Russell T. Davies Has “No Time” For Critics Of ‘Doctor Who’s “Wokeness”

Russell T. Davies is too busy navigating the rules of space and time to humor critics of 'Doctor Who's diversity and inclusion.

April 17, 2025 · 1 min · 76 words · Michael Miller

Someone always brings up matters of diversity.

And I have no time for this.

I dont have a second to bear [it].

Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa wear ’50s formal clothes in a movie theater in a still from ‘Doctor Who’

Varada Sethu and Ncuti Gatwa in ‘Doctor Who’BBC Studios

Because what you might call diversity, I just call an open door.

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Russell T. Daviesattends the premiere of the new season of ‘Doctor Who’ on May 8, 2024 in Hollywood, California.Valerie Macon/AFP via Getty Images