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First look at new Doctor Who episodes

The Doctor carries Amy past a group of Daleks, engulfed in flames

This is the first photo from the new series of Doctor Who - and it looks like the Doctor will be battling the Daleks again!

The latest series of the sci-fi adventures starts in August with an episode called Asylum of the Daleks.

Five episodes and a Christmas special will be shown this year with the final eight episodes shown in 2013.

A preview of the new series will be shown at 8pm on BBC One HD on Thursday.

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