Gay Aliens and Queer Folk: How Russell T Davies Changed TV

Russell T Davies is a tv writing legend whose work encompasses children’s programmes, Shakespeare, historical drama, and comedy. He’s the genius behind the award winning, landmark dramas Queer as Folk and It’s a Sin, and the man who put the reboot into the cult British television show Doctor Who. This book takes the reader on a deep dive journey into Davies’s queer narratives, exploring how each work has created new spaces for LGBTQ+ stories to build connections with audiences that had never been achieved before. Starting from the beginning of his career to the latest Doctor Who anniversary, Gay Aliens & Queer Folk reveals how Davies’ writing has tackled politics, AIDS and sex, and how Wales, the country of his birth, has shaped his work. His writing reveals queer characters unapologetically living true lives with the complexity and fullness of their queer identities. An inspirational work about one of the most iconic television writers of the 21^st century.