I feel like the NuWho eras get way over discussed on here so what do you all think of the Verity Lambert Era? (Unearthly Child - Mission To The Unknown)
I remember when New Who started up an interview with Verity Lambert where she commented on the later years of the classic show. Anyone know what this was on? Confidential maybe?
Edit: *interview. Spelling is hard
EDIT: You erase their memories afterward.
For those of you that are unaware, Sydney Newman was the Head of Drama at the BBC who came up with the initial concept for Doctor Who in 1963. Verity Lambert produced the first 2 seasons with William Hartnell as "The Doctor", and she introduced the world to the Daleks.
Write how the meeting would go and what each of them would say.
This was written by Russell T Davies and it was from before The Christmas Invasion was broadcast, and the issue previewed that episode. The latest issue of Doctor Who Magazine, which previews the New Year's Day special, is on sale now.
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##The Twelve Facts of Christmas!
Hooray! It's me! Ha ha! I'm back! (As Lucy always says to Charlie Brown, 'Have you been away?') But it's Christmas, so I'm going to do a whole twelve-days format-thing concept-type sort-of-idea. But with Doctor Who words. Not partridges. D'you get it? Brilliant!
Twelve eps-a-ready! Yes, there's just one more to be written for Series Two, and that's my Episode 10. But then it's straight on to Series Three - we've already got one script on its third draft, alongside a two-parter which we've been planning since, ooh, June. Kept that secret, didn't we?
Eleven months-a-counting! I'm typing this in early November, and blimey, wasn't that the longest year ever? Doctor Who and the Endless Time. On the first day of 2005, there was that fleeting glimpse, a quick, cryptic promo shown before The Vicar of Dibley. And then, the deluge. Series One, then two more commissioned, one Christmas Special, then a second commissioned, a second series of Confidential ordered up, oh, those trailers, a million repeats, an interactive game, the beautiful BBC website, DVDs, the novels, the toys, the Annual... Who could have seen all of that coming? Really though? Well, maybe Verity Lambert and her crew, way back in 1963. Oh yes. I think they always knew.
Ten kids-a-queueing!* At the Waterstone's book signing in Cardiff, where Helen Raynor and I sat like husband and wife, except happier. A good few fans came along, though most we'd met already at the Charity Dinner. Sometimes you think there are thousands of fans; sometimes you think there are five. But the kids! A litany of 'Daleks, Slitheen, Daleks, Slitheen, Daleks, Slitheen!' And that, you might say, is the whole bloody point of it.
(*All right, there were more than ten. But I've got a format here, d'you see? A format!)
Nine hours a-Frenching! No, what I mean is, that's how long Julie Gardner and I were in Paris, to launch Medecin Qui on France 4. I'm kidding, oh my sides, it's st
... keep reading on reddit ➡Apologies if this has been posted before, but I only just realised it.
In Human Nature (series 3) 'John Smith' names his parents as Sydney and Verity. They are of course, Sydney Newman, head of drama, and Verity Lambert, producer of the original series. So they really are, in a way, the Doctor's mother and father.
Like all Whovians, I have ambitions to one day become showrunner and Save Doctor Who. Like all Whovians, I have created a foolproof set of plans that will see my series run become the most iconic of all time, and I talk about it loudly at every party I'm invited to.
Since I stopped being invited to parties, I've had nowhere to share these plans, until I discovered this wonderful subreddit, and I will now share them with you. You're welcome.
Step 1: Correcting Previous Mistakes. I will doubtless take over the show after it has been utterly ruined by the previous showrunner, [My Predecessor], as it has been every time since Verity Lambert first left. In an effort to show that I am interested in Giving The Fans What They Want, I will begin my reign by taking [My Predecessor] out to the BBC Quarry in the middle of the night, and executing them gangland-style.
Step 2: Weekend At Pertwee's. The whole world will undoubtedly be clamouring to know my pick for the Nth Doctor, and I have something special up my sleeve. I've always felt sad that the late Jon Pertwee had so few adventures in the TARDIS due to budget constraints, but thanks to the financial measures outlined in Step 4, I think he's ready for another shot at travelling through time and space. To achieve this, I plan on digging up his corpse, applying some very subtle makeup to make him look less dead, and using an elaborate system of wires and pulleys to convince the audience he is still alive. At least, I will once Sean Pertwee's restraining order against me runs out.
