Doctor Who anthology drops writer over transgender remarks
BBC Books will not print story by Gareth Roberts, who has written for the character before in books and TV, because of ‘offensive language’ in tweets
Doctor Who writer Gareth Roberts has been dropped from a new anthology of stories based on the TV show, over what publisher BBC Books described as “offensive language about the transgender community” on social media.
Roberts, who has written both Doctor Who TV episodes and books in the past, revealed the news himself on Tuesday in a lengthy post on Medium. He said that he had been commissioned to write the story, and had submitted it. When news of his contribution was leaked online, “a section” of the Doctor Who fandom “agitated” for his removal, and other contributors threatened to withdraw if he was involved.
