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Originally Posted by Paul M
Not sure if this has been mentioned, but the BBC have ordered 14 episodes of Doctor Who for [New] Series 7 - to be split between 2012, and the shows 50th anniversary in 2013. Plus there is the usual Christmas Special (2011).
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There has been acres of discussion over this elsewhere on the interwebs, as it is still not entirely clear exactly what is meant by splitting series 7 in two over 2012 and 2013.
On a certain reading of the information, it appears that the BBC has effectively cut its output of Doctor Who in half for the next 2 years. Whether that is in fact true would depend o exactly when in 2012 and 2013 the episodes of season 7 are screened, and when season 8 eventually gets screened.
The confusion seems to have had something to do with severe ineptitude at senior production level and other senior production staff and BBC management all trying to cover it up but spinning the story in several different directions.