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<div class="tr-box one"><h1>[[Donald Baverstock]]</h1>'''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 its producer, [[Verity Lambert]]. By choosing to commission only a few weeks at a time, Baverstock managed to exercise very specific financial control over the production, threatening to end ''Doctor Who'' several times over the course of its first year. It was largely he that was responsible for preventing actors' salaries from massively inflating after the show became a surprise hit after the [[Dalek]]s were introduced.</div>
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Kinda
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Kinda was a 1982 Fifth Doctor story that was important to the development of the character of companion Tegan Jovanka. It established her as susceptible to the psychological horror of the Mara, a recurring villain that plagued her in several other stories. Behind the scenes, Kinda was interesting for its shifting fate amongst audience members. Doctor Who fans initially rejected the effort, ranking it low in the DWM 69 poll of viewer opinion of season 19. However, its appreciation by fans steadily rose over the years, and in 2009's DWM poll to rank the then-200 stories of Doctor Who, it ranked a respectable 69. Meanwhile, 21st century writers Steven Moffat and Rob Shearman have both sung its praises in various documentaries, and the British National Film Archive bought a copy in order to preserve it as example of Doctor Who at its finest.

Jane Tranter

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Jane Tranter was an important advocate for the return of Doctor Who to BBC One in the early 2000s.

Today's releases

Donald Baverstock

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 its producer, Verity Lambert. By choosing to commission only a few weeks at a time, Baverstock managed to exercise very specific financial control over the production, threatening to end Doctor Who several times over the course of its first year. It was largely he that was responsible for preventing actors' salaries from massively inflating after the show became a surprise hit after the Daleks were introduced.
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  1. ↑ Colditz. Big Finish, via Internet Archive. Retrieved on 7 November 2001.
  2. ↑ Nerf-Herders Anonymous
  3. ↑ The Guardian
  4. ↑ IMDb
  5. ↑ Twitter
  6. ↑ British Council Literature
  7. ↑ Aveleyman
  8. ↑ Doctor Who Guide
  9. ↑ People Pill
  10. ↑ DWM 572
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