From spiders to hospitals: new episode 5 trailer reveals Doctor Who isn’t done playing with our darkest fears
Jodie Whittaker needs her own doctor in the next series 11 adventure – but why is this futuristic hospital under attack?

Doctor Who series 11’s fourth episode, Arachnids in the UK, terrified viewers by infesting Sheffield with giant, aggressive spiders – and based on the trailer for the next episode, the BBC sci-fi series isn’t done playing with our most primal fears.
Now, the Doctor (Jodie Whittaker) and her team are stuck in a fancy futuristic hospital, stalked by an unknown creature. According to one of the other patients, they could be in some serious trouble.
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“I’ve encountered it before. They kill,” Suzanne Packer’s Eve Cicero tells the Doctor and co – but what could actually be in the walls?
“I’m trying to imagine the answer to the question, but I can’t quite see the solution,” the Doctor muses.
Looks like there are worse things to fear in hospitals than the catering after all…
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Huw Fullerton is a Commissioning Editor for Radio Times magazine, covering Entertainment, Comedy and Specialist Drama.