Dr. Who (memo): Difference between revisions

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"Dr. Who" — or, more precisely, Dr. Who: General Notes on Background and Approach for an Exciting Adventure - Science Fiction Drama Series for Childrens Saturday Viewing – was essentially the original, 1963 pitch for Doctor Who. Submitted to Controller of BBC One Donald Baverstock on 16 May 1963 which outlined the concept of a proposed programme called Dr. Who. It was prepared by Donald Wilson, C. E. Webber and Sydney Newman.

Amongst the things defined by this document were:

an early outline of the basic character of "Dr. Who"
the notion of a male and female teacher of a girl named Sue getting involved in Dr. Who's adventures in time and space
the basic idea of an episode in which the protagonists get miniaturised, as eventually happened in Planet of Giants
the fact that the Doctor's ship was unreliable, and that "Dr. Who isn't quite sure how to work it"

The Baverstock/Newman meeting implied by the memo was spoofed by Mark Gatiss and David Walliams in The Pitch of Fear.

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-'''"Dr. Who"''' — or, more precisely, '''Dr. Who: General Notes on Background and Approach for an Exciting Adventure - Science Fiction Drama Series for Childrens Saturday Viewing''' – was essentially the the {{w|pitch (film)|pitch}} for ''[[Doctor Who]]'' Submitted to [[Controller of BBC One]] [[Donald Baverstock]] on [[16 May (production)|16 May]] [[1963]] which outlined the concept of a proposed programme called ''[[Doctor Who|Dr. Who]]''.  It was prepared by [[Donald Wilson]], [[C. E. Webber]] and [[Sydney Newman]].
+'''"Dr. Who"''' — or, more precisely, '''Dr. Who: General Notes on Background and Approach for an Exciting Adventure - Science Fiction Drama Series for Childrens Saturday Viewing''' – was essentially the original, [[1963]] {{w|pitch (filmmaking)|pitch}} for ''[[Doctor Who]]''. Submitted to [[Controller of BBC One]] [[Donald Baverstock]] on [[16 May (production)|16 May]] [[1963]] which outlined the concept of a proposed programme called ''[[Doctor Who|Dr. Who]]''.  It was prepared by [[Donald Wilson]], [[C. E. Webber]] and [[Sydney Newman]].
 Amongst the things defined by this document were: