Having already been reported as the best performing episode on Canadian channel SPACE this year, BellMedia have now announced that new series premiere Deep Breath has become the second-most watched broadcast on the channel of all time - beaten only by another episode of Doctor Who, the 50th Anniversary special The Day of the Doctor.

Robot of Sherwood can be seen on BBC One tomorrow at 7.30pm, followed by broadcasts around the world.

BBC Worldwide have today launched an official online shop in Australia and New Zealand.

Available are a range of over 2,000 clothing, homeware, merchandise, toys and DVD products from a host of popular BBC brands including Doctor Who, Sherlock, Top Gear, BBC Earth and CBeebies, are now available to purchase, including:

• Doctor Who DVD’s, clothing, homeware, toys and gadgets, from Sonic Screwdrivers and Vortex Manipulators to TARDIS iPhone 5 covers and Cyberman mugs
• The latest Top Gear DVD’s, books, clothing, and gift products, including all things ‘Stig’
• Sherlock products previously unavailable in Australia and New Zealand, including ‘Highly Functioning Sociopath’ mugs and t-shirts

New and exclusive products will continue to be added to the site as soon as they become available. Other features of the site include free delivery on orders over $100, recommendations based on browsing and the opportunity to sign up for alerts on the latest products and offers.

The launch follows on from the success of the dedicated Doctor Who e-commerce shop in Australia last year, which marked the 50th anniversary of the show.Doctor Who and Sherlock fans in Sydney can also currently purchase a range of products at the Doctor Who pop-up shop, Shop 9.28A World Square Shopping Centre, 644 George St.

Elie Mansour, Head of Consumer Products, BBC Worldwide ANZ saidThe shop can be found at bbcshop.com.au

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.

---

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.