The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine has confirmed the rumours that there will be an extended break before the next series of Doctor Who is broadcast.

Series 7 starts filming in February next year and will not begin airing until the autumn, DoctorWhoTV report. It is currently unknown if all 13 episodes will be shown in the autumn or if the series will again be split in two, with the second half airing in early 2013.

Filming is currently taking place on this year’s Christmas special. Set during World War II, the 60-minute episode will guest star Claire Skinner (Outnumbered), comedian Bill Bailey, Arabella Weir (The Fast Show) and Alexander Armstrong (Armstrong & Miller).

In shops now, Issue 439 of Doctor Who Magazine features a preview of the Series 6 finale and interviews with Alex Kingston, Karen Gillan, Arthur Darvill, David Walliams and writers Tom MacRae and Gareth Roberts.

> Order the Series 6 Part 2 DVD on Amazon.

> Order the Series 6 Part 2 Blu-ray on Amazon.

The penultimate episode of Series 6, Closing Time, will air at 7.10pm on Saturday on BBC One.

Watch the trailer for the episode…