The Magician's Apprentice: UK broadcast premiere confirmed

The BBC have finally confirmed the time when the new series of Doctor Who will have its world premiere television broadcast, with The Magician's Apprentice showing on BBC One on Saturday 19th September at 7:40pm. The episode has a scheduled length of 50 minutes. The evening lineup has yet to be finalised, but it is expected that the episode will be preceded by an edition of Pointless Celebrities and then followed by The National Lottery: In It To Win It. Details of whether Doctor Who will precede or follow BBC One's annual Autumn dance extravaganza Strictly Come Dancing - which kicks off the following weekend - should be confirmed next week.

In New Zealand, PRIME have also confirmed the broadcast time for The Magician's Apprentice, which will be shown prime-time Sunday evening at 7:30pm. This means that those in the islands will get to see the episode narrowly ahead of those in 'nearby' Australia, who see it around two hours later (though the latter's broadcaster ABC will make it available online via their iView service earlier in the morning!). This is the first time since the series returned in 2005 that New Zealand viewers will be able to watch a regular series episode of Doctor Who within a day of its UK premiere.

The Magician's Apprentice: Known Broadcast Details
United Kingdom	BBC One	Sat 19 Sep 2015	7:40pm
United States of America	BBC America	Sat 19 Sep 2015	9:00pm EDT	(2:00am BST)
Canada	SPACE	Sat 19 Sep 2015	9:00pm EDT	(2:00am BST)
Asia Pacific	BBC Entertainment	Sun 20 Sep 2015	10:00am SGT	(3:00am BST)
New Zealand	PRIME	20 Sep 2015	7:30pm NZST	(8:30am BST)
Australia	ABC	Sun 20 Sep 2015	7:42pm AEST	(10:40am BST)
Europe (Benelux)	BBC First	Tue 22 Sep 2015	9:00pm CEST
Finland	YLE2	Mon 28 Sep 2015	6:00pm EEST
South Africa	BBC First	Sat 24 Oct 2015	6:00pm SAST
India	FX	"coming soon in 2015"	date tbc
Germany	FOX	December 2015	date tbc	(dubbed into German)
Italy	RAI4	Early 2016	date tbc	(dubbed into Italian)