Australian overnight ratings for Death in Heaven

Monday, 10 November 2014 - Reported by Adam Kirk

Death in Heaven averaged an excellent 995,000 national viewers in Australia (these figures include the five major capital cities and regional and rural viewers). It was the highest rating drama of the day and the seventh highest rating program of the day overall. Excluding regional and rural viewers, this story averaged 620,000 viewers in the five major Australian capital cities and was also the highest rating drama of the day and the eighth highest rating program of the day overall in the big cities. These ratings do not include time shifted viewers.




FILTER: - Australia - Broadcasting - Ratings - Series 8/34

Dark Water - Final Ratings

Sunday, 9 November 2014 - Reported by Marcus
7.34 million watched the UK transmission of Dark Water according to consolidated figures available today, which include those recording the programme and watching within one week of transmission.

The final chart position should be available later in the week.




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 8/34 - UK

Children in Need Roundup

Sunday, 9 November 2014 - Reported by Ben Morton
The fundraising telethon Children in Need is to return on Friday (14th November) on BBC One at 7pm. The BBC has confirmed that there will be a segment for Doctor Who. This has been the case since the show's revival back in 2005. Whether it will be in the form of a trailer or a mini-episode is currently unknown.

Children in Need have also launched an online auction on eBay, offering a once-in-a lifetime trip to the Doctor Who set in Cardiff and the chance to experience the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.
An exclusive Doctor Who behind the scenes set visit!

The Doctor Who production team are kindly offering an incredible once-in-a-lifetime experience for two lucky Whovians! The winning bidder plus a friend will go behind the scenes of filming for an episode of the next series, and see Peter Capaldi in action in his latest outing as The Doctor.

The winner of this package will experience:

  • Watching filming for an episode of the new series of Doctor Who
  • A conducted VIP tour of the set
  • Meeting the cast of the show (this is dependent on schedules, specific requests unfortunately cannot be guaranteed)
  • Having a photo taken on the set
  • A nice lunch with the crew

The location for filming will be confirmed at a later date by the Doctor Who production team. You will need to arrange your own transport to and from the experience plus any accommodation. The experience will take place on a date determined by the production team in 2015. The winning bidder will also need to sign a non-disclosure agreement to ensure that the new series remains a secret!

The winning bidder will be contacted by BBC Children in Need within 5 working days of payment reaching our PayPal account to confirm your package. Your details will then be passed on to the Doctor Who production team who will arrange the day with you. The BBC reserves the right to change the package.

Every single penny raised by the auction will go towards making a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people right here in the UK.

Thank you for supporting BBC Children in Need


Happy Bidding!

Another Doctor Who experience up for auction is to spend a day with the BBC National Orchestra as they rehearse for Symphonic Spectacular tour.

BBC National Orchestra Of Wales - 19/20 May 2015

Place your bids to experience a day with Radio 3’s Orchestra in Wales, BBC National Orchestra of Wales:

On either 19th or 20th May 2015 in Cardiff you and a guest will sit in on a rehearsal with BBC NOW and Conductor Ben Foster, see how the orchestra rehearses and get a sneak preview all of your favourite Doctor Who themes, first hand, ahead of our Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular Arena Tour.

Then get the chance to ask all of those questions you’ve been storing up over coffee with Ben Foster. After coffee you’ll be whisked off to join the BBC National Chorus of Wales in their seats and experience the rehearsal from within, make sure you’re nicely warmed up as you’ll even get the opportunity to sing along if you wish (subject to date/rehearsing schedule).

You’ll have plenty of time to fit in a visit to the Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff Bay and receive a goody bag of BBC NOW merchandise, including a Doctor Who Soundtrack signed by the composer, Murray Gold.

To top off your BBC NOW experience we’re offering a pair of tickets to one of the Doctor Who Symphonic Spectacular arena performances. In addition we’re offering the chance to see the orchestra doing something completely different with a pair of tickets to a BBC NOW concert broadcast live on BBC Radio 3. (Excludes Christmas Celebrations and St David’s Day).

Please note that transport and overnight accommodation are not included in this prize.

The winning bidder will be contacted by BBC Children in Need within 5 working days of payment reaching our PayPal account to confirm your package. Your details will then be passed on to a representative from the BBC National Orchestra of Wales who will arrange the experience with you.

Every single penny raised by the auction will go towards making a positive difference to the lives of disadvantaged children and young people, right here in the UK.

Signed Pudsey bears by numerous Doctor Who cast are up for auction: Catherine Tate (Donna Noble), Simon Callow (Charles Dickens), Bradley Walsh (Elijah Spellman), Professor Brian Cox (Himself, The Power of Three), Matt Baker (Himself, Aliens of London / World War Three) and Greg James (Shopper, Closing Time).

