The BBC Press Office has published details of the line-up for this year’s BBC Children in Need charity appeal, with which Doctor Who has long had an association. This year the programme is once again featured, with what the release describes as ‘An exclusive preview of the Doctor Who Christmas special.’ Last year there was a similar preview for the 2008 Christmas special, ‘The Next Doctor’, with the pre-titles sequence for this episode being shown, a month in advance of its broadcast.

This year’s Children in Need night takes place on Friday 20th November, broadcasting from 7pm on BBC One.