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'Doctor Who' airdate officially confirmed

Published Friday, Mar 19 2010, 09:04 GMT | By Mayer Nissim
The Eleventh Doctor from Doctor Who

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The next series of Doctor Who will premiere on April 3 on BBC One, it has been confirmed.

New showrunner Steven Moffat made the announcement this morning on BBC Breakfast.

The episode is entitled 'The Eleventh Hour' and will feature Matt Smith as the Eleventh Doctor and Karen Gillan as his new companion Amy Pond.

The upcoming series is the 31st since Doctor Who first aired in November 1963 and the fifth since the programme's 2005 relaunch headed by Russell T. Davies.

> Doctor Who: Whozapalooza! 2010

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