[jimthepig]

For months it's been saying that series 7 will air in the Autumn but I thought August was the summer.

The first half ends in September which is when the Autumn starts so should they not be saying DW starts in the Summer?

[ShhhSilence]

Not sure if they've announced the exact date yet, but there are 5 Saturdays in September so they could squeeze all the first half episodes in Sept...

But yes, August is still definitely in summer, despite climate change...

[SULLA]

Autumn is after 21 September

[DJGM]

Originally Posted by jimthepig

For months it's been saying that series 7 will air in
the Autumn but I thought August was the summer.

The first half ends in September which is when the Autumn
starts so should they not be saying DW starts in the Summer?

Originally Posted by SULLA

Autumn is after 21 September

It's what I've said a few times myself before now. While the official, geographical start of the Autumn season is
usually around 21st-22nd September (The Autumnal Equinox) for some season, most (if not all) TV companies
class the start of Autumn as 1st September, for the new season of new and returning TV shows.

As for the possibility of the new DW series starting later this month, there's been no official word on that yet.

If the series is starting on 25th August as speculated, then to all intents and purposes, the only episode that'll
be aired during the actual, real, official, geographical Autumn, would be the one where Amy and Rory leave.

[steven1977]

Originally Posted by jimthepig

For months it's been saying that series 7 will air in the Autumn but I thought August was the summer.

The first half ends in September which is when the Autumn starts so should they not be saying DW starts in the Summer?

Yes because the BFI event is screening episode one on August 14th and they wont leave it too long in fear of spoilers leaking out.

[mossy2103]

You'll find that a number of "new season" dramas are starting this month, along with the new series of Casualty (which normally starts in September). Even X Factor (spit) starts middle of August

[CD93]

That's why Doctor Who probably isn't starting in August

September 1st is the start of the Autumn/Fall TV Season.

[mossy2103]

Originally Posted by CD93

That's why Doctor Who probably isn't starting in August

September 1st is the start of the Autumn/Fall TV Season.

Then why are so many Autumn runs or new series starting in August then?

Such as:

Good Cop

Inspector George Gently

Accused

Waterloo Road

Parade's End

Citizen Khan

[CD93]

Originally Posted by mossy2103

Then why are so many Autumn runs or new series starting in August then?

Such as:

Good Cop

Inspector George Gently

Accused

Waterloo Road

Parade's End

Citizen Khan

Urhm, ask the BBC? I was just stating a fact about official TV scheduling.

[Paul_JG]

Wasn't 'Let's Kill Hitler' advertised as Autumn at the end of 'A Good Man Goes To War' and broadcast on August 27th last year?

[mossy2103]

Originally Posted by CD93

Urhm, ask the BBC? I was just stating a fact about official TV scheduling.

It was more of a rhetorical question actually - I don't need an answer.

To my mind, many years ago, the end of July/August period always used to be full of inconsequential fillers and repeats (the dregs of summer programming), to fill the gap between the main summer series ending and the autumn ones starting in the first week of September (when there would be a big Autumn launch). But increasingly over recent years, this sudden transition into autumn programming has been stretched to encompass the last few weeks of August through to the end of September/early October, as if to spread the riches. And the "big bang" launch of the Autumn season now seems to be more subdued, more like a soft launch.

[TheSilentFez]

September is the start of autumn.
If you want to be really pedantic, autumn doesn't begin until after the autumnal equinox, but with regards to television scheduling, September is the autumn. In fact, once schools are back, it's autumn.

[mossy2103]

I'm not going to argue semantics, I can only offer practical observations

[steven1977]

Originally Posted by Paul_JG

Wasn't 'Let's Kill Hitler' advertised as Autumn at the end of 'A Good Man Goes To War' and broadcast on August 27th last year?

Yep and we ll probably get 25th as the start date.

People seem to be forgetting there is a event in scotland I think where they are showing the episode before its televised and they cant leave it for too long before televising it other wise Moff will start crying again wanting people to be fans of something else.

[jazzydrury3]

Im surprised it isnt returning on August 18, as that seems a big night, for returning shows, with Casualty, X Factor and Red & Black, all launching that night.

Wouldnt BBC want to show the first epsiode of DW, to coinside, with the retturn of Red & Black, which i believe starts at 7, leading up to X Factor at 8

[mossy2103]

Perhaps this report will clear up when the Autumn programming kicks in this year as far as the BBC is concerned:

BBC1 to use Olympics coverage to launch autumn drama season

First marketing campaign of its kind undertaken by the channel will focus on six new dramas

BBC1 will use its blanket Olympics coverage as a springboard to launch its autumn drama slate, with a series of cinema-style 90-second trailers at the same time every night for the 16-day duration of the games.

