Doctor Who, Ascension of the Cybermen, had an official rating of 4.99 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

The ratings make the episode the 25th most watched programm across all television channels. It had a 22.6% share of the total TV audience.

In detail 4.85 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 68,000 watched on their PC, 38,000 watched on a Tablet device and 33,000 watched on a smartphone.

Top for the week was Ant and Dec's Saturday Takeaway on ITV with 8.70 million watching. The top BBC programme was the drama Call the Midwife with 8.01 million.

Doctor Who had an Appreciation Index score of 81

Luxury brand Corgi and BBC Studios have today launched the range of Doctor Who knitwear worn by Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor.

Corgi’s Doctor Who range will include 100% cashmere socks, wool socks, a cashmere scarf, a wool scarf and a hand-made cashmere and cotton blend jumper. The luxury yarns are sourced from suppliers in the UK who use yarns from sustainable sources. The knitwear is made using traditional hand knitting techniques and hand-finished. All the products are made in the UK at Corgi’s factory in Ammanford, Wales.

The range was designed by Costume Designer Ray Holman for the Thirteenth Doctor’s costume and is now available to fans across the world for the first time.

Ray Holman, Costume Designer, said: Corgi is a Welsh, family-run company producing luxury socks and knitwear. Established in 1892, the company is still located in a small Welsh mining town and has developed a reputation as a leading luxury sock and knitwear brand. Corgi was awarded a Royal Warrant by HRH the Prince of Wales in 1988, and continues to supply the Royal family with knitted goods.

The launch coincides with a royal visit at the Corgi factory in Wales, with Her Royal Highness The Princess Royal, daughter of Queen Elizabeth, arriving to meet staff in her capacity as President of the UK Fashion & Textile industry. Princess Anne was shown the new Doctor Who range as part of this visit and presented with a cashmere Doctor Who scarf as a gift.

Chris Jones at Corgi, said Products are available to fans worldwide on the Corgi website corgisocks.com and range in price from £19 to £295 RRP

Doctor Who The Timeless Children, was watched by 3.78 million viewers in the UK yesterday according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating, representing 19.8% of the total viewing audience made Doctor Who the 7th most popular show on British Television yesterday. Doctor Who was beaten by its ITV opposition, Dancing on Ice, which had 4.14 million viewers.

Top for the day was the lead into Doctor Who, Countryfile, with 4.44 million viewers. Following the Doctor Antiques Roadshow had 4.41 million watching. The latest episode of Last Tango in Halifax, had 4.17 million viewers. Over on ITV McDonald and Dodds was the highest rates show with 4.38 million watching.
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The 10pm BBC News also did well with 4.38 million watching.

On overnight figures, Doctor Who was the 49th most-watched programme of the week.

The overnight figure counts those who watched the show yesterday. Final figures, released next Monday, will include those who recorded the programme and watched it later and are likely to be substantially higher.

Doctor Who reaches the dramatic conclusion of Series 12, Season 38 today with the broadcast of The Timeless Children.


The story can be seeon the the UK at the earlier than usual time of 6.50pm. It is written by series showrunner Chris Chibnall and Directed by Jamie Magnus Stone who directed last week's story Ascension of the Cybermen. North American viewers can see the story at 8pm ET on BBC America or on CTV Sci-Fi in Canada. Australians have to wait until Thursday for the episode debut's at 8.00pm, while in New Zealand, it can be seen at 9am, Monday morning, on TV2, just a couple of hours after the UK showing.

Full broadcast details can be found here, and ongoing adventures of the Doctor can be found via This Week in Doctor Who.

COMING SOON | The Timeless Children

Humble has launched its latest bundle of Doctor Who Magazines and Audiobooks.

The bundle includes digital Doctor Who content from both Titan Comics and Big Finish and runs until Wednesday 11 March 2020 at 7pm GMT/11am PST.

As well as getting a selection of Doctor Who comics and audiobooks, purchasers will also be supporting BBC Children in Need as a percentage from each bundle sold will go to the BBC's charity - set up to change the lives of children and young people across the UK.

Pay what you want for over $600 worth of Doctor Who comics and audiobooks including...

