If the world really does end in 2012, the Doctor won't be around to save us like he always do. While the brilliant BBC series Doctor Who was recently renewed for a 14-episode seventh season, the man in charge of programming for BBC One announced that it will be held back until 2013.

Why? So that they can tie season 7 in with the 50th anniversary of the Doctor Who franchise in 2013.

Doctor Who recently ended the first half of season 6 with a stunning episode, and the final six episodes of the season will begin at the end of summer. After that, there will be no more seasons of Doctor Who for more than a year, but that doesn't mean we won't get to see the TARDIS in 2012.

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There will most likely be at least one special during the hiatus, as there usually is. Since Doctor Who returned in 2005, there have been nine specials, including the five final episodes of David Tennant's run during the 21-month break between seasons 4 and 5.

The time off will be hard for Who fans, but thanks to the superb creativity of showrunner Steven Moffat, it will certainly be worth the wait.

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