The Robot Revolution

313 – "The Robot Revolution"
313 – "The Robot Revolution"
Doctor Who episode
	Promotional title-card
Cast
	Doctor Ncuti Gatwa – Fifteenth Doctor;
	Companion Varada Sethu – Belinda Chandra;
	Others Jonny Green – Alan Budd; Thalia Dudek – Kirby Blake; Jeffin Kunjumon – Stefan Haines; Belinda Owusu – Receptionist; Tom Storey – Tombo; Stephen Love – Robot 1; Robert Strange – Robot 2; Nicholas Briggs – Voice of the Robots; Anita Dobson – Mrs Flood; Evelyn Miller – Sasha 55; Charles Sandford – Robot 3; Lucas Edwards – Robot 4; Max Parker – Manny; Caleb Hughes – Scoley; Nadine Higgin – Shago; William Ellis – Prime Minister;
Production
Directed by	Peter Hoar
Written by	Russell T Davies
Produced by	Vicki Delow
Executive producer(s)	Russell T Davies; Julie Gardner; Jane Tranter; Joel Collins; Phil Collinson;
Music by	Murray Gold
Series	Series 15
Running time	46 minutes
First broadcast	12 April 2025
Chronology
← Preceded by; "Joy to the World"	Followed by →; "Lux"

"The Robot Revolution" is the first episode of the fifteenth series of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. The episode was written by Russell T Davies, the Doctor Who showrunner, and directed by Peter Hoar. In this episode, the Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) fails to rescue Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) after she is kidnapped from Earth and inadvertently gets involved in a war on another planet.

Davies used the script to explore a larger narrative of what he viewed as real-world issues. Pre-production for the episode began in October 2023, with many design aspects based around retrofuturism. Filming then occurred in November and December at Wolf Studios Wales and in Roath, Cardiff. Post-production continued for some months later. It was released on BBC iPlayer, BBC One, and Disney+ on 12 April 2025.

"The Robot Revolution" was seen by 3.57 million viewers. Reception was mostly positive, with Belinda's characterisation particularly praised. A novelisation written by Una McCormack is set to be released in July 2025.