The BBC have announced today that the next Doctor Who we get to see, other than the CBeebies animated series which is described as "in development", will be a Christmas Special - but not until 2026.
As we have all suspected for months now, it has also been confirmed that the production partnership with Disney+ is not going to be renewed.
The same statement confirms that The War Between The Land And The Sea will be screened later this year, though there's no mention of the possible delay by Disney broadcasting it.
The 2026 Special is to be written by RTD2, and I think we can hazard a guess that it will resolve the Billie Piper appearance which most fans think might be in the form of a one-off, potentially co-starring with 14th Doctor David Tennant, to bridge the gap until the next full-time actor is in place.
The BBC said the usual stuff about the programme remaining important to them and that it will be back etc, etc. - though we heard all that in 1989 and well into the 1990's (and got the TV Movie at the end of it all) so for older fans it's hardly reassurance. A separate announcement on the future of the series is said to be coming later (my guess being on 23rd November).
Presumably another production partner is being sought, as well as the search for a new Doctor.
There will be many hoping that a new showrunner is also being looked for...
It's less than a month to the next anniversary, and there's no word on any new colourised 1960's episodes, or Tales From The TARDIS, and the animation of lost stories has seemingly dried up, apparently being reserved now for filling gaps in the Blu-ray box sets, which are released only twice per year these days.
It's hardly the Wilderness Years back again, though it might feel like it at times...
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