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"BBC One has confirmed that Frank Cottrell Boyce will script an episode of Doctor Who. Steven Moffat, lead writer and Executive Producer, described the award-winning novelist as a &amp;quot;genius&amp;quot;.  Cottrell Boyce recently let slip that he would be penning an episode of the sci-fi series, calling it &amp;quot;a pleasure&amp;quot; to write for Peter Capaldi&amp;#039;s new Doctor. Known for his work in children&amp;#039;s fiction and for his collaborations with film director Michael Winterbottom, he also worked with Danny Boyle in scripting the well-received Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Summer Olympic Games in London. &amp;quot;Doctor Who is born anew in the mind of a genius!&amp;quot; said Moffat. &amp;quot;Frank&amp;#039;s script is pure magic - and everything I could have hoped for from the genius behind the Olympics Opening Ceremony!&amp;quot; Cottrell Boyce added: &amp;quot;I was flabbergasted to be asked to write an episode - partly because I&amp;#039;ve been so absorbed in the last few series that I&amp;#039;d sort of forgotten that it wasn&amp;#039;t real. &amp;quot;Of all the thrills that pen and paper have brought into my life, there&amp;#039;s nothing that quite compares to the buzz of unlimited possibility that rushes through your fingers and into your brain when you write the words: &amp;#039;Interior... TARDIS.&amp;#039;&amp;quot;  Cottrell Boyce&amp;#039;s episode will feature a cast of child actors, including Harley Bird - the voice of children&amp;#039;s favourite Peppa Pig - alongside Abigail Eames (Harry and Paul, The Crimson Field), Ashley Foster (The Woman in Black) and Jaydon Harris-Wallace (CITV Text Santa). Doctor Who will return to BBC One on Saturday, August 23. Other writers confirmed for the eighth series are Mark Gatiss, Phil Ford, Gareth Roberts, Peter Harness, Steve Thompson and Jamie Mathieson. Doctor Who series 8: DVD, Blu-ray release details confirmed Watch the new teaser for Doctor Who series eight:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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