Doctor Who Showrunner Finally Reveals What Killed the Show

By Aimee Hart · Polygon · Monday, 5 October 2026 at 12:01 (1h ago) · Original article ↗

Ask what ruined Doctor Who, and some folks online will froth at the mouth and blame anything that dared to take the British sci-fi show in a new direction. The reality, as former Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies reveals, is far more normal: a slowness to act.

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