and propaganda, even propaganda in a good cause, is always bad drama. from the outset, doctor who was big on subtext. the daleks rooted in xenophobia and nazism. they re afraid of you because you re different from them. while its second ever episode sees cavemen arguing over fire, a fable some see rooted in contemporary concerns about nuclear technology. social commentary has always been present in science fiction, but it s part of the palette. it s not supposed to be the dominant, overarching thing. science fiction does lend itself to parables and polemics, but i would say it s probably at its best when it s satirical. no answer to a straight question. typical politician! the fact is, doctor who s politics were never easy to read and you only have to dip into social media now to find people who think new who isn t liberal enough. as always, it depends on who s doing the reading. you can look at it any way you like, and i would say the doctor is the best of everything, rather
israel confirms its jets attacked a refugee camp in the north of gaza, saying it killed a senior hamas commander responsible for the murder and kidnapping of israelis on october 7th. a doctor has told the bbc that 120 people were killed and hundreds have been injured. three weeks into this war, yet more anguish for the civilians of gaza. the israeli military says the strike destroyed a network of tunnels it claims hamas built under the jabalia camp and says hamas is using civilians as human shields. we ll talk live to action aid, who say one of their team s mother, father, brother and sisters were all killed in the strike. and we ll ask a former us general whether washington s support for israel is open ended and unconditional. also tonight: unfit to respond to the challenges of the pandemic, completely unable to make decisions borisjohnson s top advisers during covid say their old boss was chaotic and dithering. are their claims of the scale of such incompetence worse th