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Doctor Who stars Peter Capaldi and Jenna Coleman will be going on a world tour this August to promote the start of the 12th Doctor’s travels on TV.

Running from 7 – 19 August, it is being promoted as

“Seven cities.
Five continents.
One Doctor.

Peter Capaldi, Jenna Coleman and Steven Moffat to circumnavigate the earth for fan events and publicity appearances in another unique first for a British TV show.”

Doctor Who: The World Tour will begin in the UK on August 7 and finish in Brazil on August 19.

They will visit seven cities across five continents in 12 days, where they will attend fan events and media interviews, publicising Series 8 to a global audience.

The tour marks the largest ever promotional undertaking in Doctor Who’s 50-year history and will kick off in Welsh capital and home of the series’ production, Cardiff, before taking in London (UK), Seoul (South Korea), Sydney (Australia), New York (US), Mexico City (Mexico) and Rio de Janeiro (Brazil). Moffat will only be joining them for some of the tour.

“It’s fantastic that so many people across the world love Doctor Who,” Capaldi noted. “After 8 months solid filming deep in the world of monsters, Jenna and I are thrilled to be heading for the Planet of Fans.”

Moffat added: “I’ve always thought we’d all be a lot safer if the Doctor conquered the world, instead of the Daleks. Now with Jenna and Peter leading the charge, it looks like it’s going to happen. I’ll be bringing up the rear to handle the exposition scenes, and maybe carry some bags.”