On July 16 , 2017,Doctor Whofans around the mankind acquire the news they ’d been anxiously awaiting when the BBC herald thatBroadchurchstarJodie Whittakerwould be take over the TARDIS in the iconic sci - fi series ’s eleventh time of year . Though fans got anearly glimpseof her regeneration in “ Twice Upon a Time , ” the show ’s 2017 Christmas special , it was only in the first place this week that the new season receive an official discharge date of October 7 , 2018 . Now , in the workweek direct up to the Thirteenth Doctor ’s first time of year , BBC America will run away a “ 13 day of Doctor Who ” marathon .
The event will kick off at 6 a.m. ET / PT on Tuesday , September 25 with “ Rose , ” the first instalment of the series ’s reboot featuring Christopher Eccleston as the Ninth Doctor and Billie Piper as Rose Tyler , his before long - to - be fellow traveller . The web will air every instalment from the preceding 10 seasons , think that in addition to Eccleston ’s undivided season you’re able to relive every minute ofDavid Tennant , Matt Smith , and Peter Capaldi ’s time as a Time Lord .
Though Whittaker will be the first distaff Doctor , she ’s not the first actress to be considered for the use . Back in the eighties , original series co - creator Sydney Newmanproposedrevitalizing the show by regenerating the Time Lord into a Time Lady . For year , the show ’s producer have toyed with the estimate of reach The Doctor a fair sex . In 2008 , former showrunner Russell Davies ( who ’s passing on the torch to Chris Chibnall for the 11th time of year ) broached the idea yet again , citingCatherine Zeta - Jones as his top pick for the Eleventh Doctor follow Tennant ’s deviation .
The battle of Marathon will conclude on Sunday , October 7th with the premiere of “ The Woman Who Fell to Earth , ” Whittaker ’s first full episode .
If you ’re itching to binge - look out another beloved sci - fi series , BBC America is dedicating five days of next week ’s programming toThe X - Files , in honor of its twenty-fifth anniversary . Thatmarathonwill recoil off at 6 a.m. ET on Monday , September 10 and conclude on Friday , September 14 .
