New Zealand channel Prime have announced that it will broadcast the Doctor Who Christmas Special The Snowmen on 26th December 2012, less than twenty-four hours after its premiere in the United Kingdom.

Reported via their Facebook page, this news also marks the closest transmission of a new episode of Doctor Who in the country to its UK transmission since the series returned in 2005.


In summary, transmission of The Snowmen is now confirmed for these dates:

United Kingdom : Tuesday   25th December, time tbc     BBC One
United States  : Tuesday   25th December, 9:00pm ET    BBC America
Canada         : Tuesday   25th December, 9:00pm ET    SPACE
Australia      : Wednesday 26th December, 7:30pm       ABC1
New Zealand    : Wednesday 26th December, time tbc     Prime

Related Articles: SPACE(Canada) (20 Nov 2012); BBC America(USA) (17 Nov 2012); The Doctor, The Widow and The Wardrobe: New Zealand Premiere (5 Jan 2012)

(with thanks to Paul Scoones)

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