TOP NEWS: No full Doctor Who series in 2012
A full series of Doctor Who will not be broadcast on BBC One in 2012, the corporation has confirmed.
Fourteen new episodes of the programme were commissioned last week, however BBC One controller Danny Cohen has said that the entire run will not be shown next year.
Lizo Mzimba, the BBC's entertainment correspondent confirmed the news and said that some of the fourteen episodes 'will go in 2012 and remainder in 2013'.
BBC Broadcaster Wayne Clarke, who was the first to report Cohen's comments on Twitter, said that there will, however, be a 'special run' of Doctor Who in 2013 for the programme's 50th anniversary.
The remaining episodes of series six will go out on BBC One this Autumn, to be followed by a Christmas Special for 2011. It is expected that the first half of series seven will be broadcast next year, with the remaining half in 2013, to allow an additional special series to celebrate the programme's 50th anniversary later that year.
Fourteen new episodes of the programme were commissioned last week, however BBC One controller Danny Cohen has said that the entire run will not be shown next year.
Lizo Mzimba, the BBC's entertainment correspondent confirmed the news and said that some of the fourteen episodes 'will go in 2012 and remainder in 2013'.
BBC Broadcaster Wayne Clarke, who was the first to report Cohen's comments on Twitter, said that there will, however, be a 'special run' of Doctor Who in 2013 for the programme's 50th anniversary.
The remaining episodes of series six will go out on BBC One this Autumn, to be followed by a Christmas Special for 2011. It is expected that the first half of series seven will be broadcast next year, with the remaining half in 2013, to allow an additional special series to celebrate the programme's 50th anniversary later that year.
Bernard Cribbins awarded OBE
Bernard Cribbins has been appointed an OBE in the Queen's annual Birthday Honours list.
The veteran actor, who starred in Doctor Who as Wilfred Mott, will became an Officer of the Order of the British Empire his services to drama.
On being awarded the honour, Cribbins said: "You can't go through life expecting to get prizes. You just get on with things, which is how it should be," he said.
"It's a great surprise. I'm completely gobsmacked really. My dad would have been absolutely delighted."
He is well known for his voice-over work on The Wombles, and also for playing 'Perks' in The Railway Children.
Cribbins starred alongside Peter Cushing in the 1966 Doctor Who spin-off movie, Daleks - Invasion Earth 2150 AD.
In 1962, he lended his vocal talents to the popular songs "Right Said Fred" and "Hole in the Ground".
Cribbins' other Television and Film credits include appearances in Coronation Street, Jackanory, Worzel Gummidge, Fawlty Towers and the Carry on films.
Doctor Who dominates Portal Award nominations:
Matt Smith is up for the Best Actor award for his role in Doctor Who, and is facing competition from Sean Bean (Game of Thrones), Andrew Lincoln (Walking Dead), Joshua Jackson (Fringe) and Eddie McClintock (Warehouse 13).
Amy Pond actress Karen Gillan is competing with Lena Headley (Game of Thrones), Anna Torv (Fringe), Paula Malcomson (Caprica) and Summer Glau (The Cape) for the Best Actress award.
Doctor Who is nominated for Best Television Series alongside Fringe, Game of Thrones, Stargate: Universe and The Walking Dead.
Neil Gaiman's recent Doctor Who episode The Doctor's Wife has earned a nomination in the Best Television Episode category, opposite episodes of Fringe, Stargate: Universe, Game of Thrones and Caprica.
Alex Kingston and Michael Gambom are pitted against each other for the Best Special Guest award for their roles in Doctor Who, alongside Christopher Lloyd and Leonard Nimoy (Fringe) and Michael Rosenbaum (Smallville).
The late Elisabeth Sladen has been nominated for the Gene Roddenberry Award which honours lifetime achievement. H.G. Wells, J.J. Abrams, Rick Berman and Gene L. Coon are also nominated.
Votes can be cast from 25th June until 24th July via the Airlock Alpha website.
