{"id":29256,"date":"2023-01-27T12:34:45","date_gmt":"2023-01-27T11:34:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1775914"},"modified":"2023-01-27T13:53:20","modified_gmt":"2023-01-27T12:53:20","slug":"russell-t-davies-confirms-doctor-who-spin-offs-time-for-the-next-stage","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/russell-t-davies-confirms-doctor-who-spin-offs-time-for-the-next-stage\/","title":{"rendered":"Russell T Davies confirms Doctor Who spin-offs: \u201cTime for the next stage\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Whoniverse is on its way! <\/p>

By Louise Griffin\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Friday, 27 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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New Doctor Who<\/a> episodes might still be months away but returning showrunner Russell T Davies<\/a> has kept the news coming, now confirming that new spin-offs are officially on the way.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been rumoured that, with a big new budget<\/a> and the backing of Disney Plus<\/a>, Doctor Who could turn into a Marvel<\/a> or Star Wars-<\/a>style universe, with spin-offs<\/a> based on iconic monsters like the Daleks and Cybermen.<\/p>\n

Looking to the future of the BBC show, Davies confirmed it\u2019s entering its \u201cnext stage\u201d.<\/p>\n

Speaking about why it\u2019s the right time for him to return to Doctor Who<\/a>, Davies told GQ<\/a>: \u201cSo I thought \u2013 with no criticism whatsoever towards the people who were running it at the time, because they were running it within the BBC\u2019s measures \u2013 it was time for the next stage for Doctor Who.<\/p>\n

BBC<\/i> <\/span>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cI thought the streaming platforms are ready, the spin-offs are ready; I always believed in spin-offs when I was there. I did Torchwood as a spin-off, The Sarah Jane Adventures as a spin-off.<\/p>\n
\u201cThose spin-offs declined when I left, and I can see why. And I very much left after 2008, when the money became scarce. I think that\u2019s fair enough for the public service broadcaster that the money is spent on other things.\u201d<\/p>\n
Spin-offs aren\u2019t the only thing that Davies is bringing back from his first reign as showrunner, as Doctor Who icons David Tennant<\/a> (who will be playing the 14th Doctor) and Catherine Tate (Donna Noble) will be starring in three specials for the 60th anniversary, alongside new cast members like Yasmin Finney and Neil Patrick Harris.<\/p>