Originally Posted by Steve Williams:
“As for tonight, I do remember that in the early nineties, the BBC schedulers were told never ever to move Star Trek The Next Generation unless it was absolutely essential because if it was delayed by so much as a minute, thousands of Trekkies would phone and complain. I think the same may be true with Doctor Who.”
I can see
why they'd want to put tennis on BBC One tonight, and I can see how they
could just about make a case for justifying it, but if the decision fell to me, I'd leave well alone, and let the Doc have his scheduled slot.