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| Doctor Who gets red carpet premiere in Cardiff | Doctor Who gets red carpet premiere in Cardiff |
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| Stars of the cult sci-fi TV show Doctor Who greeted fans at a red carpet event in Cardiff ahead of the first episode of the new series being given its world premiere. | |
| Peter Capaldi, making his full debut as the twelfth Doctor, was joined at St David's Hall by Jenna Coleman, who plays his companion Clara. | |
| It marks the start of their world tour visiting five continents in 12 days. | It marks the start of their world tour visiting five continents in 12 days. |
| The new series which is made by BBC Wales begins on BBC One on 23 August. | The new series which is made by BBC Wales begins on BBC One on 23 August. |
| Following events in Cardiff and London on Thursday, Capaldi and Coleman will pay flying visits to South Korea, Australia, the USA, Mexico and Brazil. | Following events in Cardiff and London on Thursday, Capaldi and Coleman will pay flying visits to South Korea, Australia, the USA, Mexico and Brazil. |
| Speaking when the tour was announced, Capaldi said: "After eight months solid filming deep in the world of monsters, Jenna and I are thrilled to be heading for the Planet of Fans." | Speaking when the tour was announced, Capaldi said: "After eight months solid filming deep in the world of monsters, Jenna and I are thrilled to be heading for the Planet of Fans." |
| The new Doctor arrived at the venue at 11:30 BST for the screening of the feature-length opening episode Deep Breath at 12:30 BST. | |
| A question and answer session then follows with the stars and lead writer Steven Moffatt, hosted by BBC Wales presenter Jason Mohammad. | A question and answer session then follows with the stars and lead writer Steven Moffatt, hosted by BBC Wales presenter Jason Mohammad. |
| Some of the Doctor's deadliest enemies - the Daleks and the Cybermen - also invaded the city centre for the premiere. | |
| Mr Moffat told BBC Radio Wales he believes Capaldi's doctor will go down well with fans. | |
| "He's a brand new, slightly shocking, extremely funny, charismatic doctor, and it's that wonderful thing - he's very, very different and yet he's exactly the same," he said. | |
| "That's is the thing about the doctor, the doctor is always kind of the same, but you couldn't have a bigger contrast to the Matt Smith version." | |
| He also promised the new series would bring "lots of scares", "big gags" and some "cracking monsters". | |
| BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies said: "Doctor Who is getting even bigger and even better - and it's a real thrill that the show's fans here in Wales will be the very first to see the new Doctor at this very special premiere screening. | BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies said: "Doctor Who is getting even bigger and even better - and it's a real thrill that the show's fans here in Wales will be the very first to see the new Doctor at this very special premiere screening. |
| "Doctor Who has been made in Wales for almost 10 years - and we're so proud of its worldwide success." | "Doctor Who has been made in Wales for almost 10 years - and we're so proud of its worldwide success." |
| A second screening will take place at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank at 18:30 BST. | A second screening will take place at the British Film Institute on London's Southbank at 18:30 BST. |
| Security for the highly-anticipated new series was breached in July when leaked scripts and footage appeared on the internet. | Security for the highly-anticipated new series was breached in July when leaked scripts and footage appeared on the internet. |
| A BBC Worldwide office in the USA is thought to have been the source of the leak, which the BBC's commercial arm said was due to a "damaging mistake". | A BBC Worldwide office in the USA is thought to have been the source of the leak, which the BBC's commercial arm said was due to a "damaging mistake". |