Vincent and the Doctor has debuted in Australia to strong ratings. TV Tonight reports that the episode averaged 895,000 viewers in the five major capital cities, again despite stiff competition from the commercial networks. It was the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's second-highest rating drama of the day coming a close third behind the series final of Agatha Christie's Poirot and the Sunday 7pm news. The corresponding Confidential Cutdown also rated an excellent 714,000 viewers in the five major capitals.

The final episode of the current series of Doctor Who, The Big Bang, will be shown at 6.05pm according to the BBC Press Office. The programme will run for 55 minutes, 10 minutes longer than normal.

The early start is to avoid clashing with one of the two World Cup matches taking place on the day. One match will be on BBC One and one on ITV, but which on which will not be determined until the results of the first round matches are known the day before transmission. If England win their group, their match will be shown immediately after Doctor Who on BBC One.

ITV1 will be offering You've Been Framed! in opposition to the Doctor, with BBC Two offering Tennis as the first week of Wimbledon 2010 draws to an end. Channel 4 has Come Dine with Me while Five offers the 1970 film Chisum, staring John Wayne.

Cold Blood has debuted in Australia to good ratings. TV Tonight reports that the episode averaged 814,000 viewers in the five major capital cities, again despite stiff competition from the commercial networks. However, it was the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's second highest rating program of the day, coming second to a new episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot. The corresponding Confidential Cutdown also rated a strong 589,000 viewers in the five major capitals.

Meanwhile, TV Tonight also reports that the Australian National Institute of Dramatic Art, based in Sydney, will hold a number of Doctor Who 'inspired' short courses over the winter holidays.

The Doctor's friends unite to send him a terrible warning; the Pandorica - which is said to contain the most feared being in all the cosmos - is opening. But what's inside, and can the Doctor stop it?

The Press details for the final episode of the current series have released by the BBC Press Office.

The Big Bang, written by Steven Moffat, will be transmitted on Saturday 26th June. The time will depend on the results of the first round of the World Cup, as the BBC will show one of the two matches scheduled on this day.



Full series information can be found here.

The schedule for episode twelve, The Pandorica Opens, has now been confirmed by the BBC with Doctor Who moving to 6.40pm, on Saturday 19th June.

On BBC One, Doctor Who will again be sandwiched between Total Wipeout and The National Lottery: In It to Win It.

Football once more provides the opposition on ITV1, this week Cameroon play Denmark live from Pretoria. The actual match starts at 7.30 so will not clash with Doctor Who.

BBC Two offers Athletics: European Team Championships followed by Mary, Queen of Shops with retail guru Mary Portas. Channel 4 has Channel 4 News followed by the 2002 film My Big Fat Greek Wedding while five has the 1975 film Rooster Cogburn with John Wayne and Katharine Hepburn.

The Hungry Earth has debuted in Australia to excellent ratings. TV Tonight reports that the episode averaged 914,000 viewers in the five major capital cities, again despite stiff competition from the commercial networks. However, it was not the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's top-rating program of the day, instead coming a close second to a new episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot which averaged 926,000 viewers. The corresponding Confidential Cutdown also rated a solid 635,000 viewers in the five major capitals.

The BBC Press Office has released details for the penultimate episode of the current series, The Pandorica Opens.

The story is written by Steven Moffat and is scheduled for Saturday 19th June.

The previous week's schedule has now been confirmed with Doctor Who moving to 6.45pm for Episode Eleven, The Lodger, on Saturday 12th June.

On BBC One, Doctor Who will be sandwiched between Total Wipeout: The Legends and The National Lottery: In It to Win It.

While the Doctor plays football with James Corden on BBC One, viewers to ITV 1 can see live coverage from Rustenburg where England face the USA in the first round of the 2010 FIFA World Cup. The coverage starts at 6.15pm and runs right to 9.15pm right across Doctor Who's time slot although the actual match doesn't start until 7.30pm, just as Doctor Who finishes.

There is more sport on BBC Two, which is showing Formula 1: Canadian Grand Prix Qualifying, live coverage from Montreal. Channel 4 has Channel 4 News followed by the 1995 film Sense and Sensibility while five has the 1992 film Accidental Hero.

Doctor Who continues its excellent ratings in Australia. TV Tonight reports that Amy's Choice averaged 973,000 viewers in the five major capital cities, again despite stiff competition from the commercial networks and the Eurovision Song Contest final on SBS. This was the program's best overnight ratings since 1.033 million Australian viewers watched Matt Smith debut in The Eleventh Hour. Yet again it was the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's top-rating program of the day, rating higher than its popular Sunday 7pm news. The corresponding Confidential Cutdown also rated a strong 595,000 viewers in the five major capitals.