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'''Donald Baverstock''' was the [[Controller of BBC One]] who ordered [[Sydney Newman]] to create the Saturday tea time show that became ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He was significantly involved in the creation of the programme. | '''Donald Baverstock''' was the [[Controller of BBC One]] who ordered [[Sydney Newman]] to create the Saturday tea time show that became ''[[Doctor Who]]''. He was significantly involved in the creation of the programme. | ||
== Fictional portrayals == | == Fictional portrayals == | ||
A caricature of him, called "Mr Borusa", was played by [[Mark Gatiss]] in ''[[The Pitch of Fear]]'', a broad fictionalisation of Newman's pitch meeting for ''Doctor Who''. | |||
== External link == | == External link == | ||
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[[Category:Controllers of BBC One]] | [[Category:Controllers of BBC One]] | ||
