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Doctor Who’s Disney deal was a bold, doomed experiment – but where does the BBC go from here?

Doctor Who’s Disney deal was a bold, doomed experiment – but where does the BBC go from here?

The BBC’s deal with the US streaming service is over, and other than a promised Christmas episode next year, the future of the sci-fi series is shrouded in uncertainty. But ‘Doctor Who’ is indicative of a broader quandary at the BBC, writes Fiona Sturges

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