"average doctor who fan likes doctor who" factoid actualy just statistical error. average doctor who fan hates everything doctor who has ever done. nicholas briggs, who lives in cave & produces over 10,000 big finish audios each day, is an outlier adn should not have been counted
further info:
grew up as a doctor who fan
produced + directed + wrote + played the doctor + composed music + did sound design in the "audio visual" audio dramas in the 80s after its first hiatus
wrote off-brand doctor who for bbv productions in the 90s after the show was cancelled (and even played the doctor a couple times again)
created big finish productions with gary russell in 1999 which has had a consistent output of doctor who audios ever since (and was involved in production at every level, and has been executive producer since 2006)
was recognised as The Guy to make dalek and cyberman noises when doctor who was brought back to television in 2005 and has been voicing them in the show ever since (and does it live! it's not a post-production effect!)
alongside other monsters including one from the very first episode of the revival and one from the most recent, making him the longest-running recognisable actor in the show with over 50 acting credits across 20 years
(the only other actor who even comes close in credits counts is paul kasey with over 40 between the first episode and the sixth-last, but he's always wearing monster costumes so he's unrecognisable - would be higher but he's only appeared a handful of times after 2013! if you count spinoff shows he wins easily though, well over 60 credits total)
