Doctor Who on BBC America

According to a commercial on the (awesome) Life on Mars BBC America will be airing the Christopher Eccleston series of Doctor Who starting on November 21st at 10 PM Eastern and Pacific (and 9 PM Central).

I think this is fantastic news -- first of all, I think this effectively confirms that we will get Torchwood at least on BBC America, and it also is a sign that the new series of Doctor Who has been an American success. It's not as much of a success as it's been in England -- but for an imported series that's a real sign of success.

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The CBBC has a nice interview with Russell T. Davies. The Shakespeare episode, in particular, sounds quite promising -- Doctor Who in the Globe Theater! It's great that Doctor Who can still be educational as well as entertaining in its new incarnation, because I know some kids today that are hooked. (And if you haven't watched the new Doctor Who with a kid, you're missing out...)