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'''Ian Levine''' has made several contributions to ''Doctor Who''. He composed the theme music for ''[[K9 and Company]]'', contributed to ''[[Doctor Who: The Unfolding Text]]'' | '''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]]. | ||
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]]''. | He later received thanks for work on ''[[Ian Chesterton: An Introduction (home video)|Ian Chesterton: An Introduction]]''. | ||
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> | |||
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". | 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". | ||
