The fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 25 December 2007 with the Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes aired, starting with "Partners in Crime" on 5 April 2008 and ending with "Journey's End". The last episode to be produced for the fourth series was the 2008 Christmas special, "The Next Doctor", which aired on 25 December 2008. Two short ...
more
The fourth series of British science fiction television series Doctor Who began on 25 December 2007 with the Christmas special "Voyage of the Damned". Following the special, a regular series of thirteen episodes aired, starting with "Partners in Crime" on 5 April 2008 and ending with "Journey's End". The last episode to be produced for the fourth series was the 2008 Christmas special, "The Next Doctor", which aired on 25 December 2008. Two short special episodes were produced; a Children in Need special and a special for the Doctor Who Prom. The series started production on 8 August 2007 and concluded on 29 March 2008.
Doctor Who had been recommissioned for a fourth series in March 2007, shortly before the broadcast of the third series. The production schedule called for 15 full episodes to be produced, rather than the usual 14, due to the announcement that the next full series of Doctor Who would not air until 2010. This schedule, combined with David Tennant's commitments with the...
less
