Just ahead of the premiere of the second season of “Doctor Who”, the BBC has announced that Graham Norton will be making a special guest apperance in an upcoming episode.

In one of the new episodes of the new season, The Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) and Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) as they travel to the 803rd Interstellar Song Contest – where planets from across the universe compete for the top prize, and along for the ride is the King of Eurovision himself, Graham Norton.

The new series will feature many guest appearances from stars of stage and screen including Freddie Fox, Rylan, Kadiff Kirwan, Charlie Condou and Miriam-Teak Lee.

Russell T Davies, Showrunner, said in a statement about Graham joining the show:

“There’s no song contest without the great man himself, and it was an honour to welcome Graham Norton to our studios in Cardiff. And it’s not just a cameo, he has a whole plot twist all to himself! This is the wildest episode of all, and we’re lucky to have Graham adding to the mayhem.”

The Interstellar Song Contest, which features an appearance from Graham Norton, is the sixth episode of the upcoming season and is set to air on Saturday 17th May 2025.

“Doctor Who” is produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for the BBC and Disney Branded Television.

Season two of “Doctor Who” launches this Saturday 12th April 2025 in the UK exclusively on BBC iPlayer at 8am and on BBC One at 6:50pm, and exclusively on Disney+ outside of the UK (where available).   The first season is also available to stream on BBC iPlayer in the UK and on Disney+ internationally.

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Roger Palmer

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