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In 1986, the then Controller of BBC One, Michael Grade, unhappy with the current state of Doctor Who, wrote to Newman to enquire whether he had any ideas for reformatting the series, which was at the time struggling in the ratings and with its star Colin Baker about to be fired by Grade.
Nov 23, 2018 · Sydney Newman, Head of Drama Group at the BBC, talks about the type of programming he oversees, including Doctor Who. The program also launched the career of its producer, Verity Lambert.
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However, his best-remembered BBC project, and the part of his career for which he is most noted, was the creation of the science-fiction television series Doctor Who, which began in 1963 and ran until 1989 in its original form, and after a resumption in 2005 is still in production.
Nov 1, 2023 · Sydney Newman describes the beginnings of Doctor Who to reporter Frank Gillard for the BBC Oral History Collection (1984)
Nov 23, 2023 · The son of a shoe-store owner who immigrated from Russia, Doctor Who co-creator Sydney Newman was born in Toronto on April Fools’ Day 1917. By his late teens, he was working as a commercial artist, a Financial Post cartoonist, and a theatrical set designer.
Nov 1, 2023 · Head of drama Sydney Newman, producer Verity Lambert and director Waris Hussein were the chief creators of Doctor Who. Together with other members of the production team, they were pivotal in...
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#OnThisDay 1963: Doctor Who debuted on BBC Television, with William Hartnell the very first in a number of era-defining incarnations of the Gallifreyan Time Lord. Sydney Newman (then BBC Head of Drama) and Verity Lambert (Producer) spoke in the early '80s about how the now iconic series came about.
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