Official: Series 5 launch date confirmed!

[chris110465]

The brand new Series 5 promo featuring the Eleventh Doctor and Amy Pond was updated to include the long-awaited launch date for the series earlier today!

The trailer, which features the time travellers whirling through the time vortex, had its debut on BBC One last night, and originally ended with the tantalizing tagline eThe journey begins, Easter 2010Œ. However, it now reads fSaturday 3rd Aprilf, meaning the countdown for the new series can officially begin - and about time too!

While itfs unusual for the BBC to finalize a transmission date so far in advance, it appears that theyfre setting it in stone as early as possible to get in a full 6 weeks worth of campaigning. And we wouldnft have it any other way!

It certainly has been a long time coming, but herefs that beautiful sentence one more time: Doctor Who returns to BBC1/HD on Saturday 3rd April 2010! 40 days and counting!


news.whoviannet.co.uk/2010/02/official-series-5-launch-date-confirmed/

;D

[Jason_WPGL]

USA Air Date
BBCA - Saturday, April 17th

www.variety.com/article/VR1118015764.html?categoryid=19&cs=1

[Curufea]

Not sure when it will start here - anyone have a link?

[edit]
Just heard - it's also the 17th in Australia.

[Jason_WPGL]

Canada Air Date
Space - Saturday, April 17th

www.spacecast.com/Blogs/Post.aspx?PostID=1439

[JohnK]

Hullo, Jaysun,

Mar 4, 2010 12:33:59 GMT Jason_WPGL said:

Canada Air Date
Space - Saturday, April 17th

www.spacecast.com/Blogs/Post.aspx?PostID=1439

Yep, saw this reported on the Space website, and over on one of the Doctor Who forums that I frequent. I'm so glad that we in Canada will get to see the series within 2 weeks of the Brits seeing it, as there will be so many spoiler messages going into a separate file in my e-mail reader and all.

[ugavine]

Also, Steven Moffatt said in DWM that the first episode is approx. 65 minutes long. Yay!

[Eternally Lost Zeppo]

Mar 8, 2010 13:01:41 GMT ugavine said:

Also, Steven Moffatt said in DWM that the first episode is approx. 65 minutes long. Yay!

Hmm...well, hopefully it won't be a case of 40 minutes or less being the actual story and the last 15 minutes or more being an extended epilogue.

[JohnK]

Hullo, Ugavine,

Mar 8, 2010 13:01:41 GMT ugavine said:

Also, Steven Moffatt said in DWM that the first episode is approx. 65 minutes long. Yay!

Hmm, that just makes me wonder what the Space station here in Canada will do with the episode when it airs here on April 17th. Hopefully they won't cut any of the content and all.

[Craig Oxbrow]

I thought they'd want to hit an hour, since it's called The Eleventh Hour...

[Eternally Lost Zeppo]

Mar 8, 2010 20:43:13 GMT Craig Oxbrow said:

I thought they'd want to hit an hour, since it's called The Eleventh Hour...

Hmm...who knows, maybe it'll be set in real time? ;D