Podcasts about Verity Lambert

Tread Perilously celebrates its 500th podcast by going back to the beginning -- the first ever Doctor Who story: "An Unearthly Child." When Shoreditch area schoolteachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton have a conversation about an unusual student, Susan Foreman, their questions lead them to a junkyard at the end of Totter's Lane. Inside, they find no trace of Susan, but instead discover an out-of-place police box. Soon, they encounter a difficult old man who not only turns out to be Susan's grandfather, but an alien known only as The Doctor. And when he sets his time machine to 100,000 B.C., it begins a huge adventure for the foursome. Justin reacts to just how different The Doctor is in his first appearance. Erik recalls some previous episodes of the podcast. Susan finally gets a discussion all her own. Barbara and Ian also take focus, forcing Justin to reconsider one of his previously established archetypes. Erik tries to give producer Verity Lambert some of her due. The issues with episodes 2-4 are explored. The initial William Hartnell depiction of The Doctor leads to some myth-making about the show. Justin has a hard time holding onto Jacqueline Hill's name and the pair imagine other Doctor/companion teams dealing with the cavemen and their quest for fire.

*car breaks screech* Let's take a slight detour, dear listener...We've reached the end of the First Doctor's era, and we're not quite ready to say goodbye to William Hartnell!So, what better than to close his era out with a trip back to where it all started? This week, we're watching the docudrama An Adventure In Space And Time, made in 2013 for the 50th anniversary, that tells the story of the creation of Doctor Who. Before the junkyard, the police box, and the teachers, there was simply a Canadian TV exec, an iconic "pushy Jewish bird", a queer pioneer, and a grumpy older actor, who came together to create TV history...We celebrate the phenomenal stories of William Harnell and Verity Lambert, hail queen Jean Marsh, and cast a critical eye on the most vital part of the whole shebang - the wigs. Eek.You can get in touch via @whowatchpodcast, or send us some love via email - thewhowatchpodcast@gmail.com.You can also tip The Who Watch Podcast via Ko-Fi, if you'd like!Find socials, the Song Of The Story playlists, and other fun things here, including Beth in the New York Times, and David on friend of the show Christel Dee's YouTube channel chatting all things Dot and Bubble.Music by Haydn WynnArtwork by Reece ConnollyPhotos from The Black ArchiveAll clips belong to their respective copyright holders and are used purely for parody purposes Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today, Colin A. Borden brings us the tale of Verity Lambert - the founding producer of Doctor Who!  As an aspiring young writer and director, Verity kept running into the glass ceiling, being told time and time again that there wasn't any more room for another woman. Verity kept at it, though, and when an accident on set means someone has to step in to keep the show together, Verity meets the challenge with aplomb and leaves an indelible impression on the studio department head. Later, when he's looking for someone to try and get a weird show called "Doctor Who" on its feet, he remembers Verity, and she becomes both the first UK female TV producer, and the youngest at the time. Her story is amazing, and this now beloved TV show is a staple in many a home, but it wouldn't have even happened were it not for the tenacious, creative, and get-it-done attitude of Verity Lambert. Listen now for the full story! — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world! BroadsYouShouldKnow.com YT/IG/FB @BroadsYouShouldKnow & TW @BYSKpodcast — 3 Ways you can help support the podcast: Write a review on Apple Podcasts Share your favorite episode with a friend or on social Send us an email with a broad suggestion, question, or comment at BroadsYouShouldKnow@gmail.com — Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky. IG: @SaraGorsky Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com — Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

WHO is talking?    You might not know, as we get a quick flyby from "Toppermost of the Poppermost" hosts "Queen of All Beatles Media" Kit O'Toole and "Yeah, he is also among the co-hosts of the show" Martin Quibell.    (In baseball terms, they are "openers").     The bulk of the show features BC the Beatles co-host Erika White, and "Writer, Occasional Troublemaker and Full-Time Whovian" Jim Ryan.      We talk the intersections of "Doctor Who" and the Beatles (who knew Brian Epstein hung with Verity Lambert), and review/discuss "The Devil's Chord", the recent episode featuring actors portraying Cilla and JPGR.

Verity Lambert (1935-2007) was a British television and film producer who helped establish the iconic BBC show Doctor Who. Throughout her long and successful career, Lambert worked on dozens of popular shows and films, cementing her legacy in the annals of British broadcasting history. For Further Reading: Mrs. Who - Verity Lambert produced Doctor Who, Rumpole of the Bailey and Minder – and revolutionized TV Beyond the Doctor: The Remarkable Verity Lambert Obituary: Verity Lambert This month, we're talking about Women of Science Fiction. These women inspire us to imagine impossible worlds, alien creatures, and fantastical inventions, revealing our deepest fears... and hopes for the future. History classes can get a bad rap, and sometimes for good reason. When we were students, we couldn't help wondering... where were all the ladies at? Why were so many incredible stories missing from the typical curriculum? Enter, Womanica. On this Wonder Media Network podcast we explore the lives of inspiring women in history you may not know about, but definitely should. Every weekday, listeners explore the trials, tragedies, and triumphs of groundbreaking women throughout history who have dramatically shaped the world around us. In each 5 minute episode, we'll dive into the story behind one woman listeners may or may not know–but definitely should. These diverse women from across space and time are grouped into easily accessible and engaging monthly themes like Educators, Villains, Indigenous Storytellers, Activists, and many more.  Womanica is hosted by WMN co-founder and award-winning journalist Jenny Kaplan. The bite-sized episodes pack painstakingly researched content into fun, entertaining, and addictive daily adventures.  Womanica was created by Liz Kaplan and Jenny Kaplan, executive produced by Jenny Kaplan, and produced by Grace Lynch, Maddy Foley, Brittany Martinez, Edie Allard, Lindsey Kratochwill, Adesuwa Agbonile, Carmen Borca-Carrillo, Taylor Williamson, Sara Schleede, Paloma Moreno Jimenez, and Abbey Delk. Special thanks to Shira Atkins. Original theme music composed by Miles Moran. Follow Wonder Media Network: Website Instagram Twitter See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we are taking time to look back at Doctor Who's first three producers, their teams, their visions , and their contributions to the show. Enter Verity Lambert, John Wiles, and Innes Llyod!NOTE: The pollen is really bad here in Georgia right now, and I've really been struggling with congestion, which has made recording a bit difficult. Hoping to return to the regular weekly schedule going forward however!  UPCOMING:The Power of the Daleks6 episodes, all missing:-(A newly-regenerated Doctor, Ben, and Polly land on Vulcan, immediately witness a murder, and begin to investigate a mystery in the nearby colony....Monday, March 20thSpecial thanks to Cathlyn "Happigal" Driscoll for providing the beautiful artwork for this podcast. You can view her work at https://www.happigal.com/ Do feel free to get in touch to share the love of all things Doctor Who: throughthevortexpodcast@gmail.comThank you so much for listening!!

When a spatio-temporal hyperlink connects 1963, 2013 and 2022, we find ourselves joined by Greg Miller for a conversation about our little fanboy hearts, the anniversary special An Adventure in Space and Time, and the brave, clever and difficult people who created the show that brought us all together. Notes and links Coronation Street got here first, with its dramatisation of the creation of the show — The Road to Coronation Street (2010), featuring our very own Celia Imrie and Shaun Dooley, as well as real-life Doctor Who villain Steven Berkoff. As is now well known, the first Doctor Who novelisation Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks (1965) invents a different meet-cute for the Doctor and its narrator Ian Chesterton: Ian meets the Doctor, Barbara and Susan after being involved in a car crash on Barnes Common, which is the location of the first scene of An Adventure in Space and Time. The TV interview we mention with Bill Hartnell in 1967 can be found on YouTube, and as a special feature on the DVD release of The Tenth Planet. The story of the rediscovery of this interview can be found in this article in The Guardian from 2013. Australian journalist Annabel Crabb created a four-part documentary called Ms Represented (2021) about the ugly truth of how female politicians have been treated in the Australian Parliament. Here is the incredible story of Underground (1958), a live television drama in which the main actor died during broadcast, and which was partly saved by the intervention of Verity Lambert. And finally, William Russell played an RAF pilot in The Man Who Never Was (1956), and was the lead in the television series The Adventures of Sir Lancelot (1956–1957) alongside Ronald Leigh-Hunt from The Seeds of Death and Revenge of the Cybermen. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Richard is @RichardLStone, and Simon is @simonmoore72. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll elide your character with Jackie Lane in upcoming Flight Through Entirety biopic. And more You can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. We'll be back with a new flashcast on the second Russell T Davies era in November 2023. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. In our most recent episode, we watched in awe as Roger Moore and Tony Curtis solved the mystery of The Long Goodbye. We can also be heard on the Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power, which a few weeks ago started its coverage of Series B of the show. In today's episode we will be discussing Series B, Episode 3, Weapon, by Doctor Who's very own Chris Boucher. And finally, there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. We've been having a short break to give us the chance to rest on our laurels after our first year of podcasting. Today, we're recommending our coverage of Star Trek: The Original Series.

Andy & Martin get their cock-er-nee on as they explore the London-set family saga Fox, executive-produced by Verity Lambert. Written by Trevor Preston (The Sweeney) and directed by Jim Goddard (Out) and boasting a stellar cast - Peter Vaughan, Elizabeth Spriggs, Bernard Hill, Rosemary Martin, Ray Winstone and many more - Fox was expected to be a big success but just did not catch the imagination of the ITV audience back in 1980. Fox is a curious beast, with its ambition to be a sprawling epic despite only covering a period of 8 months and its incredibly off-putting musical content which really has to be heard to be believed. Its also a difficult watch in places principally due to its casual depiction of domestic violence and terrible treatment of its female characters. Achingly toxic masculinity aside, Fox also has a proto-Eastenders obsession with family and loyalty and yet is populated by characters who are much less engaging than those in Albert Square. If you've never watched Fox we still invite you to hop in this televisual music-filled black cab to the East End of 1980 in order to muse in a pre-Brexit daydream why fings aint wot they used to be...

