Mild spoilers. The Doctor Who Christmas press launch took place today. That means next week's Christmas special has been seen by lucky journalists and various guests. Sadly, David Morrissey and David Tennant couldn't attend the shindig. Tennant is still laid up from an injury sustained while acting in Hamlet.Everyone's sworn to secrecy about "The Next Doctor" until it's shown on Christmas Day to the masses, but Gareth McLean at The Guardian has posted a brief review anyway. He claims it's on par with "The Christmas Invasion"; less reliant on empty spectacle than previous festive specials (which can only be a good thing), and "has a proper story" for once.
Graham Kibble-White at Off The Telly is keeping mum, but does let slip that all previous incarnations of The Doctor get a "fleeting cameo" (clips of old episodes, I assume), which sounds like great fun.
Digital Spy have chosen to just hint at ten things to get fans salivating; ranging from "The Other Doctor has a TARDIS -- and it's magnificent" to "The Other Doctor's fobwatch is a very important clue." Oooh.
"The Next Doctor" is on BBC1 next Thursday (Christmas Day) at 6pm.
