TV producers have decided to move Doctor Who to a later slot on Saturday nights to make way for Strictly Come Dancing, which begins this month.

The show, which features Peter Capaldi as the 12th Doctor, is on at 19:30 BST this Saturday but will move to the 20:30 slot from next week.

The new time means the sci-fi programme will finish at 21:15.

A BBC spokesperson said it had "always been the plan" to move Doctor Who once the popular ballroom show returned.

They said: "Viewing levels are still high at that time amongst young audiences and children, and Doctor Who has always generated very high levels of recorded playback and iPlayer viewing so lots of children and families already choose a time that suits them over the days that follow."

The show regularly pulls in around three million viewers who watch it on catch-up.

The announcement of Peter Capaldi becoming the most recent doctor was broadcast in August last year in a special BBC programme.

Capaldi first appeared as the Doctor in a cameo in the 50th anniversary special episode The Day of the Doctor.

He also appeared in the 2013 Christmas special The Time of the Doctor.

Actress Jenna Coleman, who plays Clara Oswald, the 12th Doctor's side-kick, first appeared in the show's seventh series.

She also played the companion of the 11th Doctor, played by Matt Smith.

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