Mad scientists and all that jazz

The BBC Archive has just put online some documents about the creation of Doctor Who. Starting with an inquiry into whether the BBC should make Science Fiction dramas, the paper trail then starts to go through various configurations for a series, before settling on the ideas still in use today...

Piers Beckley

BBC Writersroom
Published: 19 November 2008

The BBC Archive has just put online some documents about the creation of Doctor Who.

Starting with an inquiry into whether the BBC should make Science Fiction dramas, the paper trail then starts to go through various configurations for a series, before settling on the ideas still in use today.

It's a fascinating look at how a drama evolves from first concepts (What are we trying to do?) to the creation of a series.

Read about the creation of Doctor Who here.

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