Jenna Coleman:
How did bạn find the readthrough? Was it emotional?

It was a very emotional read-through. Just going through the process of saying goodbye was difficult. The script itself is very emotional, but also joyous. But saying those words and saying goodbye was never going to be easy.

Is there a sense from the start of the episode that we’re moving towards a regeneration?

It’s very much an adventure, but it goes off on a different track. People watching will know that it’s Matt’s last episode, but it doesn’t loom over from the start.

We were introduced to Clara as the impossible...

Steven Moffat:
Can bạn set the scene for this giáng sinh episode?

It’s his final battle and he’s been fighting it for a while. The Doctor is facing the joint challenge of a mysterious event in không gian that has summoned lots of aliens to one place and helping Clara cook giáng sinh dinner. There are also elements from every series of Matt’s Doctor, which will come to a head in this special. Things that we’ve laid down for years are going to be paid off.

How was the read-through?

It was emotional. I think possibly the beginning of the end is thêm emotional than the actual end. It was the same...

Orla Brady:
What drew bạn to the role of Tasha Lem?

So you’re sitting in your dressing room on an ordinary ngày (well ordinary for an actress) playing a normal person who makes breakfast and loses her cái ví, ví tiền sometimes. Then along comes a call to play a galactic nun and whizz around the universe with Matt Smith. Now what girl wouldn’t be drawn to that?

Can bạn tell us anything about how we first meet your character?

The Doctor goes to see Tasha as they are old friends. He needs her help and knows he will find it with her as although she is fearsomely powerful, she is loyal to her friend.

What can...

~175 things we’ve learned from DW~
1. Bananas are good.
2. Watch out for women named Jackie, they slap. Hard.
3. "Go to your room" are terrible last words.
4. Be silent in The Library.
5. Fear of the dark is NOT irrational.
6. Don't blink, blink and you're dead.
7. Travelling with the Doctor is not safe; however it is the journey of a lifetime.
8. Statues of weeping thiên thần are dangerous.
9. The Doctor is rubbish at weddings, especially his own.
10. The Doctor does not appreciate being called "Doc".
11. The Doctor likes the word fantastic… and brilliant.
12. A strange man in your bedroom does not...

Matt Smith:
Can bạn first tell us a little bit about the giáng sinh special?

The giáng sinh special for me is a đắng, cay đắng sweet episode because I’m leaving, but Steven has written a brilliant, adventurous, funny episode and I’m really thrilled with it. It feels wonderfully Christmassy.

What did bạn want from your last episode?

I think it’s good for the Doctor to go out with a bang, a crash and a wallop. I’m pleased it’s really funny and mad. When I got to the last 20 pages and it was quite a hard read for me, but I hope it’s going to be a belter.

We’ve got a great director in Jamie Payne...

User: I'm the Doctor. I'm a timelord from the planet Gallifrey in the constellation of Kasterborous. I'm 903 years old, and I'm the man who's gonna save your lives and all six billion people below.

Cleverbot: No you're not. You're saying ngẫu nhiên stock phrases which have no relevance whatsoever to what I say to you.

User: What? WHAT? WHAT?!?!?!

Cleverbot: How is you?

User: I'm trying to save the world and the TARDIS pulled up some ngẫu nhiên application.

Cleverbot: That is impossible. bạn have no means to do so. bạn cannot feel emotion.

User: OI! I can feel emotions. I'm not completely alien bạn know!!...