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BBC One Sets October Premiere Date For ‘Doctor Who’

by Dave Elliott

Doctor Who returns in October, and not only has The Doctor changed gender, but she’s also switched nights too, moving from the usual Saturday night slot to Sundays!

“New Doctor, new home!” commented Showrunner, Chris Chibnall “Jodie Whittaker’s Doctor is about to burst into Sunday nights – and make the end of the weekend so much more exciting. Get everybody’s homework done, sort out your Monday clothes, then grab some special Sunday night popcorn, and settle down with all of the family for Sunday night adventures across space and time. (Also, move the sofa away from the wall so parents can hide behind it during the scary bits). The Thirteenth Doctor is falling from the sky and it’s going to be a blast.”

Whilst the series has aired on weeknights in its original incarnation, and then Saturday nights when it was revived, ‘Doctor Who’ has never in the show’s history aired on a Sunday. This year marks a brand new era with a new Showrunner, a new Doctor, new friends and a whole host of new monsters – so it’s only fitting that the new Time Lord will land in a new time zone on BBC One.

The new season sees Jodie Whittaker take over the role of The Doctor, who is joined by new companions Ryan (Tosin Cole), Yasmin (Mandip Gill) and Graham (Bradley Walsh).

“With Chris Chibnall at the helm and Jodie Whittaker’s arrival as the new Doctor we are heralding a brand new era for the show and so it feels only right to give it a new home on Sunday nights at the heart of BBC One’s Autumn schedule,” adds Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content.

Showrunner Chris Chibnall has written the first episode of the brand new series which is titled ‘The Woman Who Fell to Earth’. As was announced a few weeks ago, episodes this season also come from former Children’s Laureate Malorie Blackman, Ed Hime, who was nominated for a Craft Bafta for his first episode of ‘Skins’, playwright and screenwriter Vinay Patel, ‘Wentworth’ writer Pete McTighe, and Joy Wilkinson, who has been selected as a Screen International Star of Tomorrow and has had two screenplays featured on the Brit List.

Doctor Who‘ Season 11, premieres on BBC One from Sunday, 7th October 2018 at 6.45pm. There’s also good news for our American cousins, as the new season will be simulcast on BBC America at the same time with a repeat later in primetime.

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