The BBC has announced that the name of the Twelfth Doctor will be revealed at 7 p.m. Sunday UK time during a live special on BBC One. The thirty minute programme which will be filmed before a live audience, promises an interview with the new Doctor, together special guests including “Doctors old and new, as well as companions and celebrity fans”.

Details are not yet available on whether Doctor Who Live: The Next Doctor will also be screened live by the ABC in Australia.