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The new season will debut on BBC America in the fall.

The new series will be on BBC One in October.

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And &!@! Netflix Japan has removed Doctor Who* from its schedules. Bah.

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Japan has never really 'got' Doctor Who. I can't wait for October, looking forward to seeing Bradley Walsh as a companion.

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Bradley Walsh?? Are you joking? I never heard that.

He would be an awesome Dr Who, never mind companion!!

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I can't wait for October, looking forward to seeing Bradley Walsh as a companion.

Ah, I guess you have BBC America?

Not sure about Walsh. If I ever get to see the darn show again, I'll make my mind up then. He cannot be any worse than Bonnie Langford. How my heart sank when it was announced she was to be a companion!

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I try not to rely on YouTube but the new trailer is here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEc-OQ_oqDk

It's only a teaser but I like it.

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This is uncharted waters for Dr. Who fans. "A Woman Doctor... Sacrilege! " I hear them cry.... well, she has a lot resting on her shoulders so to speak, make or break time for the Series - it's been on and off since the late 60's anyway, so is perhaps time for a rest.

As for NetFlix... sadly Japan tastes encourage the use of other sources for non-Japanese. VPN typically - until that too is locked down.... International licenses laws need to be revised rather than the current cartel that's being operated - hopefully something that will eventually get looked into rather than yet more the copyright laws that have the potential of disastrous side effects.

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Ah, I guess you have BBC America?

Not sure about Walsh. If I ever get to see the darn show again, I'll make my mind up then. He cannot be any worse than Bonnie Langford. How my heart sank when it was announced she was to be a companion!

No BBC America. Bradley Walsh is a very good actor, he's been in a few dramas, including the lead in Law and Order UK. Unfortunately many only see him as a comedian, or a singer or as the host of The Chase. I liked Mel, but she wasn't well served with the scripts. When Langford left the series they didn't even bother to write her out properly, until an angry Sylvester McCoy insisted she had a proper send off and it turned out to be rather sweet and lovely. She's in Eastenders now.

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The amount of times people have reckoned the show has been ruined since it started in 1963.

Good spoof here

http://doctorwhogeneral.wikia.com/wiki/Times_Doctor_Who_Was_Ruined_Forever

As for rests, it was off the air from '89 until the Paul McGann special in '96. Then another long break until the revival in 2005.

It's hardly make or break time unless the scripts are substandard and the show is pitched against Corrie, as it was done in the latter years of the classic series.

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Bradley Walsh is a very good actor, he's been in a few dramas, including the lead in Law and Order UK.

Never really got into that end of the franchise. Although I do remember Freema Agyeman was in it.

Unfortunately many only see him as a comedian, or a singer or as the host of The Chase. I liked Mel, but she wasn't well served with the scripts. When Langford left the series they didn't even bother to write her out properly, until an angry Sylvester McCoy insisted she had a proper send off and it turned out to be rather sweet and lovely. She's in Eastenders now.

I last saw Sylvester McCoy in Sense8, alongside Freema Agyeman. He's great. Just didn't get a chance to really shine in the role until the McGann special, ironically.

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LudditeToday 01:48 pm JST

Japan has never really 'got' Doctor Who.

Virtually no one I speak to even knows what it is - I get the idea that neither the BBC or whoever's been showing it here has made much of an effort to really sell it. That being said, the few Japanese people I know who have watched Doctor Who seem to really like it.

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I get the idea that neither the BBC or whoever's been showing it here has made much of an effort to really sell it.

You'd have to speak to BBC Worldwide who are responsible for sales of BBC (and occasionally C4/Sky/ITV) product overseas. I'm guessing that the deal with Netflix Japan is on hold? I know that Netflix in the UK still shows the programme.

And it was announced that it's to be shown in China, according to some reports. Which is no good for fans here, obvs.

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Toasted HereticToday 05:10 pm JST

I get the idea that neither the BBC or whoever's been showing it here has made much of an effort to really sell it.

You'd have to speak to BBC Worldwide who are responsible for sales of BBC (and occasionally C4/Sky/ITV) product overseas.

I think someone should! I've never found anywhere to buy the DVDs even though Japanese versions do exist, there's no merchandise of any sort available any more and the programme hardly ever seems to get a mention in TV magazines or guides.

I'm guessing that the deal with Netflix Japan is on hold?

Quite likely. I thought it might have edged off the schedules in favour of stuff they think will get more viewers. Anyway, it's also on Hulu in Japan and they're actually up to date - last time I checked they had series 10 whereas Netflix only had up to series 9.

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I think a female doctor is a great idea, and surprised it's taken so long. I never had the time, nor have I caught up, to watch it when it shifted to Capaldi, but maybe I'll catch up before this is released.

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I grew up with The Doctor starting with Robot and Tom Baker so I'll admit I'm a little old fashioned and skeptical when it comes to the idea of a female Doctor. Don't get me wrong, I am *not** *saying the show is ruined or this has destroyed my childhood or any of that other nonsense. I will be watching and giving it a chance, I just admit I am not sure about it. Fortunately the world of Doctor Who allows for pretty much anything to be possible and I really hope this works too.

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A female doctor? Nonsense! What next? Female politicians? Lady Engineers? They’ll have women riding bicycles, if they get their way!!!

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Fortunately the world of Doctor Who allows for pretty much anything to be possible and I really hope this works too.

Indeed it does. And as a fellow Tom Baker fan, remember he was the first actor in the role to call for a female Doctor, way back.

The first time such a swap was even suggested appears to have occurred in 1981, when the outgoing Fourth Doctor Tom Baker was asked by a journalist what sort of man his successor would be. Apparently the actor replied, seemingly at least part in jest, “Well, you’re making an assumption that it’s going to be a man.” The comment provoked some mirth at the time, followed by a lot of fan speculation over the ensuing years, something encouraged by the show’s then-producer John Nathan-Turner, who had a keen instinct for doing whatever he could to keep the show in the public eye. But no serious attempt was made to actually cast a female Doctor until the Steven Moffat-penned four-part Comic Relief sketch The Curse of Fatal Death in 1999.

https://www.cbr.com/doctor-who-female-doctor/

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I had never heard that before but I could totally picture it.

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Virtually no one I speak to even knows what it is - I get the idea that neither the BBC or whoever's been showing it here has made much of an effort to really sell it. That being said, the few Japanese people I know who have watched Doctor Who seem to really like it.

Matt Smith's Doctor was shown on the Mystery Channel a few years back, and they did screen introductions to Who, looking at the history and the previous Doctors. Didn't take off though. My husband likes Doctor Who, but living with me it was inevitable really.

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