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
Christmas by medium past year and giving her own reflections and advice. Many long-running British soap operas have Christmas specials, usually involving a dramatic storyline developed over several weeks which culminates at Christmas. Often these stories are tragic, involving a death, divorce, a dramatic revelation or similar event. Most Christmas specials in the UK are specially commissioned separately to a production season, and many are extended from the usual episode length. For example, the 2007 "Doctor Who" Christmas special was 71 minutes as opposed to the standard 45 minutes, was broadcast six months after the third series had finished and four months before