Radio Times denies ‘doing on a number’ on John Simm following fan slur

Radio Times has commented on John Simm’s angry comment about ‘Nasty, spiteful, trouble causing 'Journalism'’, after the actor said a quote about Doctor Who fans was taken out of context.The actor, who starred as The Master in Doctor Who, was quoted as saying: "I do get a lot of Doctor Who. God almighty, I'll be so happy when that's gone from my life. They're lovely, I'm sure, but I won't miss it. It's great to be into something, but for goodness' sake, really? I'm not The Master, I'm not that evil Time Lord who rules the galaxy, I'm just in Tesco with my kids. Leave me alone!"However, he took to Twitter this week to deny that he was annoyed by fans, saying:

The Radio Times has really done a number on me re Dr Who 'quote'. Thanks for that! Suffice to say It was taken out of context AGAIN

— John Simm (@john_simm) May 28, 2013

I haven't done an interview for them for many years, because of this. Nasty, spiteful, trouble causing 'Journalism'. I meant no disrespect

— John Simm (@john_simm) May 28, 2013

...To 'Whovians' or whoever. It's a non story. I always try to be polite to fans and am v proud of my time in the show. You can choose

— John Simm (@john_simm) May 28, 2013

...to believe what you like but I really meant no offence. I've obviously pissed off some bored journalist coz I wouldn't do an interview.

— John Simm (@john_simm) May 28, 2013

However, a spokesperson the Radio Times told The Drum today: “Far from doing ‘ doing on a number’ on John Simm, Radio Times published a wide-ranging 1,200 word interview with an actor our readers admire who - as we said in the piece - is unquestionably on top of his game.“We didn’t even ask John a question about Doctor Who, he chose to bring it up himself. “The interview was conducted almost a year ago on set in South Africa while John was shooting the new series of Mad Dogs. It’s running in this week’s issue of Radio times because the programme is now being broadcast on Sky 1.”