Since the Doctor has always been a man it is a bit odd in terms of logic for him to become a woman but if you excuse away that statistical inconsistency then it would be OK as long as they didn't make it into a crusade.

The BBC is on a mission to indoctrinate us with messages about equality which is fine as long as it remains representative of reality and consistent.
I suspect however that 'equality' often means a misrepresention of reality.

You don't care.

I couldn't agree more. While that last sentence should be stapled onto the heads of all its writers and producers.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)

I believe it was 12 times, so Capaldi should have been the last.

I suppose that they just hope that no-one will remember.

A stairway to Heaven and a Highway to Hell give some indication of expected traffic numbers

To be fair the only logical female Dr Who is Angela Dixon ... Watch her in 'Never Give Up' and you'll know what I'm talking about! This would give Dr W a real kick up the arse, a kick boxing super athlete who can actually act.

Once a month those Daleks had better watch out.

'Lies to the masses as are like fly's to mollasses...they want more and more and more'

When I found out that an alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey had come back to earth as something other than a white male I couldn't believe it either. I felt a panic attack coming on.

You appear to imagine that such a reference has simply emerged out of nowhere and that the topic in question has nothing to do with it.

The fact of the matter is that it's the same melt down mentality of people flipping their wig over a black bond - because one hasn't come before - as it is a female dr who. Both are concerns of ultra sensitives.

My comment is geared at the idea that a space alien character from another planet, able to assume human form, is from a narrative point of view, bound to express variety in various areas. Whether it's something done for said variety, to prop up a lagging series, or as some kind of equality angle, it will always get painted as solely the latter anyway, so they may as well get on with it and shut out the noise.

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The only criteria these days should be:

"Can the new person get anywhere near the standards set by either Tom Baker or David Tennant?"

They could be a hermaphrodite Inuit for all I care, as long as they are GOOD AT BEING THE DOCTOR.

However, if the Doc is female then Missy needs to regenerate back into being The Master. They would also need to have a look at the roster of assistants to find room for a hetero male to remain genuinely inclusive.

Well I think Simon's head is large; always involved in espionage. (Name that tune)

I think the lure of having a lesbian relationship on screen will be too much for them.

You know they are going to go there.

Regardless....for me...The Doctor shouldn't find anything human sexual.....It really pissed me off when they started with that.

'Who are you and how did you get in here? I'm a locksmith. And, I'm a locksmith.' (Leslie Nielsen)