From Doctor Who Magazine #551 (April 2020): Showrunner Showdown - Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat interview each other!

Hi - to keep this brief, I usually upload the old Production Notes from Doctor Who Magazine but there was a comment on the subreddit recently asking if the below interview from DWM in lockdown time last year - where RTD and Moffat interview each other - has been uploaded or transcribed anywhere.

It turned out that it hadn't so as a one off (and it's very likely going to be a one off, I should make that clear), by special request (and considering it contained potentially relevant information, given that RTD was announced to be coming back), I volunteered to do it. Hope you enjoy!

Also, the latest edition of Doctor Who Magazine is on sale now, previewing the final episodes of Series 13. Old Production Notes posting will resume shortly.


Extraordinary times call for an extraordinary feature. Former showrunners Russell T Davies and Steven Moffat have been interviewed many times... but never by each other. Russell was enthused by our idea, so sent Steven an email. Then Steven sent one back. "We answered each other's questions," says Russell. "And now and then it got a bit conversation-y..."


STEVEN: After you were offered the job of showrunner, I know you took a while to say yes (as I did). What was the point when you knew you were going to do it? Not necessarily when you admitted that to the Beeb or whatever - just when you knew. You career was stellar, Doctor Who was not a respected brand - what was the OH I JUST HAVE TO like?

RUSSELL: It was Julie. When Julie Gardner was made Head of Drama at BBC Wales. Before that, I'd had very strong doubts. It's hard to understand from outside the industry, but for a freelancer to go from the independent sector to in-house BBC is unheard of. And let's be honest, for very successful freelancers, like you, me and Chris Chibnall... never! I've been trying to think of another show where that happens. It's just not done. It means ceding control and authorship and copyright to a higher power. It's a career in reverse. And I had massive doubts about working within the BBC, because everyone said it was full of censorship, restrictions and red tape. But then I was on holiday in France in 2003, and Julie phoned me up to say she'd got the BBC Wales job. She told me: "Jane Tranter [Controller of Drama Commissioning] said I could have Doctor Who and we'd make it in Wales." And that was it. Click. I'm in. Away from London, with Julie. Perfect. I knew she could handle the BBC side of it. And I was right - w

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Completing the Matrix: May 2005 Production Notes for Doctor Who Magazine #357: He's Alive! - Executive Producer Russell T Davies takes us behind the scenes...

This was written by Russell T Davies and it was from after The Empty Child and before The Doctor Dances were broadcast, and the issue previewed the final episodes of Series 1. The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, which looks back on the New Year's Day special, is on sale now.

Want an archive of the previous Production Notes that have been posted on /r/gallifrey?: Follow this link or this one.


#He's Alive!

It was the greatest of plans. To regenerate the Doctor, on-air, out of the blue, and leave kids reeling with the shock. It was genuinely exciting, and all of us - actors, producers, agents, Controllers - embarked on the grand scheme. Ah well. Perhaps we were foolish to even try (no, that can't be true, it's never foolish to try, surely?). I know people who work on The Bill and Coronation Street, and we dream together of surprising the public with a death or major event which hasn't been spoilt to death by the tabloids. But now, much to my surprise, Doctor Who is now one of those ratings-busting, Top 10, high impact programmes, which earns the same level of tabloid scrutiny as the soaps. So our plans came to naught.

It makes it difficult to write this column. Partly because you're all so used to programmes being archived, or created at a distance across the Atlantic, that it's hard to realise that this is a primetime show currently in production for BBC One. It demands that we have to be professional. For example, I would no sooner discuss an actor's contract in public than I would run naked through the street (and you really don't want that).

But mainly, I can't bear to talk about the Ninth Doctor in the past tense! It's just wrong. Yes, we're working on Series Two, but for you lot, on the day this DWM is published, the Doctor's still being menaced by gas-mask-zombies in World War Two; he's got Cardiff yet to come, followed by a deadly trap, and the final legacy of the Time War, and the reveal of the Bad Wolf, and then, and then... Ohh, no way is this history, not yet. Chris Eccleston has delivered not only a magnificent Doctor, but a magnificent performance, full stop. It can be analysed and archived when the time is right, but not by me, not here, not now, not while this Doctor is still so very much alive.

Nonetheless, work goes on. Scripts are arriving! Tom MacRae has delivered his f

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Happy Valley to End After Season 3, AMC Joins for North America

https://variety.com/2021/tv/global/happy-valley-final-season-3-1235097475/

Two main changes from the first two seasons. Looks like the break between Nicola Shindler and Sally Wainwright is complete, so Red is not producing Season 3 like they did Seasons 1 & 2 (and Scott & Bailey). Lookout Point is doing S3 (so that's all three of Wainwright's current productions, Gentleman Jack, Happy Valley, and The Ballad of Renegade Nell under one roof).

