Next Time: The Name of The Doctor

Tuesday, 14 May 2013 - Reported by Chuck Foster
This weekend's adventure for the Doctor and Clara is the series finale, The Name of the Doctor, written by Steven Moffat and directed by Saul Metzstein. The episode will premiere on BBC One in the United Kingdom on Saturday at 7:00pm.

The Name of the Doctor - Publicity Poster (Credit: BBC/Ray Burmiston/Adrian Rogers)The Doctor has a secret he will take to his grave. And it is discovered...


The Doctor - Matt Smith
Clara - Jenna-Louise Coleman
River Song - Alex Kingston
Dr Simeon - Richard E Grant
Vastra - Neve McIntosh
Jenny - Catrin Stewart
Strax - Dan Starkey
Angie - Eve de Leon Allen
Artie - Kassius Carey Johnson
Andro - Nasi Voutsas
Fabian - David Avery
Clarence - Michael Jenn
Archie - Rab Affleck
Messenger Boy - Samuel Irvine
Young Clara - Sophie Downham
Whisper Man - Paul Kasey

Writer - Steven Moffat
Director - Saul Metzstein
Producer - Marcus Wilson

This week's episode sets up the evening before the annual Eurovision Song Contest, which kicks off from 8:00pm on BBC1 (bridged by The National Lottery Draw at 7:45pm). After last week's focus on football, ITV returns to its usual programming of You've Been Framed from 6:30pm, followed by the continuing search of Britain's Got Talent from 7:30pm. BBC2 will be showing Flog It! from 7:00pm, and in a change from the previous week pattern this time Channel 4 is showing a film, Rise of the Silver Surfer, from 7:15pm, whilst Channel 5 offers Cricket (England vs New Zealand).


Internationally, The Name of The Doctor will be broadcast in the United States and Canada on BBC America and SPACE respectively at 8:00pm ET the same evening, and then on Sunday it can be watched in Australia via ABC at 7:30pm, Poland via BBC Entertainment at 6:00pm, and South Africa via BBC Entertainment at 7:00pm. Meanwhile, New Zealand viewers will see The Crimson Horror this Thursday on PRIME at 8:30pm.

See This Week in Doctor Who for more details on scheduling and repeats.

The Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBCThe Name of the Doctor. Images: BBC





FILTER: - Series 7/33