The Pyramid At The End Of The World - Introduction
Friday, 26 May 2017 - Reported by Marcus
The BBC has confirmed that this week's Doctor Who episode has been edited out of respect for victims of the Manchester bombing.
A small sequence in the episode, refering to terrorism, has been removed from the programme which will be broadcast this weekend. This is not the first time a episode has been edited because of events in the real world. In 2014 the episode Robot of Sherwood was edited shortly before transmission, following the murder of two hostages by terrorists.
A spokesperson told Radio Times:
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A small sequence in the episode, refering to terrorism, has been removed from the programme which will be broadcast this weekend. This is not the first time a episode has been edited because of events in the real world. In 2014 the episode Robot of Sherwood was edited shortly before transmission, following the murder of two hostages by terrorists.
A spokesperson told Radio Times:
Following the tragic events in Manchester, we have made a small edit to this week's episode of Doctor Who.
The remainder of the episode will not be changed and will air on its scheduled slot at 7.45pm on 25 May on BBC1.
The remainder of the episode will not be changed and will air on its scheduled slot at 7.45pm on 25 May on BBC1.
Peter Capaldi & Pearl Mackie Introduce The Pyramid At The End Of The World (via YouTube)
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Steven Moffat Introduces The Pyramid At The End Of The World (via YouTube)
Bring It - The Pyramid At The End Of The World(via YouTube)
Main Broadcast Details | ||||
United Kingdom | BBC One | Sat 27 May 2017 | 7:45pm BST | |
Middle East | BBC First | Sat 27 May 2017 | 9:45pm AST | (Sat 7:45pm BST) |
United States of America | BBC America | Sat 27 May 2017 | 9:00pm EDT | (Sun 2:00am BST) |
Canada | SPACE | Sat 27 May 2017 | 9:00pm EDT | (Sun 2:00am BST) |
New Zealand | PRIME | Sun 28 May 2017 | 7:30pm NZST | (Sun 8:30am BST) |
Finland | YLE2 | Sun 28 May 2017 | 12:25am EEST | (Sun 10:25am BST) |
Australia | ABC | Sun 28 May 2017 | 7:40pm AEST | (Sun 10:40am BST, also on ABC ME) |
Brazil | SyFy | Sun 28 May 2017 | 8:00pm BRT | (Mon 12:00qm BST) |
Latin America | SyFy | Sun 28 May 2017 | 10:00pm CDT | (Mon 4:00am BST) |
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