The titles were announced by BBC entertainment reporter Lizo Mzimba on his Twitter feed: “Just got invite to screening of first two new Dr Who eps… Gosh, the year’s gone quickly.”

Meanwhile, with Gareth Roberts’ Episode 12 still shooting, actress Daisy Haggard has been spotted on set filming with James Corden and Matt Smith. Haggard played Sophie, the girlfriend of Corden’s character Craig, in the pair’s Series 5 episode, ‘The Lodger’ (also written by Gareth Roberts).

Series 5 actress Neve McIntosh has also been confirmed to return. McIntosh played Silurian sisters Alaya and Restac in ‘The Hungry Earth’ and ‘Cold Blood’. Her online CV states that she will play ‘Warrior’ in Episode 7, DoctorWhoSpoilers.com report.

The site has also discovered that Spencer Wilding (Stardust, Wrath Of The Titans) is playing The Creature in Toby Whithouse’s Episode 10, titled ‘The God Complex’.