The marketing campaign, the first of its kind undertaken by the channel, will focus on six new dramas under the heading "Made in Britain".

It will also highlight several long-running shows including Doctor Who, Merlin, and EastEnders, which will switch to BBC2 during the Olympics.

BBC1 controller Danny Cohen said the Olympics would provide a "rare and unique opportunity" to showcase its upcoming drama.

With a nightly 90-second slot at 8pm the trails will be guaranteed a big peaktime audience.

They will begin on Saturday with an overview of six BBC1 dramas which will air in the autumn this year: Hunted, Good Cop, The Secret of Crickley Hall, Shetland, Ripper Street and Accused.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2012...s-drama-season

And at least two of those dramas (Good Cop and Accused) begin in August.

[bennythedip]

the preview of the next dr who mag out on 23rd aug says "the wait is over... the doctor enters the asylum of the daleks!". this strongly suggests 25rd aug as start of series.

[korbany]

November, December, January = Winter
February, March, April = Spring
May, June, July = Summer
August, September, October = Autumn

Well that's what I was taught at school, but then things may have changed as I'm getting on a bit now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season

Traditional season divisions
Traditional seasons are reckoned by insolation, with summer being the quarter of the year with the greatest insolation and winter the quarter with the least. These seasons begin about four weeks earlier than the meteorological seasons and 7 weeks earlier than the astronomical seasons.
In traditional reckoning, the seasons begin at the cross-quarter days. The solstices and equinoxes are the midpoints of these seasons. For example, the days of greatest and least insolation are considered the "midsummer" and "midwinter" respectively.
This reckoning is used by various traditional cultures in the Northern Hemisphere, including East Asian and Irish cultures.[citation needed] In Iran, Afghanistan and some other parts of Middle East the beginning of the astronomical spring is the beginning of the new year which is called Nowruz.
So, according to traditional reckoning, winter begins between 5 November and 10 November, Samhain, 立冬 (lìdōng or rittou); spring between 2 February and 7 February, Imbolc, 立春 (lìchūn or risshun); summer between 4 May and 10 May, Beltane, 立夏 (lìxià or rikka); and autumn between 3 August and 10 August, Lughnasadh, 立秋 (lìqiū or risshū). The middle of each season is considered Mid-winter, between 20 December and 23 December, 冬至 (dōngzhì or touji); Mid-spring, between 19 March and 22 March, 春分 (chūnfēn or shunbun); Mid-summer, between 19 June and 23 June, 夏至 (xiàzhì or geshi); and Mid-autumn, between 21 September and 24 September, 秋分 (qiūfēn or shūbun).

[Joanne1938]

Originally Posted by mossy2103

Then why are so many Autumn runs or new series starting in August then?

Such as:

Good Cop

Inspector George Gently

Accused

Waterloo Road

Parade's End

Citizen Khan

Now I'm really depressed, I don't like any of that lot!!

[CD93]

The only thing listed for the 25th so far is Casualty. With a time TBC.

[steven1977]

Originally Posted by korbany

November, December, January = Winter
February, March, April = Spring
May, June, July = Summer
August, September, October = Autumn

Well that's what I was taught at school, but then things may have changed as I'm getting on a bit now

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Season

You were taught August as a Autumn month? WOW that is very odd.

[sohoguy]

Does it really matter?!

[JCR]

Originally Posted by bennythedip

the preview of the next dr who mag out on 23rd aug says "the wait is over... the doctor enters the asylum of the daleks!". this strongly suggests 25rd aug as start of series.

Except DWM has been delayed. Editor Tom Spilsbury tweeted:

Unfortunately, Issue 451 of DWM is running very late. Due to missed printing slots, it's possible it may not be available until 6 September.

https://twitter.com/TomSpilsbury

[Dave-H]

My money would still be on September 1st to September 29th for the first block.
Having said that, I'm a rotten gambler!
August is not an Autumn month, and never has been!

[steven1977]

Originally Posted by JCR

Except DWM has been delayed. Editor Tom Spilsbury tweeted:



https://twitter.com/TomSpilsbury

Conveniently delayed!

Missing slots is just BS They were told to delay it.