The reaction to the cancellation of Doctor Who Confidential by the BBC last year was a visceral one to to say the very least. There is now news that it might not be quite over, literally regenerating into a new form.

To say that both Steven Moffat and Caroline Skinner vehemently disagreed with the BBC’s decision to axe the show would be an understatement. Moffat at the time cut to the heart of the baffling decision in an interview with Doctor Who Magazine:

It seems hard to grasp. All shows have their time, and all shows end, but not, in all sanity, while people still watch and love them. And going by the numbers and the outcry, this show was watched and loved everywhere. I’m not supposed to say it, but I’m going to anyway: bad day, bad decision. I know these are straitened times. I know we’re all at sea and the night is colder – but you don’t start burning the lifeboats to keep warm. Or to put it another way, you might want to think about the future if you’re planning to live there.

According to the Radio Times the BBC does not regret its decision to cancel Doctor Who Confidential. At the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Zai Bennet, BBC3 controller, stated “Doctor Who Confidential had run for six series. It was a show about a show. There wasn’t much more to say about how they make Doctor Who.” Seemingly, it eludes Mr. Bennet that off camera interviews with a myriad of guest stars, behind the scenes of new locations, movie magic on green screens, etc. are of interest to viewers because they differ as each show’s context differs. His response seems to indicate a decided lack of imagination, creativity, and foresight that has been frequently cited by BBC critics.

Fortunately for fans, executive producer, Caro Skinner, has good news. “We will be doing lots of content that will be in smaller chunks on the site. It won’t be related to the Confidential brand because it was a BBC decision to let that go. But we have a team of people on set coming up with some really fun features.”

Presumably, given the BBC site’s make-up, this would be YouTube footage readily available to viewers globally. Up until this year the BBC frequently region blocked its YouTube channel with U.S. viewers not getting the same information in a timely manner as did its U.K. counterparts. On the other hand, this year, the channel has not blocked global viewers, so hope springs eternal that this behind-the-camera footage will be viewable to all.

Are you excited to still see behind-the-scenes footage?