We find ourselves speaking to Russell T Davies on 17 July, the morning after it was announced – to millions of people on BBC One – that Jodie Whittaker will become Doctor Who’s first female Doctor. As you’d expect, he’s completely thrilled.
New Doctor Jodie Whittaker.
“I don’t know Jodie,” he says. “But whenever I’ve seen her interviewed on breakfast TV or whatever, she’s been really funny and vivid, not just spouting PR lines. And that’s rare. That excites me. Someone who’s got an incredibly strong self is going to fit the Doctor perfectly.