This week, Dougray Scott, Jessica Raine and two scary skeleton creatures are all so unspeakably horny that all Nathan, Corey, Si and Pete can do is Hide. Notes and links Jessica Raine, who plays Emma in Hide will go on to play Doctor Who's first producer Verity Lambert in An Adventure in Space and Time, a drama about the origins of Doctor Who which is released a few months after this episode. But more about that later, perhaps. (Spoilers!) Sound Effects No. 13: Death & Horror was an album produced by the BBC Radiophonic Workshop in 1977 and used continuously in TV and stage productions ever since. Mary Whitehouse complained vociferously about its release, because of course she did. Christopher Nolan's Interstellar (2014) also features time-travelling astronauts with a ghostly influence on the past. It's hard to imagine that it makes that much more sense than Hide though, isn't it? I considered writing about the racist lyrics of Cole Porter's Let's Do It, but after a second's reflection, I've decided to just let you Google them for yourself. But really, don't. The Stone Tape (1972) was a made-for-TV movie written by Quatermass's Nigel Kneale and featuring Jane Asher and Doctor Who's very own Ian Cuthbertson. Like Hide, it features researchers spending the night in a house haunted by a spectral woman, but Neil Cross would like to make it very clear that for copyright purposes, it is in every way a legally distinct entity from Hide. El Sandifer is particularly scathing in her assessment of Nigel Kneale in her essay on (among other things) ITV's 1978 TV movie version of Quatermass. And finally, Whatever Happened to Susan Foreman? was an episode of a comedy radio programme called Whatever Happened To…?, first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1994 — featuring Jane Asher (again) as Susan Foreman. It was released as a special feature on the DVD of The Dalek Invasion of Earth. Actually, there is one more thing. The story from The Sarah Jane Adventures that we talk about in the tag is called Whatever Happened to Sarah Jane?. It's amazing. Go and watch it immediately. Follow us Nathan is on Twitter as @nathanbottomley, Pete is @Prof_Quiteamess, and Si is @Si_Hart. Despite what he said on the podcast, Corey does have a Twitter account, at @CoreyMcCor. The Flight Through Entirety theme was arranged by Cameron Lam. You can follow the podcast on Twitter at @FTEpodcast. We're also on Facebook, and you can check out our website at flightthroughentirety.com. Please consider rating or reviewing us on Apple Podcasts, or we'll embarrass you on your first day by inviting your great-great-great-great-great-granddaughter along. And more You can find Jodie into Terror, our flashcast on the Whittaker Era of Doctor Who, at jodieintoterror.com, at @JodieIntoTerror on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and wherever podcasts can be found. We'll be releasing our final episode on The Power of the Doctor some time in October, we expect. Our James Bond commentary podcast is called Bondfinger, and you can find that at bondfinger.com, at @bondfingercast on Twitter, on Apple Podcasts, and everywhere else as well. We can also be heard on the Blakes 7 podcast Maximum Power, whose coverage of Series B will be starting soon, with a Very Special Episode That I Absolutely Can't Tell You About. And finally, there's our Star Trek commentary podcast, Untitled Star Trek Project, featuring Nathan and friend-of-the-podcast Joe Ford. This week, we went back or forward in time to the first series of Star Trek: Discovery and watched Vaulting Ambition.

The Daleks' Masterplan's residence in happy Times and Places will continue next week, but you probably won't mind the interruption by ...yet more Daleks! It's time to digest Too Much Information about The Rescue.  Not that The Rescue, the other The Rescue. And so at last we get to the conclusion of the very first Dalek story. It's never really been properly assessed this story, as it is such a landmark, so it's really interesting to look at it as an adventure in context with he development of the show. And this is where the programme really began to become a cultural phenomenon - there are loads of newspaper reports and tie-ins with other media, and as a result we hear from William Hartnell himself as well as Verity Lambert and a host of cultural commentators. But never mind what's happening outside the programme, within it there is plenty to cover - an abandoned nuclear bomb, a very different ending, an on set injury and the vexing question of just where to store your galactic conquerers are all on the list of what we can comfortably call Too Much Information...

Today, Colin A. Borden brings us the tale of Verity Lambert - the founding producer of Doctor Who!  As an aspiring young writer and director, Verity kept running into the glass ceiling, being told time and time again that there wasn't any more room for another woman. Verity kept at it, though, and when an accident on set means someone has to step in to keep the show together, Verity meets the challenge with aplomb and leaves an indelible impression on the studio department head. Later, when he's looking for someone to try and get a weird show called "Doctor Who" on its feet, he remembers Verity, and she becomes both the first UK female TV producer, and the youngest at the time. Her story is amazing, and this now beloved TV show is a staple in many a home, but it wouldn't have even happened were it not for the tenacious, creative, and get-it-done attitude of Verity Lambert. Listen now for the full story! — A Broad is a woman who lives by her own rules. Broads You Should Know is the podcast about the Broads who helped shape our world! 3 Ways you can help support the podcast: Write a review on Apple Podcasts Share your favorite episode on social media / tell a friend about the show! Send us an email with a broad suggestion, question, or comment at BroadsYouShouldKnow@gmail.com — Broads You Should Know is hosted by Sara Gorsky. IG: @SaraGorsky Web master / site design: www.BroadsYouShouldKnow.com — Broads You Should Know is produced by Sara Gorsky & edited by Chloe Skye

Hey, Who fans and welcome to Episode 354. After some development work at Riverside Studios, Verity Lambert's Heritage Plaque is now back up. Our review this week is the First Doctor story The Rescue so join us on a trip to Dido to meet Vicki, the Doctor's new companion. Links to the stuff we mentioned: The music to the scene we mentioned when https://youtu.be/BASZZe3jEO4?t=237 (The Doctor and Koquillion stand off.) This is The Big Blue Box Podcast Join us each week for a new episode every Friday from your hosts Garry and Adam. We talk news, reviews, commentaries and general chat on everything Doctor Who PLUS listen to our monthly https://feeds.captivate.fm/doctor-who-big-blue-box-podcast/round-table-episodes/ (Round Table episodes) with the whole team. Check out our https://www.bigblueboxpodcast.co.uk/ (website) where you can also listen to all of our episodes for free along with the amazing reviews and articles from our writing team. Follow us on the socials Come and get involved and chat Who between episodes on https://twitter.com/bigblueboxpcast (Twitter), https://facebook.com/bigblueboxpodcast (Facebook) and https://instagram.com/bigblueboxpodcast (Instagram). We also have a free https://discord.gg/8jZ42Qg (Discord server) for you to hop in and chat with other like-minded Who fans. Thank you for listening to this episode and remember to follow the podcast on your fav podcast app so you don't miss an episode when they drop every Friday (or pop over https://www.bigblueboxpodcast.co.uk/listen (here) for links to all the popular podcast platforms). Have a fantastic week and until next time remember... Aaaaaaaaaaallons-y!

In honor of the 50th Anniversary, this is a dramatization of the creation and early years of Doctor Who. Join us for the Doctor Who Docudrama: An Adventure In Space And Time. The BBC need to fill a half hour hole in their programming. So Sydney Newman and Verity Lambert create the story of a ...

This week in the first (of two?) Radio Free Skaro episodes, it's the final revenge of STATS! at least until the Autumn and the Three Who Rule examine how Legend of the Sea Devils did in a historical context, a gripping start to an episode featuring Big Finish news, the return of the Terry Nation Army, the ever-present Timelash and, as a special treat, an interview with author Richard Molesworth about his new book The John Nathan-Turner Doctor Who Production Diary 1979-1990! Links: Support Radio Free Skaro on Patreon The Timelash Legend of the Sea Devils final BBC One viewing figures 3.47M Doctor Who Magazine 577 released Eve of the Daleks/Legend of the Sea Devils UK Blu-Ray release May 23 The Production Diary of John Nathan-Turner The Daily Doctor book due September 22 Terry Nation Army Season 2 begins Big Finish Classic Doctors New Monsters Volume 3 due August 2022, Volume 4 due October 2023 Tribute to Verity Lambert at Riverside Studios May 29 Ann Davies died Interview: Richard Molesworth

Ross and Jeff sit down to talk about Doctor Who's first producer Verity Lambert. She not only shape the show we love but was also a pioneer in television. So sit back and listen.

Nicole Mazza returns for the 250th episode of Discussing Who! To celebrate, we go back to the very beginning and review the story behind the programme. Join us as we review An Adventure in Space and Time. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 250.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford,  and Nicole Mazza. Episode 250 Nicole Mazza returns for the 250th episode of Discussing Who! To celebrate, we go back to the very beginning and review the story behind the programme. Join us as we review An Adventure in Space and Time. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 250.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford,  and Nicole Mazza. What are your thoughts? Hit us up at hosts@discussingnetwork or @discussingwho on all of the social medias. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail message on the Discussing Who Call Line. Simply dial (805)850-DWHO (3946). (Airtime and/or long distance rates apply, if applicable.) Already following us on Facebook? Simply send a message on there. Subscribe to Discussing Who: A Doctor Who Podcast Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoApplePodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoSpotify Stitcher - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoStitcher Google Podcasts - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoGooglePodcast PlayerFM - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoPlayerFM TuneIn Radio - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoTuneIn Podbean - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoPodbean Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/discussing-who-a-doctor-who-po-15658 Become a Patreon Supporter! By becoming a Patreon, you can support the show while receiving exclusive perks made available for Patreon Supporters.  Visit Patreon.com/DiscussingNetwork for more information, to follow us on Patreon, and – should you choose – support the show. Connect via Social Media Be sure to follow us on Twitter, find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and visit our website.  Join us on the new Discussing Network Facebook Group.  Visit https://facebook.com./groups/discussingnetwork Real Characters Last year we asked ourselves and our listeners a simple but important question:  What makes Doctor Who important to you? The answer now lies within the pages of Real Characters: The Psychology of Parasocial Relationships with Media Characters, by 

Nicole Mazza returns for the 250th episode of Discussing Who! To celebrate, we go back to the very beginning and review the story behind the programme. Join us as we review An Adventure in Space and Time. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 250.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford,  and Nicole Mazza.

