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| image          = C. E. Webber.jpg
| aka            = Bunny Webber<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/nSTS2ZqP6Q3b5P92Lzgyq8/c-e-webber An Adventure in Space and Time]</ref>
| birth date    = [[9 April (people)|9 April]] [[1909 (people)|1909]]
| death date    = [[June (people)|June]] [[1969 (people)|1969]]
| job title      = [[Writer]]
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| story          =
| time          = 1963
| non dwu        = ''The Silver Sword'', ''The Riddle of the Red Wolf'', ''[[Cinderella]]'', ''The Adventures of Tom Sawyer'', ''William'', ''Swallows and Amazons'', ''The Newcomers''
| imdb          = 1525506
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'''C. E. Webber''' ([[9 April (people)|9 April]] [[1909 (people)|1909]]- [[June (people)|June]] [[1969 (people)|1969]]<ref>https://www.revolvy.com/page/C.-E.-Webber</ref><ref>http://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/aug/11/doctor-who-materialises-world-tour-australia-roots</ref>) or '''Cecil Edwin Webber''', was a BBC staff writer assigned to work on the initial development of ''[[Doctor Who]].'' None of his work appeared on-screen, but on internal BBC documentation he was credited as the co-writer of the first episode of the first serial, ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]''. However, Webber ''was'' instrumental in shaping the core structures of the program at an early stage, including such elements as the composition of the TARDIS crew and suggesting basic ideas for these characters. None of his scripts were used in the eventual program, though he is nonetheless sometimes referred to as a co-creator of ''Doctor Who'': on the initial format documents and writers' guide for the series, it is stated that the format and characters were created by Webber, [[Donald Wilson]] and [[Sydney Newman]].


'''C. E. Webber''' ('''Cecil Edwin Webber''') is sometimes credited (incorrectly) as the writer of ''[[An Unearthly Child]]''. However, Webber was instrumental in shaping the core structures of the program at an early stages, such as the composition of the TARDIS crew and suggesting basic ideas for these characters. None of his scripts were used in the eventual program, though he is nonetheless sometimes referred to (not necessarily incorrectly) as a co-creator of ''Doctor Who''.
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*[http://www.teletronic.co.uk/who1.htm The Origin of Dr Who]
* [http://www.teletronic.co.uk/who1.htm The Origin of Dr Who]
 
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[[Category:Doctor Who television writers|Webber, C. E.]]
[[Category:Doctor Who television writers]]

Latest revision as of 17:19, 4 November 2023

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C. E. Webber (9 April 1909- June 1969[2][3]) or Cecil Edwin Webber, was a BBC staff writer assigned to work on the initial development of Doctor Who. None of his work appeared on-screen, but on internal BBC documentation he was credited as the co-writer of the first episode of the first serial, An Unearthly Child. However, Webber was instrumental in shaping the core structures of the program at an early stage, including such elements as the composition of the TARDIS crew and suggesting basic ideas for these characters. None of his scripts were used in the eventual program, though he is nonetheless sometimes referred to as a co-creator of Doctor Who: on the initial format documents and writers' guide for the series, it is stated that the format and characters were created by Webber, Donald Wilson and Sydney Newman.

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