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{{thead|The women who gave ''Doctor Who'' back to us}} | |||
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Think ''Doctor Who'' is just for boys? Don't you believe it. Not only was the show's [[Verity Lambert|very first producer]] a woman, but it would never have come back without the fierce advocacy of '''[[Jane Tranter]]''' and '''[[Julie Gardner]]'''. Considering her importance to ''Doctor Who'' it's somewhat ironic that Tranter's only on-screen ''credits'' are for ''[[Torchwood: Miracle Day]]''. But Gardner, her "partner in crime", is tied only with [[Russell T Davies]] as the most prolific producer in ''[[Doctor Who]]'' history. | |||
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The '''[[Quantel Paintbox]]''' was a graphics workstation that allowed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to have a primitive form of [[colourist|colour grading]] in the [[1980s]]. To find out more about the "business of show", go to '''[[:category:production information]]''', where you can read about [[colour separation overlay]], [[low loader]]s, [[telerecording]]s, [[vidFIRE]], [[rostrum camera]]s, [[2" quad]] tape, [[Ealing Studios]] and tons more.</div> | |||
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The careers of the [[Fifth Doctor|Fifth]], [[Sixth Doctor|Sixth]], [[Seventh Doctor|Seventh]] and [[Eighth Doctor]]s are '''significantly''' longer [[Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories|in audio]] than on television. Check out their latest works at '''[[:category:{{CURRENTYEAR}} audio stories]]'''. | |||
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Officially, only ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'' has been explicitly adapted from a comic strip — also called ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]''. | |||
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However, several stories have clearly taken material from comic strips — often those in ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]]''. ''[[The Shakespeare Code (TV story)|The Shakespeare Code]]'' contains a good amount of material from ''[[A Groatsworth of Wit (comic story)|A Groatsworth of Wit]]'', and the notion of the Doctor absorbing the [[time vortex]] in order to spare a [[companion]] was explored in both ''[[The Parting of the Ways (TV story)|The Parting of the Ways]]'' and ''[[The Flood (comic story)|The Flood]]''. | |||
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'''[[Donald Baverstock]]''' was the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] executive who set the the wheels in motion that eventually led to the creation of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Essentially the original commissioner of the programme, he hired [[Sydney Newman]] and later imposed a sense of financial responsibility upon [[producer]] [[Verity Lambert]]. | |||
But Baverstock wasn't the only '''[[:category:BBC executives|BBC executive]]''' to have a profound impact on the development of ''Doctor Who''. Make sure you read about [[Lorraine Heggessey]], [[Mark Thompson]], [[Danny Cohen]], [[George Entwistle]], [[Tony Hall]], [[Shaun Sutton]], [[Sydney Newman]] and others. </div> | |||
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Russell T Davies was responsible for the revival of Doctor Who, as well as the creation of several spin-off series, like the fictional Torchwood and The Sarah Jane Adventures, and the factual Doctor Who Confidential and Totally Doctor Who. He is the single most prolific producer of televised entertainment in DWU history. His position is virtually unassailable, due to the fact that he was producing six different programmes in the franchise simultaneously. His decision to base Doctor Who production in his native Wales turned Cardiff into a major hub of British television production, and radically improved the local economy.
The women who gave Doctor Who back to us
Click for video
Think Doctor Who is just for boys? Don't you believe it. Not only was the show's very first producer a woman, but it would never have come back without the fierce advocacy of Jane Tranter and Julie Gardner. Considering her importance to Doctor Who it's somewhat ironic that Tranter's only on-screen credits are for Torchwood: Miracle Day. But Gardner, her "partner in crime", is tied only with Russell T Davies as the most prolific producer in Doctor Who history.
Industrial action
Click for a video of a 21st century geek as he takes delivery of one of the two Paintboxes used by the BBC in the 1980s
The Quantel Paintbox was a graphics workstation that allowed Doctor Who to have a primitive form of colour grading in the 1980s. To find out more about the "business of show", go to category:production information, where you can read about colour separation overlay, low loaders, telerecordings, vidFIRE, rostrum cameras, 2" quad tape, Ealing Studios and tons more.Surprising guest star
Ex-Doctors never die, they just make audios
The careers of the Fifth, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Doctors are significantly longer in audio than on television. Check out their latest works at category:2024 audio stories.
The relevance of comics
Officially, only The Lodger has been explicitly adapted from a comic strip — also called The Lodger.
However, several stories have clearly taken material from comic strips — often those in Doctor Who Magazine. The Shakespeare Code contains a good amount of material from A Groatsworth of Wit, and the notion of the Doctor absorbing the time vortex in order to spare a companion was explored in both The Parting of the Ways and The Flood.