Former Doctor Who Magazine writer and long time Blue Peter editor Richard Marson (who has also written books on Doctor Who producers John Nathan-Turner and Verity Lambert) decided he'd rather chat to your host, Toby Hadoke, about his favourite things from Terror of the Autons. And it makes for a most illuminating chat that reveals much about the early days of fandom from someone at the coalface. Richard also takes us on a trip through the many highs of a story full of inventive death and teatime horror. 

Description Returning guest Scott Carelli joins us to discuss Verity Lambert, Waris Hussein, and William Hartnell from the television film An Adventure in Space and Time. Telling the origin of the iconic British sci-fi series Doctor Who, the film deftly … Continue reading →

Welcome to Doctor Who’s That?, the podcast where one Doctor Who Expert, one Modern Doctor Who Fan, and a Doctor Who Newbie watch and discuss every Doctor Who story, starting from the very beginning. Sean (the Expert), Andy (the Modern Fan), and Bay (the Newbie) are joined by guest host Kieran to talk about the Pre-History of Doctor Who. We talk about the early state of British television in the 50’s and 60’s, and we introduce some of the key behind-the-scenes people who helped to create the show, such as Sydney Newman, David Whitaker, and Verity Lambert. We also talk about some of the initial ideas for the show, like an invisible time machine, an evil Doctor, and an alien karate princess named Biddy.

Our 7th episode finds us at G and Channel 4's acclaimed Alan Bleasdale drama GBH. The series is about political machinations in a nameless northern city in the early 90s, centred on two men: sharp-suited Labour council leader Michael Murray (a BAFTA award-winning performance from Robert Lindsay) and a mentally disturbed headmaster of a special school Jim Nelson (BAFTA-nominated Michael Palin). Supporting characters include Michael's Irish mother (Julie Walters) and the mysterious Barbara (Lindsay Duncan, who also won a BAFTA nomination). Along the the way you'll hear how Andy discovered the status button button on his DVD remote, and how Martin, who thought he knew what he's getting, finds some of the content a struggle. Unless GBH happens to be your favourite TV series of all time and you cannot cope with any criticism of it, join Andy and Martin as they traverse the highs(Andy: There were highs?!?!)and lows of this 1991 drama which was executive produced by Verity Lambert. Next Time: The History Man

In the summer of 2017, in a special clip created to air during the Wimbledon tournament, Jodie Whittaker was announced as the newest actor, and the first woman, to take over the iconic role of The Doctor on the long-running British science fiction series, Doctor Who. But while debates raged across the internet about whether or not a woman should play the Doctor, and whether or not women’s voices were important to the long-running series, the thing many people lost sight of is that a woman had played one of the most vital roles in the creation of the series. Her name was Verity Lambert.

Movie Meltdown - Episode 465  This week we are coming to you “live” from Louisville Supercon as we talk with a quartet of sci-fi legends. Join us as we talk with Sam Jones (Flash Gordon), Ricou Browning (The Creature from the Black Lagoon), Patricia Quinn (The Rocky Horror Picture Show) and John Wesley Shipp (The Flash). In this Meltdown-verse crossover event, we join forces with George Buehler (The WBKI FANatic), to discuss our other interactions with guests like… Kevin Conroy, Alice Cooper, Loren Lester, Diane Pershing, Charles Martinet, Lloyd Kaufman, Kane, Sergeant Slaughter, Theodore Long and at least one of us inspired Booker T and changed his life. (Or at least his lunch.) And while we realize that being a hoarder sometimes comes in handy, we also bring up… Mask of the Phantasm, Thunderball, Ming the Merciless, Space Jam, Kiss Meets the Phantom of the Park, the life of Edward Fudge, watching him on the Muppets, The Burien Flyers, Cowboy Bebop, you’ve influenced royalty, 97% of every actor or actress, you were so giddy to be talking to him, Isaac Yankem, DDS, Kurt Russell, He-Man, a shot of brandy, we’ve got David Bowie we’ve got Princess Margaret, Flipper, The Neverending Story 2, The Fire That Consumes, the old-fashioned Hollywood screen test, Max von Sydow, mail ordering out of catalogs, The Day Magenta Went Away, Warner Brothers for CBS, we all wore glitter and you couldn't get it off because it was made of glass, the Vogue theater, Verity Lambert who invented Doctor Who actually, Jack Palance, Separation Anxiety, Mackenzie Astin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, it was pretty chilly, he got the sack because he was no good at Herod, I went in and sang a 1930’s song, The Flash/Arrow/Supergirl crossover, Vampire Hunter D, Clint Eastwood, a drunk Creature, that's filthy I'm not singing that, we're leading toward Crisis on Infinite Earths, the voice of Mario, Frank Langella, then they said Mick Jagger's queuing up on the last night with Bianca and Elliott Gould, fan theories on the internet, Dino De Laurentiis, he was my Flash, they're introducing the Monitor into the Arrowverse, to me standard thinking is substandard, shaking hands with Alice, who put me in the Cobra clutch and they said the four magic words... Vincent Price Christopher Lee. “I will say Hollywood... unless you're grounded... you will get a little bit tainted.” For more on Louisville Supercon, go to: https://louisvillesupercon.com Follow WBKI: Louisville's CW at: https://www.facebook.com/CWBKI

Episode 84 of the Doctor Who: Alhambra Podcast, with Brett, Liam, and Humphrey, look at two of the early year's Doctor Who show runners in Verity Lambert versus Innes Lloyd.   As usual, we do get off topic early on, as well as throughout the podcast.  Although we look at the show runners era as a whole, each one of us focused on a different story within the era to see if the stories and tones consistent throughout both eras. Stay tuned for our next podcasts: Episode ??: Liam's Trip to Whooverville Episode ??: The Barry Letts era vs The Philip Hinchcliffe era Episode ??: Doctor Who news & August Big Finish Reviews Please give the show some feedback through tweets & email. Please email the show at: alhambraaudio@gmail.com Tweet the show: @AlhambraPodcast  Tweet the hosts: Liam @djNezumi or Brett @Mavic_Chen  Visit our website: AlhambraPodcast.weebly.com

Celebrating the 100th episode of Next Stop Everywhere, Charles Skaggs and Jesse Jackson discuss An Adventure in Space and Time, the 2013 biographical TV film about the creation of Doctor Who, starring David Bradley as William Hartnell, Jessica Raine as Verity Lambert, Brian Cox as Sydney Newman, Sacha Dhawan as Waris Hussein, and Lesley Manville as Heather Hartnell! Find us here: Twitter: @NextStopSMG @CharlesSkaggs @JesseJacksonDFW Facebook: Facebook.com/NextStopEverywherePodcast/ Email:  NextStopEverywhereSMG@gmail.com  

Back before television, radio was King or perhaps in Australia it was Queen! The first part of this episode is an interview with the Managing Director of Grace Gibson Productions Bruce Ferrier. Bruce now runs a production company that started in the 1940s by a woman who hailed from Texas and moved to Australia starting a legacy of commercially and critically successful radio productions. These productions stood the test of time and Bruce is going to talk to us about Grace Gibson herself and the tremendous output of the studio. It wouldn’t be a Kaleidoscope podcast if we couldn’t talk about the current state of the Grace Gibson archives, how master recordings are stored and if any restoration work is being carried out on them. We then talk with Researcher Richard Bignell as we talk about the 50th anniversary of Season 5 of “Doctor Who”. We focus on this season because there has always been something special about it. Richard gives his opinion why plus we talk about the return of missing material and the research he is doing for his next issue of “Nothing at the End of the Lane”. Then, we talk about the recent find of the soundtrack to an “Adam Adamant Lives!”. We interview Tim Emblem-English who found the recording about how this find was almost completely looked over. We also scoured through the Kaleidoscope archives to bring out a rare interview with Verity Lambert as she shares some of her thoughts on the production of “Adam Adamant Lives!”. Finally, we share some exciting news about what we are planning to do this episode of “Adam Adamant Lives!” to coincide with the 30th anniversary of Kaleidoscope and what we are planning on doing may affect other shows where soundtracks only exist. Don’t worry, any examples we provide in this episode we know need to be cleaned up! Lots to listen to in this episode! If you have feedback or questions you would like to have read on the podcast or general inquiries, please contact us at feedback@fromthearchive.co.uk. We would love to hear from you! This podcast is a co-production between From the Archive: A British Television Blog and Kaleidoscope. Thank you for listening. Grace Gibson Productions: http://gracegibsonradio.com/ Tim Emblem-English (The Flying Spot): www.theflyingspot.co.uk TV Brain: www.tvbrain.info

A brand new podcast and free download from Toby Hadoke, as he continues on an epic quest to talk to someone involved in every one of the stories from Doctor Who's 54 years on television...

A new month, but Toby Hadoke keeps on relentless tracking down people from Doctor Who's first 52 years on TV to talk to for free downloads and podcasts...

