According to a BBC one listing for the programme, the sixth Doctor Who Season Two episode The Interstellar Song Contest is scheduled to air on BBC One Saturday 17 May at 7:10pm.
The TARDIS bounces the Doctor and Belinda to the Harmony Arena, deep in outer space. It’s 2925 and the biggest night of the year.
Three trillion lifeforms from 40 million planets are watching the The 803rd Interstellar Song Contest, a Eurovision-type contest, hosted by the very well-preserved Rylan, where planets from across the universe compete for the top prize.
The Doctor and Belinda are looking forward to an evening of fun but someone is planning to hijack the event, putting everyone’s lives in danger.
A harmless night of fun soon becomes a battle to survive.
Meanwhile, out in the audience, events take an unexpected turn for Mrs Flood.
Get ready for a darker, wilder and tougher ride full of shocks and surprises than the title would suggest.
The Announced Cast:
Ncuti Gatwa: The Doctor
Varada Sethu: Belinda Chandra
Freddie Fox: Kid
Charlie Condou: Gary Gabbastone
Kadiff Kirwan: Mike Gabbastone
Rylan: himself
Graham Norton: himself
Julie Dray: Sabine
Imogen Kingsley-Smith: Rylan’s runner
Kiruna Stamell: Nina Maxwell
Iona Anderson: Wynn Aura-Kin
Anita Dobson: Mrs Flood
Miriam-Teak Lee: Cora Saint Bavier
Akemnji Ndifornyen: Len Kazah
Christina Rotondo: Liz Lizardine
Abdul Seesay: Jeddy Kine
• There is a catchy tune called Dugga Doo sung by a group with the same name
• Christina Rotondo provided the singing voice for Janis Goblin in The Church on Ruby Road
• Rylan has been revived after being in suspended animation for thousands of years
• Miriam Teak-Lee is a Laurence Olivier Award-winning actress and singer
• Cora Saint Bavier represents Turlough’s home planet Trion
• The 803rd Interstellar Song Contest has a sponsor with the name “Poppy” in it
• Archie Panjabi, thought to play a villain in Season Two, has yet to show up in the series
• Russell T Davies warned fans to to stay offline and watch The Interstellar Song Contest unspoiled
Written by Juno Dawson and Russell T Davies and directed by Ben A Williams with music composed by Murray Gold, The Interstellar Song Contest will transmit on Saturday 17 May at 8am on BBC iPlayer and on BBC One in the UK between the FA Cup Final and the Eurovision Grand Final at 7:10pm – providing the FA Cup Final doesn’t go into extra time. Those outside of the UK can watch The Interstellar Song Contest on Disney+ where available simultaneously starting at 3am ET/12am PT. The remaining two finale episodes of the series will transmit on 24 and 31 May.
Directly after the BBC One broadcast, Steffan Powell goes behind the scenes of The Interstellar Song Contest with Doctor Who: Unleashed on BBC Three and on the official YouTube channel where available at 8:00pm.