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'''''31 Who''''' was a factual, entertainment magazine programme that ran on [[wikipedia:British Satellite Broadcasting|British Satellite Broadcasting]]'s Galaxy Channel during its famous [[Doctor Who Weekend|''Doctor Who'' Weekend]] in [[1990]]. It served as a kind of "bumper" between the various serials being shown that weekend, offering moderated discussions on each story before it began.   As such, it was one of the earliest examples of televised, behind-the-scenes ''Doctor Who'' commentary.
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'''''31 Who''''' was a factual, entertainment magazine programme that ran on {{w|British Satellite Broadcasting}}'s Galaxy Channel during its famous [[Doctor Who Weekend (BSB)|''Doctor Who'' Weekend]] in September 1990. It served as a kind of "bumper" between the various serials being shown that weekend, offering moderated discussions on each story before it began. As such, it was one of the earliest examples of televised, behind-the-scenes ''Doctor Who'' commentary.


The name was a play on Galaxy's mainstream entertainment magazine programme, ''31 West'' — itself a reference to the position of the Marco Polo satellite which broadcast the network's programming.  
The name was a play on Galaxy's mainstream entertainment magazine programme, ''31 West'' — itself a reference to the position of the Marco Polo satellite which broadcast the network's programming.


Perhaps the best-preserved of these segments is the one that was included on the official [[BBC DVD]] release of ''[[The Three Doctors]]''.  The piece is about 10 minutes long, and features three different presenters holding three separate interview sessions.  Writers [[Bob Baker]] and [[David Martin]], actor [[Nicholas Courtney]] and [[script editor]] [[Terrance Dicks]], and former [[the Doctor|Doctor]] [[Jon Pertwee]] all were interviewed for their thoughts on ''The Three Doctors''.
It was presented by [[Debbie Flint]], [[Shyama Perera]] and [[John Nathan-Turner]], who was likely the highest-profile presenter of ''31 Who''. Indeed, depending on when the ''31 Who'' segments were filmed, it is possible that he was technically still the producer of ''Doctor Who'' at the time, since the ''Doctor Who'' production office didn't close until 1990.


[[John Nathan-Turner]] was likely the highest-profile presenter of ''31 Who''.  Indeed, depending on when the ''31 Who'' segments were filmed, it is possible that he was technically still the producer of ''Doctor Who'' at the time, since the ''Doctor Who'' production office didn't close until 1990.   
Since the network folded little more than a year after the ''Doctor Who'' Weekend, it's unclear how many of these ''31 Who'' segments still exist. However, what clips do exist are still technically copyright John Gau Productions, who was the head of programming at Galaxy.
 
Since the network folded little more than a year after the ''Doctor Who'' Weekend, it's unclear how many of these ''31 Who'' segments still exist. However, what clips do exist are still technically copyright John Gau, who was the head of programming at Galaxy.


==External link==
== Parts ==
* [http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/features/bsb.htm "A Continuous Panorama of Pure Entertainment":] Chris Hughes on the forgotten broadcaster, BSB. December, 2008.
On each day there were two main parts of the programme, a 15 minute edition in the morning and a 30 minute edition in the evening. Amongst these there were shorter bumpers between stories.
[[Category:Television series]]
 
[[Category:1990s]]
=== Saturday [[22 September (releases)|22 September]] [[1990 (releases)|1990]] ===
'''9:00am Morning edition (15 mins)'''
* [[John Nathan-Turner]] arrives in the studio in the [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]].
* An interview with [[Carole Ann Ford]] & [[William Russell|Russell Enoch]].
* An interview with [[Verity Lambert]].
* An interview with [[Waris Hussein]].
 
'''5:30pm Evening edition (30 mins)'''
* An interview with [[Sylvester McCoy]].
* A report from the ''Unicon 90'' convention in Concord, California with interviews with [[John Levene]] and Doctor Who historian [[Eric Hoffman]].
* A report on fan [[Andrew Beech]] about the [[Doctor Who Appreciation Society|DWAS]] and their meet up's in London's Fitzroy Tavern.
* A report about two sixth former's [[Adrian Himpson]] & [[Robert Moss]] from Abingdon, Oxfordshire, who organised their own convention called ''Whoniverse 90''.
* A Doctor Who quiz with contestants [[John Nathan-Turner]], [[Jean Riddler]], [[Andrew Beech]] and [[Jon Preddle]].
 
'''Behind the scenes bumpers'''
:There were seven short bumpers throughout the day.
 
=== Sunday [[23 September (releases)|23 September]] 1990 ===
'''9:00am Morning edition (15 mins)'''
 
'''5:15pm Evening edition (30 mins)'''
* An interview with [[Pat Godfrey|Patricia Godfrey]] about the [[Sixth Doctor's coat]] and other costumes.
* A report on the [[BBC Radiophonic Workshop]] with [[Brian Hodgson]] & [[Dick Mills]] talking about how the TARDIS dematerialisation sound, Dalek voices and theme tune were created.
* Interviews with [[Sylvester McCoy]] & [[Wendy Padbury]].
* [[Susan Moore|Sue Moore]] & [[Stephen Mansfield]] finished their demonstration on how they made the masks for the [[Haemovore]]s for the previous years' ''The Curse of Fenric''.
* [[Raymond Cusick]] & [[Barry Newbery]] talked about the design of the Daleks.
* [[Peter Hawkins]] talked about voicing the Daleks.
 
