Voyage of the Damned (Doctor Who) opinion about the episode was divided; the writing and Minogue's performance were both praised and criticised. The episode continues from the end of the third series finale "Last of the Time Lords", when the TARDIS collided with the "Titanic". To investigate further, the Doctor runs the TARDIS's self-repair programme and boards the "Titanic", where he discovers that the "ship" is an interstellar cruiser from the planet Sto. Modelled after the Earth ocean liner of the same name, the ship is orbiting present-day Earth to observe "primitive cultures"–specifically, Christmas. He decides to stow away, only telling waitress Astrid Peth (Kylie Minogue)
The Runaway Bride (Doctor Who) orchestra performing many of the music themes from Doctor Who, including the Dalek music and Rose's theme. The clip was leaked online shortly after the event and the concert and clip were shown earlier before the episode officially aired on Christmas Day on a "Doctor Who Confidential" special at 1:00 p.m. Sarah Parish has co-starred with David Tennant in two other BBC One dramas: "Blackpool" (2004) and "Recovery" (2007). Catherine Tate co-starred with Tennant in a sketch for Comic Relief (2007) which made several "Doctor Who" references. Catherine Tate returned in series 4, reprising her role as Donna Noble as