UPDATE: BBC America have confirmed they will begin airing Saturday September 1 at 9pm (ET). SPACE will also on the same day at 9pm (ET) in Canada.

It’s been a long and frustrating wait but now, finally, the UK airdate for Doctor Who Series 7 has been confirmed.

The opener, Asylum of the Daleks, will kick off Saturday 1 September at 7.20pm on BBC1. It is scheduled in a 50 minute slot.

So the schedule for the first 5 episodes should follow:

1. Asylum of the Daleks – Saturday 1 September

2. Dinosaurs on a Spaceship – Saturday 8 September

3. A Town Called Mercy – Saturday 15 September

4. The Power of Three – Saturday 22 September

5. The Angels Take Manhattan – Saturday 29 September