Latest News: Richard E. Grant in the Doctor Who Christmas Special

International actor Richard E. Grant has been announced via Twitter last night as being cast in the Christmas Special of Doctor Who this year.

He is no stranger to Doctor Who after voicing the Doctor in the animated Scream of the Shalka, as well as appearing in the Steven Moffat Doctor Who spoof The Curse of Fatal Death playing a handsome Doctor who seemed to get a great delight in licking a mirror!

Richard will be acting alongside fellow actor Tom Ward in the Christmas Special which is currently being filmed in the new Doctor Who studios in Cardiff.

The Doctor Who Bar Christmas Poll

Here at The Doctor Who Bar we are gearing up for Christmas and looking forward to watching the new Christmas special "The Doctor, The Widow and the Wardrobe" on Christmas day at 7pm.

So what better way to pass the time until then than to watch your favourite Christmas episode with some friendly fans and tweet your comments, using our hashtag, #DWBar (and following @TheDoctorWhoBar

Don't forget to vote on the poll on the left hand side!

J.K Rowling Christmas Special?

I only heard about this recently but for some this may be quite old news. It was rumored and stated by Russel T Davies that J.K Rowling was approached to write a Christmas special for Doctor Who. That was a a very exciting thing for me to see and it was a shame she turned that down.

Then there was the second part of the rumor. This is the one that really got me thinking about how brilliant it could be. J.K starring in an episode and the characters from her books coming to life. Could you just imagine Voldemort battling The Doctor? Dumbledore and The Doctor having an intellectual conversation whilst the companions watch completely lost. Ron in the TARDIS saying "Blimey."

I hope this happens one day. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.