Doctor Who writer and producer, Russell Davies, has spoken out against the BBC’s decision to move the fourth series of the show from 7pm to a 6.20pm time slot.

“At 6.20pm, it’ll get 1.5m less viewers than it already has,” he said, speaking at a Broadcast event in London. “I’ve told them this, but they wont shift at all. You need to maintain slots and they’ve gone and cocked it up now. Maybe they’re right, but I think they’re wrong.”

Why does the BBC repeatedly pull stupid moves like this? They constantly move Doctor Who around so they can air football matches and other sporting events, and though I do like their talent search ‘I’d Do Anything’, I could cope with watching it half an hour later. I really think that Doctor Who is too big and too successful a show for the BBc to mess with its scheduling. They need to rethink this one!