10 Doctor Who Facts Most Fans Don't Know

In the early stages of Doctor Who, various big ideas were thrown around regarding potential Christmas episodes, and the Hartnell era did actually get one - 1965's bonkers The Feast of Steven, in which the Doctor and his companions take a break from the Daleks' master plan to get arrested, crash a silent movie set, and wish everyone at home a very merry Christmas.

However, the original ideas were much more outlandish than anything in The Feast of Steven.

One of the ideas saw a drunk Doctor as Marley's ghost in A Christmas Carol - something that Steven Moffat would finally realise in 2010. Another idea would see Cinderella's fairy godmother revealed to be the Doctor's wife, who was chasing him across time and space. Again, an idea that Steven Moffat would finally realise - sort of - between 2008 and 2015. "Hello sweetie."

The most eye-catching idea was a Doctor Who historical set in Bethlehem during the birth of Jesus Christ, which wasn't too far away from some of the educational, historical adventures that would define Sydney Newman's original vision. Perhaps the Doctor, Ian, and Barbara would pose as the three wise men, or perhaps use science to create some sort of beacon to act as the nativity star?