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The initial overnight ratings for 'Cold War' on BBC1 yesterday show the programme achieved an initial audience of 5.7 million, representing 26.7% of the TV watching audience. The show was again 3rd in the chart for the day.

Further details and analysis for both 'Cold War' and previous episodes are available at Doctor Who News, and you can reach the articles via this link:

How appropriate is it that, in the same week that Lady Thatcher died, Doctor Who has an episode entitled 'The Cold War'?

The official ratings for 'The Bells of St John' on BBC1 have been released. These include people who recorded the show and watched it later. The actual audience for the episode was 8.44 million, which is very good and the highest since 'The Impossible Astronaut', adding 2.3 million to the overnight figure.

Further information is available at Doctor Who News here:

Today's programme about the early days of Doctor Who is now available on the BBC iPlayer - www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer

The overnight ratings for The Rings of Akhaten on BBC1 yesterday were 5.5 million, or 28.8% of the audience. Doctor Who was again number 3 in the chart for TV yesterday.

There are full details available at Doctor Who News which you can visit here:
http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/04/the-rings-of-akhaten-55-million.html

Consolidated ratings should arrive in just over a week.

Once again we would like to know what you thought of the new episode - 'The Rings of Akhaten', which aired today in the UK and also premieres in other locations today and tomorrow. Please send your comments to us at ct@dwasonline.co.uk

This Sunday at 11-15 hrs, BBC Radio 4's 'The Reunion' will feature the early days of Doctor Who. The programme will be also be available via the BBC iplayer

The Zygons are back:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/doctorwho/articles/The-Zygons-Return-for-the-...

The BBC1 broadcast on 30th March 2013 achieved a 6.18 million audience figure, representing 29.8% of the audience. It was no 3 in chart for all TV programmes that day.

Consolidated figures usually arrived in about ten days time.

There is more on this story over at Doctor Who News:http://www.doctorwhonews.net/2013/03/the-bells-of-saint-john-62-million.html#.UVf7fav9ro8.twitter

'The Bells of St John' has aired in the UK and is about to be seen in other countries shortly. CT would like to know what you thought - a few words will do - more if you like.