[Brekkie]

Ah ok. Thanks. I really *want* to like Doctor Who, all the surrounding excitement is never held up by the actual episodes though. I always get utterly bored about 10 minutes in. They lack any sort of decent story and the acting is usually wooden as hell.

I think it's at risk of suffering a bit of X Factor style fatigue now with a desperate need it appears to keep it in the news all year meaning none fans are sick of it long before the episodes actually air.

It's just not my thing to be honest - I've watched a couple of episodes which I've enjoyed in isolation (the Big Brother one, the Rosa Parks one) but it's not for me.   Clearly loved by millions though - but how many millions is crucial.   Surely the BBC are expecting a significant uplift for these specials at least given quite frankly the ratings for the Jodie Whitaker era - and indeed the end of the Peter Capaldi era - probably would have justified axing it.