BBC Doctor Who: Interview with Russell T Davies

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To celebrate the Doctor's reunion with Sarah Jane and Jo Grant, the SJA website reveals an exclusive interview with Death of the Doctor writer, Russell T Davies at 4pm today. The former Doctor Who Executive Producer is on great form as he discusses writing for the Eleventh Doctor, bringing back Jo Grant, creating the Shansheeth and stepping back into the Time Lord's world. The interview goes live at 4pm today, but in case you can't wait until then, here's a sneaky preview... Q: Out of all the Doctor's companions who could have appeared in the episodes, why did you choose Jo Grant to come back and help Sarah Jane and the Doctor save the day? Russell: Well, I would have had them all, if we'd had the money! But Jo and Sarah Jane just seem to fit together, in my mind - probably because I was that viewer, watching at 10 years old, when Lis replaced Katy. And once Sarah Jane had arrived - trivia time here, fact fans - they did a story with Sarah Jane and the Third Doctor, called Planet of the Spiders, in which Jo wrote the Doctor a letter from the Amazon. Now that sounds tiny. But in those days, old companions never did things like that, never. Never ever! Once gone, they'd never be mentioned again. So to me, as a kid, that was huge, and meant that Jo really was part of Sarah Jane's world. It's funny, that little scene, I loved it so much when I was young that it informed my entire thinking on Doctor Who, since I brought it back in 2005. That people who are gone, aren't really gone. Just like life. Don't forget, you can read more about the Doctor Who references in part one of Death of the Doctor and find out more about Jo Grant. If you missed Death of the Doctor, watch it from the SJA website now! Read more at www.bbc.co.uk

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