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-'''Ian Levine''' has made several contributions to ''Doctor Who''. He composed the theme music for ''[[K9 and Company]]'', and contributed to ''[[Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text]].'' According to himself, he was also the unofficial continuity consultant for ''Doctor Who'' in the 1980s, apparently leaving after the casting of [[Bonnie Langford]].<ref>DWO Whocast interview, 2012</ref> He was co-producer of ''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]]'' and for a while collaborated with the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]] on DVD releases of older stories. He was one of the earliest advocates for the [[BBC]] to formally begin the process of recovering [[missing episode]]s. In the documentary ''[[The Missing Years]]'', he credits himself with personally saving the entirety of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' from destruction by [[BBC Enterprises]]. He was also responsible for returning various episodes from private collections, such as ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'' episode 2, and ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' episode 1. He was also the producer of the 1985 charity single ''[[Doctor in Distress]]'' and released it on his label, [[Record Shack Records]].
+'''Ian Levine''' has made several contributions.
+He composed the theme music for ''[[K9 and Company]]'', and was also the producer of the 1985 charity single ''[[Doctor in Distress]]'' (releasing it on his label, [[Record Shack Records]]) He was also the co-producer of ''[[Downtime (home video)|Downtime]],'' and contributed to ''[[Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text]].'' He later received thanks for work on ''[[Ian Chesterton: An Introduction (home video)|Ian Chesterton: An Introduction]]''.
+He was one of the earliest advocates for the [[BBC]] to formally begin the process of recovering [[missing episode]]s. As a result, he was responsible for returning various episodes from private collections; such as ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'' episode 2, and ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs (TV story)|Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' episode 1. <ref>[[Wiped! Doctor Who's Missing Episodes]]</ref> For a while, he also collaborated with the [[Doctor Who Restoration Team]] on DVD releases of older stories. {{Fact}}
 On one such DVD range documentary {{Which?}}, [[Elisabeth Sladen]] swore in response to a question he asked about the clothing of [[Sarah Jane Smith]]. This clip gained some attention among fandom social media circles during 2021.<ref>https://twitter.com/thepIanetskaro/status/1400853873821163537</ref> Ian himself responded, claiming that the response was a light-hearted joke between the two of them.<ref>https://twitter.com/IanLevine/status/1401225572437708803</ref>
-He later received thanks for work on ''[[Ian Chesterton: An Introduction (home video)|Ian Chesterton: An Introduction]]''.
+== Disputed claims ==
+According to himself, he was also the unofficial continuity consultant for ''Doctor Who'' in the 1980s, apparently leaving after the casting of [[Bonnie Langford]].<ref>DWO Whocast interview, 2012</ref> In the documentary ''[[The Missing Years]]'', he also credits himself with personally saving the entirety of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' from destruction by [[BBC Enterprises]]. As of 2022, neither of these claims have been corroborated by any other individuals involved or any relevant documentation.
-He has claimed he co-wrote [[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|''Attack of the Cybermen'']], although [[Eric Saward]] disputes this.<ref>[[The Cold War (documentary)|''The Cold War'']], DVD Range Documentary for ''Attack of the Cybermen''</ref>
+He has claimed he co-wrote [[Attack of the Cybermen (TV story)|''Attack of the Cybermen'']], although [[Eric Saward]] disputed this.<ref>[[The Cold War (documentary)|''The Cold War'']], DVD Range Documentary for ''Attack of the Cybermen''</ref> According to [[Richard Bignell]], Levine has also claimed that Saward was to write a story for Season 23 called ''Gallifrey'', but Saward has also disputed this claim.<ref>https://twitter.com/NothingLane/status/1385625045427441664?s=20&t=SE5ivF7DCbwYTzurJI59vg</ref>
-In the ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' episode ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'', a newspaper clipping from 1963 mentions "His Honour Chief Justice Ian Levine".
+Levine has also claimed that a storyline for the unmade Season 23 story ''Yellow Fever and How to Cure It'' was written, but Bignell has noted that there is no evidence such a storyline document was commissioned from Robert Holmes,<ref>https://twitter.com/NothingLane/status/1134206345719222272?s=20&t=SE5ivF7DCbwYTzurJI59vg</ref> and has also taken issue with Levine's claim that the Rani would not have been featured in said story if created - as documentation exists to show permission was received from Pip and Jane Baker to use the Rani.<ref>https://twitter.com/NothingLane/status/1085281441968201730?s=20&t=SE5ivF7DCbwYTzurJI59vg</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/NothingLane/status/1085286181158424577?s=20&t=SE5ivF7DCbwYTzurJI59vg</ref>
-His obsession with the show led to him being parodied in the form of [[Abzorbaloff|Victor Kennedy]] for [[Love & Monsters (TV story)|''Love & Monsters'']].{{Fact}}
+== In-universe references ==
+In the ''[[K9 (TV series)|K9]]'' episode ''[[The Cambridge Spy (TV story)|The Cambridge Spy]]'', a newspaper clipping from 1963 mentions "His Honour Chief Justice Ian Levine". His obsession with the show led to him being parodied in the form of [[Abzorbaloff|Victor Kennedy]] for [[Love & Monsters (TV story)|''Love & Monsters'']].{{Fact}}
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