BBC axes Doctor Who Confidential
As part of its cuts programme, it has been announced that BBC3 is to axe Doctor Who Confidential, the weekly making-of documentary showing behind the scenes of filming.
BBC controller Zai Bennett has chosen to axe the show at the end of its current series as part of budget cuts, with investment instead being focussed on original commissions in post-watershed time slots.
A spokeswoman for the BBC said: "The Doctor Who spin-off series, Doctor Who Confidential, has been a great show for BBC3 over the years, but our priority now is to build on original British commissions, unique to the channel."
The corporation's cost-cutting strategy will be unveiled on 6 October. It is thought to include proposals to exploit greater "synergies" between BBC1 and BBC3, and there are plans to fill the 7-9pm slots on BBC3 with BBC1 repeats.