"Russell T Davies made Doctor Who Gay", read headlines in the mid-2000s. With every passing reference to queer folks, or with the tremendous pearl-clutching when Captain Jack Harkness arrived in the TARDIS, there was much outrage or elation at the ‘New Who’ being a little bit gayer…depending on where you fell on the tabloid outrage... Continue Reading →
The world of Russell T Davies has always been very queer…and always fairly nerdy. So the below extract from my new book seemed fitting…on Nerds in the Russell T Davies universe. Beyond nerds, Gay Aliens and Queer Folk, how Russell T Davies changed TV (published by Calon Press on September 21st, 2023) is a dive... Continue Reading →
Doctor Who has been wearing its queer credentials on its sleeve since Russell T Davies brought it back to TV screens in 2005 (and the recent casting announcement of Ncuti Gatwa, best known for playing gay character Eric on Sex Education, as the next Doctor doesn't hurt). But with Doctor Who: Redacted, it has put... Continue Reading →
