Surprise For Boxing Day Shoppers In Melbourne!

Surprise For Boxing Day Shoppers In Melbourne!

Shoppers and restaurant goers in Federation Square were given an unexpected surprise today when the complex's giant television screen switched from the abysmal day of Ashes to the entire 2010 Doctor Who Christmas Special!

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By Lansdowne5 - Dec 27, 2010 08:12 AM EST

Filed Under: Sci-Fi

Source: Gallifrey News Base

Lucky shoppers got to see a live feed of the special broadcast on ABC TV:

Back on the other side of the globe, "A Christmas Carol" achieved an Appreciation Index score (the measure of how much the audience enjoyed a programme) of 83/100 with UK viewers - which (surprisingly) is slightly down from previous years.

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