UK Doctor Who fans panic as rumours circulate that Christmas special will air days early in the US

Thankfully for those fans, the reports – sparked by an online article from a publication which will remain nameless – are not true, with BBC reporter Lizo Mzimba today confirming that the special is "categorically not" airing early on Amazon and will be seen by US fans, as usual, on BBC America, some hours after it premieres in the home of Who, the UK, on BBC1 on Christmas Day.

Of course one fan's triumph is another's disappointment...

Maybe next year.