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== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* The special was first mentioned in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 585|issue 585]], published [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], in which showrunner [[Russell T Davies]] stated in his ''[[Letter from the Showrunner]]'' column that he was (himself) currently writing the special.<ref name="DWM585">{{cite web|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine|title=Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine|author=Andrea Laford|date of source=2022-12-07|website name=CultBox|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417233841/https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine|archivedate=2024-04-17}}</ref>
* The special was first mentioned in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]'' [[DWM 585|issue 585]], published [[8 December (releases)|8 December]] [[2022 (releases)|2022]], in which showrunner [[Russell T Davies]] stated in his ''[[Letter from the Showrunner]]'' column that he was (himself) currently writing the special.<ref name="DWM585">{{cite web|url=https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine|title=Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine|author=Andrea Laford|date of source=2022-12-07|website name=CultBox|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240417233841/https://cultbox.co.uk/news/headlines/russell-t-davies-reveals-series-plans-to-doctor-who-magazine|archivedate=2024-04-17}}</ref>
* However, in May 2024, writer and former showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] revealed the special's title and that he had written it – making it his 50th overall script – in an interview with ''Total TV Guide''.<ref name="JTTW" /> This followed on from rumours of Moffat's involvement after producer [[Alison Sterling]]'s online CV briefly listed him as the writer.<ref name="Moffat">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-steven-moffat-2024-christmas-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who's Steven Moffat 'returns to write 2024 Christmas special'|author=James Hibbs|date of source=2024-03-12|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428032152/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-steven-moffat-2024-christmas-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-04-28}}</ref>
** However, on [[14 May (releases)|14 May]] [[2024 (releases)|2024]], writer and former showrunner [[Steven Moffat]] revealed the special's title and that he had written it – making it his 50th overall script – in an interview with ''Total TV Guide''.<ref name="JTTW" /> This followed on from rumours of Moffat's involvement after producer [[Alison Sterling]]'s online CV briefly listed him as the writer.<ref name="Moffat">{{cite web|url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-steven-moffat-2024-christmas-newsupdate/|title=Doctor Who's Steven Moffat 'returns to write 2024 Christmas special'|author=James Hibbs|date of source=2024-03-12|website name=RadioTimes.com|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240428032152/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/sci-fi/doctor-who-steven-moffat-2024-christmas-newsupdate/|archivedate=2024-04-28}}</ref>
* This episode marks the first instance of a [[Christmas Special]] being written by a writer that is not the current showrunner.


=== Myths ===
=== Myths ===

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Joy to the World is the upcoming 2024 Christmas Special of Doctor Who. Written by Steven Moffat, it will be the first holiday special not penned by the current showrunner.[2]

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Footnotes

  1. Andrea Laford (2023-10-31). Ncuti Gatwa films Doctor Who in Cardiff. CultBox. Archived from the original on 2024-03-12.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Andrea Laford (2024-05-14). Steven Moffat confirms he penned 2024 Doctor Who Christmas special. CultBox. Archived from the original on 2024-05-14.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Get a first look at Nicola Coughlan as she joins Doctor Who. Doctor Who (2023-11-13). Archived from the original on 2024-04-07.
  4. Andrea Laford (2022-12-07). Russell T Davies reveals series plans to Doctor Who Magazine. CultBox. Archived from the original on 2024-04-17.
  5. James Hibbs (2024-03-12). Doctor Who's Steven Moffat 'returns to write 2024 Christmas special'. RadioTimes.com. Archived from the original on 2024-04-28.