"But back then Champagne wasn't included, and neither were wines stronger than 14 degrees of alcohol. So you can see the scale of the threat today."
Meeting like-minded friends has been a huge part of Doctor Who for bisexual fan Paul Robinson from Aberdare, Rhondda Cynon Taf."I've got various Dr Who chums who aren't local, but who I've met because we've gone and stood outside a freezing cold building at 03:00, praying for a glimpse of Peter Capaldi's hair. We stand there in the rain, under umbrellas, and we laugh and we laugh," he said.
"I was in my twenties coming out, so when Doctor Who first came back I wasn't out publicly, or even a little bit to myself."I think the biggest thing Doctor Who gives anyone in any kind of situation where they're feeling lost, they're feeling alone, they're feeling they can't, it gives you hope."Jayne Lutwyche, from Cardiff, has been a long-time Doctor Who fan and even got to appear on the show alongside David Tennant and Catherine Tate.
She said, as a bisexual woman, the show "makes you feel like you can be you and you can be open about who you are"."I think the many different relationships the Doctor has with their companions, but also the companions with each other, kind of really gives that scope that love is love. We need more of that," she said.
"It wasn't always easy to be a teen, it certainly wasn't easy to be a neurodivergent, LGBT teen, back at the turn of the century. Let's make it better. Things like Doctor Who are so valuable for that."
Bill Potts, the first openly-gay companion played byWhen the first firefighters arrived, a ground floor room at the hospital was already ablaze and the fire was threatening to spread to the room above.
Patients in other rooms came to their windows to tell firefighters they were unable to leave due to the smoke. The building has four floors.The fire brigade said they used turntable and portable ladders to rescue patients, several of whom were elderly and had mobility issues.
Other patients were helped out through corridors with the aid of fire escape hoods, a breathing apparatus used by fire brigades in smoke-filled environments.Firefighters were able to stop the flames spreading to other rooms in the hospital. The cause of the fire is not yet known.