I loved the Slitheen who had massive weapons of destruction which could be deployed in 45 seconds. Largely because at the time, the government and BBC news (the BBC makes Doctor Who) had fought a vicious battle around pre-Iraq war claims that Saddam had weapons that could attack the UK within 45 minutes. This battle led, via the suicide of a scientist, to the BBC's boss resigning. This line felt like the BBC's revenge.
The programme also had an omnisexual character, but good old British euphemism (he's just more flexible about who he dances with) meant that this completely failed to ignite outrage from the "moral" minority.
On the other hand, BSG is upfront in its exploration of political and social themes. Not a problem for me, i love political SF (Ken Macleod, Iain M Banks, Ursula Le Guin etc) but I imagine it wouldn't be interesting viewing for someone uninterested in this stuff. Doctor Who is insistent in seeking to appeal to as wide an audience as possible (the series creator says there aren't enough shows the whole family can sit down and watch together- and all find interesting).