Sherlock returns, and if only he could meet The Doctor

The BBC have delivered a most excellent Christmas present, in the form of a new mini-episode of Sherlock, ahead of the start of the new season next week:



And here also is the trailer for said new season:



In wholly less official realms, there is also a rather wonderful fan video doing the rounds lately, a dream crossover of Sherlock and Doctor Who. It's a pretty impressive feat of editing:



And, if you're curious how that was made, here's a behind-the-scenes video too:

The Doctor returns

The new series of Doctor Who starts in one week! I for one am intrigued and excited about the charming and curiously ever-dying new companion, Clara Oswin Oswald. The first episode is called The Bells of Saint John, and sounds like it will feature an interesting new alien threat. Here's the official synopsis, and movie-style poster:

The Doctor’s search for Clara Oswald brings him to modern day London, where wifi is everywhere. Humanity lives in a wifi soup. But something dangerous is lurking in the signals, picking off minds and imprisoning them. As Clara becomes the target of this insidious menace, the Doctor races to save her and the world from an ancient enemy.

Ahead of that the BBC have released a really cute prequel minisode, enjoy:



And here's a trailer for the episode:



Continue reading after the jump for synopses and images from the next three episodes, and a trailer for the series:

Doctor Who 2011 part 2 prequel webisode

The BBC has a released a Doctor Who webisode ahead of the return of the series for the second half of this year's season in a few weeks time: