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"Doctor Who&amp;#039;s next series will air as one complete run, Steven Moffat has confirmed. The BBC sci-fi drama&amp;#039;s seventh run was split across two years, with six episodes airing in 2012 and eight in 2013.  However, there will be &amp;quot;no split&amp;quot; for Peter Capaldi&amp;#039;s first series as the new Doctor, showrunner Moffat confirmed at a BFI event yesterday (December 8). The new series of Doctor Who is expected to air on BBC One from August 2014, following Capaldi&amp;#039;s official debut in this year&amp;#039;s Christmas special, &amp;#039;The Time of the Doctor&amp;#039;.  The 55-year-old actor previously made a brief cameo appearance in the show&amp;#039;s 50th anniversary special last month. &amp;#039;The Time of the Doctor&amp;#039; will air on Christmas Day (Wednesday, December 25) at 7.30pm on BBC One. Doctor Who Moffat on Capaldi: &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s time for the old beast to snarl&amp;quot; Watch a trailer for Doctor Who&amp;#039;s 2013 Christmas special below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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