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Free screening of the Doctor Who Christmas special

Don’t miss your chance to enjoy a free screening of the Doctor Who Christmas special before anyone else.

Starting in Hartlepool and finishing just before Christmas in Bradford, there are eight locations across northern England so plenty of chances to enjoy this most eagerly-awaited festive television show.

And this year’s Doctor Who Christmas special, Twice Upon a Time, will see Peter Capaldi joined by David Bradley who plays the First Doctor, while Pearl Mackie returns as companion Bill Potts and Mark Gatiss guest stars as the Captain.


Lucky ticket applicants will be able to enjoy a sneak peek of this hotly-anticipated show in advance of the television premiere on BBC One on Christmas Day. You'll also get the chance to take photos on the BBC’s red carpet with famous props from the programme.

So what are you waiting for? Sign up below for up to four tickets and your chance to take a selfie with a Dalek and catch Peter Capaldi as the Doctor for the last time in this special festive episode.

Tickets will be allocated via a random draw with 75% going to local postcodes ** and 25% to the rest of the UK.

The deadline to apply for tickets is 11pm on Sunday 3 December.

Please note: Anyone with a mobile telephone, camera or recording equipment will be required to hand this to a member of BBC staff for safekeeping throughout the screening. This is to ensure no clips of the show are leaked ahead of the broadcast.

Admission to this screening is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please note that as not everyone who asks for tickets uses them, to make sure we have a full house we send out more tickets than there are places. We do our best to get the numbers right, but unfortunately we occasionally have to disappoint people so please arrive early.

Under 18s must be accompanied by an adult.
No age restrictions
Maximum of 4 tickets per request

Thursday14 December 7.00pm: Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre
 75% of tickets will be allocated to the following postcodes: TS16, TS17, TS18, TS19, TS20, TS21, TS22, TS23, TS24, TS25, TS26, TS27, TS28
   
Friday15 December 7.00pm: The Guildhall, York
75% of tickets will be allocated to the following postcodes: YO1, YO7, YO8, YO10,YO11, Y012, YO13, YO14, YO15, YO16, YO17, YO18, YO19, YO21, YO22, YO23, YO24, YO25, YO26, YO30, YO31, YO32, YO41, YO42, YO43, YO51, YO60, YO61, YO62, YO90, YO91

Saturday16 December 7.00pm: Jubilee Church Hull
75% of tickets will be allocated to the following postcodes: HU1, HU2, HU3, HU4, HU5, HU6, HU7, HU8, HU9, HU10, HU11, HU12, HU13, HU14, HU15, HU16, HU17, HU18, HU19, HU20
 
Sunday17 December7.00pm: St Nicholas Cathedral, Newcastle
75% of tickets will be allocated to the following postcodes: NE1, NE2, NE3, NE4, NE5, NE6, NE7, NE8, NE9, NE10, NE11, NE12, NE13, NE14, NE15, NE16, NE17, NE18, NE19, NE20, NE21, NE22, NE23, NE24, NE25, NE26, NE27, NE28, NE29, NE30, NE31, NE32, NE33, NE34, NE35,NE36, NE37, NE38, NE39, NE40, NE41, NE42, NE43, NE44, NE45, NE46, NE47, NE48, NE49, NE61, NE62, NE63, NE64, NE65, NE66, NE67, NE68, NE69, NE70, NE71, NE82, NE83, NE85, NE88, NE92, NE98, NE99

Monday18 December7.00pm: The Middlesbrough Empire
75% of tickets will be allocated to the following postcodes: TS1, TS2, TS3, TS4, TS5, TS6, TS7, TS8, TS9, TS109, TS11, TS12, TS13, TS14, TS15

Tuesday19 December7.00pm: Dock 10, MediaCityUK
75% of tickets will be allocated to the following postcodes: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, M6, M7, M8, M9, M10, M11, M12, M13, M14, M15, M16, M17, M18, M19, 20, M21, M22, M23, M24, M25, M26, M27, M28, M29, M30, M31, M32, M33, M34, M35, M38, M40, M41, M43, M44, M45, M46, M50, M60

Wednesday20 December7.00pm:  Durham School
 75% of tickets will be allocated to the following postcodes: DH1, DH2, DH3, DH4, DH5, DH6, DH7, DH8, DH9, DH97, DH98, DH99

Friday22 December7.00pm:  Old Odeon, Bradford
75% of tickets will be allocated to the following postcodes: BD1, BD2, BD3, BD4, BD5, BD6, BD7, BD8, BD9, BD10, BD11, BD12, BD13, BD14, BD15, BD16, BD17, BD18, BD19, BD20, BD21, BD22, BD23, BD24, BD97, BD98, BD99

Apply for tickets here: BBC Shows and Tours