RTD Steps Down - Steven Moffat Steps Up!

After much speculation, rumblings and rumour-mongering, the BBC has announced today that Doctor Who show runner Russell T Davies is stepping down from his post after next years' run of four specials.

He is then handing the reins over to Steven Moffat, the fan-favourite writer of such classic episodes as Blink, The Empty Child etc, for the launch of the Fifth Season in early 2010.

I haven't always been a fan of RTD, but without him we wouldn't have Doctor Who back on our screens to bitch and moan about how "they're not doing it right".

The truth is, for me, although the stuff of his I didn't like is the material I'm most vocal about (such as the introduction of the soap opera aspect of companions' families and setting so many stories on Earth), the good he has done on and with Doctor Who far outweighs the bad.

That said, I couldn't be happier with the news that Steven Moffat, one of the show's best and most consistent writers, is taking over.

It looks like Doctor Who has a long and rosy future ahead of it... and we owe that to RTD for laying the foundations of this incredible revival.