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'''[[Jane Tranter]]''' | [[file:JaneTranter.jpg|center|link=http://tardis.wikia.com/wiki/Transmat:Doctor_Who?file=David_Tennant_interviews_Doctor_Who_Producers_-_Doctor_Who_Confidential_-_BBC]] | ||
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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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The Doctor Who theme was composed by Ron Grainer and made its debut with the first episode of the Doctor Who series in 1963. Although it has undergone many rearrangements, this piece of music has remained the sole theme for the series throughout its history, making it one of the most recognisable themes in television. It is also one of the longest continually-used pieces of theme music in British entertainment history, surpassed only by the theme from Coronation Street (in use since 1960), and the "James Bond Theme" (in use since 1962).
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.
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.- 1965
- "Small Prophet, Quick Return" premiered on BBC1.
- Part one of the TV Century 21 comic story The Menace of the Monstrons was published.
- 1971 - Part four of Backtime was published in Countdown.
- 1976
- Part four of The Hand of Fear premiered on BBC1.
- Part six of the TV Comic story The Mutant Strain was published.
- 1997 - DWM 258 was published by Marvel Comics.
- 2006 - Jack's Back and Bad Day at the Office premiered on BBC Three.
- 2008 - DWA 87 was published by BBC Magazines.
- 2009 - Part two of The Mad Woman in the Attic premiered on CBBC.
- 2012 - UNIT Dominion was released by Big Finish.
- 2013
- The Light at the End was released by Big Finish Productions.
- The Mystery of the Haunted Cottage was published by Puffin Books.
- DWA 332 was published by Immediate Media Company London Limited.
- 2014
- 12 Doctors, 12 Stories was published by Puffin Books, including the short story Lights Out, which was also digitally published independently of the anthology.
- DWFC 31 was published by Eaglemoss Collections.
- 2015
- 12 Doctors, 12 Stories was published by Penguin Group.
- Toby Hadoke's Who's Round 143 was released online.
- 2018 - Torchwood: God Among Us 1 was released by Big Finish.
- 2019 - Smashed was released by Big Finish.
- 2022 - The Power of the Doctor premiered on BBC One.
- ... that without the last-minute inspiration of un-credited vision mixer Shirley Coward, the first regeneration scene would have simply involved William Hartnell pulling a cloak over his face and Patrick Troughton lowering it? (REF: The Second Doctor Handbook)
- ... that the unseen character of Noghai was the main villain from Marco Polo?
- ... that a Darksmith Agent was a robot created using a mixture of scavenged Nestene and Gundan technology, and that it could travel the time winds without ill-effect? (The Darksmith Legacy series)
- ... that both Jackie Tyler and Clyde Langer could make shepherd's pie? (TV: World War Three, TV: The Gift)
- ... that the Catkind evolved on the planet New Savannah? (COMIC: Agent Provocateur)
- 1925 - Actor Glyn Houston was born.[1]
- 1928 - Actor Jerome Willis was born.[2]
- 1955 - Actor Annie Hulley was born.[3]
- 1969 - Writer Trudi Canavan was born.[4]
- 1998 - Actor Christopher Gable died.[5]
- 2010 - Actor Lewis Alexander died.[6]
- 1964 - "Flashpoint" was recorded at Riverside Studios 1, bringing Carole Ann Ford's tenure on Doctor Who to a close. (INFO: The Daleks Invasion of Earth)
- 1969 - Location filming for Spearhead from Space took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Third Doctor)
- 1970 - Studio filming for Terror of the Autons took place at BBC Television Centre 8. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Third Doctor)
- 1984 - Location filming for The Mark of the Rani took place. (REF: Doctor Who The Handbook: The Sixth Doctor)
- 1999 - The Big Finish audio story The Marian Conspiracy was recorded.
- 2008 - Big Finish's two-part audio story The Eight Truths / Worldwide Web was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- 2009 - The Big Finish audio story Echoes of Grey was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- 2012 - The second series of Big Finish's Doctor Who spin-off Counter-Measures was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- 2014 - Big Finish's audio anthology The Third Doctor Adventures was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- 2017 - Big Finish announced the Short Trips audio story Landbound.
- 2018
- The Big Finish audio story The Monsters of Gokroth was recorded at the Moat Studios.
- Big Finish's Rose Tyler audio drama anthology The Dimension Cannon was recorded.
- 2023 - Series 15 began filming.