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   Apparently Russell T Davies has hinted that the Doctor Who series might   
   being 'paused' after the up-coming season.   
      
      
      
       Has Doctor Who Been Cancelled? New Remarks By Russell T Davies   
       Imply The Show's Going On Hiatus   
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       Doctor Who showrunner, Russell T Davies, has cast doubts on the   
       programme being picked up for another season, meaning Doctor Who   
       could either be cancelled or put on hiatus.   
      
       Talking to Newsround, Davies was asked about Series 16 and he   
       responded:   
           "I kind of know that the Doctor's reached the status of   
            like Robin Hood. Sometimes there might be a pause, and   
            during that pause, the viewers of Newsround now will   
            grow up a few years and start writing stories and   
            they'll bring it back. So I have absolute faith that   
            that will survive because I am living proof of it and   
            that's what happens to good ideas. No good idea ever   
            dies."   
      
       Cards on the table: our very own Rick Lundeen brought this quote   
       to my attention and I responded with, "Oof, it's been cancelled,   
       hasn't it?" That's a fatalistic attitude and a bit of a gut   
       reaction, but the quote isn't exactly enthusiastic, at least in   
       the short term and especially with rumours that there isn't going   
       to be another series for some time.   
      
       But he might simply have been trying to be positive because the   
       future is uncertain - reassuring fans that, no matter the news,   
       Doctor Who will come back; inspiring the next generations.   
      
       Bear in mind that we all wait to hear whether Disney is   
       recommissioning the series based on Doctor Who Series 15,   
       currently being advertised as Season 2. Davies might be preparing   
       us for the worst but hoping for the best.   
      
       Ncuti Gatwa (the Fifteenth Doctor) and Varada Sethu (new   
       companion, Belinda Chandra) were also asked about another run of   
       the show and remained tight-lipped, hinting that they don't know   
       anything right now either.   
      
       So: we wait and keep our fingers crossed. My gut tells me that it   
       could be better for Doctor Who long term if it were rested for,   
       say, five years... although the Doctor Who Companion would suffer a   
       bit in that time. Let's see what's around the corner...   
      
      
      
      
      
      
      
   Similar article at RadioTimes.com:   
      
       Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies says "there might be a pause"   
       - hints at show hiatus   
      
      
      
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