Doctor Who Interview | Chris Chibnall Part 1

On a scorching day at the tail-end of Summer 2023 your intrepid WhoC2C hosts Geoff and Paul climbed into their cars and headed off to the beautiful county of Dorset, to a seaside B&B a mere stone's throw from the locations used in the popular TV crime drama Broadchurch which, as anyone knows, features a cast list as impressive as any Doctor Who spinoff...

However, we weren't interested in the stunning scenery of England's Jurassic Coast! Oh no! We had other things on our minds...

For not only was this session to be the first we'd ever recorded in the same room as each other, but something which we had long been planning and working behind the scenes to make happen was finally about to come together...

We'd booked the B&B's library for the whole afternoon and no sooner had we transformed this tranquil repose into a technology haven littered with strategically-placed mics and recording equipment, than a polite knock at the door announced the arrival of none other than real-life Doctor Who showrunner, CHRIS CHIBNALL!

Anyone who listens to us regularly will know of our mutual love for Jodie's wonderful Doctor and her stories, and now here we were, in the same room as the guy who made it all happen. As you can imagine, having the chance to talk to Chris about some of our favourite Doctor Who of all time was incredibly special and here, in our podcast, we can share with you, our lovely listeners, the entirety of that 3-hour+ interview across two special podcast episodes.

Settle down, because part one is gonna be a helluva ride for all Doctor Who fans as we hear from Chris about:

• The hope and optimism of the Thirteenth Doctor...
• Life after handing back the TARDIS keys...
• Chris's excitement for the future of Doctor Who...
• Which of his episodes had a  planned sequel that didn't happen...
• Keeping secrets and surprises in his Doctor Who...
• Cliffhangers and binge watching...
• What happens when monsters don't quite work...
• Bringing back past Doctors for Power of the Doctor...
• The process of writing and discovery within that...
• Jodie's magnificent Doctor and her "cinematic clowning"...
• The Writer's Room...
• The ITV Showrunner Programme...
• The unlimited creative framework of Doctor Who...
• The production decisions behind him taking on Doctor Who...
• Inclusion and representation in Doctor Who
• Agatha Christie and Broadchurch...

We hope you enjoy listening to Chris as much as we did talking with him so make sure to jump in on our socials (links below) and join the conversation.

Check out part 2 of the chat