An absolute Doctor Who legend is the latest subject of Toby Hadoke's free podcast and downloads, as he seeks out heroes associated with 52 years of the show on television...

T/A - Ok, NOW our Canada Day mini-marathon concludes! Erika and Steven complete the last episode in the Verity Lambert era, the unique-in-many-ways “Mission to the Unknown”. We watched an animated version of this “Dalek Cutaway” (no, it’s not really called that), which was really fab. Erika felt as much tension watching the animated characters as she has with many live actors. It cooked along and I could tell what was happening! More observations and some serious reminiscences await in the podcast! Host Erika Ensign and Steven Schapansky.

One day in 2013, actor, comedian and TV expert Toby Hadoke was challenged to find someone to talk to about every Doctor Who story from the show's first 50 years on television. This ongoing quest has expanded and entertained, with today's free download and podcast being no exception...

Just over a week till Doctor Who returns as I type this but just enough time for a taster of this year’s Whooverville convention. As ever Stephen Hatcher and his team put together a fine event, this time with even more dealers than before so I can home with quite a few target books for the shelf. But as ever there was room for podcasters to talk to the guests I was joined by Jean of The Staggering Stories podcast to talk to Richard Marson(TV Producer and writer of The Life & Scandalous Times of JNT and Drama & Delight: The Life of Verity Lambert), Nicholas Pegg(Dalek Actor), and David Benson(Actor in Dr Who: Robot of Sherwood and Big Finish’s Iris Wildthyme series) with David Benson having recently played London Mayor Boris Johnson the conversion drifted from the BBC to Politics which certainly all three guests had a take on.   Also this week almost while we weren’t looking another trailer was released to promote Dr Who Series 9.   You can watch video of this panel here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4JDuJN4YM4 and my photos of Whooverville 7 are here https://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/albums/72157658209772545   End theme is Dr Who(Gypsy Guitar version) by Thrip   The show is now on Facebook please join the group for exclusive behind the scenes insights and of course also discuss and feedback on the show https://www.facebook.com/groups/187162411486307/   If you want to send me comments or feedback you can email them to tdrury2003@yahoo.co.uk or contact me on twitter where I'm @tdrury or send me a friend request and your comments to facebook where I'm Tim Drury and look like this http://www.flickr.com/photos/tdrury/3711029536/in/set-72157621161239599/ in case you were wondering.

What bloody man is that?  It's bloody Jack Graham.  Again.  Another Shabcast so soon?  Yes, but don't get used to this kind of schedule.  It's only happening because time is out of joint.  This time, myself and my actorly buddy Elliot Chapman (returning guest from the Macra shabcast, and Big Finish's new Ben Jackson) discuss Shakespeare's great tragedy 'Macbeth', and Shakespeare generally.  We even say the word 'Macbeth' occasionally... hopefully without bringing too much theatrical ill-luck down upon ourselves.  We chat as we watch the TV film of Trevor Nunn's legendary production from 1978, starring Ian McKellen and Judi Dench, and produced by Verity Lambert.  The second most profound material she ever televised.  Elliot will be appearing in a production of 'Macbeth' soon to run in Redcliffe Caves in Bristol, produced by Insane Root as part of the Bristol Shakespeare Festival.  Jack will be appearing in the kitchen soon to make himself an evil sandwich as part of a obscene, perverse ritual.  Root for us insanely, and download our shabcast.  Exeunt.

#doctorwho #tindogpodcast     Midlands premiere convention for Doctor Who fans! Guests Photo Gallery Tickets About Whooverville Counting down to Whooverville 7! 5 September 2015 at QUAD, Derby. 0 7 3 Days 2 2 Hours 0 3 Minutes   Guests More guests will be added as they are confirmed. Please remember all announced guests appear subject to work commitments. Colin Baker For the second successive year we are proud to be bringing a Doctor to Whooverville – and it's an old friend of our group and our convention. We are absolutely delighted to be able to announce that COLIN BAKER has agreed to return to Whooverville.Colin, the Sixth Doctor of course, needs no introduction. If you have yet to see him at a convention you are in for a treat. He is a fabulous guest and a genuinely nice guy.He was the main guest at the very first Whooverville, back in 2009 and we are really looking forward to showing him what we have done with our little convention, as well as to asking him about Big Finish, his part in the 50th Anniversary Celebrations, I'm A Celebrity… and so much more. Many thanks to Colin for agreeing to come back and see us again Guests Jenny T. Colgan Jenny published her first novel in 2000 and is one of the UK's most popular romantic novelists, winning the award for Romantic Novel of the Year in 2013 for Welcome to Rosie Hopkins' Sweetshop of Dreams. A life-long Who fan, who once won a competition to meet Peter Davison, Jenny's first Doctor Who novel, Dark Horizons was published in 2012. She is also a contributor to the recently published collection of Who novellas, originally published as e-books, Time Trips. Many thanks to our friends at BBC Books for helping to arrange Jenny's appearance at Whooverville. Richard Marson Richard is the author of two acclaimed biographies of Doctor Who producers. JNT: The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan Turner, published in 2013, confounded many people's expectations by being a serious, scholarly and above all sympathetic account of the life of the last producer of classic Doctor Who. He has followed this up his year, with his biography of the series' first producer, Drama and Delight: The Life of Verity Lambert, which is garnering rave reviews. Both books are published by Miwk Publishing, to whom our thanks go for facilitating Richard's appearance at Whooverville. Richard was for many years a contributor to Doctor Who Magazine and was editor of Blue Peter between 1998 and 2007. He also produced the fabulous 2012 documentary, Tales of Television Centre. We very much look forward to meeting him. Jeff Cummins Since winning a Magpie art competition with a portrait of George Best in 1969, Jeff has had a successful career as a graphic designer and artist. In the 1970s he worked with the legendary Hipgnosis, designers of album covers, working with artists such as Pink Floyd, Led Zeppelin, The Moody Blues and Peter Gabriel. His painting for the Paul and Linda McCartneyalbum ‘Wings Over America' propelled him into the international arena. of course he is well-known to Who fans as the designer of the covers of a number of Target books. More information on Jeff and his work can be found at  Many thanks to Jeff for contacting us, we look forward to meeting him. Karen Louise Hollis Karen is an old friend and a member of our group, who is known for her two books relating her convention experiences Un-Conventional and The Other Side of The Table. She is the author of the forthcoming Anthony Ainley biography, The Man Behind The Master, to be published by Fantom Films. Michael Pickwoad Michael is the current Production Manager on Doctor Who, the man ultimately responsible for all art and design matters on the series. The son of War Machines actor William Mervyn, he has never done a convention before. Many thanks to our friend Tristan Peatfield for making the introductions. Dan Starkey Dan has become the go-to-guy for Sontarans both for televised Doctor Who and for Big Finish audios, since appearing in the 10th Doctor Story The Sontaran Strategem/The Poison Sky. He is probably best known as Commander Strax, a role which he first played in the Eleventh Doctor story A Good Man Goes To War and which he has reprised on several occasions since as part of the Paternoster Gang. After 3 seasons in prosthetics as Randal Moon in Wizards vs. Aliens, Dan finally got his face on-screen as Ian the elf in the Doctor Who Christmas Special Last Christmas, before covering himself in glory as part of the winning team in the Christmas 2014 series of University Challenge. Dan is a long-standing Doctor Who fan, which will make it particularly pleasing to welcome him to Whooverville. Terrance Dicks Terrance Dicks is a very old friend of our group, having twice previously visited us for Friday evening meetings, as well as for one of the 625 Lines events at QUAD that we co-organised. Terrance needs no introduction, he is simply the most important writer ever to contribute to Doctor Who and the biggest influence on the show of the last 40 years. Terrance is a great convention guest, a font of fascinating stories and memories, and a genuinely nice, approachable person. If you haven't met him yet, you are in for a treat. David Benson David Benson is perhaps best know to us as the voice of Panda in the Big Finish Iris Wildthyme audio range, for playing Orson Welles in ‘Invaders from Mars', also for Big Finish and (among others) Aleister Crowley in ‘The Scarifyers'. He is also known for his hit one-man show ‘Think No Evil Of Us', based on the life of Kenneth Williams as well as for his similar show based on Frankie Howerd and for playing Noel Cowerd in the BBC comedy show ‘Goodnight Sweetheart'. David made his television Doctor Who debut this year as the Master of Ceremonies of the Archery Contest in ‘Robot of Sherwood'. Matthew Waterhouse The son of a solicitor, Matthew was a great fan of Doctor Who in his younger days and went on to play Adric alongside the 4th and 5th Doctors. Matthew has recently returned to Doctor Who as Adric for Big Finish alongside Peter Davison as the 5th Doctor.   Photo Gallery

No, that title doesn't mean we're fighting amongst ourselves (though it's true we're not in total agreement about this week's topic). Join Deb, Erika, Liz, Lynne, and Tansy as we talk about Richard Marson's new biography of Verity Lambert, Drama and Delight: The Life of Verity Lambert. Verity did an awful lot more than just launching Doctor Who. Her successes ranged from television to cooking to friendship. We chat about it all and discuss whether we thought the book succeeds as a biography. Will you be running out to nab this book? Let us know in the comments! ^E Related links [on our site]:Drama and Delight The Life of Verity Lambert (paperback version--click the link in the text above for hardback)The Life and Scandalous Times of John Nathan-TurnerVerity! Extra! - Matt Smith, Adieu and JN-T AdoCatalogue raisonnéAdam Adamant Lives!

