believed in Father Christmas."

"Attack of the Snowmen was a December 2011 online short story published on the BBC's Doctor Who Website as part of the 2011 Adventure Calendar." [pdf here]

"Behind You was a December 2014 online novella published on the Doctor Who website as part of the 2014 Adventure Calendar.  In three parts." [pdfs here, here and here]

Jodie Whittaker on saying goodbye to Doctor Who: ‘I thought, what if I’ve ruined this for actresses?’
"As she gears up for her final outings as the first female Doctor, the actor reflects on how her life has changed, being the subject of fan fiction – and what happens when a Weeping Angel comes to life."

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