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The new Doctor lands on Saturday 23 August

BBC One confirms the new Doctor lands on Saturday 23 August

The BBC has today confirmed the much-anticipated eighth series of the hit sci-fi drama Doctor Who will land on BBC One on Saturday 23 August, 2014.

The feature-length premiere episode entitled โ€œDeep Breathโ€ will see Peter Capaldi take on one of TVโ€™s most iconic roles as the Twelfth Doctor, alongside Jenna Coleman as his companion Clara.


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110 comments

  • obey the whispermen

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:56pm

    I’ve watched it a gillion billion times

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    • Dalek1234

      June 27th, 2014 - 10:31pm

      I’ve just seen this a billion million zillion trillion killion times!!!1

    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 10:35pm

      iave watched it a billion billion trillion killion tellion fillion x 10 times

    • Am I a Good Man?

      June 27th, 2014 - 10:42pm

      I’ve watched it a million, trillion, gazilian, bazilian, killion, billion, million times!

    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 10:46pm

      ive watched it tillon Gillian fillion hillion dillion million, trillion, gazilian, bazilian, killion, billion, million times!

      x10

    • Anonymous

      June 28th, 2014 - 6:24am

      Guys you all make me laugh, I watched it infinity times now! ๐Ÿ˜€

    • Dalek1234

      June 28th, 2014 - 4:19pm

      yeah ive seen it a billion million zillion trillion gazillion zillion pillion killion billion trillion billion gilling million trillion billion million yillion fillion villion gazillion billion million trillion times!

      x30

    • Anonymous

      June 29th, 2014 - 9:11pm

      i’ve watched it a million billion trillion million dillion Karen gill-ian bazillian tanillilian infinity and one time a million and two times.

      I’ve only watched it twice :0

  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:50pm

    Ooooh it is going to be feature length!

    Reply
  • RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:48pm

    apparently the first ep is called ‘deep breath’

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    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:49pm

      Yep it has just been confirmed

      Exelent title

  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:45pm

    Mabey the twelth Dr will not be a good man

    Reply
  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:44pm

    Hope we get some actual footage soon

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  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:43pm

    I wonder if that will be capaldi catchphraze

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    • 100,000BC

      June 28th, 2014 - 7:09pm

      “Kidneys!”

      Only joking… Imagine the multi-Doctor episodes…
      Eccleston: Fantastic!
      Tennant: Allons-y!
      Smith: Geronimo!
      Capaaldi: Kidneys! ๐Ÿ˜€

  • RORY DOCTOR RIVER POND

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:36pm

    ooooooooh!

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  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:35pm

    Not getting ahead of my self but I have the feeling capaldi is going to be one of the best doctors ever

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    • Dalek1234

      June 27th, 2014 - 10:30pm

      I agree but no one is better then Jon and Tom!

      but I’m goanna love him!!! I don’t know why my mum hates him because “He’s To Old” !!!!!

      if I’m lucky I will be meeting him at the dw world tour!!!!!

    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 10:36pm

      awesome

      if you think about it he is 2000 years too young for the part

  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:34pm

    Who ever directed and produced this is amazing

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  • obey the whispermen

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:26pm

    I’ve watched this about a million times already.

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    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:26pm

      I’ve watched it a billion

    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:43pm

      I just got up to zillion ๐Ÿ˜‰

    • Castromazing

      June 28th, 2014 - 7:23pm

      A hundred and fifty kabillion people asked me to do this ciniman challenge i I mean watched this

  • Doctor Stu

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:25pm

    23rd of August The day before my brithday

    Reply
  • obey the whispermen

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:23pm

    That was amazing. Now i’m even more excited for series 8.

    Reply
  • the eternal doctor

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:23pm

    awesome trailer out of my seet when I new there was going to be one

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  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:20pm

    57 days

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    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:43pm

      Not long now!

  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:13pm

    Ooh it looks like the tardis is getting a bit of a new colour scheme

    It was blue grey free

    But now it looks to be orange

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    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:37pm

      The time wrotor is lite up orange

    • thedaleksdeath

      June 28th, 2014 - 10:01am

      Plus the walls on the top section are also tweaked.

  • The Master

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:10pm

    cant wait for series 8 ๐Ÿ˜€

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  • StetsonDoctor

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:09pm

    Well, I have to admit…I was not expecting this AT ALL. What a pleasant surprise! ๐Ÿ˜€

    Reply
  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:07pm

    This is so cool

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  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:01pm

    โ€œclara be my pal and tell me am I a good man ”

    is an awesome quote

    Reply
  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 9:00pm

    what did you think of the trailer booboo

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    • booboo

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:02pm

      good, but then i have been looking forward to having a Doctor older than me

    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:07pm

      Ha

  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:57pm

    what dose every one think of the title deep breath

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    • booboo

      June 27th, 2014 - 8:59pm

      be interesting to see how it fits

      would think its the saying like “take a deep breath” rather than anything to do with the episode

  • Dalek1234

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:54pm

    YEEES!
    OMG OMG OMG OMG!

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  • 100,000BC

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:54pm

    EPIC. Simply epic.

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  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:53pm

    they may have not released the images of the new figures today

    but this is a whole lot better

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  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:52pm

    when I saw that it was 16 seconds I thought I know only 16 seconds this is going to be rubbish

    and then when I watched it is was just brilliant

    thankyou bbc!

    Reply
  • T4RD1S

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:48pm

    YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
    I KNEW IT!!!!!! IM SO EXCITED CANT WAIT ๐Ÿ˜€
    AND BRILLIANT TEASER ๐Ÿ˜€

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  • Scott’s TARDIS

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:44pm

    CANT WAIT!!!

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    • the astronaut of death

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:07pm

      Me too

  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:42pm

    “clara be my pal and tell me am I a good man . I don’t know who the doctor is anymore “

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  • Doctor 909

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:37pm

    OMG!!! My Birthday!!!! Can’t wait!!!! Shame it is not a … Of the Doctor title, oh well!

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    • DalekAgent

      June 27th, 2014 - 9:53pm

      The Deep Breath of the Doctor, lol

    • The Other

      June 27th, 2014 - 11:47pm

      With this trailer it could have been “The question of The Doctor” hahah…
      Ooh, that actually sounds quite good…

  • the astronaut of death

    June 27th, 2014 - 8:37pm

    yesssssssssssss!

    theis is awesome I am so looking forward to capaldi
    yes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Reply

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