Happy post-10th Who birthday, everyone! What with Peter Capaldi visiting the Doctor Who Experience and entertaining children with birthday cakes and charm, it’s easy to forget that other things were happening in the world of Who this week, like Big Finish announcing they’ll be making their audio adventures until at least 2020, or a mad genius 3D printing a bust of the aforementioned Mr. Capaldi. All mere preamble though, as this week we bring you an interview with biographer Richard Marson, who is following up his excellent book on John Nathan-Turner with “Drama and Delight: The Life of Verity Lambert.” Intrigued? Then lend us the use of your aural cavities for an hour and change!   Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

Episode 31 - Richard Marson is our special guest in this first part of our two part series looking at the biographies of Doctor Who stars in front and behind of the camera. Richard discusses the approach he took in documenting the life of Doctor Who's first producer, Verity Lambert as well as touching on his previous acclaimed book on John-Nathan Turner. We also ask Richard his thoughts on other biographies in the realm of Doctor Who. The book (and other Doctor Who related titiles) can be ordered directly from Miwk Publishing http://www.miwkpublishing.com/store/

Episode 31 - Richard Marson is our special guest in this first part of our two part series looking at the biographies of Doctor Who stars in front and behind of the camera. Richard discusses the approach he took in documenting the life of Doctor Who's first producer, Verity Lambert as well as touching on his previous acclaimed book on John-Nathan Turner. We also ask Richard his thoughts on other biographies in the realm of Doctor Who. The book (and other Doctor Who related titiles) can be ordered directly from Miwk Publishing http://www.miwkpublishing.com/store/

An epic Doctor Who episode deserves an epic celebration of it. Yes, a celebration. Shana and Daniel have a long and lively conversation about the (arguably) longest single story in Doctor Who history: The Daleks' Master Plan, with Mission to the Unknown as prequel. Along the way, we see some excellent (and not-so-excellent) costume design, the gaining of (and loss of) some important companions, some very silly science, a pair of amazing performances from Kevin Stoney as Mavic Chen and of course William Hartnell as the Doctor, the welcome return of the Meddling Monk, and of course Daleks with fucking flamethrowers for arms. Our main topic of discussion: the culpability of the Doctor in the risks taken by his companions, a topic that the current era of the show tries (and fails) to address as well as it's done here.    Main Topic: Mission to the Unknown/The Daleks' Master Plan.  Segment One: To 34:35. General Thoughts. Getting Used to Reconstructions/Animations. Why Don't People Like Master Plan? The Monk Returns. A Batman/Joker dynamic. Recurring characters as plot devices. Describing "The Feast of Steven" and "Volcano." Doctor Who Christmas episodes. We Hope No Who Nerds Listen To This Podcast. The Daleks as Nazi/communist metaphors. Mission to the Unknown as Verity's last episode. A major period of transition. Proto-Brig! The Relationship between Bret Vyon and Sara Kingdom. Shana has completely forgotten Steven. "Steven sits on the floor in a daze." Looking at Mission to the Unknown: The Varga Plants. The hypothetical Terry Nation Dalek show. Fluffy Hartnell.  Intermission: Mavic Chen plays politics with some Daleks. Segment Two: 34:35 to 53:10 Mavic Chen, the racism and the genius. Terry Nation doesn't know what a galaxy is. Officious Daleks. "Dalek Supreme and the Football Hooligans." The Doctor pits different enemies against one another. The Daleks as more than "tank aliens." What does Shana think of Katarina? Taking death seriously. Did Katarina sacrifice herself intentionally? Steven as moral center and audience avatar.  Intermission: Katrina's death, from the excellent audio version. Segment Three: 53:10 to end. The Death of Bret Vyon, and Steven's great moment. The police state of Daleks' Master Plan. "Doctor Who is a kid's show." Daleks with fucking flamethrowers. Diluting the serious. Very attractive young Jon Pertwee. The legacy of Sara Kingdom. Before Terry Nation became a hack. Shana voluntarily watches a reconstruction. Hartnell's voice. Just, Hartnell's voice. A plug for the audiobook. What do we think of the Monk? A litany of man-thigh. The ancient Egyptians as pawns in this story. "My Doctor is a hero, not a clown." Ending the epic. Recounting episodes eleven and twelve. The mechanics of the Time Destructor. The Death of Sara Kingdom. "So much scarier than the Angels." What does war get us? Death. Jessica's gonna laugh. Hartnell allows each companion to be the best version of themselves. The moral culpability of the Doctor. The ethics of war. The agency of a follower. Doctor Who inspires amazing conversations. Big Ideas. A return to this kind of Dalek. Wrapping up.  Ending: The final words of the episode, as Steven and the Doctor reflect on the loss of their friends.   Amazon link to the audio play version of Mission to the Unknown/The Daleks' Master Plan. Highly recommended! Animation of Mission to the Unknown Part One. Part Two. Further Reading (I.E. stuff Daniel found useful in understanding this story and talking about it): Wood and Miles's About Time, Volume One. An excellent resource for the first three seasons of Classic Who. Phil Sandifer writes a love letter to Verity Lambert and discusses some of the history behind Mission to the Unknown. And writes the best general-consumption "way to watch "The Daleks' Master Plan" Daniel has yet seen.  Find Our Stuff: Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter 

Toby Hadoke's getting close to achieving his goal of interviewing someone to do with every TV Doctor Who story in the show's 50 years. But with only a handful left, can he find someone to talk about each?

In this episode, Shana and Daniel discuss the great First Doctor serial The Time Meddler. And struggle to keep the puppy quiet. Along the way, discussions of misconceptions about the First Doctor, the creation of the pseudo-historical in Doctor Who, and the characterizations of Steven and Vicki abound. Also: a change in leadership as Verity Lambert leaves, looking ahead to some missing episodes, and casting a modern version of the Meddling Monk.  Main Topic: The Time Meddler. Funny Hartnell. Deep Hartnell. Stereotypes about Hartnell. Three quotes from The Time Meddler. Shana doesn't listen to podcasts. The panda, the poetry. Not naming a certain showrunner. Jokes at the expense of other characters. The Time Meddler as a reintroduction to the series. Clever and cute Vicki. A space helmet for a cow. Puppy problems. A Very Modern Episode. The Introduction of the Pseudo-Historical. IDBI. An unintentional preview for a future podcast episode. Feminist Vicki. Skeptical Steven. Quippy Hartnell. The great Douglas Camfield. Introducing the Monk. An actress from The Tribe of Gum. Wanting to see the Monk in New Who. 90s High School Girl Wig. Puppy Problems II. Time Travel as a Device in Doctor Who. Plot contrivances. The Doctor Vs. The Meddler. Puppy Problems III. The Meddler as Loki. Wrapping up.  Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter 

Toby Hadoke enters the 80s of his interview campaign with a new subject, someone who helps him continue his quest to speak to someone involved in every Doctor Who story...

Matt West in conversation with Richard Marson, author of Drama and Delight: The Life and Legacy of Verity Lambert http://miwkpublishing.com/uploads/MIWK_PC_19_RM3.mp3

In this episode (recorded on the day of the 51st anniversary) Daniel and Shana discuss the very first episode of Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child. Are the caveman sequences worth it? Is Barbara really as awesome as fandom thinks? (Yes.) Should the Doctor always be a hero? All this and much more. Main Topic: An Unearthly Child. Meeting three new companions. The Susan Scream. Parks and Recreation reference. Explaining "received fan wisdom." Going to Chicago TARDIS. Talkin' about Susan Foreman. Doctor Who Hair Trivia. "I Don't Like This Century." Shana Impersonates Susan. Doing Barbara. Coal Hill Schoolteachers in Season One and Series Eight. Eyefuckery. The first episode of An Unearthly Child as the beginning of a horror movie. Practical Barbara. Empathy. Blockhead Ian. "Courtney Trouble." The First Doctor is an officious prick. Moral ambiguity. Shana gives her quote. Skeptical Ian. Never show this to an anthropologist. Expectations of the BBC. Production values. Lots of Man-Thigh. Hur's agency. "Savages." Kyriarchy. Class structure. Doctor Who as Degrassi. The M-word. Worldbuilding. Shipping Ian and Barbara. Homoerotic fight sequences. Verity Lambert: one of the coolest women in history. Love for "An Adventure in Space and Time." A long aside about the Beatles. Would you recommend An Unearthly Child to a new fan? Leaving Barbara to die. Fear Makes Companions of All of Us. Bashing a caveman with a rock. An unheroic Doctor. Next Week: The Romans.    Find us on iTunes! Or Facebook! We love email (oispacemanpodcast@gmail.com)! And all our episodes are on oispaceman.libsyn.com. Daniel's Tumblr Twitter Shana's Tumblr Twitter 

In this weeks show it's part two of the lads commentary for Castrovalva, episodes 3 and 4.  Yes, as this was recorded last week, the trio bravely continue in the sweltering London heat, drinking wine and talking nonsense as usual.  However, it appears that the heat gets to Phil as he completely misses the point of the Shardovan and becomes attached to a Scotsman. And in a hastily inserted news section, another series 8 trailer, Philip Morris and the ongoing talk of missing episodes, news on the Deep Breath DVD release in North America, the enormous DVD/Blu-ray 50th Anniversary boxset and the DWAS honour Verity Lambert.

