September 5th, 2018
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Official – The Woman Who Fell to Earth Sunday 7th October
The last time viewers saw the Doctor, she was falling from her TARDIS so it’s about time for the Doctor to land. This time it’s all change, as Doctor Who is moving to Sunday nights, launching on Sunday 7 October.
Never before in the show’s history has an entire series descended to earth 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.
Chris Chibnall, Showrunner, says: “New Doctor, new home! 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.”
Charlotte Moore, Director of BBC Content, says: “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. ”
Showrunner Chris Chibnall has written the first episode of the brand new series which is titled The Woman Who Fell to Earth. With the Doctor on her way it’s only a matter of time before viewers can enjoy being transported out of this world this autumn.
You can pre-order the series 11 DVD, Blu-ray and Steelbook from www.amazon.co.uk
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Mick C
September 6th, 2018 - 11:53pmBeen on Sunday Nights at 7.30-7.45 in Australia since the restart in 2005 without change to give you a bit of an idea about how succesful Sunday nights can be. I suspect ABC Australia won’t be to happy about the change.
Mick C
September 6th, 2018 - 11:44pmWould anyone have ever said, the Slitherens would work better if they had them Farting, doubt it. The Farting Slitherens was Childish and unnessecary done for cheap laughs and added nothing to the story line.
People call Dr Who a Kids show, it’s not. It’s a Family show that has fans from 2 to 102.
Mick C
September 6th, 2018 - 11:26pmYep will be setting the Alarm Clock for about 5am Monday Morning to watch it on ABC(Australia) Iview.
Simon
September 6th, 2018 - 11:08pmTwin Dilemma and on a Thursday and a Friday an from Attack of the Cybermen it went back to a Saturday.
Simon
September 6th, 2018 - 11:05pmSorry McCoy was a Monday and a Wednesday just got it a little mixed up.
The Moffat Paradox
September 6th, 2018 - 10:47pmAnonymous. All those examples of plot irresolution and inconsistency you in fairness correctly identify with each reappearance of the Anthony Ainley Master (who I otherwise liked second only to Roger Delgado in the classic series) coincided with when John Nathan Turner was in charge who of course has become synonymous with the nadir of the classic series.
Prior to him there was no glaring obvious ambiguity about what happened in plot development so that in the Pertwee era which introduced the Roger Delgado Master from “Terror Of The Autons” through after him clearly fleeing at end of “Frontier In Space” we knew the character was still at large (or captured) to then later reappear in disfigured virtually skeletal form in the Tom Baker story “The Deadly Assassin.”
Prior to Nathan Turner it was never always thus and Moffat when he got the reigns didn’t just emulate this bad precedent in the modern series. He made it worse,
the ergon
September 6th, 2018 - 9:55pmWas more interested in girls and clubbing by the time sylvester came along so missed a few of his on original transmission.
Doctor Stu
September 6th, 2018 - 6:44pmWell Moffat continued on from RTD’s New Who, who set a precedent of explaining why things actually happened so Moffat should have continued that trend. Even something like the Doctor being inside the Teselcata was just plain stupid. Might have got a ‘gasp’ but doesn’t make a lick of sense considering how resalistic the doctors actions and dialogue are throughout the entirety of the wedding of riversong compared to the dead pan movements and speech of the Teselecta in Lets Kill Hitler but gotta deliver that shock I guess. Just one of many stupid things
Anonymous
September 6th, 2018 - 5:33pmMcCoy was Wednesday’s as well
Anonymous
September 6th, 2018 - 5:32pmThe classic era never explained how the master survived! Stranded in castrovalva, stuck on xeriphas without a functioning tardis, burnt to a crisp on sarn, trapped in an out of control tardis with dinosaurs! Not a single explanation was given. Don’t criticise one person for doing what the series has always done
arthurian2
September 6th, 2018 - 3:40pmPoldark and The Bodyguard are on at 9.00pm generally a slot allotted to drama. Dr Who will be on either before the Strictly results, which usually air at 7.15, or after. I would imagine that they would be more likely to put it on before those results. That said I think the first episode could get the later slot as they will try and capitalise on the hype.
The Moffat Paradox
September 6th, 2018 - 3:31pmMoffat’s convoluted jump back and forth timey wimey story telling wasn’t really suitable for the whole series if someone else as head writer/produce like RTD wasn’t keeping him in check.
Then you must be able to follow what the rest of us find annoying incoherence in his time at Who Anonymous like Missy revealed as being in the vault in “Extremis” without any explanation of how she escaped in one piece from Skaro at the end of his “The Witches Familiar”. Quentin Tarrantino jumps back and forth in his storytelling as well but he doesn’t leave unexplained gaps.
