{"id":40229,"date":"2023-11-22T09:00:22","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T08:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1930122"},"modified":"2023-11-22T11:30:20","modified_gmt":"2023-11-22T10:30:20","slug":"doctor-whos-chris-chibnall-reacts-to-flux-reference-in-60th-specials","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/doctor-whos-chris-chibnall-reacts-to-flux-reference-in-60th-specials\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctor Who\u2019s Chris Chibnall reacts to Flux reference in 60th specials"},"content":{"rendered":"

The second anniversary special will deal “very slightly” with Flux. <\/p>

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

Published: Wednesday, 22 November 2023 at 08:00 AM<\/p>

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Former Doctor Who<\/a> showrunner Chris Chibnall<\/a> has reacted to the revelation that there will be a reference to his season, Flux<\/a>, in one of the 60th anniversary specials.<\/p>\n

Doctor Who: Flux marked Jodie Whittaker\u2019s final season as the Thirteenth Doctor and saw her navigate a universe-ending anomaly called the Flux. It also marked Chibnall\u2019s final season as showrunner.<\/p>\n

Russell T Davies recently confirmed that Flux will be dealt with \u201cvery slightly\u201d in the second special, Wild Blue Yonder.<\/p>\n

Chatting exclusively to RadioTimes.com<\/a>, Chibnall said: \u201c[Russell] had told me that there was a reference to Flux.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s really beautiful when things like that happen, definitely. It was one of the things we talked about, Steven [Moffat], Russell and I, when we met up, and it was a thing Steven was saying, you don\u2019t feel like the work you\u2019ve done on the show is Doctor Who, because that\u2019s the work you\u2019ve done.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo he\u2019s like, all of the episodes he\u2019s written, all the episodes he\u2019s showrun, it\u2019s like everything else is Doctor Who and then his bit is just the thing he did, and it doesn\u2019t feel legitimately part of Doctor Who, and it\u2019s really weird.<\/p>\n

\"Chris\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Chris Chibnall.<\/span><\/figcaption> Ben Blackall\/BBC<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

\u201cSo when you do get things that crop up, that kind of reference and actually, when I would drop in references to Steven\u2019s stories, or something Russell had done, I would get texts from them, Steven would go, \u2018I was mentioned in Doctor Who! Something I thought of was mentioned in Doctor Who!\u2019 It\u2019s great. You know, \u2018I exist!\u2019 It\u2019s really true.<\/p>\n

\u201cRussell as well, [I] would get messages going, \u2018Oh, I got mentioned! The thing I wrote got mentioned!\u2019 So it\u2019s really lovely when that happens and I definitely felt that when we did that in The Power of the Doctor as well. It\u2019s really powerful and how you deploy that, and when you deploy that, is really interesting because it\u2019s that weird push and pull between being new and being part of a continuum. And that\u2019s one of the great, great things about Doctor Who.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"David\n<\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/source><\/picture>\n<\/div>
Catherine Tate and David Tennant in Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder.<\/span><\/figcaption> BBC Studios\/Bad Wolf\/Disney<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

Davies hasn\u2019t revealed the nature of the Flux reference but recently told Doctor Who Magazine: \u201cThe history of the Flux and the Timeless Child is dealt with very slightly in this episode to acknowledge the brilliant work Chris did and to say that\u2019s absolutely part of our history as well.\u201d<\/p>\n

Doctor Who\u2019s 60th anniversary specials will see David Tennant return, this time as the Fourteenth Doctor, alongside Catherine Tate, reprising her role as Donna Noble.<\/p>

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Doctor Who\u2019s first 60th anniversary special The Star Beast airs at 6:30pm on Saturday 25th November on BBC One and 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<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0and celebrate the 60th anniversary of Doctor Who with a special issue of Radio Times. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to\u00a0<\/strong>The Radio Times Podcast<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div> <\/body><\/html>\n

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