Censors say PG to a Christmas Carol, Everyone's Home For Christmas, plus more news and reviews

Todays picture is Dalek Christmas and was posted by Shamus on Twenty Sided.

British Board of Film Censors has passed the following...

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  DOCTOR WHO - A CHRISTMAS CAROL [Season 5, Christmas Special 2010] passed PG


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  DOCTOR WHO CONFIDENTIAL [Additional material, Series 5, Christmas Special 2010: DOCTOR WHO - A CHRISTMAS CAROL] passed U

Big Finish have uploaded the cover for Doctor Who: Heroes of Sontar.

Blogtor Who has Everyone's Home For Christmas - Matt Smith, the BBC have issued promotional images for their Christmas television programming. Featured front and centre is Matt Smith, taken from one of the A Christmas Carol promo pics.

TARDIS Scanner - Who Tube has Doctor Who: A Christmas Carol - Christmas Special 2010 trailer - BBC One.

Adventures in Time Space and Music has released Episode 6 – Debney, Sponsler, Febre and the TV Movie, In this episode we will look at John Debney, John Sponsler & Louis Febre’s work on Serial TVM (Big Finish Production Code 8A) – Story 160 – Doctor Who: The Movie.

The 20mb Doctor Who Podcast has Episode 33, ...returns to its usual format with the return of Alicia. We talk about the 50th Anniversary episode of Coronation Street and its Doctor Who connections. Then we talk about our visit to the TARDIS Tavern and the subsequent hangover Adam suffered. We read the emails received after a Facebook appeal that included the prize of a bag of Jelly Babies for the best message received and we reveal the winner later on in the show.

Who Fix has The Cat Ruined My Comic Strip, amazing how much a Time Lord knows about magazine production (from Doctor Who Weekly 13).

Radio Free Skaro has Episode 228 - Helter Skelter, the Pandorica Opens was the focus of most of this episode of Radio Free Skaro, thanks to a light news week. Good thing, too, as Pandorica was another triumph from Series 5, featuring many power mad conspirators - Daleks, Sontarans, Cybermen - gathering together to fight their greatest enemy, The Doctor. Such a visual feast put the Three Who Rule in danger of becoming transfixed on what they were watching, but they managed to mostly steer clear of the silence for the time being

The Edwardian Adventurer has 043 – Planet of Giants Part 1, an accident with The TARDIS prevents our heroes from returning home. Instead, they appear on a planet of giants.

Hoo on Who has Episode 33 - The Ribos Operation, David and Marty begin their quest for the segments of the Key to Time, with Tom Baker's Fourth Doctor, Mary Tamm as Romana I and K-9. Dr. Phil joins the fun, discusing the musical score of this classic episode as well. The guys read listener feedback e-mails and cover the DVD Extras on both the classic Warner Video boxset release and the newer 2 Entertain release.

The Daily Drew has "The Time Monster" - Episode Six, "at long last, we have finally reached the final episode of this painfully terrible story...."

Tea with Morbius has The Rescue, "I would have got away with it too, if it hadn't been for that meddling old man and those pesky teachers!"

Den of Geek has Torchwood: The New World casting latest, ...as for new cast members, Michael Ausiello, at his Facebook page, has some fresh information. For he's got word of a fresh casting call for the show, he writes that "Ianto fans are not going to like this. Producers are casting the role of Brad, a Washington D.C. bartender in his late 20s who hooks up with Jack for a 'mutually satisfying one-night stand'. Interested actors should be comfortable with 'intimate scenes between two men'."