Lest there be any doubt at all that science fiction is being taken seriously these days, the BBC’s spectacular new production of Doctor Who won a bunch of BAFTA awards last night (that would be the nods given out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts). Sez Scotsman.com:
KILTED Doctor Who star David Tennant celebrated with co-star Billie Piper and writer Russell T Davis after the show scooped three Bafta awards.Bathgate-born Tennant beamed and hugged co-star Piper when the awards for Best Drama Series and the Pioneer Audience Award for best programme of 2005 were read out at a glittering ceremony in the Grosvenor House Hotel in central London last night.
The creator of the new series Davies also won the Dennis Potter Award for outstanding writing for television.
A Dalek arrived on stage with Billie Piper to collect the Best Drama Series Award.
Not that the prospect of lovely David Tennant in a kilt doesn’t make my toes curl, but it is worth noting that these awards are for the batch of episodes, currently airing here in the States on the Sci Fi Channel, starring Christopher Eccleston (who I also would love to see in a kilt, or out of one).
And oh god yes I know that I’m ridiculously behind in my Doctor Who blogging, but I promise to catch up this week before Sci Fi Friday. Previous DW blogging -- covering the first four episodes -- is here and here.
