The Magician’s Apprentice Transmission Times Announced

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The BBC has confirmed that The Magician’s Apprentice, the first episode of Series 9, will premiere on BBC One at 7:40pm.

To air on 19th September, this is around the normal time Doctor Who has recently occupied – in fact, it’s ten minutes earlier than last year’s debut, Deep Breath, which broadcast on 23rd August 2014 at 7:50pm.

The Steven Moffat-penned opener will then air at 9pm EDT on BBC America and SPACE in Canada.

The episode, sadly, isn’t an extra-long special, but does have a slightly increased running time, clocking in at around 50 minutes.

While viewers in Germany and Italy have to wait until December 2015 and January 2016, respectively, to see Series 9, The Magician’s Apprentice is set to screen across this month and the next in further countries. The schedule looks like this:

Asia Pacific – 20 Sep at 10am on BBC Entertainment
Australia 20 Sep at 7:40pm on ABC (Also simulcast on iView)
New Zealand – 20 Sep at 7:30pm on Prime TV
Benelux Europe – 22 Sep at 9pm on BBC First
Finland 28 Sep at 6:05pm on YLE TV2
South Africa – 24 Oct at 6pm on BBC First

It’s yet to be confirmed what other shows will bookend Doctor Who, but expect the usual National Lottery at the very least. The following Saturday is also likely to be a huge audience-grabber, with not only the second part of this serial (The Witch’s Familiar), but also the first live show of this year’s Strictly Come Dancing.

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