BBC Worldwide have announced that several of its fan events, taking place around the world as part of the Doctor Who global tour, will be streamed live on its Doctor Who YouTube channel so that fans can participate wherever they are.

The stars of the show Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman as well as Lead Writer and Executive Producer Steven Moffat (where available) will be taking part in Q& A sessions in various cities ahead of special screenings of Series 8’s opening episode Deep Breath.

The events to be live streamed are:

• South Korea, Saturday 9th August, 1130GMT (12.30pm UK Time)
Q&A session from The 63 Building, Seoul, South Korea
• Australia, Tuesday 12th August 0920GMT (10.20am UK Time)
Q&A session from The State Theatre, Sydney, Australia
• Mexico, Sunday, 17th August, 1700GMT (6pm UK Time)
Q&A session from The Metropolitan Theatre, Mexico City, Mexico

Details of the Brazilian live stream will be announced in due course.

These live stream events form part of a wider digital offering for fans to connect them to all the activity happening during Doctor Who: The World Tour. The BBC Worldwide digital team will also be producing and delivering content from the tour on local Doctor Who Twitter feeds, Tumblr, the official Doctor Who Facebook as well as additional content on YouTube. Fans are also encouraged to create their own content and tagging #DWWorldTour.

Amanda Hill, Chief Brands Officer for BBC Worldwide says:

The BBC have now released the synopsis for the opening episode of the new series in their Programme Information Guide for forthcoming weeks. However, the broadcast time in the United Kingdom has yet to be revealed.

More tickets to a Series 8 launch celebration that is free to attend are up for grabs.

The Twelfth Knight Party is being held in London on Saturday 23rd August, starting at 3pm, with Deep Breath and any accompanying Doctor Who programming broadcast that afternoon and evening being shown live on big screens.

Organised by Jeremy and Paula Bentham together with Tony Clark, the party - which is open to all people aged 18 and over - was announced before it emerged that the series opener would be simulscreened at cinemas. This has led to cancellations for ticket applications for the free event.

Jeremy told Doctor Who News: Food and drink will be available to buy at the venue, which is installing extra 55-inch screens.

To apply for tickets, e-mail Jeremy at jjbentham@aol.com by the revised closing date of Sunday 17th August, using the subject line Twelfth Knight ticket applications and stating your name as well as how many people will be in your group.

Tickets and exact details of where the party is being held will be despatched the next day by e-mail. Please note that admission will be by ticket only.

London Transport links for the weekend are currently reported as being good, although people are still urged to consider their transport options for getting home afterwards, as the event will finish late.

Since the show returned to TV screens in 2005, the organisers have held a series of highly popular event parties in London, most recently the Doc Lands @ 50 Party, which took place on 23rd November 2013 to mark the programme's 50th anniversary.

After a successful world premiere in Cardiff this afternoon, the Doctor Who World Tour reached London for this evening's presentation at the British Film Institute. The BBC have released two photos celebrating Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman's arrival in the capital.



BBC News covered the afternoon activities in Cardiff, with an interview with Capaldi undertaken by entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba, and a later item about the afternoon in general that featured on the BBC News at 6; Newsround were also present at the premiere to chat to Capaldi.

The Doctor Who World Tour has got under way with the stars from the show meeting fans at the special red carpet event in Cardiff.

The world premiere screening of the series Opener Deep Breath is taking place at St David's Hall in the Welsh Capital, attended by Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman, alongside showrunner Steven Moffat.

Moffat told BBC Radio Wales he believes Capaldi's Doctor will go down well with fans. BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies said:A further screening takes place later today on London's South Bank, before the team head of to Seoul at the start of their dash around the world.

Animation studio Planet 55 have issued the following statement regarding their involvement with creating animated episodes of Doctor Who:


The release comes as the status of the last expected classic series DVD, The Underwater Menace, remains uncertain.

Danish cinema chain CinemaxX have announced that they will be showing series premiere Deep Breath in their Odense, Aarhus and Copenhagen theatres on Saturday 23rd August at 7:45pm.

Denmark's local time is one hour ahead of the United Kingdom's, which makes the above time effectively 6:45pm; however, the exact time in cinema should be clarified once tickets are on sale, from tomorrow (Thursday) at 4:00pm via the CinemaxX website. Update: the cinema website for the event cites 19:45.

There has been no news at present as to when the usual Doctor Who broadcaster DR might transmit the episode on television.

The Australian broadcaster ABC have announced on Twitter that they will simulcast the series premiere Deep Breath alongside its UK transmission. The time of the broadcast has yet to be confirmed in either country at present, though cinema presentations in the UK indicate that it is likely to be between 7:45pm and 8:00pm.

After broadcast on ABC, the episode will be available on ABC iview during the day, and will then be broadcast at primetime, 7:40pm on Sunday.

ABC will simulcast the movie-length 1st ep in line with its UK broadcast in the early hours (time TBC) of Sun morn 24 Aug (EST). #DoctorWho — ABC TV Australia (@ABCTV) August 5, 2014

In the lead-up to #DoctorWho Series 8, ABC will air an exclusive interview with Peter Capaldi, hosted by Julia Zemiro, Wed 20 Aug, 8pm. — ABC TV Australia (@ABCTV) August 5, 2014

ABC also reported that there will be an exclusive interview with new Doctor Peter Capaldi scheduled for Wednesday 20th August at 8:00pm:

Fans in New Zealand will get the chance to watch the new series premiere Deep Breath only a few hours after its broadcast in the United Kingdom as some cinemas will present the episode on Sunday 24th August at 10:00am - taking into account time zone differences between the two countries, New Zealand cinema-goers might well be the first to see the debut of the new Doctor outside of Europe!

Hoyts Cinemas will present the same premiere package as with other countries outside of the UK (i.e. the 'prequel' and behind-the-scenes footage but no Q&A), showing at various times during the course of the Sunday; for example Te Awa (Hamilton) has showings at 10:00am, 4:10pm and 6:30pm, whilst Sylvia Park (Auckland) has showings at 10:00am, 4:30pm and 6:40pm; others such have Northlands only has one showing at 2:00pm - see the cinema website for overall availability.


Update: Event Cinemas will also be showing the episode at various times during the day and following week in local theatres - see their website for times and booking.


Broadcaster PRIME have yet to confirm a transmission date and time for the episode, though if scheduled in a similar fashion to the four debuts of the last couple of series Doctor Who would likely be at 8:30pm on a Thursday evening, starting on the 28th August or 4th September.

With broadcaster ABC yet to confirm when series premiere Deep Breath will air in Australia, it seems likely that cinema-goers will get to see the debut adventure of Peter Capaldi first, as national theatres such as Event Cinemas and Palace Cinemas, and local theatres such as Melbourne's Cinema Nova launch a number of presentations of the episode on the big screen, many from 10:00am on the 24th August!

Shown in participating cinemas across the country, the episode be enjoyed at a number of different times during the course of the week: as well as 10:00am, Event Cinemas continue showings at 4:00pm, 6:30pm, and then for 6:30pm on the following Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday evenings; Palace Cinemas theatre showings occur at various times during the Sunday depending upon location; Cinema Nova has presentations at 10:00am, 11:55am, 1:50pm, 3:45pm, 5:40pm, 7:35pm and 9:30pm all on Sunday.

The programme duration also suggests that the Australian audience will indeed get to see the 'prequel' and behind-the-scenes features that will be enjoyed in UK, USA and Canadian cinemas.

A list of participating cinemas can be found via Sharmill Films.