Jeremy Clarkson swipes at BBC show Doctor Who for 'lecturing' viewers as ratings drop
express.co.ukJeremy Clarkson has made a swipe at BBC's Doctor Who, claiming that the programme has lost its spark with viewers after its recent episode accumulated underwhelming figures in ratings.The latest instalment of the sci-fi show, which was once one of the flagship programmes on the broadcaster, saw just 3.4 million tune in.And according to the Clarkson's Farm star, it's all over the writers' decision to focus storylines around lecturing its audience instead of entertaining them."Doctor Who is no longer written to entertain or frighten kids," the 61-year-old wrote in his latest column for The Sun."It's used to lecture them about climate change and corporate greed and all the other go-to storylines in the BBC playbook."Actress Jodie Whittaker took over Peter Capaldi's role as the current incarnation of the Doctor, a character she has played since her first regular appearance for season 11 in 2018.The series premiere logged a moderate 5.6 million viewers at the time, showing clear signs that the show has been heading down a steep decline in recent years.Further on in his column on January 7, Jeremy took another jab at the BBC, asserting that it wasn't just Doctor Who that had been affected by how writers were handling storylines."It's the same thing with just about everything they do these days, from the Six O'clock News to Countryfile."I watched a charming show by Sir Attenborough this week, about the noises birds and whales make."The father-of-three continued: "It was lovely."Right up to the end, when he played us an old recording of a bird that's now extinct due to, yes, you've guessed it, climate change and habitat loss."It's been an interesting start to the new year for Jeremy who learned last week that his bid to open a.
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