In the end I sort of though we created a companion who was so alive and dynamic and so wedded to the doctor that youโd need a whole universe to contain her in. The only way to get rid of her is to send her into a parallel world from which she can never return; otherwise she would stay with the doctor forever.
Russell T DaviesFun, that's the word I keep on using. That's the word I worry about when other writer's scripts get too dark. Optimistic. Fun. And to be optimistic and have fun there's got to be a darkness there. I think that's a very British attitude.
Russell T DaviesIn the end I sort of though we created a companion who was so alive and dynamic and so wedded to the doctor that youโd need a whole universe to contain her in. The only way to get rid of her is to send her into a parallel world from which she can never return; otherwise she would stay with the doctor forever.
Russell T DaviesIt's tough and it should be tough - it should never be easy to be given millions of pounds to make a drama. The coalition government is doing terrible things to the BBC, but drama will survive even if we end up putting on a play in a backroom of a pub.
Russell T DaviesYouโre far more likely to see a naked woman than a naked man. Itโs only [seen as] rude because the rest of television is rather tame โ it doesnโt actually talk about sex and our bodies and how we feel about them. Iโm not out to shock.
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