Peter Capaldi Voices New Adventure to Help Kids With Programming
- Released as part of the BBC's Make it Digital initiative
- Game available free on CBBC website
- Story is by Phil Ford
A new adventure game from the BBC will introduce children to the basics of computer programming as they assist the Doctor on his latest virtual adventure!
Developed and produced by BBC Wales and Somethin’ Else in association with BBC Future Media, The Doctor and the Dalek is an online game for CBBC audiences that sees the newly regenerated Twelfth Doctor thrown into a dangerous quest with his most devious of enemies, a whole new adventure from Into the Dalek writer Phil Ford.
The BBC website says:
“Players join the action as the TARDIS materialises amidst a deadly pursuit through space – a Dalek Saucer bearing down on a Cyber-ship. But from that Cyber-ship emanates a distress call – from a Dalek! On freeing the battered Dalek from his Cybermen captors, the Doctor finds himself taking his new unlikely ally on a mission to save all of creation from destruction at the hands of his greatest enemies. But why would a Dalek turn to its mortal foe for help? To find out, join the Doctor and the Dalek in a new adventure spanning the Sontar homeworld and its vile Clone Chambers, which have never been shown on-screen before, as well as reintroducing the icy Cyber-tombs of Telos – last seen in classic Doctor Who episodes”
The game features a series of simple, interactive and fun puzzles linked to the new computing curriculum, allowing children to pick up key skills while at play such as the use of variables, repetition and loops.
BBC Director of Television Danny Cohen says:
“The Doctor and the Dalek is a brand new Doctor Who story and a fantastic game, voiced by the wonderful Peter Capaldi. It’s an excellent example of how a hugely popular BBC show can give fans something extra, whilst also introducing wider audiences to increasingly important skills, such as coding and programming.”
The Doctor and the Dalek – which has been specially released to be part of the BBC’s Make it Digital initiative to inspire a new generation to get creative with coding, digital technology and programming – will be available freely at bbc.co.uk/cbbc from Wednesday October 22.
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