I’ve been thinking lately that I should try to get caught up on Who (quit back in series eight); now seems like the perfect time.
Oh so no showrunner or Doctor is conducive to a good 60th? My point wasn’t that Chibnall and Whittaker would give us a good 60th, just that they’d give us any 60th at all. I hope they have showrunner and Doctor lined up for 2033, but even then it’ll be super weird having an anniversary special in their first year.
The 60th is two years away and, based on past changeovers, the BBC will have a new showrunner and lead signed (and maybe even announced) by the end of this year. I think the concern is more on who the showrunner and lead will be rather than not having one.