New Series start date ...

[SiHart]

Perhaps they're afraid of upsetting rabid Doctor Who fans desperate for scheduling information!

[Dirk Gently]

R.T. online says that Saturday 1st has a TBA from 6:30 to 8:20.

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Thank you Tim. I expected as as much.

[Anthony Williams]

Despite previous reports, it's come out in the last few days that it will not be on BBC America until September 8th. Whether or not this means anything for BBC1 remains to be seen...

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

This doesn't come as a complete surprise given that last year episode 9 was delayed in America by a week because of the Labor day holiday weekend.
I suspect this is why the originally planned UK broadcast date of August 25th got put back by at least a week.
Well within the next 36 hours or so we'll hopefully know what's going on in the UK!

[Andrew Curnow]

If it is the 1st September, of course, that'll be 33 years to the day since season 17 started, also with a Dalek story. If the forthcoming season is as good as season 17, I shall be very happy indeed.

[Martin Curnow]

Is that Dalek Caan in the background?

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00xk7zc

2 second in and again at 13 seconds?

[Dirk Gently]

I do believe it is.


(Didn't he die though? Another temporal shift?)

[SiHart]

I think we're on for the 1st- this week's Radio Times proclaims that next week it's all about the return of Doctor Who and many, many Daleks!

[Rob McCow]

If the forthcoming season is as good as season 17, I shall be very happy indeed.

HOW could it POSSIBLY be anywhere near as good as Season 17, Andrew. HOW?!

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[Nyder]

I'm expecting next week's RT front cover to be awash with Daleks. I also want all the clues in the cryptic crossword to be Dalek-related!

[Stuart Wallis]

All I know is, they're cutting it rather fine...

[Martin Curnow]

If it is the 1st September, of course, that'll be 33 years to the day since season 17 started, also with a Dalek story. If the forthcoming season is as good as season 17, I shall be very happy indeed.

Which makes your defection to Buck Bloody Rogers the following year even less fathomable, dear boy!!!!

[brandynigma]

Is that Dalek Caan in the background?

I do believe it is.

Spoiler tagged:

No, but I'll extend this so that's not obvious!

[Andrew Curnow]

Which makes your defection to Buck Bloody Rogers the following year even less fathomable, dear boy!!!!

Only if you assume season 18 is as good as season 17. Ha! (Although, also, Buck Rogers did have Wilma...)

[Nyder]

There's a free Dalek wallchart in next week's Radio Times!

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Radio Times are now saying 7.20pm on Saturday 1st. Official BBC Confirmation expected later today.

[Philipnet]

As announced on Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/DoctorWho?ref=stream )

1st September
UK – 7.20pm on BBC One
US – 9.00pm ET on BBC America
Canada – 9.00pm ET on Space

[Richard Brinck-Johnsen]

Yes apparently the BBC America trailer the other night actually contained the incorrect broadcast date. These things happen I guess.

American and Canadian Whovians can now stand down their torrent sites!

[Si Hunt]

A lot of time and money has gone into this series and they will want good ratings.

To get the transmission date wrong on the trailer is a pretty big "these things happen", IMO.

Si.

[Stuart Wallis]

(Although, also, Buck Rogers did have Wilma...)

Luckily the doctor gave him some ointment for it...

[Dirk Gently]

(Although, also, Buck Rogers did have Wilma...)

Wilma (Erin Gray) was nice but Ardala (Pamela Hensley) was always worth a look.

[Jeff]

Wilma (Erin Gray) was nice but Ardala (Pamela Hensley) was always worth a look.

I vaguely remember an episode of Buck Rogers where Wilma was trapped in some kind of Sauna/lava room. Even as a very small boy of maybe 5 or 6 it aroused strange feelings in me.. Erin Gray may have very well been my first crush!

Oh, I love youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wq5yKPvo2og

[Jeff]

I looked up Sep 1st on the satellite yesterday and they were still showing a Doctor Who marathon all day Saturday, but they had the Christmas special in the timeslot where the new episode should be. I guess they will change that later. Thankfully DirecTV just recently upgraded BBC America to HD after all this time, so I finally won't have to torrent them, unless I find out they are cutting content.