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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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Planet of Giants was a First Doctor serial which had a long and interesting gestation. Its basic conceit — that of miniaturising the Doctor and his companions — was to have been the very first story in Doctor Who history, but the technical challenge was too great for that earliest of production crews. It was therefore rejected by producer Verity Lambert, but script editor David Whitaker continued to push the topic. By its third writer, the "miniaturisation idea" had become intertwined with an important, pro-evironment message. The script that emerged was based on the non-fiction book, Silent Spring, and therefore contained an obvious warning against the environmental dangers of pesticide.
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.
Though largely unknown to non-British audiences, Ken Dodd was a major star in the United Kingdom when cast to play the Tollmaster in the Seventh Doctor serial, Delta and the Bannermen. Find out more about the thousands of actors who have been on Doctor Who by exploring Doctor Who guest actors.
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.
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.
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.- 1973 - Part two of the TV Comic story Nova was published.
- 1977 - The novelisation of The Deadly Assassin was published by Target Books.
- 1979 - Part four of City of Death premiered on BBC1.
- 1980 - The Adventures of K9 was published by Sparrow Books.
- 1983 - The novelisation of Arc of Infinity was published by Target Books.
- 1988 - The novelisation of The Edge of Destruction was published by Target Books.
- 1994 - St Anthony's Fire and Venusian Lullaby were published by Virgin Books.
- 2003 - Invasion of the Dinosaurs was released on VHS.
- 2007 - The Target Book was published by Telos Publishing.
- 2008 - Part one of Secrets of the Stars premiered on CBBC.
- 2010 - DWDVDF 47 was published by GE Fabbri Ltd.
- 2011
- DWA 240 was published by BBC Magazines.
- DWM 440 was published by Panini Comics.
- 2016
- For Tonight We Might Die premiered at the Class World Premiere in Shoreditch.
- DWM 505 was published by Panini Comics.
- DWFC 83 was published by Eaglemoss Collections.
- 2020 - The Torchwood audio story The Three Monkeys was released by Big Finish Productions.
- 2021 - The Confession of Brother Signet was released by BBV Productions.
- 2022
- A Short History of Everyone was published by BBC Books.
- Doctor Who Chronicles - 1973 was published by Panini Comics.
- ...that the first issue of IDW's Don't Step on the Grass was released on 17 March 2010 in central and western North America, but was delayed on the east coast until the 24th?
- ... that Brendan Richards, onetime pal of Sarah Jane Smith and K9 Mark III, was unable to attend the funeral of Lavinia Smith, his guardian, because he was working in Californian computer industry at the time? (AUDIO: Comeback)
- ... that the word shsurr is the polite form of address for an adult female in the Ice Warriors' language? (PROSE: Legacy)
- ... that Toshiko Sato's Japanese grandfather worked for the Allies as a code breaker at Bletchley Park during World War II? (TV: Greeks Bearing Gifts)
- ... that Brakari were jellyfish-like creatures who could travel in the vacuum of space and drain the energy from a human in seconds? (PROSE: Snowfall)
- 1916 - Actor Anton Diffring was born.[1]
- 1920 - Actor Leon Maybank was born.[2]
- 1922 - Director-General of the BBC Ian Trethowan was born.[3]
- 1929 - Actor Colin Jeavons was born.[4]
- 1934
- Actor Mary Peach was born.[5]
- Actor Timothy West was born.[6]
- 1939 - Actor Ian Cullen was born.[7]
- 1941 - Actor Anneke Wills was born.[8]
- 1942 - Actor Caroline Hunt was born.[9]
- 1948 - Actor Sandra Dickinson was born.[10]
- 1959
- Actor Christopher Bowen was born.[11]
- Actor Niamh Cusack was born.[12]
- 1992 - Actor Brian Badcoe died.[13]
- 1997
- 2008 - Actor John Ringham died.[16]
- 2009 - Actor Hubert Rees died.[17]
- 1964 - The Hidden Planet was officially rejected by script editor David Whitaker.
- 1969 - Location filming for Spearhead from Space took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Third Doctor)
- 1975 - Studio filming for The Brain of Morbius took place at BBC Television Centre studio 3. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor)
- 1977 - Full scripts for The Pirate Planet were commissioned from Douglas Adams.
- 1978 - Filming for The Power of Kroll took place at Bray Studios. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fourth Doctor)
- 1981 - Studio filming for Black Orchid took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Fifth Doctor)
- 2009 - The Big Finish audio story Legend of the Cybermen was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- 2011 - The first series of Big Finish's audio series Counter-Measures was recorded at the Moat Studios. The series was announced on the Big Finish website.
- 2017 - The Big Finish audio story I Am The Master was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- 2018 - Big Finish's The War Master audio anthology Rage of the Time Lords was recorded.
- 2020 - The Big Finish audio story The End of the Beginning was recorded remotely.
- 2022 - Big Finish announced the casting of Shane Richie and Nina Wadia for the audio anthology Connections.