{"id":47864,"date":"2024-03-15T15:00:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T14:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2007344"},"modified":"2024-03-15T16:18:04","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T15:18:04","slug":"doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who confirms return date \u2013 new episodes will debut on iPlayer first"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The episodes will then arrive on BBC One later that day. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Friday, 15 March 2024 at 14:00 PM<\/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>Set your reminders and block out your schedules, people \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-season-14-release-date\/\">Doctor Who season 14<\/a> has now been given a confirmed release date\u2026 and things are changing around here!<\/p>\n<p>The BBC has now confirmed that the new season, which will see <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/people\/ncuti-gatwa\/\">Ncuti Gatwa<\/a> at the helm as the Fifteenth Doctor, will begin on<strong> 11th May<\/strong>, with not one, but two episodes being released at midnight on BBC iPlayer.<\/p>\n<p>The episodes will then arrive on BBC One later that day, before the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tag\/eurovision\/\">Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>That will continue for the rest of the season, with viewers being able to choose when they tune in for the Fifteenth Doctor\u2019s adventures, with the episodes also dropping on Disney Plus around the world at the same time.<\/p>\n<iframe title=\"SEASON 1 PREMIERE DATE TRAILER | Doctor Who\" width=\"200\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jHUgqH3a75c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\"\/>\n<p>Showrunner Russell T Davies said: \u201cAt last, it\u2019s my great delight to unleash a whole new season of the Doctor and Ruby\u2019s adventures together.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMonsters! Chases! Villains! Mysteries! And a terrifying secret that\u2019s been spanning time and space for decades. Don\u2019t miss a second!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The exact release date comes after the BBC announced that season 14 would premiere in May 2024, with the news being revealed on Christmas Day, after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-church-on-ruby-road-review\/\">The Church on Ruby Road<\/a> aired.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s been a long time coming for fans of the sci-fi series, who have been waiting patiently for a full Gatwa-led series after his impressive performance in The Giggle and the Christmas 2023 special with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/millie-gibson-doctor-who-future-comment\/\">Millie Gibson<\/a>\u2018s Ruby Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Production on the new season wrapped in July 2023, with Davies sharing a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/CutdypYNG60\/?igsh=MWRtbnV5OWNkcDB0NA==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">full cast and crew photo<\/a> to commemorate the occasion.<\/p> <p>BBC Director of Drama Lindsay Salt previously said that Doctor Who has \u201cnever been more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ambitious-brave-newsupdate\/\">ambitious and brave<\/a>\u201c, saying: \u201cThere\u2019s something about this moment, the current climate in our industry, that makes our approach to risk even more essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Previously giving hints about what season 14 could entail at the premiere of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-the-star-beast-review\/\">The Star Beast<\/a>, Davies waved away rumours of possible villainous comebacks.<\/p>\n<p>He said: \u201cIt\u2019s very new. Ncuti\u2019s new and Millie is new, and it was new to us with Disney and the whole new era, as it were. So I didn\u2019t want to look\u2026 there are no Daleks, there are no Cybermen, I didn\u2019t want to look back too much.\u201d<\/p>\n<script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.greenvideo.io\/players\/gv.js\" data-license-key=\"f0cf5e3e9068d9a4affa36d5c8962eaf1a0662ba\"\/> <div style=\"width:50%;min-height:100vh;overflow:hidden;aspect-ratio:16\/9;position:relative;\"> <style><![CDATA[ .gvtext1, .gvtext2 { animation-duration: 5s; animation-iteration-count: infinite; animation-direction: alternate; width:100%; } .gvtext1 { animation-name: gvtext1; } .gvtext2 { animation-name: gvtext2; } @keyframes gvtext1 { 0% { opacity: 1 } 47% { opacity: 1 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 100% { opacity: 0 } } @keyframes gvtext2 { 0% { opacity: 0 } 50% { opacity: 0 } 53% { opacity: 1 } 100% { opacity: 1 } } ]]><\/style> <div style=\"font-family:arial;font-size:smaller;position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;background:rgb(208, 208, 208);border-radius:30px;display:flex;text-align:center;align-items:center;\"> <div class=\"gvtext2\" style=\"position:absolute;\"> Green Video Post Element <br\/>Video ID: \"3b605bf7dc512e2475b11ef2f36bfb1272027ff8\" <br\/>Mix ID: \"\" <br\/>Player ID: \"Tw3-XowQ\" <\/div> <div class=\"gvtext1\" style=\"padding: 10px;\"> If the player doesn't appear here within a few seconds, the Player ID or Licence Key (set via IM Green Video settings) might be invalid. <\/div> <\/div> <green-video embed-id=\"Tw3-XowQ\" content-id=\"3b605bf7dc512e2475b11ef2f36bfb1272027ff8\" mix-id=\"\"\/>\n<\/div> <p>We also know that among the string of new episodes, there will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-ruby-new-look-newsupdate\/\">an instalment set in the Regency era<\/a>, while another will be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-beatles-newsupdate\/\">set during the 1960s, featuring The Beatles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Most recently, Davies confirmed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/fantasy\/shadow-bone-season-3-release-date\/\">Shadow &amp; Bone<\/a> star Genesis Lynea will be joining the season 14 cast in addition to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/winter-king-how-to-watch-uk\/\">The Winter King<\/a>\u2018s Gw\u00efon Morris Jones. They join previously announced guest cast members, which include <a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jonathan-groff-newsupdate\/\">Jonathan Groff<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-jinkx-monsoon-new-photo-newsupdate\/\">Jinkx Monsoon<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-fans-spot-exciting-cast-addition-newsupdate\/\">Aneurin Barnard<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-indira-varma-duchess-newsupdate\/\">Indira Varma<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/lenny-rush-doctor-who-morris-newsupdate\/\">Lenny Rush<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Doctor Who will return on 11th May.<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>Doctor Who is available to watch on BBC iPlayer and on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-1960085&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>C<\/strong><strong>heck out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<a id=\"OWAd6a6c3ba-49f5-0b08-841b-80c9962943d5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription\/?utm_term=evergreen-article\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-loopstyle=\"linkonly\">subscribe now<\/a>. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<a id=\"OWA71a5a05f-6651-b0f3-aeda-3d3d09b909b1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"1\">The Radio Times Podcast.<\/a><\/strong><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> The episodes will then arrive on BBC One later that day. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":24,"featured_media":47865,"template":"","categories":[1,5],"acf":[],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first-scaled.jpg",2560,1707,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first-300x200.jpg",300,200,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first-768x512.jpg",768,512,true],"large":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first-1024x683.jpg",800,534,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first-1536x1024.jpg",1536,1024,true],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/uploads\/sites\/56\/2024\/03\/doctor-who-confirms-return-date-new-episodes-will-debut-on-iplayer-first-2048x1365.jpg",2048,1365,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"importmanagerhub@sprylab.com","author_link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/author\/importmanagerhubsprylab-com\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"The episodes will then arrive on BBC One later that day.","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed\/47864"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/rss_feed"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/rss_feed"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/24"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47865"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47864"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47864"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}