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How to Watch the ‘Doctor Who’ Holiday Special Live Online Without Cable

Stephanie Sengwe
Stephanie Sengwe is writer based in New York who covers companies in the streaming industry including AT&T, Amazon, Apple, Hulu, Roku, and Netflix . She also contributes daily news coverage on streaming services and devices for The Streamable.
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To cap off the year, BBC America is airing their annual Doctor Who holiday special. Titled, “Revolution of the Daleks,” the episode will air at 8 p.m. ET on New Year’s Day.

How to Watch the ‘Doctor Who’ Holiday Special

  • When: Friday, Jan. 1 at 8 p.m. ET
  • TV: BBC America
  • Stream: Watch with 7-Day Free Trial of fuboTV

BBC America announced the special episode back in November. The special picks up where audiences last left off—with the Doctor locked away in a high-security alien prison. Yaz, Ryan, and Graham are on earth, trying to navigate the world without her. The special will feature Chris Noth, John Barrowman, as well as Jodie Whittaker. Harriet Walter and Nathan Stewart-Jarrett will also be joining the cast.

“We’ve crammed this year’s Doctor Who special with an explosion of extraordinary acting talent,” stated showrunner Chris Chibnall. “Where else would you get British acting royalty, a globally renowned U.S. screen star, an (inter)national treasure of stage and screen and one of Britain’s hottest young actors — just in the guest cast! Put those together with Jodie Whittaker, Bradley Walsh, Mandip Gill, and Tosin Cole and Daleks— and you get a cast to be exterminated for. And things will explode. Promise.”

How to Stream “Doctor Who” Holiday Special for Free on Roku, Fire TV, Apple TV, iOS and Android

There are six major streaming providers that offer Live TV Streaming. Four of these providers allow you to watch “Doctor Who” live on BBC America using iOS, Android, Roku, Apple TV, Fire TV, Chromecast and Web.

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All Live TV Streaming Services

Philo

Price: $25
Includes: BBC America + 18 Top Cable Channels

DIRECTV STREAM

Price: $79.99
Includes: BBC America + 31 Top Cable Channels

Sling TV

Price: $40
Includes: BBC America + 17 Top Cable Channels

YouTube TV

Price: $72.99
Includes: BBC America + 32 Top Cable Channels

Doctor Who: Revolution of the Daleks Official Trailer

Stephanie Sengwe
Stephanie Sengwe is writer based in New York who covers companies in the streaming industry including AT&T, Amazon, Apple, Hulu, Roku, and Netflix . She also contributes daily news coverage on streaming services and devices for The Streamable.
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