@JWalker– it’s an interesting argument- that it’s not that the Doctor is ‘fundamentally male’, but that he has qualities which are, just as erroneously I think, not associated with men, or not on screen.

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@JWalker  Re the Dr should stay male because of a lack of non action-hero male role models  – that angle’s been taken by quite a few commentators in the media. Although you can apply the same argument in reverse – […]

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McCoy’s run is probably closer to after 2005 than the earlier Doctors, esp in terms of the way the companion was more central to the story. I liked McCoy, but he […]