XPost: rec.arts.drwho, rec.arts.tv   
   From: agamemnon@hello.to.NO_SPAM   
      
   On 16/09/2025 22:12, Your Name wrote:   
   >   
   > I guess destroying a TV franchise that has been around for decades and   
   > appeasing the few loud-mouthed Politically Correct whiners might be   
   > considered a "contribution".  :-\   
   >   
      
   Awards for failure. That's the woke for you.   
      
   >   
   >     Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies to receive major award   
   >     for contribution to television   
   >     -------------------------------------------------------   
   >     "Russell's impressive body of work has helped place Wales   
   >     firmly on the world stage."   
   >   
   >     Doctor Who showrunner Russell T Davies is set to be honoured   
   >     with the award for Outstanding Contribution to Television   
   >     Award by BAFTA Cymru.   
   >   
   >     The Welsh writer, who has also penned TV hits including Queer   
   >     as Folk, Years and Years, and It's a Sin, will be presented   
   >     with the award at the BAFTA Cymru Awards on 5th October.   
   >   
   >     The exciting news was announced in an Instagram post from   
   >     BAFTA Cymru, reading: "We're delighted to announce that   
   >     writer-producer-showrunner, @russelltdavies63 OBE will   
   >     receive this year's Outstanding Contribution to Television   
   >     Award. Russell's impressive body of work has helped place   
   >     Wales firmly on the world stage."   
   >   
   >     Davies said: "Receiving this Outstanding Contribution Award is   
   >     an honour. It means people have watched something and   
   >     remembered something that you've done."   
   >   
   >     The writer is well known for his dedication to seeing Wales   
   >     represented in his work, most prominently when it was decided   
   >     that Cardiff would be the new home of Doctor Who when Davies   
   >     brought it back to screens in 2005.   
   >   
   >     A 2023 report revealed that Doctor Who contributed   
   >     approximately £134.6m in GVA (Gross Value Added) to the Welsh   
   >     economy between 2004 and 2021. It also found that Doctor Who's   
   >     return was a pivotal moment and became a catalyst for   
   >     investment in the Welsh creative industries over the past 15   
   >     to 20 years.   
   >   
   >     Previously speaking to WalesOnline, Davies reflected on the   
   >     importance of telling Welsh stories in his projects, saying:   
   >     "I was very keen to get Welsh stories into my work, like Doctor   
   >     Who was filmed in Cardiff, it's why I invented Torchwood which   
   >     is set in Cardiff Bay, because I'm passionate about getting   
   >     minorities on screen and I think Wales is a minority."   
   >   
   >     His next drama, Tip Toe, is set to air on Channel 4 next year   
   >     and will star Alan Cumming and David Morrissey.   
   >   
   >     Speaking to the Big Issue, Davies said: "Tip Toe is Queer as   
   >     Folk crossed with Years and Years. That's exactly what it is.   
   >     I'm very proud of it. It's radical. It's savage. And it's   
   >     hilarious.   
   >   
   >     "It is the strongest thing I've written - I do believe Queer as   
   >     Folk, Cucumber, It's a Sin and Tip Toe are the ones that will   
   >     be on my gravestone."   
   >   
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   stands for." --William Shatner   
      
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