And US distribution is going to be exclusive to AMC+. Which is probably why Happy Valley S1 and S2 are now on AMC+. :) It remains a BBC show in the UK.

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Blind Girl Here. Give Me Your Best Blind Jokes!

Do your worst!

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This subreddit is 10 years old now.

I'm surprised it hasn't decade.

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Dropped my best ever dad joke & no one was around to hear it

For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.

I said "hey look, an escaPEA"

No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!

Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies πŸ˜‚

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Why did Karen press Ctrl+Shift+Delete?

Because she wanted to see the task manager.

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What is a a bisexual person doing when they’re not dating anybody?

They’re on standbi

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Geddit? No? Only me?
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I wanna hear your best airplane puns.

Pilot on me!!

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E or ß?
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What did Spartacus say when the lion ate his wife?

Nothing, he was gladiator.

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Pun intended.
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No spoilers
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Covid problems
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These aren't dad jokes...

Dad jokes are supposed to be jokes you can tell a kid and they will understand it and find it funny.

This sub is mostly just NSFW puns now.

If it needs a NSFW tag it's not a dad joke. There should just be a NSFW puns subreddit for that.

Edit* I'm not replying any longer and turning off notifications but to all those that say "no one cares", there sure are a lot of you arguing about it. Maybe I'm wrong but you people don't need to be rude about it. If you really don't care, don't comment.

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What did 0 say to 8 ?

What did 0 say to 8 ?

" Nice Belt "

So What did 3 say to 8 ?

" Hey, you two stop making out "

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Spi__
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I dislike karma whores who make posts that imply it's their cake day, simply for upvotes.

I won't be doing that today!

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The Ancient Romans II
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I'd like to dedicate this joke to my wisdom teeth.

[Removed]

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Where do you find a cow with no legs?

Where ever you left it πŸ€·β€β™€οΈπŸ€­

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I did it, I finally did it. After 4 years and 92 days I went from being a father, to a dad.

This morning, my 4 year old daughter.

Daughter: I'm hungry

Me: nerves building, smile widening

Me: Hi hungry, I'm dad.

She had no idea what was going on but I finally did it.

Thank you all for listening.

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How do you stop Canadian bacon from curling in your frying pan?

You take away their little brooms

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School Was Clothed
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Naan-negotiable
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Letting loose with these puns
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Couch potato
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Baka!
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concrete πŸ—Ώ
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My name is ABCDEFGHIJKMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

It’s pronounced β€œNoel.”

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Why are people so surprised and angry about Djokovic being an anti-vaxxer?

After all his first name is No-vac

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If Korean pop is shortened to Kpop and Korean Drama is Kdrama...

What, then, is Chinese rap?

Edit:

Notable mentions from the comments:

  • Spanish/Swedish/Swiss/Serbian hits

  • French/Finnish art

  • Country/Canadian rap

  • Chinese/Country/Canadian rock

  • Turkish/Tunisian/Taiwanese rap

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That’s Michelle
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Knowledgeable man
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Is this sub still active?

There hasn't been a single post this year!

(Happy 2022 from New Zealand)

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What did the ocean say to the beach?

Nothing, it just waved

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is Isn't
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My 9 year old son just asked me to pretend I was a police officer arresting him for downloading the entire Wikipedia. Me: Young man, you're under arrest for downloading the entire Wikipedia!

Him: I can explain everything!

(It's his best joke yet I think)

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@u/mordrathe - remix
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What do you call a guy with no arms and no legs in a hot tub?

Bob

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SERIOUS: This subreddit needs to understand what a "dad joke" really means.

I don't want to step on anybody's toes here, but the amount of non-dad jokes here in this subreddit really annoys me. First of all, dad jokes CAN be NSFW, it clearly says so in the sub rules. Secondly, it doesn't automatically make it a dad joke if it's from a conversation between you and your child. Most importantly, the jokes that your CHILDREN tell YOU are not dad jokes. The point of a dad joke is that it's so cheesy only a dad who's trying to be funny would make such a joke. That's it. They are stupid plays on words, lame puns and so on. There has to be a clever pun or wordplay for it to be considered a dad joke.

Again, to all the fellow dads, I apologise if I'm sounding too harsh. But I just needed to get it off my chest.

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What starts with a W and ends with a T

It really does, I swear!

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I had a vasectomy because I didn’t want any kids.

When I got home, they were still there.

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It this sub dead?

There hasn't been a post all year!

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Remember that joke I told you about the chiropractor?

It was about a weak back.

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All dad jokes are bad and here’s why

Why

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