After his first great season as the Doctor, Nucci Gatova takes on his second “Doctor Who” Christmas special. The Tardis is put on the back burner for once, but the Time Hotel with its many rooms does the heavy lifting. Likewise, companion Joy, played by Nicolas Coughlan, turns out to be a near-perfect fit.

Below you will find all the information on how to watch “Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World” from anywhere with a VPN and for free.

Hang on to your hats, because this Christmas Special packs a lot into just under an hour, with each room of the Time Hotel being a portal to somewhere in history. We need lots of rooms for that.

We are transported with Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay to the base camp of Everest in 1953, aboard the Orient Express in 1962, check out the dawn of the dinosaur age, and crash into the present day on Christmas Day, 2024.

While the action and unfolding narrative refuse to stop or pause for breath, we also see a more introspective and thoughtful side of Gatwa's Doctor after his debut season.

This is a very welcome development and confirms that “Doctor Who” has always been in the capable hands of previous showrunner/writer Steven Moffat. The unforgettable ending (part cheese, part masterpiece) is 100% Moffat, and 100% successful here.

Here's everything you need to know about how to watch the “Doctor Who Christmas Special” from anywhere: you can watch “Joy to the World” from anywhere.

“Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World”: The Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World will be broadcast on BBC One on Wednesday, December 25 at 5:10pm JST. It will also be available live and on demand on BBC iPlayer.

If you can't get enough of the Time Lord's adventures, you can watch other “Doctor Who” content for free on BBC iPlayer's Whoniverse hub.

If you are lucky enough to live in the UK, you can enjoy the “Doctor Who Christmas Special”: on Wednesday, December 25, you can enjoy “Joy to the World” for free on BBC iPlayer.

But what if you are normally based in the UK and pay a license fee, but are visiting the US right now? Perhaps you are on vacation and don't want to spend money on a paid streaming service in a foreign country when you can usually watch it for free at home.

Don't worry - you can watch Doctor Who on iPlayer for free with a streaming VPN. Here's how to do it. The best VPN service right now is NordVPN, but there are others on our list of best VPN services.

Using a VPN is surprisingly simple, just follow these steps.

1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we have mentioned, NordVPN is very affordable.

2. select the location you want to connect to with the VPN app. For example, if you are visiting the U.S. and want to see your usual BBC iPlayer account, select U.K. from the list.

3. Sit back and enjoy the action Access BBC iPlayer and watch “Doctor Who Christmas Special”: Joy to the World just as you would at home.

“Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World: The Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World” will air on Disney Plus on Wednesday, December 25.

If you are visiting the US from the UK, you can still watch the new adventures of the Doctors on iPlayer using a VPN such as NordVPN.

To the delight of UK Whovians, “Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World” will air on Disney Plus on Thursday, December 26 at 4:10 am AEDT.

Residents outside of Australia? No worries - you can watch via VPN instead. Right now, our favorite VPN service is NordVPN, which helps you access all the usual subscriptions.

Yes, “Doctor Who Christmas Special: Joy to the World” will be available worldwide on Disney Plus on Wednesday, December 25 or Thursday, December 26, depending on your time zone.

Remember, Brits traveling during the holiday season do not need to take out a Disney Plus subscription just for this special event. Our recommendation is NordVPN.

Dr. Who - Nucci Gatova

Joy Almond - Nicolas Coughlan

Trev Simpkins - Joel Fry

Anita Benn - Steph de Whalley

Hotel Manager - Jonathan Aris

Hilda Flockhart - Julia Watson

Basil Flockhart - Peter Benedict

Sylvia Trench - Sylvia Trench Edmund Hillary - Phil Baxter

Tenzin Norgay - Samuel Sherpa= Moore

Receptionist - Luci Lai

Mr. Single - Joshua Reese

Server - Elle Potter

Barman - Liam Prince-Donnelly