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Doctor Who - No Ginger Bias

The BBC has received 143 complaints from viewers who say the Doctor Who episode The End of Time was insulting to people with ginger hair.

Matt Smith, the new Time Lord who “regenerated” from David Tennant in the New Year's Day edition of the show, is seen looking at his new head of hair and saying: "Still not ginger".

The corporation issued a statement denying that the popular series was pursuing an “anti-ginger agenda” after parents of red-headed children complained about his first words.

Parents said the episode, seen by 11 million viewers, would encourage bullying of their ginger haired children.

A statement from the corporation said: “We would like to reassure viewers that Doctor Who doesn't have an anti ginger agenda whatsoever. This was a reprise of the line in the Christmas Invasion episode in 2005, when David Tennant discovers that he's not ginger, and here he is, missing out again - disappointed he's still not ginger.”

09:45 January 07 2010 - waveguide.co.uk

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