I think we now live in a science fiction age, he said.

I think its a real shame for Doctor Who not to be up there with the big hitters.

Im sitting here watching The Mandalorian, the Marvel shows, Stranger Things.

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Im thinking, Im watching that, that should also be Doctor Who!

Theres no way the BBC is going to fund that.

What, is Doctor Who going to die then?

Ghostbusters Winston

Youve got to prepare for that kind of stuff.

But all of that is kind of like the flimflam on top of the fact that I love it.

I think thats the important thing.

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Wed all rally around to make it … and suddenly stories would become claustrophobic ghost stories.

A lot of people would like that very much.

And it does open up stories for now, sometimes on a vast scale.

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