Plans for the next season of Doctor Who continue to appear very vague.

Rumours have circulated since August that a full season will not air in 2016, with feature-length specials or a split season over 2016-2017 looking possible.

Since the show’s return in 2005, there has been a full season each year apart from 2009, when specials leading up to David Tennant’s departure were shown instead, and in 2012-2013, when Season 7 was split either side of 2012’s Christmas special.

Speaking to BBC Radio 1 yesterday, Capaldi was asked when he was due to start filming Season 10, but would only comment: “I think next year… at some point.”

> Here’s everything we know so far about Season 10.

Season 8 and Season 9 began filming in January 2014 and January 2015 respectively. If Season 10 was to begin filming in January 2016, a more definite answer would be expected at this point.

Steven Moffat announced last week that Peter Capaldi will definitely be back for a third season as the Doctor: “Peter Capaldi is going nowhere.”

Capaldi joined the show as the Twelfth Doctor in 2013 and his second season is currently airing on BBC One.

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