Russell T Davis Has A ‘Fun’ New Project In 2026

Days after his departure from Doctor Who, Tip Toe co-creator Russell T Davies has announced a brand-new project on his Instagram page.

His latest venture? A behind-the-scenes memoir of his most iconic TV hits, named The Queerest of Folk: A Life in Television as a reference to his breakout ’90s Channel 4 series.

In the caption of his post, he said: “A book! By me! And [Heat’s entertainment director] @boydhilton – the story of my life in TV.

“The shows, the people, the job itself, from CBBC to golden days at Granada in the 90s, then how Queer As Folk changed my life, Doctor Who (twice!) all the way up to Tip Toe.”

And, the It’s A Sin writer added, we can expect “Lots of fun, some gossip, stories of shows never made, and I hope insight into the day-to-day life of writing for TV.”

For his part, co-writer Boyd Hilton said working with Russell on the book was “one of the joys” of his life.

“We’ve known each other since the tumultuous launch of Queer As Folk 27 years ago, and for me his subsequent extraordinary body of work is a unique achievement that demands to be celebrated,” he said on Instagram.

The book will be available for purchase on October 8, 2026. Pre-orders are already live; signed editions can be pre-ordered at Waterstones, while unsigned copies can be pre-ordered on Amazon.

Russell said on social media that he’ll be reading the accompanying audiobook, too.

The Penguin synopsis said the book “distils Russell T Davies’s career in television, taking us from his early days working on children’s shows and soaps through to the giddy heights of relaunching Doctor Who and bringing queer relationships onto the mainstream screen″ .

It’s a “memoir fizzing with a love for television and the power it has to draw us together in an increasingly fragmented world,” they ended.