"Children will be learning these increasingly important new skills while being actively entertained," said Jo Pearce, from BBC Wales' Interactive. "The idea behind it is simply to use one of our biggest, most popular brands to inspire children to find out more about programming."
The Doctor and the Dalek - the latest in a long line of some good and not-quite-so-good games based upon the fan-favourite franchise - will be available from Wednesday on the CBBC Website.
Don't forget to check out our review of the latest Doctor Who episode, Flatline, which we thought was a solid, standalone and unique story full of depth.Vikki Blake is a games writer and a bonafide, albeit slightly jumpy, survival horror survivalist. You can find her twittering over at @_vixx.