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Doctor Who's Eurovision-Inspired Episode Premieres Today with Star-Studded Cast

The Interstellar Song Contest blends humor, darkness, and surprises as the Doctor navigates an intergalactic music competition 900 years in the future.

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Cora singing on stage with dancers in gold outfits behind her.
The Doctor (William Hartnell) and Susan (Carole Ann Ford) toast "Doctor Who" before the first episode airs in 1963.

Overview

  • The highly anticipated episode airs globally today on BBC One, BBC iPlayer, and Disney+, coinciding with real-world Eurovision broadcasts.
  • Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor and companion Belinda (Varada Sethu) travel to the Harmony Arena for a futuristic song contest filled with comedic and dark narrative twists.
  • Guest stars include Graham Norton, Rylan Clark, Charlie Condou, and Kadiff Kirwan, with Condou teasing jaw-dropping surprises and a tonal balance of light and dark.
  • Condou and Kirwan play a bickering couple whose evolving dynamic ties into the Doctor’s mission to save the universe.
  • Fans are encouraged to avoid online leaks to fully experience the episode’s surprises, as advised by the cast.