The BBC have now updated their
Programme Information Guide with details for the week commencing 19th September, one of the highlights of which is of course the forthcoming premiere of
The Magician's Apprentice on
BBC One:
Where is the Doctor? When the skies of Earth are frozen by a mysterious alien force, Clara needs her friend. But where is the Doctor, and what is he hiding from?
As past deeds come back to haunt him, old enemies will come face-to-face, and for the Doctor and Clara survival seems impossible.
Broadcast time has yet to be confirmed; the early evening is taken up by the Singapore Grand Prix qualifying highlights, which is currently scheduled to finish at 6:45pm.
As reported
last weekend, Australia have confirmed a 7:40pm broadcast for the episode on the Sunday, but have yet to indicate if there will be an early morning simulcast. The
ABC highlights for the week said:
The highly anticipated ninth series of Doctor Who explodes onto ABC TV and it promises to be one hell of a journey.
During this electrifying new 12-part series, the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) is joined by Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman) for time travel on a cinematic scale. Having the time of their lives, the pair meets new and old monsters, and embark on a journey that takes them to deadly alien planets, creepy underwater bases, Viking villages, a global Zygon uprising, and which leads them through hidden alien dens to the very end of time itself.
Plus, the Doctor will come face-to-face with Missy (Michelle Gomez), a city of Daleks, deadly mercenaries called the Mire, terrifying ghosts, and far more.
As previously announced, taking up guest roles in the new series are rising young star Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones), and comedian and award-winning writer Reece Shearsmith (An Adventure in Space and Time, The League of Gentlemen). Plus UNIT are back with Jemma Redgrave and Ingrid Oliver (Osgood) also returning for series nine. Also confirmed for guest appearances are Rebecca Front, Rufus Hound, Paul Kaye, Joivan Wade and Sophie Stone.
The ninth series has been written by lead writer Steven Moffat, Toby Whithouse, Jamie Mathieson, Peter Harness, Mark Gatiss, and new writers, Sarah Dollard and Catherine Tregenna; and directed by Hettie Macdonald, Daniel O'Hara, Ed Bazalgette, Daniel Nettheim, Justin Molotnikov, Rachel Talalay; and produced by Tracie Simpson, Derek Ritchie, Nikki Wilson and Peter Bennett.
Star India have announced that its entertainment channel,
FX, will also be broadcast in high definition later this month;
Indian Telvision reports:
FX is also ramping up its weekend programming with the soon to be launched show - FX Torrents. Through the show, viewers will be able to watch the latest episodes of series like Homeland season 5, Affair season 2, Empire season 2 and Doctor Who season 9, right after the international telecast.
The Magician's Apprentice has debuted in Australia, averaging 653,000 viewers in the five major capital cities. It was the top-rating ABC drama of the day and the eighth highest rating program of the day overall. These ratings do not include regional or time-shifted viewers.
Viewers to BBC Two this morning had a surprise when the channel transmitted a trailer for the second episode in this year's series, The Witch's Familiar, some twelve hours before the first episode is broadcast. 
In an exclusive to DWN, German broadcaster FOX revealed the broadcast details of Series 9. The series will premiere with the complete two-parter of The Magician's Apprentice and The Witch's Familar, dubbed to German, on 3rd December 2015 at 9:00 pm. The series then continues with two episodes every Thursday at the same time.
The BBC have finally confirmed the time when the new series of Doctor Who will have its world premiere television broadcast, with The Magician's Apprentice showing on BBC One on Saturday 19th September at 7:40pm. The episode has a scheduled length of 50 minutes. The evening lineup has yet to be finalised, but it is expected that the episode will be preceded by an edition of Pointless Celebrities and then followed by The National Lottery: In It To Win It. Details of whether Doctor Who will precede or follow BBC One's annual Autumn dance extravaganza Strictly Come Dancing - which kicks off the following weekend - should be confirmed next week.
The official Doctor Who Facebook site announced today that German fans will be able to see Series 9 sooner than expected. From 20th September on, every Sunday, iTunes will make the episode that was broadcast the day before in the UK, available.
BBC Worldwide have confirmed the broadcast of series premiere The Magician's Apprentice in some more of their worldwide schedules.
As the premiere of new series opener The Magician's Apprentice rapidly approaches, here is a roundup of the television channels that have currently announced their plans to show the episode:
BBC Worldwide have signed a deal to bring Doctor Who to the Indian channel FX. 
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