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Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Volume 3 - The Fountains of Forever, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 3 - Conversion, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 3 - Hyperion, Doctor Who: Ghost Stories, Doctor Who: The Seventh Doctor collection - Operation Volcano, Doctor Who: The Fourth Doctor collection - Gaze of the Medusa
• Audiobooks
UNIT: The Coup, Dalek Empire: The Fearless Part 1, Dalek Empire: The Fearless Part 2, Dalek Empire: The Fearless Part 3, Dalek Empire: The Fearless Part 4, I, Davros: The Davros Mission, Doctor Who: Destination Nerva

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Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Volume 4 - The Endless Song, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 4 - The Then and The Now, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 4 - The School of Death, Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Volume 1 - Weapons of Past Destruction, Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Volume 2 - Doctormania, Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Volume 3 - Official Secrets, Doctor Who Archives: Prisoners of Time
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UNIT: Time Heals, , UNIT: The Longest Night UNIT: The Wasting, Tales from New Earth: Doctor Who - Special Releases

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Doctor Who: The Road to the Thirteenth Doctor, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #0 - The Many Lives of Doctor Who, Doctor Who: The Thirteenth Doctor #1, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Volume 5 - Arena of Fear, Doctor Who: The Tenth Doctor Volume 6 - Sins of the Father, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 5 - The One, Doctor Who: The Eleventh Doctor Volume 6 - The Malignant Truth, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 5 - The Twist, Doctor Who: The Twelfth Doctor Volume 6 - Sonic Boom
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Doctor Who: Technophobia, Doctor Who: Time Reaver, Doctor Who: Death and the Queen, Doctor Who: Love and War, Doctor Who - The Lost Stories: The Fourth Doctor, UNIT: Extinction

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Doctor Who, The Haunting Of Villa Diodati, had an official rating of 5.07 million viewers, according to figures released by the Broadcasting Research Audience Board, BARB.

The ratings make the episode the 31st most watched programm across all television channels. It had a 22.9% share of the total TV audience.

In detail 4.95 million watched the episode on a conventional TV set. However the BARB 4-Screen Dashboard shows that an additional 61,000 watched on their PC, 36,000 watched on a Tablet device and 30,000 watched on a smartphone.

Top for the week was White House Farm on ITV with 8.57 million watching. The top BBC programme was the drama Death in Paradise with 8.04 million.

Doctor Who had an Appreciation Index score of 80

Doctor Who Ascension of the Cybermen, was watched by 3.71 million viewers in the UK yesterday according to unofficial overnight figures.

The rating, representing 19.1% of the total viewing audience made Doctor Who the 8th most popular show on British Television yesterday. Doctor Who was beaten by its ITV opposition, Dancing on Ice, which had 4.39 million viewers.

Top for the day was Call the Midwife, with 6.29 million viewers. This week the lead into Doctor Who was Countryfile which had 4.84 million watching. The return of Last Tango in Halifax, had 4.89 million viewers. Endeavour on ITV1 had 3.93
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The afternoon Six Nations Rugby match on ITV1 had 4.37 million watching.
On overnight figures, Doctor Who was the 50th most-watched programme of the week.

The overnight figure counts those who watched the show yesterday. Final figures, released next Monday, will include those who recorded the programme and watched it later and are likely to be substantially higher.

The BBC has released new pictures from the upcoming episode of Doctor Who - Ascension of the Cybermen. The episode can be seen on BBC One at 7.10pm Sunday. North American viewers can see it at 8pm ET, while in Australia the episode debut's is on Thursday at 8.00pm. In New Zealand, it can be seen at 9am, Monday morning, just a couple of hours after the UK showing.

Full broadcast details can be found here, and ongoing adventures of the Doctor can be found via This Week in Doctor Who.

COMING SOON | Doctor Who: Series 12

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Doctor Who Magazine is continuing its in-depth chronicle of the show’s production with a 116-page volume dedicated to four memorable episodes of Series 8 and the subsequent festive special, all starring Peter Capaldi as the Doctor and Jenna Coleman as Clara Oswald:

• Flatline
• In the Forest of the Night
• Dark Water/Death in Heaven
• Last Christmas

Andrew Pixley’s unparalleled behind-the-scenes coverage – originally presented in the partwork Doctor Who: The Complete History and now revised and reproduced in magazine format for the first time – examines every aspect of the stories’ development, from scripting through to transmission and beyond.

Richly illustrated with rare images, this is the essential guide to the series that took Doctor Who in a remarkable new direction…

Available from WH Smith priced £9.99 and digitally from pocketmags.com priced £8.99.

Please note that this publication is not available as part of a subscription to Doctor Who Magazine

Build-A-Bear Workshop and BBC Studios have launched a Doctor Who range, launching a Doctor Who Bear and accessories inspired by the TV series.

The Doctor Who Bear features branded blue paw pads and a blue heart on its chest.

The Time Lord’s look is completed with the iconic Thirteenth Doctor or Tenth Doctor outfits. Sport the striped top and braces worn by the Thirteenth Doctor, or the suit, trousers, glasses and trainers worn by the Tenth Doctor. Each bear will arrive with a sonic screwdriver in its own TARDIS gift box.

The new range is available in the UK and can be bought exclusively online at: buildabear.co.uk. The range will be launching online in the US later this month.

The Doctor Who Bear is available online now for £21.50, with outfits and accessories starting at £8.