Eric Saward

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Dec 09, 1944 (80 years old)

Eric Saward

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Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
1h 22m
Movie 2019

Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner

This well researched and insightful documentary about producer John Nathan-Turner looks at his career with a special emphasis on his time at Doctor Who which he worked on throughout the 1980s until the show went on hiatus following the Season 26 story ‘Survival’. Featuring rare footage and commentary from those who knew him and worked with him, Showman is a fascinating look at the life of a troubled showman with lots of stories to tell.

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
5h 30m
Movie 2019

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the Colin Baker era of Doctor Who to life! This documentary includes the best in-depth interviews with Colin Baker (the Sixth Doctor), Nicola Bryant (Peri), Bonnie Langford (Mel), Michael Jayston (The Valeyard), John Nathan-Turner (Producer) and Eric Saward (Script Editor) ever undertaken!

Earthshocked
0h 41m
Movie 2018

Earthshocked

Featuring cast and crew interviews, recreated sets, and newly shot 16mm film inserts starring the Cybermen.

Driven to Distractation
0h 33m
Movie 2011

Driven to Distractation

The cast and crew of Frontios reflect on the making of this story.

Come in Number Five
0h 56m
Movie 2011

Come in Number Five

A special retrospective of Peter Davison's tenure as the Fifth Doctor.

Peter Grimwade: Directing with attitude...
0h 23m
Movie 2011

Peter Grimwade: Directing with attitude...

A look at the career of Peter Grimwade: writer, director, and the name behind the eponymous robot phobia syndrome.

Chain Reaction
0h 36m
Movie 2010

Chain Reaction

The cast and crew of The Caves of Androzani look back on the making of a legendary story.

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
1h 19m
Movie 2008

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord was the umbrella title for a series of four 2|entertain documentaries. Each covered a different story within the larger fourteen-part serial The Trial of a Time Lord. An instalment of the series was found on each DVD of the The Trial of a Time Lord box set.

Trials and Tribulations
0h 55m
Movie 2008

Trials and Tribulations

A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), covering his casting, the 1985 hiatus, and his sacking on the orders of BBC One controller Michael Grade.

Davros Connections
0h 43m
Movie 2007

Davros Connections

Exclusive to this boxset is Brendan Sheppard's new documentary, Davros Connections, which pulls together the whole of the Davros Boxset into a single chronology, as well as being a fascinating documentary in its own right. This is an in-depth look at the history of the Daleks' creator, Davros, as portrayed in both the TV stories from the BBC and in audio adventures from official licensee Big Finish. With actors Terry Molloy, David Gooderson and Peter Miles, producer/director Gary Russell, director Ken Grieve, writers Eric Saward, Ben Aaronovitch, Gary Hopkins and Joseph Lidster. Narrated by Terry Molloy.

Biography

Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British radio scriptwriter who worked as a screenwriter and script editor on the BBC's science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1982 to 1986. He wrote the stories The Visitation, Earthshock, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks. Saward's career as a scriptwriter began with drama for radio while he was working as a teacher. Later he was able to cross into full-time writing. He was approached by then Doctor Who script editor Christopher H. Bidmead to submit some ideas to the series on the strength of a recommendation from the senior drama script editor at BBC Radio. He received a commission to write the story The Visitation. This in turn led to his appointment as script editor on the recommendation of Antony Root, who had briefly replaced Bidmead.

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