Also, given that it is a UK show and the demographics of the UK, the Doctor should be played by an Asian (Indian subcontinent) actor rather than a black actor, as there are twice as many Asians in the UK than Afro Caribbeans / African heritage people. But black actors shout louder about representation here than the…

Also, in the 60s the UK had only been truly multicultural for about 20 years, since the first great influx of Afro Caribbeans, followed by Asians (Indian subcontinent) people chucked out of Uganda by Idi Amin in the 1970s. Before that, the UK was blindingly white. We have a very different history of multiculturalism…

Considering the programme comes from a country that is 89% white, that’s no great surprise. US people try to put their experience on to other countiries and assume it’s universal. It’s not. The UK is overwhelmingly white.