The Latest Breaking News from Russell T Davies

Doctor Who's Former Showrunner Reacted To His Era Getting Referenced In Newer Seasons, And It Has Me In My Feels

This is great to hear.

Cinemablend · Jan 7

Russell T Davies joins line-up for Alan Cumming’s Pitlochry theatre festival

He will take part in an ‘in conversation’ event on the opening day of the festival later this month.

Evening Standard · Jan 7

Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies debuts 'new partner' Oliver Cole

The relationship marks Davies’ first public romance since the 2018 death of his husband, Andrew Smith

Evening Standard · Dec 30, 2025

Russell T Davies praises Tip Toe cast for some of the ‘finest acting’ he’s seen

The series follows Leo (Cumming), the funny owner of a bar in Manchester’s Gay Village and Clive (Morrissey) the troubled next-door neighbour.

Evening Standard · Dec 9, 2025

‘The fans need something to believe in!’ Will this spin-off save Doctor Who?

The War Between the Land and the Sea may already have been given a rude nickname on fan forums, but does the latest addition to the Whoniverse hold the key to the future of the franchise?

The Guardian - UK · Dec 8, 2025

The War Between the Land and the Sea review – prepare to roll your eyes a lot at this fishy Doctor Who spinoff

Dodgy character names, zero subtlety, a dubious approach to female roles … Russell T Davies’s show about fishfolk is entertaining – but feels like a wasted opportunity to make genuinely great TV

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2025

The War Between the Land and the Sea review – Doctor Who spin-off is bland without the Time Lord

2/5 Russell Tovey and Gugu Mbatha-Raw are miscast in BBC and Disney’s last joint Whoniverse offering

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025

Russell Tovey: ‘We have a responsibility, all of us, to choose empathy’

INTERVIEW: The actor is leaning into his leading man era, with a starring role in a new ‘Doctor Who’ spin-off series this month. He sits down with Helen Coffey to talk climate change, incel culture, and the importance of queer representation on screen

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2025

TV tonight: a mega new Doctor Who spin-off from Russell T Davies

The Sea Devils emerge from the ocean in this Earth invasion epic starring Russell Tovey. Plus: the tragic space story of Apollo 1. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK · Dec 6, 2025

'Torchwood: Children of Earth': Why the 2009 mini-series is the greatest thing ever to come out of the 'Doctor Who' universe

Ahead of 'The War Between the Land of the Sea', we look back at a drama that rewrote the rules of the Whoniverse.

Space · Dec 5, 2025