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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.
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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<div class="tr-box two">'''[[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]]. </div>
<div class="tr-box one">The '''[[Quantel Paintbox]]''' was a graphics workstation that allowed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to have a primitive form of [[colourist|colour grading]] in the [[1980s]].</div>
<div class="tr-box one">The '''[[Quantel Paintbox]]''' was a graphics workstation that allowed ''[[Doctor Who]]'' to have a primitive form of [[colourist|colour grading]] in the [[1980s]].</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]]'''
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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<div class="tr-box two">Officially, only ''[[The Lodger (TV story)|The Lodger]]'' has been explicitly adapted from a comic strip — also called ''[[The Lodger (comic story)|The Lodger]]''.  
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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[[File:10MickeyFootball.png|center|250px|link=The Lodger (comic story)]]
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]]''.  
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]]. </div>
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Playback
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Playback was a television production technique in which pre-recorded material was literally played into a scene, rather than being added as a post-production effect. It was universally used in the 1960s as the method by which actors were seen on view screens. As seen in the picture at the left, William Hartnell was pre-recorded separately, then projected live into the scene with the actors in the foreground. Though antiquated, the technique was used even into the 1980s, most notably for the title sequence. The quality of the opening titles for the 1963 version of Doctor Who was never high, because it was never a first-generation copy of the titles. Instead, they were played live into the recording of the first scene of many episodes, causing actors to have to time their first lines to the final notes of the studio-audible Doctor Who theme.

The women who gave Doctor Who back to us
File:David Tennant interviews Doctor Who Producers - Doctor Who Confidential - BBC
David Tennant interviews Julie Gardner and Jane Tranter

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 Quantel Paintbox was a graphics workstation that allowed Doctor Who to have a primitive form of colour grading in the 1980s.
Surprising guest star

John Cleese appeared in Doctor Who's highest rated televised story, City of Death, around the time of series 2 of Fawlty Towers. Find out more about the thousands of actors who have been on Doctor Who by exploring Doctor Who guest actors.

Ex-Doctors never die, they just make audios

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

The relevance of comics

Officially, only The Lodger has been explicitly adapted from a comic strip — also called The Lodger.

File:10MickeyFootball.png

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.

The first of the "money men"
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.
Production history for 5.11


Things released on 5.11


5.11 births and deaths
  1. ↑ Aveleyman
  2. ↑ Doctor Who Guide
  3. ↑ Listal
  4. ↑ People Pill
  5. ↑ Famous Birthdays
  6. ↑ https://www.tvbuzer.com/celebrity/Liz-White
  7. ↑ Doctor Who Guide
  8. ↑ The Independent
  9. ↑ Aveleyman
  10. ↑ Allmovie
  11. ↑ The Stage
  12. ↑ DWM 524
  13. ↑ DWM 569
  14. ↑ The Guardian
  15. ↑ DWM 585
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