'''Behind the scenes bumpers'''
:There were four short bumpers throughout the day.
 
== Crew ==
* Presented by - [[Debbie Flint]], [[John Nathan-Turner]], [[Shyama Perera]]
* Production Team - [[Daphne Daly]], [[Clayton Bauman]], [[Nina Davies]], [[Nicky Hegarty]], [[Susan Hubble]], [[Jennie Russell]], [[Jean Pierre Sharpe]], [[Pete Smith]], [[Jenny Spinks]], [[Olwyn Sylvester]], [[Celia Taylor]]
* Los Angeles Producer - [[Irene Levin]]
* Studio Supervisor - [[Mike Spinks]]
* [[Supervising sound editor|Sound Supervisor]] - [[Clyde Martindill]]
* [[Camera operator|Cameras]] - [[Neil Cameron]], [[Rob Dean]], [[Mike Startup]], [[Joe McNally]]
* 31 Who [[Music]] - [[Dave Vorhaus]]/[[KPM]]<ref>"The Great Chip Takeover" by David Vorhaus, Album: KPM 1000 LP Series: The Vorhaus Sound Experiments</ref>
* [[Producer]] - [[Roger Livingston]]
* [[Director (crew)|Director]] - [[Mike Hand-Bowman]]
* [[Series producer|Series Producer]] - [[Mike Kavanagh]]
* Series [[Editor]] - [[Stephen Phelps]]
* [[Executive producer|Executive Producer]] - [[Susan Gau]]
* John Gau Productions for British Satellite Broadcasting
* © BSB 1990
 
== Home media releases ==
In [[2003 (releases)|2003]] two excepts from the programme were included on the official [[BBC DVD]] releases.
 
A 5 minute except called ''Modelling the Dead'' featured on ''[[The Curse of Fenric (TV story)|The Curse of Fenric]]'' DVD, in which [[Susan Moore|Sue Moore]] and [[Stephen Mansfield]] demonstrated how they made the [[Haemovore]] masks; and a 10 minute except called ''BSB's Doctor Who Weekend Highlights'' featured on ''[[The Three Doctors (TV story)|The Three Doctors]]'' DVD, which included interviews with [[Bob Baker]], [[David Martin]], [[Nicholas Courtney]], [[Terrance Dicks]] and [[Jon Pertwee]] about their memories about that story.
 
== Footnotes ==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
* [http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/oldott/www.offthetelly.co.uk/index50b9.html "A Continuous Panorama of Pure Entertainment":] Chris Hughes on the forgotten broadcaster, BSB. December, 2008.
 
[[Category:1990 documentaries]]

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The 31 Who title card

31 Who was a factual, entertainment magazine programme that ran on British Satellite Broadcasting's Galaxy Channel during its famous Doctor Who Weekend in September 1990. It served as a kind of "bumper" between the various serials being shown that weekend, offering moderated discussions on each story before it began. As such, it was one of the earliest examples of televised, behind-the-scenes Doctor Who commentary.

The name was a play on Galaxy's mainstream entertainment magazine programme, 31 West — itself a reference to the position of the Marco Polo satellite which broadcast the network's programming.

It was presented by Debbie Flint, Shyama Perera and John Nathan-Turner, who was likely the highest-profile presenter of 31 Who. Indeed, depending on when the 31 Who segments were filmed, it is possible that he was technically still the producer of Doctor Who at the time, since the Doctor Who production office didn't close until 1990.

Since the network folded little more than a year after the Doctor Who Weekend, it's unclear how many of these 31 Who segments still exist. However, what clips do exist are still technically copyright John Gau Productions, who was the head of programming at Galaxy.

Parts[[edit] | [edit source]]

On each day there were two main parts of the programme, a 15 minute edition in the morning and a 30 minute edition in the evening. Amongst these there were shorter bumpers between stories.

Saturday 22 September 1990[[edit] | [edit source]]

9:00am Morning edition (15 mins)

5:30pm Evening edition (30 mins)

Behind the scenes bumpers

There were seven short bumpers throughout the day.

Sunday 23 September 1990[[edit] | [edit source]]

9:00am Morning edition (15 mins)

5:15pm Evening edition (30 mins)

Behind the scenes bumpers

There were four short bumpers throughout the day.

Crew[[edit] | [edit source]]

Home media releases[[edit] | [edit source]]

In 2003 two excepts from the programme were included on the official BBC DVD releases.

A 5 minute except called Modelling the Dead featured on The Curse of Fenric DVD, in which Sue Moore and Stephen Mansfield demonstrated how they made the Haemovore masks; and a 10 minute except called BSB's Doctor Who Weekend Highlights featured on The Three Doctors DVD, which included interviews with Bob Baker, David Martin, Nicholas Courtney, Terrance Dicks and Jon Pertwee about their memories about that story.

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]

  1. ↑ "The Great Chip Takeover" by David Vorhaus, Album: KPM 1000 LP Series: The Vorhaus Sound Experiments

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

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