# {New Dr Who Season, UK pace} \[edited title\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [April 22, 2011, 12:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347 "2011-04-22T12:42:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 39
**Author:** ![Marlitharn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@Marlitharn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marlitharn)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 5:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/761 "2011-08-07T05:13:55Z")
Have they? If so, yay, I can stop worrying! ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 6:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/762 "2011-08-07T06:01:21Z")
[Matt Smith is indeed safe for the time being.](http://www.themorningstarr.co.uk/2011/06/08/matt-smith-signed-up-for-another-series-of-doctor-who/) The fates of his current companions are unknown after the current season, though. ---
**Author:** ![AlsoNamedBort](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alsonamedbort/32/3213_2.png) [@AlsoNamedBort](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AlsoNamedBort)\ **Post date:** [August 7, 2011, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/763 "2011-08-07T16:31:31Z")
> [@MsWhatsit](#): > > [Matt Smith is indeed safe for the time being.](http://www.themorningstarr.co.uk/2011/06/08/matt-smith-signed-up-for-another-series-of-doctor-who/) The fates of his current companions are unknown after the current season, though. Karen Gillian said at Comic-Con that she will be back next season. But she didn’t give any details as to whether she would still be a full-time companion or just making an appearance. ---
**Author:** ![Banquet\_Bear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/banquet_bear/32/373_2.png) [@Banquet\_Bear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Banquet_Bear)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/764 "2011-08-15T11:45:35Z")
…::spoilers:: The prequel to “Lets Kill Hitler” has just been released. Don’t watch if you don’t want to get spoiled, of course having said that, this is a prequel, so watching it may be required! Do as you must! [http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00jthfd](http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/dw/videos/p00jthfd) Alt link: [http://www.combom.co.uk/2011/08/doctor-who-608-lets-kill-hitler-prequel.html](http://www.combom.co.uk/2011/08/doctor-who-608-lets-kill-hitler-prequel.html) ---
**Author:** ![Merijeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f05b48/32.png) [@Merijeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Merijeek)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2011, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/765 "2011-08-15T12:34:16Z")
Well-done video. I’m pretty sure it couldn’t possibly count as a spoiler…unless it was for A Game of Thrones, anyway. -Joe ---
**Author:** ![Bakhesh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/3da27b/32.png) [@Bakhesh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bakhesh)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 8:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/766 "2011-08-24T08:19:45Z")
Steven Moffat has said that the rumours about the show being off the air next year were just rumours… [http://www.denofgeek.com/television/1027477/steven\_moffat\_on\_doctor\_who\_in\_2012.html](http://www.denofgeek.com/television/1027477/steven_moffat_on_doctor_who_in_2012.html) ---
**Author:** ![TBG](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c89c15/32.png) [@TBG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TBG)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/767 "2011-08-24T23:32:06Z")
When does UK get “Let’s Kill Hitler”? It airs this coming saturday in the US. ---
**Author:** ![Baron\_Greenback](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/baron_greenback/32/48_2.png) [@Baron\_Greenback](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baron_Greenback)\ **Post date:** [August 24, 2011, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/768 "2011-08-24T23:59:45Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > When does UK get “Let’s Kill Hitler”? Same day ---
**Author:** ![Candyman74](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ad7895/32.png) [@Candyman74](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Candyman74)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/769 "2011-08-25T01:15:13Z")
> [@TBG](#): > > When does UK get “Let’s Kill Hitler”? > > It airs this coming saturday in the US. About six hours before you. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2011, 1:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/770 "2011-08-25T01:15:45Z")
Aug 27 UK and US, one week later in AU. ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2011, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/772 "2011-08-25T01:37:26Z")
reported ---
**Author:** ![Nobody](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/94ad74/32.png) [@Nobody](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nobody)\ **Post date:** [August 25, 2011, 1:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/773 "2011-08-25T01:39:43Z")
Hey, maybe some of us want to make money easily. Ever think about that? :mad: 😛 ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/774 "2011-08-27T22:15:19Z")
Well, I was on my way to this gay Gypsy bar mitzvah for the disabled when I suddenly thought “Gosh, the Third Reich’s a bit rubbish - I think I’ll kill the Fuhrer.” Jeebus, that was an episode. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 27, 2011, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347/775 "2011-08-27T22:17:34Z")
FYI, there’s a [new thread](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=621597) for the second half of season 6. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/new-dr-who-season-uk-pace-edited-title/579347.md?page=38)