Here at the Post Office Shop we were engrossed by The Day of the Doctor special TV episode to mark 50 years of Doctor Who as well as the Christmas special The Time of the Doctor. 

The Day of the Doctor celebrating 50 years of Doctor Who certainly lived up to our expectations here at the Post Office Shop. Viewing figures prove that Doctor Who achieved his own worldwide domination with this one-off show!

It appears that sci-fi fans of the TV series from all four corners of the globe witnessed the one-off  75 minute TV drama marking the 50th anniversary of Doctor Who with the fervour generated likened to a Royal Wedding or a momentous Sporting Occasion.

In the UK alone, the Doctor Who 50th anniversary special featuring Matt Smith and former Time Lord David Tennant achieved an average television audience of 10.2 million.

It wasn't just millions of people glued to their TV sets at homes up and down the country and worldwide though – more than half a million tickets were sold for cinema screenings at 1500 venue around the world with The Day of the Doctor making more than £6m in box office takings in its first three days.

A month later the final part in a loose trilogy of episodes, The Time of the Doctor followed The Name of the Doctor and The Day of the Doctor and was the farewell episode for Matt Smith. The Time of the Doctor also marked the first regular appearance of Peter Capaldi as the twelfth doctor following his brief cameo in The Day of the Doctor. It was actually the 800th episode of the science fiction phenomenon and also featured Jenna Coleman as the Doctor's companion Clara Oswald. 

Aired on Christmas Day, The Time of the Doctor addressed numerous plots developed over Matt Smith's tenure including the prophecy of the Silence and the Doctor's fate on the planet Trenzalore. Notable enemies encountered by the Doctor included the Cybermen, Silence, Daleks and Weeping Angels in the festive special was witnessed by 8.3 million viewers. 

Doctor Who was in fact the second most watched programme across all channels on Christmas Day with the popularity of Doctor Who continuing to fascinate sci-fi fans both young and old. So now it's over to Peter Capaldi and here's to another 50 years of everyone's favourite Doctor as the Time Lord continues to travel through time in his TARDIS.

[Source: Post Office Shop]