Included below are links to various bits of news about the next series of Doctor Who, due to air in Autumn 2012. This page will be updated as and when stuff happens.

At the launch of the 2011 Christmas Special the current showrunner announced that The Ponds are leaving and there'll be a new companion (a "he/she/it") whilst Karen Gillan added she is filming a few episodes for the series.

In Doctor Who Magazine 441, producer Marcus Wilson stated there will be two monsters from the "classic" series making an appearance.

Steven Moffat stated in DWM 442 there won't be any two~parters and also told the Radio Times that there would be "at least" 14 episodes in Series 7.

Mark Gatiss has confirmed he is writing a story (DWM 443), and it includes the words, "meat", "klaxon" and "Vienna". Other writers, revealed in DWM 444, include Toby Whithouse (The God Complex) with a "blockbuster of a genre piece" and Chris Chibnall (Cold Blood/The Hungry Earth) whose story features the "biggest set Doctor Who has ever had".

Alex Kingston is reprising her role as River Song and Murray Gold remains the composer.

Matt Smith interview on Daybreak
Filming pics
David Bradley, Rupert Graves and Mark Williams set to star
First Promo Pic
Filming in Spain?
Matt Smith talks Series 7 casting
Moffat teases details about Series 7 companion
Steven Moffat and Matt Smith BBC 5Live interview (Dec 2011)
Karen Gillan talks exit on The Graham Norton Show