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New Year’s Day’s best TV: Doctor Who; Luther

Good, old-fashioned monster face-off for Jodie Whittaker’s Time Lord; fifth series opener of Idris Elba’s crime drama. Plus: The Great New Year’s Bake Off

An unfamiliar New Year’s Day time slot for the Doctor, although it’s one that means showrunner Chris Chibnall doesn’t feel obliged to shoehorn in a festive theme. Instead, this is a good, old-fashioned monster face-off as Jodie Whittaker’s Time Lord and her companions encounter “the most dangerous creature in the universe”, one that has designs on controlling the planet. The Daleks, perhaps – or something altogether new? Either way, this is your last Who until early 2020, so drink it in. Gwilym Mumford

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