There are many firsts in the new season of Doctor Who. Yes, it was announced two years ago that the 15th incarnation of the titular Time Lord in the world’s longest-running sci-fi show would be black and gay. He’s played by Ncuti Gatwa, who’s queer, Rwanda-born, and – like three Doctors before him – Scottish. It’s also the first one with the involvement of Disney in the BBC perennial, and the first to involve that other ancient British pop culture institution, The Beatles. More of which later.
Gatwa’s Tardis tenure comes after Jodie Whittaker – the first woman and 13th Doctor – was regenerated after three seasons into a Doctor
