{"id":48460,"date":"2024-03-25T18:06:21","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T17:06:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=2014835"},"modified":"2024-03-25T19:37:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T18:37:52","slug":"steven-moffat-its-foolish-to-think-doctor-whos-job-is-to-reflect-society","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/steven-moffat-its-foolish-to-think-doctor-whos-job-is-to-reflect-society\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Moffat: It\u2019s \u201cfoolish\u201d to think Doctor Who\u2019s job is to reflect society"},"content":{"rendered":"

“Do you want your television just to broadcast agreement at your face?” <\/p>

By Morgan Cormack\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Monday, 25 March 2024 at 17:06 PM<\/p>

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After much speculation, Steven Moffat has returned<\/a> to the fantastic world of Doctor Who<\/a> \u2013 and it\u2019s safe to say that many fans are eager to see what will unfold in the new episode that he\u2019s slated to write.<\/p>\n

But of course, after an impressive tenure helming the BBC sci-fi from 2010 to 2017, there will be added expectation for the mysterious new episode.<\/p>\n

Speaking with the University of Glasgow\u2019s Screenwriting Society<\/a>, Moffat was asked about what it\u2019s been like to return to write on a show for a \u201cvery similar but yet very different society\u201d compared to when he first worked on Doctor Who.<\/p>\n

When asked about how he\u2019s found that, alongside changes in \u201cthe way that we view TV but also what\u2019s in TV and how we represent people in TV and Britain\u201d, Moffat said: \u201cWell, we are talking about a show that started in 1963 and hasn\u2019t changed that<\/em> much.\u201d<\/p>\n

He continued: \u201cI don\u2019t know, I think you\u2019re slightly foolish to think it\u2019s your job to reflect society. I don\u2019t think it really is. I know people always say it is, but why?<\/p>\n

\u201cDo you want your television just to broadcast agreement at your face? \u2018Yes, you\u2019re right about everything, here\u2019s your world.\u2019 I don\u2019t think you ever\u2026 you just try to tell exciting stories.<\/p>\n

\u201cDoctor Who is very much Doctor Who, and I can assure you, having read quite a few of the new ones, that it\u2019s still that show.<\/p>\n

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