{"id":37980,"date":"2023-03-25T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-25T00:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/?p=37980"},"modified":"2023-03-24T12:53:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-24T12:53:02","slug":"russell-t-davies-says-there-are-no-plans-for-a-new-childrens-doctor-who-spin-off","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedoctorwhocompanion.com\/2023\/03\/25\/russell-t-davies-says-there-are-no-plans-for-a-new-childrens-doctor-who-spin-off\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell T Davies Says There Are “No Plans” for a New Children’s Doctor Who Spin-Off"},"content":{"rendered":"
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While Russell T Davies has confirmed that Doctor Who<\/em> spin-offs are in the works, one won’t be a show aimed at children — because budgets for kids’ TV are just too tight!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The showrunner says<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“It\u2019s an ideal, but we\u2019re coming back to a world in which money in children\u2019s [TV] is in even shorter supply. Even with all the good will in the world, we\u2019d find it very hard to do now, unfortunately. There are fantasy shows \u2013 they do do stuff. But our stuff is expensive.<\/p>

“You also have to keep the spin-offs looking as good as the main show, in order to maintain the entire brand \u2013 that\u2019s part of the problem as well. So it\u2019s genuinely tricky. There is no plan at the moment for children\u2019s, and I\u2019m sad about that, but just affording it would be hard.<\/p>

“Hopefully! We\u2019ll get there, give us time.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It certainly is a shame: the last “children’s” spin-off was The Sarah Jane Adventures<\/em>, which proved to be the best Doctor Who<\/em> spin-off, capturing the feel of 20th Century Who<\/em> and tackling big topics like homelessness, familial relationships, and grief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nonetheless, at least Davies is optimistic that one could still happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This is, of course, very telling of the industry. Children’s TV has suffered a lot, with the regular afternoon slots on main channels abandoned in favour of dedicated channels that are still being whittled away. Yes, it might sound good that kids’ TV has set channels that run for the majority of each day, but losing a schedule on main channels like BBC1 and ITV1 means there’s less focus on and importance given to accessible television for youngsters by an adult audience. It’s easy to forget that Blue Peter<\/em> exists, for instance, if you don’t catch the last 15 minutes of it when you come home from work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fortunately, Doctor Who<\/em> has always been family viewing, so there’s still something to bring everyone together on a weekend night…<\/p>\n

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And limited budget for kids’ TV is to blame…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26787,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_publicize_message":"Russell T Davies Says There Are \"No Plans\" for a New Children's #DoctorWho 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