THE man who brought the Time Lord back to TV screens believes time is running out for the BBC.
Doctor Who boss Russell T Davies told fans the end of the corporation is "undoubtedly on its way".
But he is confident their favourite time-traveling character will survive any future transition.
Russell, 60, who oversaw the successful revival of Doctor Who in the mid-2000s, said the decision to coproduce the latest series with streaming giant Disney was to "prepare" for it to outlive the UK broadcaster.
He said: "Before they [the BBC] approached me, I had already said...İ think Doctor Who would have to become a co-production. There's no way the BBC is going to fund that.
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