10 Things You Should Probably Hate About Doctor Who

9. The 45 Minute Running Time

Well, apparently not. Sorry to be the one to break it to you, Doctor, but for someone who claims to be the universe's most notorious time traveller, you really don't have all that much of it, do you? Don't get us wrong, Doctor Who fans know how lucky they are to get 45 minutes of their beloved hero every week (especially those who were unfortunate enough to have lived through those soul destroying 'wilderness years'...) and, in theory, 45 minutes really should be enough. So how come it isn't, then? Well, it probably comes down to the fact that the episodes are now becoming so ambitious that three quarters of an hour just isn't enough time for them to be executed and explored to their full potential. Week in, week out, the Doctor and his friends get caught up in yet another enthralling extra terrestrial escapade only to have the undeveloped story cut short or rushed to make way for The Voice or the National Lottery or Strictly Come Dancing... Something that isn't even remotely important when the fate of the entire human race is at stake. Maybe it's because Doctor Who fans are just selfish and always want more, or maybe this a genuine problem that the BBC should rectify before it's too late. You decide. Still, only Doctor Who fans could complain about episodes being too good for its timing constraints to allow. They're a crazy ol' bunch, the Whovians, which brings us onto...