Step 3: A Return to Classic Monsters. Weeping Angels? Slitheen? Pting? All rubbish. What The Fans Really Want is a return to the more obscure classic monsters, and none are more classic and obscure than the Tom Baker-era baddies, the Tinfoil Penis-O-Trons. These shiny phallic monstrosities would have faced off against the Doctor in the serial entitled The Curse of Priapus, which was cut because Mary Whitehouse literally threatened to blow up Broadcast House if it was aired. And also because it was really really cheap. But that won't be the case now that I have money to burn, thanks to...
Step 4: Generating Revenue. It's no secret that Doctor Who can run quite short on budget, in spite of its impressive merchandising. But one area remains untapped: nude characters, featuring the series most sexually attractive character. I am, of course, talking about Davros. The 20XX Doctor Who **Davros Nude Calenda
... keep reading on reddit ➡So the recent news is certainly surprising and unexpected. I'll fully admit, I'm one of those people who would have laughed at the idea of RTD returning to the show had anyone here suggested it just a week ago. So I will happily sit here with egg on my face for the next little while.
But regardless of what you though of Series 1-4, what are your general thoughts on something like this? There is really no precedent for this. The closest you can get is Barry Letts coming in on Season 18, or the Verity Lambert and Sydney Newman drafting plans for the show in the 80s/90s.
I have to admit my preference will always be for the show trying something new and something different. But, ironically, in putting an old showrunner at the helm again, the show is doing something it's never done before, and for that I'm incredibly excited.
It may even be the case that RTD is the one with the confidence to depart further from the initial formula he established than either of his successors. This is a very different TV landscape. And RTD has certainly grown as a writer over the past decade.
But the specifics of RTD aside, how do you folk feel about old showrunners giving it a second go?
Do your worst!
For context I'm a Refuse Driver (Garbage man) & today I was on food waste. After I'd tipped I was checking the wagon for any defects when I spotted a lone pea balanced on the lifts.
I said "hey look, an escaPEA"
No one near me but it didn't half make me laugh for a good hour or so!
Edit: I can't believe how much this has blown up. Thank you everyone I've had a blast reading through the replies 😂
They’re on standbi
It really does, I swear!
I guess this might have come up in interviews during and after his (first) tenure as showrunner, though I'm unable to find them.
We know that RTD was a huge fan of Classic Who (he had to be in order to lobby hard to revive it for NuWho). But has he ever mentioned who his favorite Doctor or Doctors were? Has he mentioned any specific stories, or eras of the show, that he particularly liked or loved? Maybe a favorite companion or favorite monster or villain? Or favorite side character?
The only thing of this sort I remember was an interview he did way back in 2006 with Verity Lambert where he talks about how the show had no canon-imposed limits during the black-and-white era and he envied that (and to a certain extent, tried to emulate that in NuWho by getting rid of the Time Lords).
Going by his age, I'm guessing if he watched the show as a kid it'd have been the Pertwee and Tom Baker eras.
Also, its possible he was a fan of the Cartmel/McCoy era, since aspects of it (specifically the idea of exploring the companion's background and family history) made it to NuWho. Though I do feel Moffat and even Chibnall were more inspired by Cartmel, in different ways, than RTD was.
Pilot on me!!
Doctor Who is a British science fiction television programme broadcast by BBC One since 1963. The programme depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations and helps people in need. Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor, and in 2017 Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to play the role. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the show with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. Each actor's portrayal is unique, but all represent stages in the life of the same character, and together, they form a single lifetime with a single narrative. The time-travelling feature of the plot means that different incarnations of the Doctor occasionally meet. The show is a significant part of British popular culture,[2][3][4] and elsewhere it has gained a cult following. It has influenced generations of British television professionals, many of whom grew up watching the series.[5] Fans of the series are sometimes referred to as Whovians. The programme is listed in Guinness World Records as the longest-running science fiction television show in the world,[6] as well as the "most successful" science fiction series of all time, based on its overall broadcast ratings, DVD and book sales, and iTunes traffic.[7] The programme originally ran from 1963 to 1989. There was an unsuccessful attempt to revive regular production in 1996 with a backdoor pilot, in the form of a television film titled Doctor Who. The programme was relaunched in 2005, and since then has been produced in-house by BBC Wales in Cardiff. Doctor Who has also spawned numerous spin-offs, including comic books, films, novels, audio dramas, and the television series Torchwood (2006–2011), The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007–2011), K-9 (2009–2010), and Class (2016), and has been the subject of many parodies and references in popular culture. Doctor Who follows the adventures of the title character, a rogue Time Lord with somewhat unknown origins w
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