Time Delay

Doctor Who takes time out as Scooch Fly The Flag.

He may have thwarted the Daleks last week, but the Doctor has finally met his match with the Eurovision Song Contest.

After some severe spreadsheet shuffling in Scheduling (try saying that fast) it's been decided that an early start for episode seven, Chris Chibnall's 42, wasn't a good idea.

The episode will now be shown a week later, on Saturday 19 May.

42 sees former EastEnder Michelle Collins making her Doctor Who debut as McConnell, the strong willed captain of a doomed spaceship hurtling out of control towards a boiling sun. With only 42 minutes to uncover the saboteurs, and with a mysterious force starting to possess the ship's crew, the Doctor and Martha are running out of time!

We hope you'll support Scooch in their bid for Eurovision glory, and appreciate that seven days is only a handfull of heartbeats to a Time Lord.

Please don't email the website about this, as we want 42 to be on as much as you do. There is, however, a Feedback page on the BBC website if you feel the need to comment. Follow the link below to learn more.

Meanwhile, we're exploring other options to keep you amused on the 12th if Eurovision really isn't your thing.