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Size: Inspiration: This is my tribute to the greatest science fiction TV programme of them all, Doctor Who and it's return to TV. From the unsung heroes of the early 1960s when the show began, to the year 2005 when we see the now, ninth regenerated Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) take to the screens once more. Doctor Who has become a national British treasure. At the top of my image we see two unsung heroes, the composers of the original timeless Doctor Who theme tune, Delia Derbyshire at the Radiophonic Workshop in Maida Vale, London in 1963, and Ron Grainer at home in Marylebone, London in 1963. Across the TARDIS interior wall we see more unsung heroes from left to right. Donald Beaverstock controller of the BBC in 1963. He identified the need for a family show on BBC TV on Saturday nights. C.E. Webber who wrote the first Doctor Who concept proposals to Sydney Newman David Whittaker was the early Doctor Who story editor and writer, and responsible for many great storylines Donald Wilson was Sydney Newman's boss and head of the series. Sydney Newman from Canada became head of drama in 1962 and he made Doctor Who a reality. Verity Lambert cast the original four main characters for Doctor Who and she became the programme's producer. She was hired by Sydney Newman. At the time she was the youngest female producer in the BBC's history and that remains the case today. In the eye of harmony we meet Doctors eight and nine from different time zones. Christopher Eccleston looks out at the mayhem from the eye of harmony and Paul McGann looks on. © Kevin Parrish 2005 |