BBC Entertainment brings latest series of Doctor Who to viewers in Poland just one day after UK Transmission

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The second part of Series Seven (eight episodes) will air on UK screens on 30^th March 2013 and will transmit the following day, 31^st March, on BBC Entertainment in Poland at 18:00.  The first fantastic adventure in the run is written by the show’s lead writer and executive producer, Steven Moffat, and directed by Colm McCarthy, whose previous credits include Hustle, Spooks and Endeavour.  Later adventures in the run are written by Mark Gatiss and Neil Gaiman among others.

Jon Farrar, VP Programming, EMEA, BBC Worldwide Channels said: “It’s a very important part of our programming strategy to bring our acquired content to air as close to its UK transmission as possible.  Doctor Who is a hugely popular programme and I’m delighted we are able to bring the Doctor’s latest adventures to Polish audiences just one day after the UK premiere transmission.”

Doctor Who is the world’s longest running science fiction series and will celebrate its 50^th anniversary on November 23^rd 2013. One of BBC Worldwide’s flagship global brands, the show has now been seen in over 200 territories worldwide and has almost 3 million Facebook fans from around the globe.