On June 1st, 2013 it was confirmed that Matt Smith will be leaving the show, his Doctor will regenerate in the Christmas special.
Yes, there was a Christmas Special on Doctor Who that Matt Smith (11th) did, that was a sci-fi version of a Christmas Carol.
He has said that he will be playing the Doctor until at least 2014.
At Christmas he "died" and"regenerated into Matt Smith. Matt smith started about a month ago on Saturday.
Probably in Cardiff preparing to film the Doctor Who Christmas special.
They are saying it because Matt Smith has quit Doctor Who. He will be replaced by Peter Capaldi at the end of the 2013 Christmas Special.
The Christmas Carol episode of Doctor Who was aired in 2010 with Matt Smith as the 11th doctor. The following episode of the series was the Impossible Astronaut.
Doctor who will come back at Christmas and new years. David Tennent changes to Matt smith.
Yes, Matt Smith is currently portraying the Doctor in Doctor Who.
The new doctor is Matt Smith.
The 9th Doctor was Christopher Eccleston and the 10th Doctor is David Tennent, but the current Doctor is Matt Smith who is leaving the series at the end of 2013.
Matt smith (Doctor Who)
"The Time of the Doctor", a Christmas special on Dec 25, 2013, was the last full episode with Matt Smith as the Doctor. Matt Smith did a cameo appearance in the new season with Peter Capaldi as the new doctor in the episode "Deep Breath" aired in August 23, 2014.