{"id":29489,"date":"2023-01-31T11:29:54","date_gmt":"2023-01-31T10:29:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1777355"},"modified":"2023-01-31T16:59:22","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T15:59:22","slug":"doctor-who-fans-call-for-bbc-to-make-archive-available-on-iplayer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-who-fans-call-for-bbc-to-make-archive-available-on-iplayer\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who fans call for BBC to make archive available on iPlayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> Every episode of Doctor Who on BBC iPlayer? Yes please. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Morgan Cormack\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 31 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>After the news that\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-iplayer-russell-t-davies-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Russell T Davies<\/a>\u00a0is hoping to put the entire <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/doctor-who\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a> back catalogue on BBC iPlayer, fans of the long-running sci-fi series have said that they support the decision.<\/p>\n<p>In an exclusive\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a> viewer poll, an overwhelming number of fans have indicated that they hope for all episodes of Doctor Who to be put on to iPlayer for all to enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>Taking to <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1620006841110663168?cxt=HHwWgMDUofHotfssAAAA&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Twitter<\/a>, <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong> asked fans whether the BBC should put all episodes of classic Doctor Who on iPlayer, with a whopping 92 per cent of viewers stating that they want the decision to go ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Out of nearly 500 votes, only a small sliver of fans (8 per cent) answered that they wouldn\u2019t, with no reasoning being given.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Should the BBC put all episodes of classic <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/DoctorWho?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#DoctorWho<\/a> on iPlayer? Share your thoughts and vote here \ud83d\udc47<\/p>\u2014 Radio Times (@RadioTimes) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1620006841110663168?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 30, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/><p>One Twitter user <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/Wilde_Rides\/status\/1620023385958019072&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">stated<\/a>: \u201cI think it\u2019s mad one of their flagship shows can\u2019t be watched on their own service,\u201d while another <a href=\"\/\/twitter.com\/VeritaserumukT\/status\/1620030612932558850&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">outlined<\/a>: \u201cBy having all of #ClassicWho on #iPlayer, alongside #NewWho and the spin-offs, it means you have the #Whoniverse in one place in the UK.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a Doctor Who fan, you\u2019ll know the heartache at not having any of the older episodes to enjoy. While all episodes from the modern era of 2005 onwards is available to stream on iPlayer, no episodes from the First Doctor era through to the TV movie featuring the Eighth Doctor are currently available on the platform.<\/p>\n<p>But with Russell T Davies returning as showrunner, that could all change. When speaking to <a href=\"\/\/go.skimresources.com\/?id=71026X1569659&amp;isjs=1&amp;jv=15.3.0-stackpath&amp;sref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.radiotimes.com%2Ftv%2Fsci-fi%2Fdoctor-who-iplayer-russell-t-davies-newsupdate%2F&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.thetimes.co.uk%2Farticle%2Frussell-t-davies-and-mark-gatiss-how-to-save-tv-zlxqf5fhn&amp;xs=1&amp;xtz=0&amp;xuuid=37fc3d9c617876a60a4d1a4253477256&amp;xcust=radiotimes-1776633&amp;xjsf=other_click__contextmenu%20%5B0%5D&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Times<\/a> about new ITV series <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/drama\/nolly-release-date-itv\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Nolly<\/a> with Mark Gatiss, Davies was asked what he wants to do with Doctor Who now that he\u2019s back.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;image-handler__container\" image-handler__container--aspect=\"\" style=\"&quot;padding-bottom:\" calc=\"\"> <picture><source 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data-src=\"&quot;https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2023\/01\/russell-t-davies-nolly-440b7ce.jpg?quality=90&amp;resize=620%2C413&quot;\" width=\"&quot;620&quot;\" height=\"&quot;413&quot;\" alt=\"&quot;&quot;\" title=\"&quot;&quot;\"\/><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture><\/div><div class=\"&quot;caption-hold&quot;\"><figcaption class=\"&quot;wp-caption-text&quot;\"><span class=\"&quot;caption-copy&quot;\"><i class=\"&quot;icon-arrow\" icon-camera-circle=\"\"\/> Russell T Davies.<\/span><\/figcaption><span class=\"&quot;im-image-caption&quot;\"> <i>Eamonn M. McCormack\/Getty Images<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Davies said: \u201cYou make all of the back catalogue available, first, on iPlayer. I can\u2019t swear that will happen, but there are contracts. It\u2019s our heritage, it deserves to be there so kids can fall in love with Doctor Who like they love Friends.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While fans can watch older episodes of Doctor Who on <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming\/britbox\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BritBox<\/a>, Davies does sound certain that he\u2019d hope to move them all onto iPlayer for free.<\/p> <p>From the sounds of it, we\u2019ve got a lot to look forward to with Davies back at the helm of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-60th-anniversary-special-release-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Doctor Who<\/a>, with the showrunner also explaining the <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-boss-more-free-budget-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">bigger budget<\/a> they have to work with for the upcoming 14th season. This is in large part due to the\u00a0involvement of Bad Wolf Studios as a co-producer and\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/doctor-who-disney-plus-streaming-newsupdate\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Disney Plus<\/a>\u00a0as an international broadcast partner.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking about the bigger scale of the future series, Davies said: \u201cIt\u2019s one of the reasons I\u2019ve come back \u2013 you can tell stories on a bigger scale. It\u2019s the same old problems, I still have to cut scenes because they\u2019re too expensive, and I still have to reduce the number of monsters, and things like that. But my imagination feels more free, a lot more free, actually. It\u2019s just a joy to write anyway.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m really proud of it. Oh my god, there are some strong episodes coming up.\u201d<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"&quot;6319237409112&quot;\" data-account=\"&quot;69912529001&quot;\" data-player=\"&quot;ByeOf0VZEl&quot;\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"\/><\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/><p dir=\"&quot;auto&quot;\"><strong>Doctor Who is available to stream on\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/iplayer\/episodes\/b006q2x0\/doctor-who&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">BBC iPlayer<\/a>\u00a0with episodes of the classic series also available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/watch.britbox.co.uk\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.awin1.com\/cread.php?id=489797&amp;clickref=radiotimes-0&amp;awinmid=33021&amp;p=https%3A%2F%2Fwatch.britbox.co.uk%2F&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;sponsored&quot; noopener noreferrer\">7-day free trial here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Check out more of our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/sci-fi\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage and visit our\u00a0<a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/tv-listings\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a title=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/streaming-guide\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1667900325374000&amp;usg=AOvVaw1G2c7_FAYz3431qFxW1wHd&quot;\">Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to see what\u2019s on tonight.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Try Radio Times magazine today and get 12 issues for only \u00a31 with delivery to your home\u00a0<\/strong><strong>\u2013\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com\/magazine-subscription?utm_term=evergreen-article&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\" data-linkindex=\"&quot;0&quot;\"><strong>subscribe now<\/strong><\/a><strong>. 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