2025 is the 20th anniversary of the show that some fans still bewilderingly refer to as "New" Doctor Who. Aside from feeling very old – I remember the days of "do ya wanna come with me?" and Graham Norton's voice interrupting 'Rose,' and the rumors that Adam would turn out to be Davros and, oh, just put me in a home already – it's worth taking a moment to look back at Russell T. Davies' original pitch for the series in which he lays out his vision for what would become the Ninth Doctor.
In the document, Davies describes his take on the Time Lord as: "Your best friend. Someone you want to be with, all the time. He's wise and funny, fast and sarky, cheeky and brave. And considering he's an alien, he's more human than the best human you can imagine. So full of compassion, his heart could burst, and his head's jam-packed with science and art and history… He should also be sexy."
