10 Reasons We're Entering A Doctor Who Golden Age
8. A Balance Of Old And New
A mix of old and new elements is important to any series of Doctor Who, and RTD2 seems to have the balance just right.
Nowhere is this better encapsulated than in the first story of the new era. The Star Beast was originally a 1980 Doctor Who Magazine comic-strip, and is now being adapted for television. The Doctor himself is a brand-new incarnation played by a previous Doctor actor, and the story’s monsters – Beep the Meep and the Wrath Warriors – will please long-term Doctor Who fans while working just as well for new viewers, like the Autons did in the first episode of the 2005 revival.
UNIT and Kate Stewart are also returning for the 60th anniversary, as is the Celestial Toymaker – albeit in a new guise.
Looking ahead to Series 14, the limited information we have so far suggests a lot of new monsters and characters, with familiar faces like Mel sprinkled in to keep hardcore fans happy. And that's without even mentioning the wealth of exciting Doctor Who newcomers behind the camera, such as BAFTA-nominated director Julie Anne Robinson.
It’s a tried and tested formula, which should satisfy fans and non-fans alike when these new episodes hit our screens.