Daniel Hall, commissioning editor for DVD publisher
2Entertain, has recently made an announcement concerning the future for animated episodes of
Doctor Who. Speaking on the
Restoration Team's Technical Forum, he stated: "After due consideration and for the foreseeable future, we are withdrawing from co-commissioning and co-producing any "classic" Doctor Who animations. I feel our energies will be better spent working on existing stories. With the New Series such a success, and the forthcoming animations for
Totally Doctor Who, the BBC is in a far superior position to develop this idea. After all, the original commission of
The Invasion came from them."
Having recently made a request for animators to get in touch with them, 2Entertain have now said that they will pass any details on to the BBC. Says Hall: "Please continue to express your support for this excellent and innovative idea. The quality of creative response from my earlier post was thrilling, and bodes well for the future possibilities of animated stories."