Just came back from reading a discussion on torch_wood on this same interview and some RTD arse-kisser was blathering about how RTD is a successful writer and we silly fans are not, therefore he should not be criticised and he does not have to please anybody but himself.
Yeah sure, whatever.

By the way, I've read in many places that the premise of CoE was taken from some other show of decades ago. RTD and other writers themselves don't seem to be saying so however. So are we to suppose that the 'creative' endeavour of CoE is nothing but plagiarism?