'Doctor Who' for 7pm return mid series

The new series of Doctor Who is to move to a later time after five or six episodes, its executive producer has said.

Russell T Davies previously accused the BBC of "cocking up" by scheduling tomorrow's opening instalment for 6.20pm, rather than closer to its traditional 7pm.

"It's not a time slot I agree with, but I know that no-one wants to damage the brand," he said earlier this week. "In the past we've got higher figures when it went later, but it will shift later on in the run, around episode five or six, which the BBC was going to do anyway."

Episode two has already been rescheduled from 6.20pm to 6.45pm following Davies's comments.

Anger over the earlier timing is the latest development in a long-running controversy over Doctor Who scheduling.

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