Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa and showrunner Russell T Davies at the TV Baftas in 2022

Russell T Davies has dismissed claims that Doctor Who has become more “woke” under his second tenure in charge of the show.

Speaking on the BBC Sounds documentary Doctor Who: 20 Secrets From 20 Years, Russell lamented that the long-running sci-fi show has long faced scrutiny about “matters of diversity” and issues of social justice that are tackled in its stories.

“There are online warriors accusing us of diversity and wokeness and involving messages and issues,” Davies said, noting that he has “no time for this”.

“I don’t have a second to bear [it]. Because what you might call diversity,........

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