{"id":50601,"date":"2024-05-01T15:51:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-01T13:51:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2034009"},"modified":"2024-05-01T19:15:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T17:15:04","slug":"doctor-who-time-slots-for-first-2-episodes-of-new-season-confirmed","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-time-slots-for-first-2-episodes-of-new-season-confirmed\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who time slots for first 2 episodes of new season confirmed"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been a long time coming! <\/p>

By Katelyn Mensah\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Wednesday, 01 May 2024 at 13:51 PM<\/p>

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After months of being teased with photos, clips<\/a> and episode titles<\/a>, Doctor Who<\/a> fans can now look forward to the exact time when the first episodes of season 14 will air on BBC One on Saturday 11th May.<\/p>\n

Whovians, get your calendars at the ready because Space Babies will air on BBC One<\/a> and BBC iPlayer<\/a> at 6:20pm<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

Written by Russell T Davies and directed by Julie Anne Robinson, not much is known about what the episode will entail, except that there will definitely be talking babies<\/a> in the TARDIS.<\/p>\n

That wasn\u2019t all that was confirmed though \u2013 as episode 2, The Devil\u2019s Chord, will also arrive on BBC One at 7:05pm<\/strong>!<\/p>\n

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Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios\/Bad Wolf\/James Pardon<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

The new season will see Ncuti Gatwa<\/a> in action as the Fifteenth Doctor, with fans of the show previously getting an exciting taste of what\u2019s to come on Christmas Day with The Church on Ruby Road<\/a>.<\/p>\n

As for what viewers can expect from season 14, showrunner Russell T Davies previously said: \u201cAt last, it\u2019s my great delight to unleash a whole new season of the Doctor and Ruby\u2019s adventures together.<\/p>\n

\u201cMonsters! Chases! Villains! Mysteries! And a terrifying secret that\u2019s been spanning time and space for decades. Don\u2019t miss a second!\u201d<\/p>

There will be eight episodes in total and, other than episodes 3 and 6, Russell T Davies is the writer of every episode, with former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat penning the third, and writing duo Kate Herron and Briony Redman tackling the sixth.<\/p>\n

Those episodes are titled Boom and Rogue, with the latter set in the regency period and starring Jonathan Groff and Emily in Paris star Paul Forman<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Jonathan Groff, Millie Gibson and Ncuti Gatwa in Doctor Who.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios\/Bad Wolf<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Forman was recently announced to be joining the episode by Entertainment Weekly<\/a>, and was described as a \u201cmysterious Regency-era character named Lord Barton, who has a surface-level charm but carries sinister secrets underneath his smooth words\u201d.<\/p>\n

Showrunner Davies said of Forman\u2019s character: \u201cSomeone like Paul isn\u2019t just a name; he\u2019s a talent. He comes along in episode 6 and it\u2019s a whale of a time.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve all seen Emily in Paris, and we\u2019ve seen him being one sort of person. I don\u2019t think anyone\u2019s quite expecting him to become this<\/em> sort of person.\u201d<\/p>\n

With time ticking away fast, Whovians will finally get their much-needed dose of Ncuti Gatwa and Millie Gibson in action!<\/p>\n