EastEnders spin-offs few episodes still being made after this. A series of documentary shows, similar to "EastEnders Revealed" aired from 2006. "EastEnders Xtra" was an interactive series available between February and May 2005 via BBCi. There have also been two "EastEnders" Christmas specials, and two charity specials: "Dimensions in Time" was a crossover with the science fiction series "Doctor Who", and "Pudding Lane" relocated the characters to Pudding Lane in 1666. Both charity specials were made for Children in Need and neither are considered canon. On 4 April 2015, "EastEnders" bosses announced plans of a new six-part BBC drama series featuring iconic
How the Ghosts Stole Christmas [and] classic comedy episodes including, "How The Ghosts Stole Christmas." DVD.net called "How the Ghosts Stole Christmas" a "classic" standalone episode. "SFX" named the episode the sixth best "SF [Sci-Fi] & Fantasy Christmas Episodes" and noted that it was full of "classic lines, some neat tricks". Zack Handlen from "The A.V. Club" gave the episode a largely positive review and awarded it a grade of an A. He noted that the episode was written in a similar manner to the earlier, Carter-penned "The Post-Modern Prometheus". Handlen wrote that both entries "have a gleeful, everybody-gets-out-okay-in-the-end vibe". He, however, concluded that the