The BBC have issued a press release relating to the return of the Master in the new series of Doctor Who:

The BBC have released some new promotional images to accompany the 30 second trailer that is now airing on television in the UK, featuring some of the scenes to come in the new series of Doctor Who which kicks off in ten days time.


PRIME in New Zealand have now confirmed that, unlike for recent series and specials, it will instead premiere The Pilot on Monday 17th April rather than within a day of the United Kingdom - this means that cinema-goers in the country will have a chance to watch it on the big screen the day before broadcast. However, this is only the case for Easter, future episodes will be broadcast on the more traditional Sunday evening prime time slot.

The Pilot: Known Broadcast Details
United Kingdom	BBC One	Sat 15 Apr 2017	7:20pm BST
Middle East	BBC First	Sat 15 Apr 2017	10:00pm AST	(Sat 8:00pm BST)
United States of America	BBC America	Sat 15 Apr 2017	9:00pm EDT	(Sun 2:00am BST)
Canada	SPACE	Sat 15 Apr 2017	9:00pm EDT	(Sun 2:00am BST)
Australia	ABC	Sun 16 Apr 2017	7:40pm AEST	(Sun 10:40am BST, also on ABC ME)
Brazil	SyFy	Sun 16 Apr 2017	8:00pm BRT	(Sun 11:00pm BST)
Latin America	SyFy	Sun 16 Apr 2017	11:00pm CDT	(Mon 4:00am BST)
New Zealand	PRIME	Mon 17 Apr 2017	7:30pm NZST	(Mon 8:30am BST)

As well as on television, the episode can also be seen in cinemas in the United States, Australia and New Zealand. A full list of broadcasts can be found via This Week in Doctor Who.

Current indications are that Doctor Who won't be taking a week's break for the annual Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place this year on 13th May (the date for the fifth episode, Oxygen).

The latest Doctor Who Magazine (in shops tomorrow in the UK) has confirmed the titles of all episodes bar the two-part finale, with previews of the first three in this issue. The current list of known titles are as follows:

1. The Pilot*, by Steven Moffat, directed by Lawrence Gough
2. Smile, by Frank Cottrell-Boyce, directed by Lawrence Gough
3. Thin Ice, by Sarah Dollard, directed by Bill Anderson
4. Knock Knock, by Mike Bartlett, directed by Bill Anderson
5. Oxygen, by Jamie Matheson, directed by Charles Palmer
6. Extremis, by Steven Moffat, directed by Daniel Nettheim
7. The Pyramid at the End of the World, by Peter Harness, directed by Daniel Nettheim
8. The Lie Of The Land, by Toby Whithouse, directed by Wayne Che Yip
9. The Empress Of Mars, by Mark Gatiss, directed by Wayne Che Yip
10. The Eaters of Light, by Rona Munro, directed by Charles Palmer
11. tbc, by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay
12. tbc, by Steven Moffat, directed by Rachel Talalay

* the episode was originally known as A Star In Her Eye, which is still being used in documentation by some international channels.

The BBC have released a number of images profiling the three lead characters in the new series of Doctor Who, the Doctor, Bill and Nardole.


There are also three additional images to publicise the forthcoming series:


The new series of Doctor Who kicks off on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 15th April 2017.

BBC News have released a short video interview with Pearl Mackie, during which she introduces her character of Bill Potts for the new series of Doctor Who which starts in a fortnight's time.