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oa 2.3.2. Television

From pre-production to programme-making and dissemination

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A focus on the details of how TV drama scripts were commissioned, edited and realised offers insight into the relationships between writers and television institutions. This study of the early years of the BBC’s popular science fiction series Doctor Who is based on archival documents from the 1960s and shows how the role of the screenwriter was negotiated in relation to the opportunities and constraints of format, genre, cost and intended audience, at a time of rapid and dynamic change in British television culture. The decisions about screenwriting analysed in this chapter affected how Doctor Who developed in the 60 years that followed, and also impacted how the BBC thought about its cultural and social mission of Public Service Broadcasting.

References

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    BBC WAC File T5/647/1. “Doctor Who – General; 1963–4.”
     [Google Scholar]
  3. Bentham, Jeremy
    1986 Doctor Who: The Early Years. London: W H Allen.
     [Google Scholar]
  4. Bignell, Jonathan
    2014 “The Spaces of the Wednesday Play (BBC TV 1964–1970): Production, Technology and Style.” Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television34 (3): 369–389. 10.1080/01439685.2014.937182
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    2004 Terry Nation. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
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    (eds) 2014 British Television Drama: Past, Present and Future, 2nd edn.Basingstoke: Palgrave.
     [Google Scholar]
  8. Bilbow, Marjorie
    1966 “Welcoming Back the Literate Script.” The Stage & Television Today, 24February: 10.
     [Google Scholar]
  9. Brunt, David , and Andrew Pixley
    1998 The Doctor Who Chronicles: Season One. London: Doctor Who Appreciation Society.
     [Google Scholar]
  10. Dick, Philip K.
    1953 “Imposter.” Astounding Science FictionJune: 58–81.
     [Google Scholar]
  11. Flemyng, Gordon
    (dir.) 1965 Doctor Who and the Daleks. AARU Productions, British Lion Films, Amicus Productions.
     [Google Scholar]
  12. (dir.) 1966 Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. AARU Productions, BBC, Amicus Productions.
     [Google Scholar]
  13. Forster, E. M.
    1909 “The Machine Stops.” Oxford and Cambridge ReviewNovember.
     [Google Scholar]
  14. Hancock, Freddie , and David Nathan
    1975 Hancock A Personal Biography. London: Coronet.
     [Google Scholar]
  15. Lucas, George
    (dir.) 1977 Star Wars. Lucasfilm.
     [Google Scholar]
  16. Murdoch, Graham
    1980 “Authorship and Organization.” Screen Education35: 19–34.
     [Google Scholar]
  17. Nation, Terry
    1973 “Two of the Daleks live in my front drive.” Radio Times Doctor Who 10th Anniversary Special19–26November: 38.
     [Google Scholar]
  18. Pal, George
    (dir.) 1960 The Time Machine. Galaxy Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
     [Google Scholar]
  19. Search, Gay
    1983 “In the beginning.” Radio Times Radio Times Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special19–26November: 4.
     [Google Scholar]
  20. Shubik, Irene
    2014 “Television Drama Series: A Producer’s View.” InBritish Television Drama: Past, Present and Future, 2nd edn, ed. by Jonathan Bignell and Stephen Lacey , 45–51. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 10.1057/9781137327581_4
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    1954 “Immigrant.” Astounding Science FictionMarch: 8–54.
     [Google Scholar]
  22. Turner, Alwyn
    2011 The Man Who Invented the Daleks: The Strange Worlds of Terry Nation. London: Aurum.
     [Google Scholar]
  23. Whitaker, David
    1964 Doctor Who and the Daleks. London: Frederick Muller.
     [Google Scholar]

References

  1. BBC Written Archives Centre (WAC) File T5/648/1
    BBC Written Archives Centre (WAC) File T5/648/1. “Doctor Who General B.”
     [Google Scholar]
  2. BBC WAC File T5/647/1
    BBC WAC File T5/647/1. “Doctor Who – General; 1963–4.”
     [Google Scholar]
  3. Bentham, Jeremy
    1986 Doctor Who: The Early Years. London: W H Allen.
     [Google Scholar]
  4. Bignell, Jonathan
    2014 “The Spaces of the Wednesday Play (BBC TV 1964–1970): Production, Technology and Style.” Historical Journal of Film, Radio and Television34 (3): 369–389. 10.1080/01439685.2014.937182
     https://doi.org/10.1080/01439685.2014.937182 [Google Scholar]
  5. 2019 “Performing the Identity of the Medium: Adaptation and Television Historiography.” Adaptation12 (2): 149–164. 10.1093/adaptation/apz017
     https://doi.org/10.1093/adaptation/apz017 [Google Scholar]
  6. Bignell, Jonathan , and Andrew O’Day
    2004 Terry Nation. Manchester: Manchester University Press.
     [Google Scholar]
  7. Bignell, Jonathan , and Stephen Lacey
    (eds) 2014 British Television Drama: Past, Present and Future, 2nd edn.Basingstoke: Palgrave.
     [Google Scholar]
  8. Bilbow, Marjorie
    1966 “Welcoming Back the Literate Script.” The Stage & Television Today, 24February: 10.
     [Google Scholar]
  9. Brunt, David , and Andrew Pixley
    1998 The Doctor Who Chronicles: Season One. London: Doctor Who Appreciation Society.
     [Google Scholar]
  10. Dick, Philip K.
    1953 “Imposter.” Astounding Science FictionJune: 58–81.
     [Google Scholar]
  11. Flemyng, Gordon
    (dir.) 1965 Doctor Who and the Daleks. AARU Productions, British Lion Films, Amicus Productions.
     [Google Scholar]
  12. (dir.) 1966 Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. AARU Productions, BBC, Amicus Productions.
     [Google Scholar]
  13. Forster, E. M.
    1909 “The Machine Stops.” Oxford and Cambridge ReviewNovember.
     [Google Scholar]
  14. Hancock, Freddie , and David Nathan
    1975 Hancock A Personal Biography. London: Coronet.
     [Google Scholar]
  15. Lucas, George
    (dir.) 1977 Star Wars. Lucasfilm.
     [Google Scholar]
  16. Murdoch, Graham
    1980 “Authorship and Organization.” Screen Education35: 19–34.
     [Google Scholar]
  17. Nation, Terry
    1973 “Two of the Daleks live in my front drive.” Radio Times Doctor Who 10th Anniversary Special19–26November: 38.
     [Google Scholar]
  18. Pal, George
    (dir.) 1960 The Time Machine. Galaxy Films, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
     [Google Scholar]
  19. Search, Gay
    1983 “In the beginning.” Radio Times Radio Times Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special19–26November: 4.
     [Google Scholar]
  20. Shubik, Irene
    2014 “Television Drama Series: A Producer’s View.” InBritish Television Drama: Past, Present and Future, 2nd edn, ed. by Jonathan Bignell and Stephen Lacey , 45–51. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan. 10.1057/9781137327581_4
     https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137327581_4 [Google Scholar]
  21. Simak, Clifford
    1954 “Immigrant.” Astounding Science FictionMarch: 8–54.
     [Google Scholar]
  22. Turner, Alwyn
    2011 The Man Who Invented the Daleks: The Strange Worlds of Terry Nation. London: Aurum.
     [Google Scholar]
  23. Whitaker, David
    1964 Doctor Who and the Daleks. London: Frederick Muller.
     [Google Scholar]

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