Keeping A Comfortable Distance

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Phew am exhausted. Just read about something called “the offside rule”. Too much for my tiny brain. Must be damaged from nail polish fumes.

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Hi Paul,

Thanks for agreeing to do this - it really is appreciated. The questions are as follows… You can answer as much or as little as you like - no pressure!

Around what time did you begin to write the scripts for ‘Human Nature’ and ‘Family of Blood’?

During that period of time were there any sorts of events (be that world or other) that may have influenced the storyline? My initial thought/projection was that it would have been sometime before or around the general election in 2005… If that fits would you say that that may have influenced your writing in terms of the theme of John Smith being a hero in the ‘ordinary things’?

Were you given any brief from Russell T Davies regarding the way in which you were to portray/develop the character of the Doctor?

Would you agree that the Doctor sometimes appears to have messianic traits? As well as appearing to be a Christ-like figure? (The last episode in series 3 when the Doctor attunes himself to the psychic network and is raised up by the thoughts and prayers of the people is one that comes to mind. The Christmas episode on the Titanic when he is escorted up by the ‘hosts’ also seems to convey this).

Themes such as self-sacrifice and the Doctor coming to live on Earth for a limited time (as a fully-fledged human) can be seen to draw parallels with certain biblical texts. When writing did you have any of the biblical texts in mind or not? Was their a particular aim or message that you were trying to get across to the audience?

Now I have to admit that this is one of my favourite bits of dialogue about the Doctor… “He’s like fire and ice and rage. He’s like the night, the storm and the heart of the sun. He’s ancient and forever, he burns at the centre of time and he can see the turn of the universe… and he’s wonderful.”

That phrasing sounds quite God-like (very Old Testament), is this a coincidence or were you looking to invoke religious parallels? If it was intentional, why did you do it? Do you think that it adds something to the story?

Do you think religion lends itself to science fiction?

Finally, if there is anything that you think I’ve missed or points that you think that would be helpful then it would be great if you could let me know. I believe you’ve done some talks at Greenbelt about this sort of subject matter so I shall try and delve into the archives for them.

Thank you very much, and sorry for the delay - a few things came up which delayed this a bit,

Sarah

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