Here we go. So yes. It looks like Disney does have some type of input into how things are going now
This will be the exact same as what they did with Canada Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), when they funded Doctor Who in the first 3 series. Only that they didn't have any voice on any scripts back then.
Production Insights From Doctor Who Magazine
-Ruth Madeley's character of Shirly Anne is integral to the entire Whoniverse
-RTD approached the BBC and not the other way around, he can't talk much about what wen on in the Zoom meetings as it'd spoil what's coming
-The idea to team with a streaming partner was the BBCs'
-RTD hints he'll be writing a follow-up to The Writer's Tale eventually
-RTD and Scot Handcock are researching material for a script that's been written two years in advance
-Mille is nostalgic for Matt Smith and Vampires In Venice
-Jodie and Mandip have reached out and encouraged Mille
-The producers work with Disney Branded Televsion
-Disney didn't like how one villain was despatched in the third Tennant special, and gave notes. Russel didn't notice.
-RTD tells readers not to worry so much about the executive notes they get from Disney
-RTD likes the feedback they get from Disney, one note said episode one of Ncuti's series wasn't as fun, so RTD rewrote the opening scene, which was slightly more expensive, but more fun
-The BBC were always going to partner up with a streaming platform, RTD infers the BBC could no longer afford to make the programme on their own
-RTD says that while the budget is bigger, the budget that got widespread reported is inaccurate. They still have meetings on Monster budgets.
