2015 was yet another remarkable year for Doctor Who and its ever growing foray of fans (see our round ups of its shocks, surprises and spacey-wacey shenanigans here and here), but 2016 might just turn out to be an even better one!

Don’t believe us? Check out our list of the top five “Who” related things we’re looking forward to in 2016, complied in anticipation of the coming 12 months, which represents only a small portion of what we’re excited about. After all, we can’t predict what other twists and turns lie ahead, but we can say that 2016 will be a year to remember!

1. Series 10… probably!

Ok, so this one’s a little vague, since we don’t really know for sure if the brand new series of Doctor Who actually will be gracing our screens in 2016, but we can still hope and pray until proven otherwise, right? What we do know for sure is that Series 10 will include the now traditional 13 episodes, including a Christmas Special, and that Steven Moffat and Peter Capaldi are going nowhere. Whether it airs this year or not, 2016 is still bound to be filled with casting announcements, episode details, and maybe even… a trailer?! We don’t know for definite what we’ll learn about Series 10 over the coming months, but you can bet your bottom dollar that WhovianNet will be keeping a beady eye out to let you know the latest developments as soon as they occur. You’re welcome!

2. Meeting the next companion

Because who isn’t dying to find out who will be accompanying the Doctor on his universal escapades in Series 10?! Clara’s devastating departure at the end of Series 9 (…we’re still not over it!) left a vacancy aboard the TARDIS which means that show execs will already be on the look out for a new BFF to accompany our honourable hero throughout time and space. In fact, Peter Capaldi has cryptically suggested that he may have already met his new co-star, who’ll be “someone new” and “a little more earthy” than their predecessor, according to Steven Moffat. Interesting. It’s impossible to predict when the anticipated announcement will hit the airwaves, but in the meantime you can share your predictions, wishes and theories regarding the new companion in our dedicated discussion, here. Go on, get it all off your chest. You know you want to.

3. A brand new Doctor Who spin off

Similar to our anxious anticipation for Series 10, we can barely even begin to explain our excitement for that other Doctor Who series that will be hitting our screens in 2016. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, or stuck inside a confession dial for billions of years, you’ll know that award-winning Young Adult fiction author Patrick Ness has put pen to paper for a new 8-part series, Class, which will air on BBC Three in the autumn. Set in Coal Hill School, the drama will follow a group of students whose lives are turned upside down by the terrifying prospects of growing up… with added monsters. We’ve all been there. It doesn’t look like Clara Oswald will be appearing, unfortunately, since she’s otherwise engaged, but it has been suggested (sort of) that a cameo from the Twelfth Doctor might be on the cards. Once a caretaker, always a caretaker. He just can’t stay away, can he? And we wouldn’t have it any other way.

4. More adventures from Big Finish

Oh, Big Finish. Where would we be without you? Having recently had their Doctor Who license extended until at least 2020, Big Finish will be working their little socks off throughout 2016 to keep our withdrawal symptoms at bay whilst the Doctor is off our screens. Starting the new year as they mean to go on, the first series of their new rip-roaring River Song range has just been unleashed unto the world, while the coming months will mark the releases of audio adventures featuring Classic Doctors and villains alike, as well as the highly anticipated return of the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble this May and the second series of their original Torchwood tales from March. They sure know how to make a Whovian feel special. Bring it on!

5. Conventions and other fandom events

Because isn’t donning your Converse and Sonic Screwdriver to spend the day with like-minded devotees what being part of the Doctor Who fandom is all about? Needless to say, there is always a convention or fan event, official or otherwise, going on in some part of the world, and those that have been announced for 2016 thus far have already secured some pretty awesome guests. What’s more, they’re the perfect place to meet your favourite stars whilst sharing in the love with your fellow fanatics, and you can even enter a cosplaying competition if you really want to make the most of the experience. And oh, what an experience it is. There really is nothing quite like a Doctor Who convention, and if you’ve never seen one first hand, 2016 is the perfect year to finally pop your convention cherry. You won’t regret it. Keep up to date with what’s going on in our Events section.

So, what are YOU most looking forward to in 2016? Let us know in the comments below…