BBC boss hails 'Dr Who's effect on Wales

BBC Wales controller Menna Richards has heaped praise on Doctor Who for giving the country a massive boost.

According to icWales, Richards told the National Assembly’s broadcasting committee during a speech that the science fiction show "has had a very positive and beneficial effect not only on BBC Wales, but on Wales".

Richards then explained: "I think the idea that Wales is producing the single most successful television series on British television for a generation says something not only about the talent that exists here, but also about the confidence Wales has about going out there and producing output that is as good as - indeed, better - than anything else."

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