Opening episode of new Doctor Who series will feature in
BBC One’s New Year’s Day schedule
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When Jodie Whittaker was cast as the 13th incarnation of the eponymous star of Doctor Who it made headlines everywhere because she was the first woman. Now, finally, that “gender question” is going away.
Whittaker will star in her second series of Doctor Who in 2020 with the opener being a highlight of BBC One’s New Year’s Day schedule.