A brand new game that teaches children how to code as they help 'Doctor Who' on his adventure, The Doctor and the Dalek, was released on Oct. 22.

"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," said Danny Cohen, BBC Director of Television.

The online game is part of BBC's 'Make It Digital' drive to encourage the young generation to get imaginative with digital technology, coding, computing and programming.

The Head of BBC Learning, Sinéad Rocks, expressed a great deal of excitement over the release of The Doctor and the Dalek that is commissioned by her department.

"We're really excited about the launch of The Doctor and the Dalek as not only is it a really entertaining platform game for kids to play but it's also a great introduction to some key principles of computer programing. Every puzzle has a strong link to the KS2 or KS3 computer science curriculum. So we think it's going to be a really valuable tool for students, parents and teachers," Rocks shared.

Scottish actor and director Peter Capaldi will lend his voice to the main character of the new online game.

The game features several puzzles that will require the children to program Dalek to use "power up" abilities to carry out a number of tasks, such as flying.

For every puzzle unlocked, there will be an achievement that will help the Doctor bring back Dalek's strength.

As the game progresses and challenges get more difficult, children will be able to pick up key programming principles.