Signed Pudsey t-shirt by Kylie Minogue (Astrid Peth).
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All profits made from the auctions are 100% donated to BBC Children in Need.




FILTER: - Children in Need - Special Events

Death in Heaven - Overnight Viewing Figures

Sunday, 9 November 2014 - Reported by Marcus
Doctor Who: Death in Heaven had an overnight audience of 5.45 million viewers, according to unofficial figures.

The rating, a 23.3% share of the total TV audience, made Doctor Who the third most watched programme of Saturday Night.

Top was Strictly Come Dancing with 9.37 million watching, while The X Factor had 7.9 million viewers. Pointless Celebrities, which edged ahead of Doctor Who last week, had 4.9 million.

Doctor Who is currently the 20th most watched programme of the week.




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 8/34 - UK

Christmas Special 2014 - Teaser

Sunday, 9 November 2014 - Reported by Harry Ward
The BBC has released a teaser trailer for this year's Christmas Special.





FILTER: - Series Specials

Peter Capaldi video message

Friday, 7 November 2014 - Reported by Chuck Foster
A special video message has been sent from Peter Capaldi to a grieving grandson; father Ross Goodall shared the actor's kind words via YouTube, saying:
A lovely message from Peter Capaldi to my 9 year old autistic son. This arrived just before Thomas' nanny's funeral and helped him to deal with his grief in a profound way. Thankyou Peter so much.




FILTER: - Peter Capaldi

Doctor Who Extra: Death in Heaven on the Red Button

Friday, 7 November 2014 - Reported by Chuck Foster
Missy and the Doctor (Credit: BBC/Adrian Rogers)The next edition of online behind-the-scenes show Doctor Who Extra, covering the finale of the current series Death in Heaven, is also available via digital television's Red Button service on BBC channels at the following times:

Saturday8:55pm-10:30pm
Sunday6:00pm-8:00pm
Monday3:30pm-5:00pm
ThursdayMidday-5:00pm
Friday4:00pm-9:00pm






FILTER: - Doctor Who Extra - Online - Series 8/34

Death in Heaven - Preview

Friday, 7 November 2014 - Reported by Harry Ward
The BBC have released a preview clip of the second part the Series 8 finale, Death in Heaven, which premieres tomorrow night at 8:00pm on BBC One. Full global broadcast details here. They have also released a behind the scenes clip from the Doctor Who Extra episode which accompanies Death in Heaven.


Meanwhile the latest Radio Times free downloadable retro poster, created by designer Stuart Manning is now available.

Manning told Radio Times:
It's the finale! I wanted to do something really simple and stark for this, which was absolutely in no way dictated by stringent embargoes and a lack of advance plot info.

I love Rorschach-style inkblots, not least because they look like 1960s Doctor Who title sequences, and they dovetail nicely with the symmetrical shapes of the Cybermen.

It only occurred to me afterwards that the whole image is loosely influenced by Daniel Kleinman's amazing title sequence for Skyfall – if you're going to steal, steal from the best. I expect it's how the opening titles to the new exciting spin-off series Missy Master will look…

Death in Heaven - Radio Times Poster  (Credit: Radio Times/Stuart Manning)




FILTER: - Radio Times - Series 8/34

DWA Moves To Four-Weekly Publication

Thursday, 6 November 2014 - Reported by Harry Ward
Doctor Who Adventures Doctor Who Adventures magazine is moving to a four-weekly publication as of this month. The move comes after poor circulation figures for the magazine were published earlier this year. From January to June 2014 their average net circulation was just 19,966 per issue - down by 8,477 and 29.8 per cent on the previous six months.

The publisher, Immediate Media Co, told Doctor Who News today:
We regularly look at the most appropriate frequency for our magazine titles and, following research, we have decided to move Doctor Who Adventures to a four-weekly frequency, in line with the rest of the market. We’ll be focusing on an improved gift offering while continuing to deliver our young Doctor Who fans the Doctor Who content they love.
Doctor Who Adventures launched in April 2006 as a biweekly magazine, moved to a weekly in January 2008, and reverted back to a biweekly in June 2013.




FILTER: - DWA

In The Forest Of The Night - Chart Position

Thursday, 6 November 2014 - Reported by Marcus

Doctor Who: In The Forest Of The Night finished as the 20th most watched programme on British Television, according to figures from Barb.

The episode had an official 26.3% share of the total TV audience.

Top for the week was Strictly Come Dancing which had 10.65 million watching, just above ITV's Downton Abbey, with 10.21 million viewers.

Doctor Who was the 6th highest rated programme on BBC Television.




FILTER: - Ratings - Series 8/34 - UK