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From: doctor@doctor.nl2k.ab.ca
In article <10af68s$3dqmc$1@dont-email.me>,
The True Doctor wrote:
>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". :-\
>>
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>Awards for failure. That's the woke for you.
>
You got that right.
>>
>> Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies to receive major award
>> for contribution to television
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>> "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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