Clear your Saturday morning schedule, because the TARDIS is materializing back on BBC iPlayer. “Doctor Who” kicks off its second season (of this current era, let’s keep the numbering straight, folks) with “The Robot Revolution,” an episode title that certainly doesn’t lack for clarity. What’s it about? Well, robots, seemingly revolutionary ones, and likely some trouble.
The inciting incident involves the abduction of Nurse Belinda Chandra by these metallic menaces from space. This pulls the Doctor, presumably alongside Ruby Sunday, into a frantic rescue mission. It’s classic “Doctor Who” territory: an ordinary person swept up in extraordinary events, requiring the Doctor’s unique brand of intervention. The setup allows for immediate action and plunges the audience straight into the new season’s narrative arc.
The scope seems appropriately broad, described as an “epic intergalactic quest” to retrieve Belinda and return her safely to Earth. Expect trips across different worlds, encounters with alien species (hopefully some interesting new designs alongside any familiar foes), and the usual timey-wimey shenanigans the Doctor specialises in. Ncuti Gatwa’s Doctor has established a distinct energy, and seeing how he tackles this particular robotic uprising will be key. It’s a familiar formula, but the execution is everything.
“Doctor Who” Season 2 commences its run on BBC iPlayer on Saturday, April 12, 2025.
