Jake Simpson is 44, and was once what might be described as “a nerd”. A lover of Doctor Who and other sci-fi, he discusses here how the new Doctor Who and other popular shows have become so cool that he’s been able to emigrate from Nerdistan.

These days, Doctor Who attracts big names. But even the smaller names have huge talent: just look at the three current leads; all relative unknowns plucked out of obscurity into…