Has The BBC Really Cancelled Doctor Who?
6/15/202651 min
Should the BBC have travelled stateside for the FIFA World Cup or stayed in Salford? And have bosses really cancelled the long-Running sci-fi stalwart Doctor Who? The World Cup has finally landed in the Americas, but time zones are preventing fans from watching the games. Richard Osman and Marina Hyde review the best and worst 'content' from the tournament, from Piers Morgan's podcasting attempts to the controversial ref-cam smothering our screens. What does it mean that the BBC has put Doctor Who out 'to tender'? Richard has the inside track and has a unique suggestion for the next Timelord. The Rest is Entertainment is brought to you by Octopus Energy, Britain's most awarded energy supplier. Lloyds. 250 years on and still backing the nation's aspirations. Join The Rest Is Entertainment Club: Unlock the full experience of the show – with exclusive bonus content, ad-free listening, early access to Q&A episodes, access to our newsletter archive, discounted book prices with our partners at Coles Books, early ticket access to live events, and access to our chat community. Sign up directly at therestisentertainment.com For more Goalhanger Podcasts, head to www.goalhanger.com Video Editor: Adam Thornton Assistant Producer: Imee Marriott Senior Producer: Joey McCarthy Social Producer: Emma Jackson Exec Producer: Sam Psyk Filmed at www.westdigitalstudios.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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First 90 secondsMarina Hyde· Host0:00
The Rest is Entertainment is presented by Octopus Energy. Now, fan mail is one of entertainment's strangest bargains. You send total devotion one way and the understanding that nothing may come back.
Richard Osman· Host0:11
Certainly in our day you would write to a film star or a singer. I wrote to Howard Jones. Uh, and y- maybe three months later, a sort of signed photo comes back that's clearly pro forma, you know, that, that you, you know Howard's never really looked at.
Marina Hyde· Host0:23
Steve Martin used to have the pro forma sort of thing, which would just leave blanks, like insert, like small details and to make a joke about how completely impersonal his personal reply to you was.
Richard Osman· Host0:34
Now- So it was just like a standard thing ... impersonal is interesting, that's why we're talking about this, 'cause with Octopus Energy, you always can reply to their emails, and not only can you reply to them, they will go to the same small group of people who always deal with you. That's, like, unbelievable.
Marina Hyde· Host0:47
It's almost unprecedented that a company you're giving your mon- your money to will actually respond to you.
Richard Osman· Host0:52
Yeah. Are contactable- Yeah ... in some way.
Speaker 30:54
I sold my car on Carvana last night.
Speaker 40:57
[laughs] Well, that's cool.
Speaker 30:58
No, y- you don't understand. It went perfectly. Real offer, down to the penny. They're picking it up tomorrow. Nothing went wrong.
Speaker 41:04
So wha- what's the problem?
Speaker 31:06
That is the problem. Nothing in my life goes this smoothly. I'm waiting for the catch.
Speaker 41:09
Maybe there's no catch.
Speaker 31:10
That's exactly what a catch would want me to think.
Speaker 41:13
[laughs] Wow, you need to relax.
Speaker 31:15
I need to knock on wood. Do we have wood? Is this table wood?
Speaker 41:17
I think it's laminate.
Speaker 31:18
Okay. Yeah, that's good. That's close enough.
Speaker 51:19
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Speaker 41:25
[upbeat music] The 2026 FIFA World Cup Meal at McDonald's is underway with