When to Watch the ‘Doctor Who’ Christmas Special on Disney Plus

Doctor Who wouldn’t be Doctor Who without its Christmas specials. Since the show returned to television in 2005, we’ve been getting them yearly. The tradition continues this year with the self-contained episode Joy to the World. From the look of things, we’ll all be taking a trip to the Time Hotel, where two Doctors, dinosaurs, and a whole bunch of craziness await.

Ncuti Gatwa returns as the Fifteenth Doctor and is joined by Bridgerton’s Nicola Coughlan, who plays Joy in the episode. The cast includes Steph de Whalley, Jonathan Aris, Joey Fry, Peter Benedict, Julia Watson and Niamh Marie Smith. Stephen Moffat wrote the episode, and, most importantly, Russell T. Davies returned as the showrunner. 

I’m not saying this will be an excellent addition to the show’s 20-year run of Christmas specials. But considering the team involved in front of and behind the camera, it sounds like it’ll be an episode to remember.

Read on to find out when to watch Doctor Who: Joy to the World — and why a VPN could be a helpful tool.

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How to watch Doctor Who: Joy to the World

Disney Plus will stream Doctor Who: Joy to the World on Wednesday, Dec. 25, at 12:10 p.m. ET (9:10 a.m. PT) in all regions except the UK and Ireland, where it’ll air on the BBC. 

Sign up for a standalone Disney Plus subscription with or without ads, or choose one of its bundle options. The service costs $8 to watch with ads, or $14 for the commercial-free version. Disney also packages its streaming services together — Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN — at a discount, letting you bundle two or three platforms in a single subscription. There are four bundles available now: Duo Basic, Duo Premium, Trio Basic and Trio Premium.