New Year Special

A New Year Special is a special episode in the Doctor Who series which typically airs outside of the regular run, on 1 January. , they are in place of the traditional yearly Christmas Special.

As of yet, two episodes are New Year Specials. The first time a Doctor Who special aired on New Year's Day was The End of Time: Part Two, which aired a week after Part One, the 2009 Christmas Special.

Beginning with series 11, showrunner Chris Chibnall made the decision to cut the annual Christmas tradition, which had been ongoing since the start of BBC Wales production, in favour of this special.

Resolution, the 2019 New Year Special, was the first to be primarily set on New Year's Day. The End of Time: Part Two featured a short scene near the end, set on 1 January 2005.

However, the very first episode to premiere on 1 January was "Volcano", very nominally the eighth part of the 1965-66 serial The Daleks' Master Plan. The first part of the 1977 serial Day of the Dalek's also premiered on the day. Outside of the main show, the very first episode of The Sarah Jane Adventures, Invasion of the Bane, and the Torchwood episodes Captain Jack Harkness and End of Days all premiered on 1 January, 2007.

List of New Year Specials

 * 2010 - The End of Time: Part Two (series 4)
 * 2019 - Resolution (series 11)