Our survey of Doctor Who baddies continues with those kings of the potato people themselves! Join Deb, Erika, Liz, and Tansy as we chat about Sontarans. We all rewatched "The Sontaran Stratagem" and "The Poison Sky" as a jumping-off point for this conversation, but fear not Classic Who fans, there's plenty discussion of their origins and development throughout the series (and even Big Finish)! What do you think of these (usually) stocky, militaristic foes? Let us know in the comments! While you're commenting, please vote! We're going to try our hands at play-along commenting. Let us know which story you think we should do. (Or let us know on Twitter using #VerityVotes.) The Gunfighters The Visitation Black Orchid Paradise Towers Father's Day The Curse of the Black Spot PLUS, feel free to ask us any Doctor Who-related questions you might have. We'll start covering those in future Extras! (Again, you can also ask on Twitter, using #AskVerity.) ^E Also covered [links on our site]:Tansy loves Doctor Who Magazine, and not just because it told her Richard Marson is writing a biography of Verity Lambert!Erika is amazed and inspired by Radio Free Skaro's ability to stay fresh after nearly 8 years of podcasting!Liz is amused that Matt Smith will be in the new Terminator movie!Deb laughed out loud for five straight minutes at the promo for The Time Run! Bonus links [also on our site]:The First SontaransThe Five CompanionsThe Time Run (full video)

In which Daniel and Shana talk about Doctor/Rose Shipping, the nature of the Space Nazi as a villain, similarities between the Daleks and the Doctor, and erotic tension as a Ganatus/Ian/Barbara love triangle forms in "The Daleks." Also: a hypothetical 90s "grunge Doctor" and a (mostly) sincere request for fanfiction. Show Notes: Main topic: Hartnell's "The Daleks" and Eccleston's "Dalek." Is Shana a Doctor/Rose shipper? Eccleston as Shana's favorite Doctor? Hanky-panky in the Tardis? Nine playing the musical instrument in "Dalek." Sexual tension in Series 1 of New Who. Shana plays with her plush Dalek. Daniel is a Bad Fan. Then explains the origin of "Bad Fan." The pacing of the Hartnell era. Shana sings "Homoerotic tension." Spelunking in Terry Nation scripts. The pacing of "The Daleks" and the personalities of the Daleks in "The Daleks." The ultimate evil businessmen. Daniel forgets Sydney Newman's name, but talks a bit about the educational origins of Doctor Who. What might this episode had been without the Dalek design? The arc towards humanity in the Dalek race. Political activism in Doctor Who, particularly in the Verity Lambert and Russell T. Davies eras. The Daleks as Nazi analogues. "Dalek" as a metaphor for Bush/Blair-era warmongering. Shana plays with the plush toy again. Bringing the show thematically to America as a commentary on Americans. A brief mention of RTD-era diversity policies. Van Statten as the man-child capitalist genius. These two episodes as showing the Doctor showing "non-Doctorish" characteristics. Empathy and emotionality in "Dalek." Philosophical questions posed by many Dalek episodes. Daniel isn't a huge fan of the Master. The lasting effects of the Time War on the New Series narrative. The monsters inside of us all, and a Vonnegut reference. The hidden (and perhaps unintentional) humor of "The Daleks." Susan as a useless character, not to the fault of Carole Anne Ford. Fashion victims: The Thals. The amazing richness of "Dalek" and Eccleston's performance. Historically speaking, the way the show changes specifically at the turn of each decade. Matt Smith is "Hipster Who." What would a hypothetical 90s Who have looked like? Imaginary casting decisions. The Doctor Wears Flannel? A request for fanfic. Wrapping up with three excellent quotes from "Dalek." Daniel's Tumblr: danieleharper.tumblr.com Shana's Tumblr: redshana.tumblr.com Daniel's Twitter: @danieleharper Shana's Twitter: @inkyosa

from wiki An Adventure in Space and Time is a British television  commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the science fiction series , which tells the story of its creation. It is written by the Doctor Who and  writer . Details of the film were announced by the BBC on 9 August 2012, with the programme airing on  in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2013, on  in the United States and  in Canada on 22 November 2013, on UKTV in New Zealand on 22 November 2013 and on  in Australia on 24 November 2013. The TV programme was shown in a pre-screening at the British Film Institute in  on 12 November 2013. Contents   []  Synopsis[] In 1966,  () is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as  and stands in front of the TARDIS console. First gazing at the ceiling, he lowers his head and closes his eyes. Three years earlier, BBC executive  () is asked to create a show that will fill the gap between  and . He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a "doctor", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague  () she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director,  (), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled Doctor Who and, despite some trepidation, he accepts. During a rehearsal, Hartnell is dissatisfied that the  lacks an interior set. Newman then compliments Hartnell's acting ability to save his producer from a troublesome conversation. However, Newman has misgivings about Lambert's handling of her job. This inspires Lambert to become more assertive and she forces the set designer to finally create the TARDIS interior. He does so effortlessly, impressing Lambert. The recording of the pilot episode is beset with difficulties; Newman dislikes the result and orders a re-shoot. Following this, he is finally contented and schedules a transmission date. After the broadcast of the , Lambert and Hussein are nervous, as it occurs the day after the  and its potential audience is diminished. Newman summons Lambert and tells her of Controller of BBC1 's () request to cancel the show, but Lambert emphasises her belief in it and asks him to repeat the first episode before the second is screened. For the next serial, Newman expresses his concern about the , referring to them as "bug-eyed monsters", which he refused to allow on the show since its creation. However, Lambert eventually convinces him. Following the transmission of the, Lambert realises its popularity when she spots children impersonating the creatures' catchphrase, "Exterminate". Newman is pleased to tell her that the programme achieved a viewership of 10 million and continued production is now assured. As most of the original cast and crew (including Hussein and Lambert) gradually move on to other projects, Hartnell's health declines, which leads to him forget lines and require scenes to be re-shot — something the BBC can ill-afford. Hartnell meets with Newman and asks for a reduced workload, but the decision has already been taken to replace him. Hartnell has grown to embrace playing the Doctor and struggles with his emotional attachment to the character. However, he reluctantly accepts the situation. As he later informs his wife, Heather (), of the news he breaks into tears and says, "I don't want to go." Before his final scene, Hartnell shares a brief exchange with his successor,  (). As the cameras are about to record, Hartnell looks across the main console. He sees , who will play the same role nearly 50 years later, and who silently acknowledges Hartnell's legacy. Production[] The drama is produced by Matt Strevens, and directed by . Filming began in February 2013. The production was based at the Wimbledon Studios in London, with shooting also taking place at . On Sunday 17 February 2013, location filming for the drama took place early in the morning on  in London. This involved replicas of 1960s  props crossing the bridge, in a recreation of a famous scene from the 1964 Doctor Who serial . Interior scenes replicating early Doctor Who production at  were also filmed, showing 1963-era cameras and studio equipment. To make the drama understandable to a general audience not knowledgeable about the history of Doctor Who, not all of those involved in its creation are represented in the script. For example, the programme's original story editor  does not appear, and his role is merged with that of associate producer . Part of the production involved the recreation of scenes from the classic series, some of which are from  such as. Mark Gatiss had stated that his ambitions included filming the death of  from the missing episode 12 of, using actress  (who originally played the character in 1965) to play the increasingly aging Sara, and using  footage of the  publicity photo-shoot for , but the budget could not accommodate them. Cast[] A number of the cast have appeared in Doctor Who at one time or another, most notably William Russell and Carole Ann Ford.  appeared in the  episode "", while  was in the Series 7 episode "", both alongside  as the Doctor;  was in the  serial  with ;  appeared as the title character in the  serial  with ;  has played the voice of the  since the series was revived in 2005 and  voiced the Elder Ood in . Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills, who both played companions to Hartnell's First Doctor also appeared during Verity Lambert's leaving party scene. Doctor Who actors[]  as , who portrayed the   as , who portrayed   as , who portrayed  Claudia Grant as , who portrayed  Anna-Lisa Drew as , who portrayed   as , who portrayed the  Sophie Holt as , who portrayed   as , original voice of the  and   as the Cyril the caveman Behind-the-scenes personnel[]  as , co-creator  as , original producer  as , original director Sarah Winter as , creator of composer 's theme tune recording  as , associate producer  as , director  as Richard Martin, director David Annen as , original production designer Sam Hoare as , director  as , controller of  Others[]  as Heather Hartnell, wife of William Hartnell Cara Jenkins as Judith "Jessica" Carney, granddaughter of William Hartnell  as Harry  as Joyce Ross Gurney-Randall as Reg Reece Pockney as Alan Charlie Kemp as Arthur Roger May as Len Kit Connor as Charlie[]  as himself  (uncredited cameo)  (uncredited cameo)  (uncredited cameo) Earlier proposals[] Gatiss first pitched the idea of such a drama to the BBC for the programme's fortieth anniversary in 2003, submitting a proposal to . However, the proposal was rejected by the BBC, and Gatiss was told there was no available slot or budget for such a programme. Ten years prior to Gatiss's pitch, at the time of Doctor Who's thirtieth anniversary in 1993, film-maker  had proposed a similar project called The Legend Begins to the BBC. The Legend Begins would have mixed documentary interviews with those responsible for the creation of Doctor Who with a dramatised strand showing the programme's beginnings. Eventually, the dramatisation idea was abandoned in favour of a standard documentary format looking at the entire history of Doctor Who, which was eventually broadcast on  as  in November 1993. When interviewed in 2003, Mark Gatiss said that he was unaware of Davies's earlier The Legend Begins proposal when he first came up with the idea for his programme. Home media[] The programme will be released on DVD on 2 December 2013. An Adventure in Space and Time is a British television  commissioned to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the science fiction series , which tells the story of its creation. It is written by the Doctor Who and  writer . Details of the film were announced by the BBC on 9 August 2012, with the programme airing on  in the United Kingdom on 21 November 2013, on  in the United States and  in Canada on 22 November 2013, on UKTV in New Zealand on 22 November 2013 and on  in Australia on 24 November 2013. The TV programme was shown in a pre-screening at the British Film Institute in  on 12 November 2013. Contents   []  Synopsis[] In 1966,  () is in his dressing room at the BBC. He insults a stagehand who calls him to the set, where the delay caused by his absence is noticed. Hartnell enters in costume, ready to film his last moments as  and stands in front of the TARDIS console. First gazing at the ceiling, he lowers his head and closes his eyes. Three years earlier, BBC executive  () is asked to create a show that will fill the gap between  and . He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a "doctor", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague  () she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director,  (), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled Doctor Who and, despite some trepidation, he accepts. During a rehearsal, Hartnell is dissatisfied that the  lacks an interior set. Newman then compliments Hartnell's acting ability to save his producer from a troublesome conversation. However, Newman has misgivings about Lambert's handling of her job. This inspires Lambert to become more assertive and she forces the set designer to finally create the TARDIS interior. He does so effortlessly, impressing Lambert. The recording of the pilot episode is beset with difficulties; Newman dislikes the result and orders a re-shoot. Following this, he is finally contented and schedules a transmission date. After the broadcast of the , Lambert and Hussein are nervous, as it occurs the day after the  and its potential audience is diminished. Newman summons Lambert and tells her of Controller of BBC1 's () request to cancel the show, but Lambert emphasises her belief in it and asks him to repeat the first episode before the second is screened. For the next serial, Newman expresses his concern about the , referring to them as "bug-eyed monsters", which he refused to allow on the show since its creation. However, Lambert eventually convinces him. Following the transmission of the, Lambert realises its popularity when she spots children impersonating the creatures' catchphrase, "Exterminate". Newman is pleased to tell her that the programme achieved a viewership of 10 million and continued production is now assured. As most of the original cast and crew (including Hussein and Lambert) gradually move on to other projects, Hartnell's health declines, which leads to him forget lines and require scenes to be re-shot — something the BBC can ill-afford. Hartnell meets with Newman and asks for a reduced workload, but the decision has already been taken to replace him. Hartnell has grown to embrace playing the Doctor and struggles with his emotional attachment to the character. However, he reluctantly accepts the situation. As he later informs his wife, Heather (), of the news he breaks into tears and says, "I don't want to go." Before his final scene, Hartnell shares a brief exchange with his successor,  (). As the cameras are about to record, Hartnell looks across the main console. He sees , who will play the same role nearly 50 years later, and who silently acknowledges Hartnell's legacy. Production[] The drama is produced by Matt Strevens, and directed by . Filming began in February 2013. The production was based at the Wimbledon Studios in London, with shooting also taking place at . On Sunday 17 February 2013, location filming for the drama took place early in the morning on  in London. This involved replicas of 1960s  props crossing the bridge, in a recreation of a famous scene from the 1964 Doctor Who serial . Interior scenes replicating early Doctor Who production at  were also filmed, showing 1963-era cameras and studio equipment. To make the drama understandable to a general audience not knowledgeable about the history of Doctor Who, not all of those involved in its creation are represented in the script. For example, the programme's original story editor  does not appear, and his role is merged with that of associate producer . Part of the production involved the recreation of scenes from the classic series, some of which are from  such as. Mark Gatiss had stated that his ambitions included filming the death of  from the missing episode 12 of, using actress  (who originally played the character in 1965) to play the increasingly aging Sara, and using  footage of the  publicity photo-shoot for , but the budget could not accommodate them. Cast[] A number of the cast have appeared in Doctor Who at one time or another, most notably William Russell and Carole Ann Ford.  appeared in the  episode "", while  was in the Series 7 episode "", both alongside  as the Doctor;  was in the  serial  with ;  appeared as the title character in the  serial  with ;  has played the voice of the  since the series was revived in 2005 and  voiced the Elder Ood in . Jean Marsh and Anneke Wills, who both played companions to Hartnell's First Doctor also appeared during Verity Lambert's leaving party scene. Doctor Who actors[]  as , who portrayed the   as , who portrayed   as , who portrayed  Claudia Grant as , who portrayed  Anna-Lisa Drew as , who portrayed   as , who portrayed the  Sophie Holt as , who portrayed   as , original voice of the  and   as the Cyril the caveman Behind-the-scenes personnel[]  as , co-creator  as , original producer  as , original director Sarah Winter as , creator of composer 's theme tune recording  as , associate producer  as , director  as Richard Martin, director David Annen as , original production designer Sam Hoare as , director  as , controller of  Others[]  as Heather Hartnell, wife of William Hartnell Cara Jenkins as Judith "Jessica" Carney, granddaughter of William Hartnell  as Harry  as Joyce Ross Gurney-Randall as Reg Reece Pockney as Alan Charlie Kemp as Arthur Roger May as Len Kit Connor as Charlie[]  as himself  (uncredited cameo)  (uncredited cameo)  (uncredited cameo) Earlier proposals[] Gatiss first pitched the idea of such a drama to the BBC for the programme's fortieth anniversary in 2003, submitting a proposal to . However, the proposal was rejected by the BBC, and Gatiss was told there was no available slot or budget for such a programme. Ten years prior to Gatiss's pitch, at the time of Doctor Who's thirtieth anniversary in 1993, film-maker  had proposed a similar project called The Legend Begins to the BBC. The Legend Begins would have mixed documentary interviews with those responsible for the creation of Doctor Who with a dramatised strand showing the programme's beginnings. Eventually, the dramatisation idea was abandoned in favour of a standard documentary format looking at the entire history of Doctor Who, which was eventually broadcast on  as  in November 1993. When interviewed in 2003, Mark Gatiss said that he was unaware of Davies's earlier The Legend Begins proposal when he first came up with the idea for his programme. Home media[] The programme will be released on DVD on 2 December 2013.

