{"id":19308,"date":"2022-07-27T18:00:19","date_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1687199"},"modified":"2022-07-27T18:23:10","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T16:23:10","slug":"sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-finalists-revealed-doctor-who-takes-on-outlander","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-finalists-revealed-doctor-who-takes-on-outlander\/","title":{"rendered":"Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion finalists revealed: Doctor Who takes on Outlander"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Huw Fullerton\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Wednesday, 27 July 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Our quest to find the ultimate <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/sci-fi-and-fantasy-champion-quarter-final-results-exclusive-newsupdate\/&quot;\"><strong>Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion<\/strong><\/a> is almost at an end \u2013 and after some heated Semi-Finals, our finalists for the top prize have been revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Heading into Thursday\u2019s final with a chance of taking the top TV Champion prize are <strong>Doctor Who<\/strong> and <strong>Outlander<\/strong>, with the fan-favourite shows fighting off tough competition from Disney\u2019s Loki and Sky\u2019s The Lazarus Project in the penultimate round.<\/p>\n<p>This should make for quite the match-up. In previous TV Champion tournaments both Outlander and Doctor Who have had strong showings from their legions of loyal fans, so it\u2019s anyone\u2019s game as we enter this final round of the contest.<\/p> <p>Two time travel dramas, stuffed with Scottish leading men, with one that was directly inspired by the other (Outlander\u2019s first genesis came from Doctor Who star Frazer Hines, if you didn\u2019t know) \u2013 well, it should make quite a final clash.<\/p>\n<p>Because despite all the victories for both shows so far, the battle\u2019s not over. In Thursday\u2019s final (28th July), the competition will open once more for our last head-to-head match up, with fans able to cast their votes from <strong>12pm-5pm BST<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--full=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=300%2C200,\" https:=\"\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=355%2C236&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=405%2C270&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(max-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=554%2C369&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=408%2C272&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?webp=true&amp;quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/webp&quot;\"><source media=\"&quot;(min-width:\" data-srcset=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=556%2C370&quot;\" type=\"&quot;image\/jpeg&quot;\"><img class=\"&quot;wp-image-1687207\" align=\"\" size-full=\"\" image-handler__image=\"\" image-handler__image--full=\"\" no-wrap=\"\" js-lazyload=\"\" data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2022\/07\/MicrosoftTeams-image-5-6f39a06.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Sam Heughan in Outlander and Jodie Whittaker in Doctor Who<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"\/><\/div>\n<p>As ever, unlimited voting is available for both sides \u2013 remember, the digital tug-of-war that is the TV Champion tournament means that the best way to take your favourite show to victory is to just keep voting and refreshing until the very last moment. And when that moment comes, voting will close \u2013 and our 2022 Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion will be revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Join in all the action and conversation by following @RadioTimes on Twitter and using the #TVChampion hashtag. And who knows? If you and your fellow fans vote hard enough, it might just be your show that triumphs.<\/p>\n<p>Time to get ready\u2026<\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/&quot;\">Fantasy<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>The latest issue of Radio Times magazine is on sale now \u2013\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;http:\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\">subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and get the next 12 issues for only \u00a31. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/podcasts\/&quot;\">Radio Times podcast<\/a>\u00a0with Jane Garvey.<\/strong><\/p><\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Huw Fullerton Published: Wednesday, 27 July 2022 at 12:00 am Our quest to find the ultimate Sci-Fi and Fantasy Champion is almost at an end \u2013 and after some heated Semi-Finals, our finalists for the top prize have been revealed. 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