Tim M
September 6th, 2018 - 11:48amSeries 6 is most guilty for being convoluted and jumping back and forth. Certainly not suitable for a Saturday night, and even less suitable being split into two series over a year. If Chibnall and the team keep it fairly straight forward, with a beginning, middle and end (and in THAT order) it could be a great success.
The Outcast
September 6th, 2018 - 11:45amIt has been confirmed us Aussies will get it on the 8th (though I believe it’ll still be simulcast like in the past).
Anonymous
September 6th, 2018 - 11:16amSorry, but I always knew what was going on. Never found moffatts writing confusing, I followed it easily
Doctor Stu
September 6th, 2018 - 10:39amYeh on a Saturday you want to sit down and have some light entertainment that’s emotional, action pact, well acted and is a good drama for the family. You don’t need to be jumping back and forth and not having a clue what’s going on
Tim M
September 6th, 2018 - 10:09amThe writing and style of the RTD era was perfect for Saturday nights. Moffat’s convoluted jump back and forth timey wimey story telling wasn’t really suitable for a Saturday night.
Anonymous
September 6th, 2018 - 10:09amThey made the series earlier they are just showing it later. The same will happen next year.
Gordon
September 6th, 2018 - 8:58amWith the recent success of poldark and the bodyguard on Sunday nights for the bbc it makes sense to move doctor who to a day that is becoming quite prestigious. Saturday maybe the traditional slot for doctor who but with how saturday’s are more for light entertainment and how the last season wasn’t the best ratings maybe change is a good thing. It worked in 1982. Ratings were way up from season 18 so it makes changing day worth trying
the ergon
September 6th, 2018 - 1:02amand Fridays, which i forgot about.
the ergon
September 6th, 2018 - 1:00amAnd also they usually have the big sunday Drama at 9pm.
the ergon
September 6th, 2018 - 12:58amI always thought it was tuesdays and thursdays. Youre right it was thursday and friday. I know it was late in the week because i used to record the episodes onto a tape recorder at my Nans and also insisted no one make so much as a noise whyllst recording. We had the VHS VCR to record so mum or dad were left with taping responsibilities.I just liked hearing the audio recordings on my D90 cassettes at night.
DoctorYou
September 5th, 2018 - 10:30pmI’m all for the change, but here in Australia, doctor who has always been on a Sunday (because that’s the closest time we can get it to England) so I believe this change will mean doctor who will be changed to a Monday here, something not completely ideal and as Australia makes up a large amount of the doctor who fans, something that might not go down so well. But as far as I can tell, nothing official has been announced by the ABC so we will just have to wait and see…
whovian
September 5th, 2018 - 10:06pmMust just be me that’s not keen on the Sunday launch. Even my best mate doesn’t mind about the day change, and just wishes it was on sooner. Another thing to consider and take on board is the point that series 12 (assuming that it does happen) won’t be on until the same time next year or even 2020 because of how many months it takes to make a series.
The Moffat Paradox
September 5th, 2018 - 8:58pmNow there’s a confirmed date I’m as one here who’s opposed here the gender change not intending to watch on the actual date. I intend to record/iPlayer it after seeing the reaction here up to three episodes in .Then considering watching after taking a “Deep Breath” .(Pun intended.)
It’s been argued on social media that Who’s inherently OK because it could recover from this being a disaster because of the series’s regeneration premise; just rush in another actor as the 14th male Doctor (Unlike the mess that’s potentially been made of the “prime universe” of Star Trek with Star Trek Discovery.)
But let’s suppose us naysayers here are to be proved wrong;it’s now getting to crunch time for Moffat (because though he’s left he made this change in the Who universe possible) and Chibnall et al to show that they REALLY DO KNOW what they are doing.
The Temporal Jelly Baby
September 5th, 2018 - 8:42pm7pm sounds like a good time to me.
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September 5th, 2018 - 8:41pmI think it might work on a Sunday. I think if they show it at 7:00 then that will be the right time for families to able to watch & providing it’s on constantly at 7:00, then I think it will do well.
Pats86
September 5th, 2018 - 8:27pmBetter for me as Saturday evening were always difficult for numerous reasons, will see how it goes.
Anonymous
September 5th, 2018 - 8:24pmDavison’s second weekly episode was Friday’s. I know because I missed frontios 2 as I was knocked down that day!
R1ch1e
September 5th, 2018 - 8:22pmI think 7pm too the Ergon. Doesnt Strictly have a results show at 8pm on Sundays? Or is it my imagination?