Doctor Who special and a rival

Two bits of Doctor Who news from Outpost Gallifrey...

Firstly the Doctor Who Children in Need special is on a 9.06pm and lasts 3.5 minutes. As with all these charity shows it's bound to be a disappointment.

Secondly ITV has developed a £6 million science fiction series to rival Doctor Who. It's called Primaeval and will follow a team of scientists who travel into prehistoric times and other worlds through black holes. In other words it's Sliders, except probably not as good. Still, even if it's rubbish, an arms race escalation of SF shows in the UK, just like there is in the US at the moment, must be a good thing.