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'''Donald Baverstock''' was the [[Controller of BBC One]] who ordered [[Sydney Newman]] to create the Saturday tea time show that became ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He was significantly involved in the creation of the programme. | '''Donald Baverstock''' was the [[Controller of BBC One]] who ordered [[Sydney Newman]] to create the Saturday tea time show that became ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He was significantly involved in the creation of the programme. | ||
== Fictional portrayals == | == Fictional portrayals == | ||
A caricature of him, called "Mr Borusa", was played by [[Mark Gatiss]] in ''[[The Pitch of Fear]]'', a broad fictionalisation of Newman's pitch meeting for ''Doctor Who''. | |||
== External link == | == External link == | ||
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[[Category:Controllers of BBC One]] | [[Category:Controllers of BBC One]] | ||
Revision as of 22:08, 15 February 2013
Donald Baverstock was the Controller of BBC One who ordered Sydney Newman to create the Saturday tea time show that became Doctor Who. He was significantly involved in the creation of the programme.
Fictional portrayals
A caricature of him, called "Mr Borusa", was played by Mark Gatiss in The Pitch of Fear, a broad fictionalisation of Newman's pitch meeting for Doctor Who.
