The BBC have taken the decision to edit a brief scene from Robot of Sherwood when broadcast on BBC One this Saturday:


It is unknown at present whether the edit will be undertaken in other broadcasts around the world, or if this may impact the DVD/Blu-ray release of the episode in the future.

Update: BBC Worldwide for Australia and New Zealand have confirmed that both ABC and PRIME will be broadcasting the edited version of the episode.

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This episode isn't the only one this series to have received the editing treatment. The South China Morning Post has reported that series premiere Deep Breath was edited for its broadcast on BBC Entertainment in the Asia-Pacific region in order to ensure it met with broadcasting standards of all countries served by the channel regarding the depiction of same-sex relationships - with the moment where Vastra kisses Jenny to enable her to breathe being removed in this case.

The director Michael Kerrigan has died at the age of 61

Michael Kerrigan directed the 1989 Doctor Who story Battlefield

Although this was his only encounter with Doctor Who itself, in 2008 he directed four episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures, The Day of the Clown and Secrets of the Stars, becoming one of a select group who have worked on both the original and the new franchises of Doctor Who.

He had a wide range of credits on British television, working on a number of well known dramas, including Coronation Street, Captain Mack, The Basil Brush Show, The Famous Five, The Courtroom, The Bill, Mr. Majeika, Knights of God, Henry's Leg, No 73 and The Baker Street Boys.

Peter Capaldi has been named TV Personality of the year at the 2014 GQ Men Of The Year Awards.

The actor was presented with the award by his TARDIS sidekick, Jenna Coleman, at a special event at the Royal Opera House in London's Covent Garden.

The awards, presented in association with Hugo Boss, are now now in their seventeenth year.

On receiving the award Capaldi said Previous GQ awards have been won by Capaldi's predecessor Matt Smith who was named Best Actor in 2010 and Most Stylish Man in 2011.

Images from the third episode in the new series of Doctor Who, Robot of Sherwood have now been made available from the BBC, which as well as the main cast also feature guest stars Ben Miller as The Sheriff and Tom Riley as Robin.

Doctor Who Into the Dalek had an Audience Appreciation Index score of 84.

The Appreciation Index or AI is a measure of how much the audience enjoyed the programme. The score, out of a hundred, is compiled by a specially selected panel of around 5,000 people who go online and rate and comment on programmes.

The score is slightly higher than that scored for the series opener, Deep Breath, last week. On the main two channels only Casualty scored higher on Saturday, with 85.

Sundays showing of The X Factor had 8.2 million watching pushing Doctor Who into 22nd place for the week, with a top twenty place likely when final figures are published next week.

The Sunday repeat of Into the Dalek on BBC Three had an overnight estimate of 0.35 million viewers, a 1.8% share of the audience.

Into the Dalek averaged 1.1 million national viewers in Australia (these figures include the five major capital cities and regional and rural viewers). It was the second highest rating drama of the day (after ANZAC Girls) and the ninth highest rating program of the day overall. Excluding regional and rural viewers, this story averaged 748,000 viewers in the five major Australian capital cities and was the ninth highest rating program of the day overall in the big cities (again the second highest rating drama in the cities after ANZAC Girls). These ratings do not include time shifted viewers.

International bestselling author Joanne Harris has written an exclusive Doctor Who short story entitled The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Time Traveller as part of the on-going ‘Time Trips’ digital Dr. Who series published by BBC Books.

Authors who have previously released stories include A.L. Kennedy, Jenny T Colgan, Jake Arnott and Cecelia Ahern and the complete collection – the Doctor Who: Time Trips Collection – will be released in March 2015.

A lifelong Doctor Who fan, Joanne Harris remembers watching Jon Pertwee, “her” Doctor, at a young age from a cushion fort behind the sofa. The Loneliness of the Long-Distance is published by BBC Books, 4th September 2014, eBook £1.99. Available for download on NetGalley.com

The book is published by BBC Books as part of Time Trips. The complete Doctor Who: Time Trips Collection will be published in hardback March 5th 2015, price £16.99.

Final figures for the UK transmission of Deep Breath give the episode a consolidated rating of 9.17 million viewers.

The final figure is a much more accurate one than the initial overnight report. It includes all those who watch the programme within one week of transmission. Apart from the Christmas specials and The Day of the Doctor, this rating is the highest rating since Matt Smith's début episode The Eleventh Hour.

The final rating makes Doctor Who the second highest rated programme for the week on British television, behind The Great British Bake Off which had 9.28 million.

The Thursday late night repeat of Deep Breath had an overnight audience of 0.12 million viewers, a share of 5.9% of the total TV audience, while the Friday BBC Three showing had 0.32 million watching, a 1.6% audience share. The AI for the Friday repeat was 86.

The cinema screening of Deep Breath took £522,908 at the UK box office last weekend, making it the 8th highest-grossing feature of the weekend in the UK, despite only having one showing.

5.2 million people in the UK watched Into the Dalek, a share of 24.7% of the total TV audience, according to unofficial overnight viewing figures.

Doctor Who was the second-highest rated programme of the night, which was won by the return of the talent show The X Factor on ITV, which had 9.3 million watching. Against the Doctor, The Chase: Celebrity Special had an audience of 4.2 million.

Episode two of the new series of Doctor Who did not suffer any loss of viewers during the clash with The X Factor, with ratings stable throughout the episode. Around 2 million viewers switched to ITV as Doctor Who finished. The second-highest rated programme on BBC One was Casualty with 3.9 million watching.

Doctor Who is currently 21st for the week. Final figures will be released next week.