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| |species = Human | | |species = Human |
| |affiliation = BBC{{!}}The BBC | | |affiliation = BBC{{!}}The BBC |
| |job = Producer | | |job = Producer |
| |first = Doctor Who? (DWM 87 comic story){{!}}Doctor Who? 87 | | |only = A Life in the Day of a Doctor Who Production (comic story) |
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| '''John Nathan-Turner''', also known as '''JNT''', was the [[producer]] of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in the late [[20th century|20th]] and early [[21st century|21st centuries]]. He usually wore a [[hawaii]]an [[shirt]] to work and did not seem to have an especially strong work ethic. | | '''The Producer''' was [[producer|in charge]] of the production of ''[[Doctor Who (Remembrance of the Daleks)|Doctor Who]]'' by [[2003]] and was tasked with overseeing the creation of the [[Doctor Who Fortieth Anniversary Special|''Doctor Who'' Fortieth Anniversary Special]]. Wearing a [[Hawaii]]an [[shirt]] to work, he seemed to be a jolly man, but not one with an especially strong work ethics, his only suggestions during production meetings being for what sandwiches the crew (read: ''he'') would be provided with. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[A Life in the Day of a Doctor Who Production (comic story)|A Life in the Day of a Doctor Who Production]]'') |
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| Nathan-Turner was in charge for part of the [[Fourth Doctor]] era. He criticised the design department for making the [[Kandyman]] a [[jelly baby]] because the Doctor immediately began to eat it. This blunder led to the Kandyman's appearance in the series being postponed and the [[Seventh Doctor]] and [[Ace]] eventually doing battle with it. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 147 comic story)|Doctor Who? 147]]'')
| | * The Producer is unmistakably drawn as a caricature of [[John Nathan-Turner]], who was the producer of ''[[Doctor Who]]'' in real life in [[1987 (production)|1987]], when the satirical story ''[[A Life in the Day of a Doctor Who Production (comic story)|A Life in the Day of a Doctor Who Production]]''. In real life, however, by [[2003 (production)|2003]], the main ''[[Doctor Who]]'' series had been cancelled; the latest individual to have held the title of producer for a story convnetionally considered part of the TV series by that point was [[Peter V. Ware]], on the [[Doctor Who (TV story)|1996 TV Movie]], while the producers of the two non-TV ''Doctor Who'' stories with a claim to being the real-life 40th anniversary special were, respectively, [[Muirinn Lane Kelly]] (producer of ''[[Scream of the Shalka (webcast)|Scream of the Shalka]]'') and the joint pair of [[Gary Russell]] and [[Jason Haigh-Ellery]] (joint producers of ''[[Zagreus (audio story)|Zagreus]]''). |
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| At the start of [[Colin Baker (Doctor Who?)|Colin Baker]]'s tenure as the [[Sixth Doctor]] he briefed Baker on how he would play the character by saying his portrayal would include the traits of [[The Doctor|past Doctors]]. Baker was left visibly uncomfortable by Nathan-Turner's suggestion that he would wear [[Peter Davison|Davison]]'s stick of [[celery]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 87 comic story)|Doctor Who? 87]]'')
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| Nathan-Turner and [[Peri Brown]] later carried [[the Doctor's TARDIS]] by themselves from an old slate [[quarry]] in [[Surrey]] all the way to an old slate quarry in [[Lanzarote]] for the filming of ''[[Planet of Fire]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 92 comic story)|Doctor Who? 92]]'')
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| The [[BBC Special Effects Department]] demonstrated their new [[Extermination|exterminated]] [[Dalek]] effect to Nathan-Turner. He was delighted with the result and asked how it was done to which he got the answer of the [[Dalek operator]] working his way through the entire [[menu]] at the [[BBC canteen]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 99 comic story)|Doctor Who? 99]]'')
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| Nathan-Turner participated in the new format along with the Sixth Doctor, Daleks, [[Cyberman|Cybermen]], [[Sontaran]]s, [[Ice Warriors]], [[Sea Devil]]s and [[Yeti]] when [[Bonnie Langford (Doctor Who?)|Bonnie Langford]] turned the show into ''[[The Monsters from Fame]]''. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 115 comic story)|Doctor Who? 115]]'')
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| He took the decision for [[Season 23]] to go for a new look ''Doctor Who'' by making not only the TARDIS [[Dimensional transcendentalism|bigger on the inside]] but the Doctor as well. He introduced this to the [[camera]]men for the first scene of the season with one thinking it was wide-screen entertainment for the small screen. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 116 comic story)|Doctor Who? 116]]'')
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| Nathan-Turner was seen waiting in line for [[food]] at the BBC canteen when the Doctor and [[Melanie Bush]] were being served by a [[Zygon (Doctor Who? 117)|Zygon]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 117 comic story)|Doctor Who? 117]]'')
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| On one occasion, the Doctor and Mel observed Nathan-Turner conducting Cyberman auditions during which the auditionees were genuinely being [[shotgun]]ned to test their capabilities. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 125 comic story)|Doctor Who? 125]]'')
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| At the start of [[Sylvester McCoy]]'s tenure as the [[Seventh Doctor]], Nathan-Turner was interviewed on what he thought made McCoy right for the role. He said that he knew he was the man for the job when he first saw him putting [[Cyber-ferret]]s down his [[trousers]]. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 128 comic story)|Doctor Who? 128]]'')
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| He once directed an [[Ice Warrior (Doctor Who? 149)|Ice Warrior]] on how to deliver his lines by asking him to convey tragedy, loss, heart-break, [[anger]] and despair. ([[NOTVALID]]: ''[[Doctor Who? (DWM 149 comic story)|Doctor Who? 149]]'')
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