Doctor Who: A BBC Production (DWM supplement)

Doctor Who: A BBC Production (DWM supplement)
Cover date:	November 2022
Release date:	13 October 2022
Format:	28 pages, bound
Editor:	Marcus Hearn
Publisher:	Panini Comics
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Doctor Who: A BBC Production was a supplement that came with DWM 583, released as part of the BBC's centenary celebrations. A mini-magazine in itself subtitled "100 Years of Broadcasting Through Time and Space", it analysed the role that Doctor Who has played in the evolution of the BBC, and vice versa, since the show's inception.

Contents

Articles

• The Road to An Unearthly Child - A brief history of Doctor Who-related events at the BBC before 1963, including how the stars of An Unearthly Child made their BBC debuts.
• A 60-Year Journey: The 1960s - Oliver Wake analyses how Doctor Who helped push the BBC's drive for relevance in the face of new opposition.
• Executive Decisions: Sydney Newman - Eddie Robson details series co-creator Sydney Newman's relatively brief history with the BBC.
• To Educate and Entertain - Jonathan Morris looks at how the BBC's famous core values have been represented in Doctor Who throughout its history.
• A 60-Year Journey: The 1970s - Chris Bentley analyses how Doctor Who found itself at the forefront of the BBC's rapid evolution, with Doctor Who Magazine itself playing a role.
• Executive Decisions: Shaun Sutton - Eddie Robson details how Shaun Sutton, Newman's successor and the BBC's longest-serving Head of Drama, was responsible for the first regeneration and three new Doctors.
• Stage Management - Jonathan Helm charts the progression of Doctor Who's many studio recording homes, from Lime Grove Studios and BBC Television Centre to Roath Lock and beyond.
• A 60-Year Journey: The 1980s - Chris Bentley analyses how Doctor Who hit its merchandising stride in an era when home video and multimedia productions took off, despite declining ratings on-air.
• Executive Decisions: Jonathan Powell - Eddie Robson details how 1980s Head of Drama Jonathan Powell had a large effect on the BBC, but less on the future of Doctor Who.
• A 60-Year Journey: The 2000s - Paul Hayes analyses how Doctor Who was transformed in the 21st century following its years off-screen, with revolutions in TV production and a change to BBC Wales changed the show's fortunes and left it in good stead going into its sixtieth anniversary year.

Credits

• Editor: Marcus Hearn
• Deputy Editor: Peter Ware
• Art Editor: Mike Jones
• Contributing Editor: Alan Barnes
• Special Thanks: Jonathan Rigby

Panini UK Ltd

• Managing Director: Chris Clover
• Consultant: Mike Riddell
• Managing Editor: Alan O'Keefe
• Head of Production: Mark Irvine
• Circulation & Trade Marketing Controller: Rebecca Smith
• Head of Marketing: Jess Tadmor
• Marketing Executive: Samantha Hammond

BBC Studios, UK Publishing

• Chair, Editorial Review Boards: Nicholas Brett
• Managing Director, Consumer Products and Licensing: Stephen Davies
• Director, Magazines and Consumer Products: Mandy Thwaites
• Compliance Manager: Cameron McEwan