The first of the "money men"
Donald Baverstock was the BBC executive who set the the wheels in motion that eventually led to the creation of Doctor Who. Essentially the original commissioner of the programme, he hired Sydney Newman and later imposed a sense of financial responsibility upon producer Verity Lambert.
But Baverstock wasn't the only BBC executive to have a profound impact on the development of Doctor Who. Make sure you read about Lorraine Heggessey, Mark Thompson, Danny Cohen, George Entwistle, Tony Hall, Shaun Sutton, Sydney Newman and others.Things released on 4 December
- 1965 - "The Traitors" premiered on BBC1.
- 1971 - Part three of The Eternal Present was published in Countdown.
- 1976 - Part six of the TV Comic story Double Trouble was published.
- 1980 - The novelisation of The Monster of Peladon was published by Target Books.
- 1986 - The novelisation of The Seeds of Death was published by Target Books.
- 2003 - Episode four of Scream of the Shalka was released online.
- 2006
- Beyond the Grave premiered on BBC Three.
- The Doctor Who - Series 1 and 2 soundtrack was released by Silva Screen Records.
- The I, Davros story Corruption was released by Big Finish Productions.
- 2008
- Part one of Number 1, Gallows Gate Road was published online.
- The Torchwood Magazine comic story "The Calm Before" was published.
- DWA 93 was published by BBC Magazines.
- TF 4 was published by IDW Publishing.
- 2013 - Toby Hadoke's Who's Round 38 was released online.
- 2014
- The Anti-Hero was published by BBC Digital.
- Toby Hadoke's Who's Round 83 was released online.
- DWFC 34 was published by Eaglemoss Collections.
- 2015 - Toby Hadoke's Who's Round 149 was released online.
- 2016 - Behind the Scenes was released on iTunes and Amazon Prime.
- 2017 - Shada was released on Region 2 DVD and Blu-ray.
- 2019 - Old Friends was published by Titan Comics.
- 2022 - The Big Finish Podcast 2249 was released on the Big Finish website.
- 2023 - The Happiness Patrol was published by Obverse Books.
Did you know…
- ... that Catherine Tate's introductory scene as Donna Noble was filmed twice due to a change in cinematographers?
- ... that reporter James Stevens once exposed the dangerous work of the top secret Inferno Project? (PROSE: Who Killed Kennedy)
- ... that the instructional pamphlet, So You're Caught in a Rocket Attack, was once consulted by the Doctor when he actually was in the middle of a rocket attack? (PROSE: The Well-Mannered War)
- ... that the Sixth Doctor once thought he had preserved a rare swuffle in the TARDIS zoo, but it turned out to be a Kymbra Chimera? (COMIC: Changes)
- ... that horrorkons were huge, two-headed, metal-loving beasts whom Andy and Mary Stone once tricked into literally eating a whole squad of Daleks? (COMIC: Monsters of Gurnian)
4 December births and deaths
- 1925 - Choreographer Geraldine Stephenson was born.[1]
- 1926 - Actor Roy Pattison was born.[2]
- 1930 - Actor Ronnie Corbett was born.[3]
- 1937 - Actor David Bailie was born.[4]
- 1965 - Actor Ross Gurney-Randall was born.[5]
- 1971 - Actor Alec Ross died.[6]
- 1982 - Actor George Tovey died.[7]
- 1983 - Actor Maurice Browning died.[8]
- 1985 - Actor Nathan Stewart-Jarrett was born.[9]
- 1994 - Actor Gerald Taylor died.[10]
Production history for 4 December
- 1964 - The second production block of Doctor Who began with the recording of "The Powerful Enemy" at Riverside Studios One. (INFO: "The Powerful Enemy)
- 1973 - Studio filming for Death to the Daleks took place at BBC Television Centre studio 3. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Third Doctor)
- 1978 - Studio filming for The Armageddon Factor took place at BBC Television Centre studio 3. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor)
- 1984 - Studio filming for Timelash took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Sixth Doctor)
- 2011 - The third series of Big Finish's Doctor Who spin-off Iris Wildthyme was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- 2012 - The Big Finish audio story The Library of Alexandria was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- 2013 - The Big Finish audio stories The Paradox Planet and Legacy of Death were recorded.
- 2017 - The first series of Big Finish's Doctor Who spin-off Jenny: The Doctor's Daughter was recorded at the Soundhouse.
- 2019 - The second series of Big Finish's audio series The Robots was recorded.
