But what exactly could they be? Fans certainly have their theories, and now former showrunner Steven Moffat<\/a> has weighed in with his own, suggesting that there\u2019s one \u201cobvious\u201d choice.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s tough with spin-offs of Doctor Who,\u201d he exclusively tells RadioTimes.com.<\/a> \u201cI like them, I always have a slight suspicion that the thing that\u2019s best about Doctor Who is that Doctor Who\u2019s in it. You don\u2019t improve a Doctor Who by taking Doctor Who out of it \u2013 said the writer of Blink<\/a>!<\/p>\n \u201cSo I don\u2019t know. There\u2019s loads of things you can do, there\u2019s loads of ideas in Doctor Who that are good enough for their own show, that\u2019s the truth. The obvious one is UNIT \u2013 why did no one just do UNIT?<\/p>\n \u201cI was always half-tempted to do Jenny and Vastra solving crimes in Victorian London with big swords, I thought that would be quite fun. I never got round to it because I was kind of busy.\u201d<\/p> Moffat adds: \u201cMy favourite one they\u2019ve done so far was The Sarah Jane Adventures<\/a> because it did the thing you actually have to do, which is address a slightly different audience.<\/p>\n \u201cDoctor Who is kind of a children\u2019s programme but [SJA] was definitely a children\u2019s programme, of a kind that we sort of don\u2019t make anymore, which I think we should, and so I thought that was lovely.<\/p>\n \u201cBut I\u2019m sure whatever Russell comes up with will be exactly the right idea.\u201d<\/p>\n Davies recently confirmed that more Doctor Who spin-offs are coming<\/a>, telling GQ<\/a> that the show is entering its \u201cnext stage\u201d.<\/p>\n He said: \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 Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\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 Doctor Who is available to stream on BBC iPlayer. Classic episodes are available on BritBox \u2013 you can sign up for a\u00a07-day free trial here.<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n Check out more of our\u00a0Sci-Fi<\/a>\u00a0coverage or visit our\u00a0TV Guide<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Streaming Guide<\/a>\u00a0to find out what\u2019s on.<\/strong><\/p>\n Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only \u00a310 \u2013\u00a0<\/strong>subscribe now<\/a>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. 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