{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/18dcd5db-f898-42c6-ab31-3a1853c1a645/6ad6227a979c9892d10cf728?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"EP.283 - RUSSELL T DAVIES","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61b9b44142e85655b098576d/1792417192101-5af7383a-3b56-45f0-8063-c0dc61c3558e.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Adam talks with Welsh screenwriter and television producer, Russell T Davies about writing techniques, the genius of Charlie Brown, Why Don&#39;t You, Dr Who, facing criticism, why conversations online have become dangerously unhinged and what gives him hope.</p><p>Conversation recorded face-to-face in London on 8 September, 2026</p><p>Thanks to Diggory Waite and Claire Broughton at Hattrick and Séamus Murphy Mitchell for production support.</p><p>Podcast illustration by <a href=\"https://helengreenillustration.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Helen Green</a></p><p>Visit the <strong><a href=\"http://www.patreon.com/AdamBuxton\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ADAM BUXTON PODCAST PATREON PAGE</a> </strong>for previously unheard interviews, Q&amp;A episodes, Rosie pics and videos and other odd and sods.</p><p><strong><a href=\"mailto:adambuxtonpodcast@gmail.com\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SEND IN PATREON JINGLES AND QUESTIONS</a></strong></p><p>See pics, links, jingles, videos and more on <strong><a href=\"https://www.adam-buxton.co.uk/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">ADAM&#39;S WEBSITE</a></strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.audible.co.uk/search?keywords=successpod&amp;k=successpod\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">SUCCESSPOD</a> </strong>- 2026 (listen for free with a trial or subscription on Audible)</p><p><strong>RELATED LINKS</strong></p><p><strong><a href=\"https://uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-queerest-of-folk-a-life-in-television-russell-t-davies/a290496f474a1f8c\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">THE QUEEREST OF FOLK</a> </strong>by Russell T Davies - 2026 (Bookshop.org)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://variety.com/2026/tv/global/doctor-who-russell-t-davies-hate-dangerously-assumed-fan-voice-1236699116/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RUSSELL T DAVIES CALLS X A &#39;HATE SITE&#39;</a></strong> - 2026 (Variety)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRUhjFF5a6Y&amp;t=168s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WHY DON&#39;T YOU</a> </strong>Series 10, Show 4 - 1979 - (YouTube)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BpRcvz1WyiU\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">WHY DON&#39;T YOU</a> </strong>Two episodes from the Russell T Davies years - 1990 (YouTube)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbWRxkSXDLY&amp;t=36s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">DARK SEASON FULL SEASON HIGHLIGHTS</a></strong> - (YouTube)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7R_IIHb2mo&amp;t=480s\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">RODD HULL AND EMU DR WHO SPOOF</a></strong> - 1975 (YouTube)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sBCJ7KQ7I0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">YOFFY - FINGERBOBS CHARACTER INTROS </a></strong>- 1972 (YouTube)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPpltwL7nXY\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">MARK GATISS ON WHY HE BELIEVES DR WHO SHOULD JUST STOP</a></strong> - (YouTube)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqb4V9GxaBo\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">STAR TREK CONVENTION SKETCH</a></strong> - Saturday Night Live - 1986 (YouTube)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=32528157585&amp;dest=GBR&amp;ref_=ps_ggl_2039220669&amp;cm_mmc=ggl-_-UK_Shopp_Tradestandard-_-product_id=UK9781910702925USED-_-keyword=&amp;gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=2039220669&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAD3Y6gvfSr_dEIIIOvKOqeHfLysZH&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjw_9bWBhBGEiwAomyTIoyxjrHW_t3t2t5rvHjKlVdQ_WlNQIPYeDdF2kUG1tz4AhiCxqXX7hoCLPQQAvD_BwE\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">OUR MAN - RICHARD HOLBROOK AND THE END OF THE AMERICAN CENTURY</a></strong> by George Packer - 2019 (Abe Books)</p><p><strong><a href=\"https://tim-pope.stick.site/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">I SHOOT ROCK STARS</a> </strong>by Tim Pope - 2026 (Stick site)</p>","author_name":"ADAM BUXTON"}