Not a big shock - there have been allegations surrounding the guy for years.

Luv 2 barge into threads with barely-related rants…

They’re related to the Silurians, aka homo reptilia, so I would suggest that ship sailed quite some time ago.

He’s very obviously being cheeky…

It was certainly the case when I was in school, and that was decades ago.

I think that’s pretty universal, and it’s been the case for decades.

It’s the perfect crime! The feds create a problem with a solution that’s under provincial jurisdiction…

Yeah, I agree - I think he did plenty of promotion.

The official announcement contains this gem:

The series is produced by Bad Wolf with BBC Studios for the BBC and Disney Branded Television and will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK in December, and exclusively on Disney+ outside of the UK (where available) in 2026.

I thought the Disney deal was unquestionably a good thing at the time, too - it looks like it went as badly as it possibly could have, though.

As for RTD…I honestly thought he delivered two typical RTD seasons. A few absolutely terrific episodes, a bunch of silly camp, and unbelievably messy finales. Not too different from his original run, IMO.

That’s what he does best!

Yeah, I lucked out in having nothing better to do at the time. I’m not sure if I’ll be able to catch all of the rest of the series, but I’m definitely going to keep an eye on it!

I don’t really follow baseball at all, and haven’t watched any of the playoffs to date. But I did watch this.

“As the labour movement in this province, our leaders have made a commitment to rise to that challenge, defend the teachers and their rights, defend worker rights more broadly, and to defend our democracy. We have no choice.”

[Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour] stopped short of confirming whether that response would include a provincewide strike, but said, “it’s one of the things that’s actively under consideration."

I feel like the obvious rewrites to cover Gatwa’s exit were so jarring, it’s hard to feel overly positive about the twist.

But taken in isolation…IDK, there’s potential there. It’s all about the execution.

With RTD still on board, he’s all but guaranteed to do…whatever it is he has in mind with Billie Piper.

Whether it’s a one-off or an ongoing thing is pretty hard to say.

A “search for the Doctor” arc could actually be an interesting change of pace, assuming Piper isn’t playing the Doc.

I’m not in Alberta, but pay doesn’t seem to be the sticking point here - the union is trying to negotiate on class sizes (which AFAIK the province is refusing to even disclose) and classroom supports.

The BBC just confirmed that the show will continue and will return with a Christmas special in 2026 penned by showrunner Russell T. Davies.

Good. Let’s just put it all behind us and move forward.

Abuse of the NWS has been progressively normalized over the last few decades, and I think we’ve reached the breaking point.

It really is a good thing that the relocated teams still tip their helmets to their former homes, even decades later.