As most of you might be aware, Doctor Who is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2013, and the Three Who Rule are also doing their part to mark the occasion by celebrating and analyzing the era of each producer who helmed the show from 1963 through until the Fox TV movie in 1996. First up, the first producer - the original, you might say - Verity Lambert, who set in stone much of what we know and love about Doctor Who with help from her story editors David Whitaker and Dennis Spooner. And joining us for this segment is Doctor Who writer Jonny Morris to provide insight and opinion on the first two years in the programme's history. We look forward to peeling back the curtain on classic Who for the next several weeks leading up to the 50th anniversary on November 23! Check out the show notes at http://www.radiofreeskaro.com

C J Sansom - author of the historical crime series Shardlake – picks the first incarnation of the Doctor in the Doctor Who, William Hartnell. Plus archive interviews with Verity Lambert, Tom Baker and William Hartnell's granddaughter Jessica Carney.

Verity Ann Lambert, ( – ) was an and . She is best known as the founding producer of the , a programme which has become a part of British . Lambert was a pioneer woman in ; when she was appointed to Doctor Who in 1963 she was the youngest producer, and only female drama producer, working at the . Lambert began working in television in the 1950s, and continued to work as a producer up until the year she died. After leaving the BBC in 1969, she worked for other television companies, notably and in the 1970s and 80s. She also worked in the film industry, for , and from 1985 ran her own production company, . In addition to Doctor Who, she produced , , , , , , and . The 's website describes Lambert as "one of those producers who can often create a fascinating small screen universe from a slim script and half-a-dozen congenial players." The website of the hails her as "not only one of Britain's leading businesswomen, but possibly the most powerful member of the nation's entertainment industry ... Lambert has served as a symbol of the advances won by women in the media". News of her death came on the 44th anniversary of the first showing of Doctor Who. Contents [] // [] Early career in independent television Lambert was born in , the daughter of a accountant, and educated at . She left Roedean at sixteen and studied at the in for a year, and at a secretarial college in London for eighteen months. She later credited her interest in the structural and characterisational aspects of scriptwriting to an inspirational English teacher. Lambert's first job was typing menus at the Kensington De Vere Hotel, which employed her because she had been to and could speak . In , she entered the television industry as a secretary at 's press office. She was sacked from this job after six months. 's studios at in , where Lambert worked in the late 1950s. Following her dismissal from Granada, Lambert took a job as a typist at . She soon became the secretary to the company's Head of Drama, and then a production secretary working on a programme called State Your Case. She then moved from administration to production, working on drama programming on ABC's popular anthology series . Armchair Theatre was overseen at the time by the company's new Head of Drama, producer . On , while Lambert was working as a production assistant on Armchair Theatre, actor died off-screen just prior to a scene in which he was to appear during a broadcast of the hour-long play "Underground". Lambert had to take control of directing the cameras from the as director hastily worked with the actors during a commercial break to accommodate the loss. In 1961 Lambert left ABC, spending a year working as the personal assistant to television producer at the independent production company in . Returning to England, she rejoined ABC with an ambition to direct, but got stuck as a production assistant, and decided that if she could not find advancement within a year she would abandon television as a career. [] BBC career In December 1962 Sydney Newman left ABC to take up the position of Head of Drama at , and the following year Lambert joined him at the Corporation. Newman had recruited her to produce , a programme he had personally initiated. Conceived by Newman as an educational science-fiction series for children, the programme concerned the adventures of a crotchety old man travelling through space and time with his sometimes unwilling companions in . The show was a risk, and in some quarters not expected to last longer than thirteen weeks. Although Lambert was not Newman's first choice to produce the series — and had both declined the position — the Canadian was very keen to ensure that Lambert took the job after his experience of working with her at ABC. "I think the best thing I ever did on that was to find Verity Lambert," he told in 1993. "I remembered Verity as being bright and, to use the phrase, full of piss and vinegar! She was gutsy and she used to fight and argue with me, even though she was not at a very high level as a production assistant." When Lambert arrived at the BBC in June , she was initially given a more experienced associate producer, , to assist her. Doctor Who debuted on and quickly became a success for the BBC, chiefly on the popularity of the alien creatures known as . Lambert's superior, Head of Serials , had strongly advised against using the script in which the Daleks first appeared, but after the serial's successful airing, he said that Lambert clearly knew the series far better than he did, and he would no longer interfere in her decisions. The success of Doctor Who and the Daleks also garnered press attention for Lambert herself; in 1964, the published a feature on the series focusing on the perceived attractiveness of its young producer: "The operation of the Daleks ... is conducted by a remarkably attractive young woman called Verity Lambert who, at 28, is not only the youngest but the only female drama producer at B.B.C. TV... [T]all, dark and shapely, she became positively forbidding when I suggested that the Daleks might one day take over Dr. Who." Lambert oversaw the first two seasons of the programme, eventually leaving in 1965. "There comes a time when a series need new input," she told Doctor Who Magazine thirty years later. "It's not that I wasn't fond of Doctor Who, I simply felt that the time had come. It had been eighteen very concentrated months, something like seventy shows. I know people do soaps forever now, but I felt Doctor Who needed someone to come in with a different view." In the 2007 Doctor Who episode "", the Doctor (as John Smith) refers to his parents as Sydney and Verity, a tribute to both Newman and Lambert. She moved on to produce another BBC show created by Newman, the swashbuckling action-adventure series (1966–67). The long development period of Adam Adamant delayed its production, and during this delay Newman gave her the initial episodes of a new , , to produce. Further productions for the BBC included a season of the crime drama Detective (1968–69) and a twenty-six-part series of adaptations of the stories of (1969). During this period, Lambert was obscurely referenced in 's 1969 sketch "Buying a Bed," which featured two shop assistants called Mr. Verity and Mr. Lambert, named after her. In 1969 she left the staff of the BBC to join , where she produced (1970–72) and Between the Wars (1973). In 1974, she returned to the BBC on a freelance basis to produce Shoulder to Shoulder, a series of six 75-minute plays about the movement of the early . [] Thames Television and Euston Films in , where several dramas overseen by Lambert, such as , were produced in the 1970s. Later in 1974 Lambert became Head of Drama at , a successor company of her former employers ABC. During her time in this position she oversaw several high-profile and successful contributions to the network, including (1975), (1976–77), (1978–92) and (1978). In 1976 she was also made responsible for overseeing the work of , Thames' subsidiary film production company, at the time best known as the producers of . In 1979 she transferred to Euston full-time as the company's Chief Executive, overseeing productions such as (1979), (1979–94) and (1983). At Thames and Euston, Lambert enjoyed the most sustained period of critical and popular success of her career. The Naked Civil Servant won a (BAFTA) for its star as well as a Award and a prize at the ; Rock Follies won a BAFTA and a Award, while Widows also gained BAFTA nominations and ratings of over 12 million — unusually for a drama serial, it picked up viewers over the course of its six-week run. Minder went on to become the longest-running series produced by Euston Films, surviving for over a decade following Lambert's departure from the company. Television historian Lez Cooke described Lambert's time in control of the drama department at Thames as "an adventurous period for the company, demonstrating that it was not only the BBC that was capable of producing progressive television drama during the 1970s. Lambert wanted Thames to produce drama series 'which were attempting in one way or another to tackle modern problems and life,' an ambition which echoed the philosophy of her mentor Sydney Newman." , the writer of Rock Follies, also later praised the bravery of Lambert's commissioning. "Verity Lambert had just arrived as head of drama at Thames TV and she went for broke," he told newspaper in 2002. "She commissioned a serial, Jennie: Lady Randolph Churchill, for safety, but also Bill Brand, one of the edgiest political dramas ever, and us... Before we had even finished making the first series, Verity commissioned the second." Lambert's association with Thames and Euston Films continued into the 1980s. In 1982, she rejoined the staff of parent company Thames Television as Director of Drama, and was given a seat on the company's . In November 1982 she left Thames, but remained as Chief Executive at Euston until November of the following year, to take up her first post in the industry, as Director of Production for . Her job here was somewhat frustrating as the British film industry was in one of its periodic states of flux, but she did manage to produce some noteworthy features, including the 1986 film . Lambert later expressed some regret on her time in the film industry in a feature for newspaper. "Unfortunately, the person who hired me left, and the person who came in didn't want to produce films and didn't want me. While I managed to make some films I was proud of — 's , and Clockwise with John Cleese — it was terribly tough and not a very happy experience." [] Cinema Verity In late 1985 Lambert left Thorn EMI, frustrated at the lack of success and at restructuring measures being undertaken by the company. She established her own independent production company, . The company's first production was the 1988 feature film , starring and and based on the "" case in . Cinema Verity's first television series, the BBC1 , debuted in 1989 and ran until 1994. The company also produced another successful BBC1 sitcom, , which ran from 1992 to 1994. Lambert executive produced 's hard-hitting drama serial for in 1991, winning critical acclaim and several awards. Lambert's relationship with Bleasdale was not entirely smooth, however — the writer has admitted in subsequent interviews that he "wanted to kill Verity Lambert" after she insisted on the cutting of large portions of his first draft script before production began. However, Bleasdale subsequently admitted that she was right about the majority of the cut material, and when the production was finished he only missed one small scene from those she had demanded be excised. A less successful Cinema Verity production, and the most noted mis-step of Lambert's career, was the soap opera , a co-production with the BBC set in a British community in . At the time it was the most expensive commission the BBC had given out to an independent production company. Launched with a major publicity campaign and running in a high-profile slot three nights a week on BBC1, the series was critically mauled and lasted only a year, from 1992 to 1993. Lambert's biography at Screenonline suggests some reasons for this failure: "With on-location production facilities and an evident striving for a genuinely contemporary flavour, Lambert's costly Euro soap Eldorado suggested a degree of ambition ... which it seemed in the event ill-equipped to realise, and a potentially interesting subject tailed off into implausible melodrama. Eldorado's plotting ... was disappointingly ponderous. As a result, the expatriate community in southern Spain theme and milieu was exploited rather than explored." Other reviewers, even the best part of a decade after the programme's cancellation, were much harsher, with Rupert Smith's comments in in 2002 being a typical example. "A £10 million farce that left the BBC with egg all over its entire body and put an awful lot members back on the dole... it will always be remembered as the most expensive flop of all time." In the early 1990s, Lambert attempted to win the rights to produce Doctor Who independently for the BBC; however, this effort was unsuccessful because the Corporation was already in negotiations with producer in the . Cinema Verity projects that did reach production included (BBC1, 1991) and (BBC One, 2001), the latter co-produced by actress , whose idea it was to adapt the novels by . Lambert continued to work as a freelance producer outside of her own company. She produced the popular BBC One comedy-drama series , by writer , ever since taking over the role for its second series in 1998. From then until 2004 she produced eighteen episodes of the programme across four short seasons, plus two Christmas Specials. She and Renwick also collaborated on another comedy-drama, , starring and transmitted on BBC One in the autumn of 2005. In 1973, Lambert married television director Colin Bucksey (a man ten years her junior), but the marriage collapsed in 1984, and they divorced in 1987. She had no children, once telling an interviewer, "I can't stand babies — no, I love babies as long as their parents take them away." In 2000 two of her productions, Doctor Who and The Naked Civil Servant, finished third and fourth respectively in a poll of the of the . In the 2002 Lambert was appointed an (OBE) for her services to film and television production, and the same year she received BAFTA's Award for Outstanding Contribution to Television. She died of cancer five days before her 72nd birthday. She was due to have been presented with a lifetime achievement award at the Women in Film and Television Awards the following month.

The 44th anniversary of Doctor Who was marked by two sad occasions with the passing Peter Haining, the author of Doctor Who: A Celebration (the bible of the show in our formative years), and Verity Lambert, the co-creator of the program. But it wasn't all doom and gloom, as we delved into how we celebrated the show's birthday, the conclusion of the first season of the Sarah Jane Adventures, and other bits and pieces. Enjoy!

Nicole Mazza returns for the 250th episode of Discussing Who! To celebrate, we go back to the very beginning and review the story behind the programme. Join us as we review An Adventure in Space and Time. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 250.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford,  and Nicole Mazza. Episode 250 Nicole Mazza returns for the 250th episode of Discussing Who! To celebrate, we go back to the very beginning and review the story behind the programme. Join us as we review An Adventure in Space and Time. What did you think of our discussion? What did Lee think of this episode!?!?! Let us know on Twitter, Facebook, or Instagram! Want to get in touch on on social media? Simply search for us @DiscussingWho.  The Discussing Network proudly presents Discussing Who Episode 250.  Hosted by Kyle Jones, Clarence Brown, Lee Shackleford,  and Nicole Mazza. What are your thoughts? Hit us up at hosts@discussingnetwork or @discussingwho on all of the social medias. We want to hear from you! Leave us a voicemail message on the Discussing Who Call Line. Simply dial (805)850-DWHO (3946). (Airtime and/or long distance rates apply, if applicable.) Already following us on Facebook? Simply send a message on there. Subscribe to Discussing Who: A Doctor Who Podcast Apple Podcasts - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoApplePodcast Spotify - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoSpotify Stitcher - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoStitcher Google Podcasts - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoGooglePodcast PlayerFM - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoPlayerFM TuneIn Radio - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoTuneIn Podbean - http://bit.ly/DiscWhoPodbean Podchaser - https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/discussing-who-a-doctor-who-po-15658 Become a Patreon Supporter! By becoming a Patreon, you can support the show while receiving exclusive perks made available for Patreon Supporters.  Visit Patreon.com/DiscussingNetwork for more information, to follow us on Patreon, and – should you choose – support the show. Connect via Social Media Be sure to follow us on Twitter, find us on Facebook, follow us on Instagram, and visit our website.  Join us on the new Discussing Network Facebook Group.  Visit https://facebook.com./groups/discussingnetwork Real Characters Last year we asked ourselves and our listeners a simple but important question:  What makes Doctor Who important to you? The answer now lies within the