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The official '''BBC webteam'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050325061717/http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/disclaimer.shtml Privacy Policy and Terms of Use on whoisdoctorwho.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050507144548/http://www.geocomtex.net/disclaim.shtml GEOCOMTEX - Disclaimer on geocomtex.net via the Wayback Machine]</ref> was a group of [[BBC]] employees who created the [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|''Doctor Who'' tie-in websites]] in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. The identities of the webteam are unclear except for [[James Goss]], the [[editor]].<ref name="gossjam">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220804090049/https://twitter.com/gossjam/status/1555090754711740416 James Goss on Twitter via the Wayback Machine]</ref>
The official '''BBC webteam'''<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050325061717/http://www.whoisdoctorwho.co.uk/disclaimer.shtml Privacy Policy and Terms of Use on whoisdoctorwho.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20050507144548/http://www.geocomtex.net/disclaim.shtml GEOCOMTEX - Disclaimer on geocomtex.net via the Wayback Machine]</ref> later referred to as the '''BBC ''Doctor Who'' team''',<ref name="extending">[https://web.archive.org/web/20060927010409/https://sequence.co.uk/1802.html ''Extending the life of Doctor Who'' on sequence.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref> was a group of [[BBC]] employees who created the [[Doctor Who tie-in websites|''Doctor Who'' tie-in websites]] in [[2005 (releases)|2005]]. The identities of the webteam are unclear except for [[James Goss]], primarily the [[editor]],<ref name="gossjam">[https://web.archive.org/web/20220804090049/https://twitter.com/gossjam/status/1555090754711740416 James Goss on Twitter via the Wayback Machine]</ref> and writer of at least ''[[UNIT Publications (feature)|UNIT Publications]]''.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230616162832/https://twitter.com/gossjam/status/1669616004048068608 @gossjam on Twitter via the Wayback Machine]</ref>


In [[2006 (releases)|2006]], the BBC webteam ceased to be credited for the websites, with only [[Sequence (company)|Sequence]] being credited onsite with creating the games and the websites themselves,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060406203921/http://www.leamingtonspalifeboatmuseum.co.uk/disclaimer.html Privacy Policy and Terms of Use on leamingtonspalifeboatmuseum.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060424172300/http://www.visittorchwood.co.uk/disclaimer.htm Privacy Policy and Terms of Use on visittorchwood.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref> although Goss credited [[Joseph Lidster]] as the [[writer]] and [[Rob Francis]] as the [[producer]].<ref name="dwm367">[[DWM 367]] - [[Production Notes]]</ref>
In [[2006 (releases)|2006]], the BBC webteam ceased to be credited for the websites, with only [[Sequence (company)|Sequence]] being credited onsite with creating the games and the websites themselves,<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060406203921/http://www.leamingtonspalifeboatmuseum.co.uk/disclaimer.html Privacy Policy and Terms of Use on leamingtonspalifeboatmuseum.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref><ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060424172300/http://www.visittorchwood.co.uk/disclaimer.htm Privacy Policy and Terms of Use on visittorchwood.co.uk via the Wayback Machine]</ref> although in an article released on [[26 June (releases)|26 June]] [[2006 (releases)|2006]] by Sequence, they clarified they were working with the BBC ''Doctor Who'' team.<ref name="extending"/>


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
=== ''Doctor Who'' tie-in websites ===
=== ''Doctor Who'' tie-in websites ===
* ''[[Who is Doctor Who? (fictional website)|Who is Doctor Who?]]''
* ''[[Who is Doctor Who? (tie-in website)|Who is Doctor Who?]]''
* ''[[U.N.I.T. (fictional website)|U.N.I.T.]]''
* ''[[U.N.I.T. (tie-in website)|U.N.I.T.]]''
* ''[[GEOCOMTEX (fictional website)|GEOCOMTEX]]''
* ''[[GEOCOMTEX (tie-in website)|GEOCOMTEX]]''
* ''[[Bad Wolf (website)|Bad Wolf]]''
* ''[[Bad Wolf (website)|Bad Wolf]]''
* ''[[British Rocket Group (fictional website)|British Rocket Group]]''
* ''[[British Rocket Group (tie-in website)|British Rocket Group]]''


== Footnotes ==
== Footnotes ==

Latest revision as of 17:42, 6 August 2023

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James Goss, the editor of the tie-in websites.

The official BBC webteam[1][2] later referred to as the BBC Doctor Who team,[3] was a group of BBC employees who created the Doctor Who tie-in websites in 2005. The identities of the webteam are unclear except for James Goss, primarily the editor,[4] and writer of at least UNIT Publications.[5]

In 2006, the BBC webteam ceased to be credited for the websites, with only Sequence being credited onsite with creating the games and the websites themselves,[6][7] although in an article released on 26 June 2006 by Sequence, they clarified they were working with the BBC Doctor Who team.[3]

Credits[[edit] | [edit source]]

Doctor Who tie-in websites[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]