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[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Rose Tyler (Billie Piper) and friend share a quiet moment prior to The End of the World (2005)

[Susan Foreman]

Originally Posted by Demdike@Cult Labs

The cover art of Fraser Hines Target paperback novelisation of Evil of the Daleks (1967) which will be given away free with next weeks issue of Doctor Who Magazine.

But how much are they going to raise the price for this issue by ?

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Originally Posted by Susan Foreman

But how much are they going to raise the price for this issue by ?

It's 10.99. So three pounds. Better value than normal actually.

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on MEGLOS who have previously worked on the show:

• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1602a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #110 - Meglos

Name: Terence Dudley [1919 - 1988]

Role: Director [4 episodes]
Year(s): 1980
Stories: Meglos part 1 - Meglos part 4

Role: Writer [8 episodes]
Year(s): 1982 / 1983
Stories: Four To Doomsday part 1 - Four To Doomsday part 4 / Black Orchid part 1 - Black Orchid part 2 / The King's Demons part 1 - The King's Demons part 2
Note(s):

• Directed 'K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend'
• Wrote the Target novelisation of 'K9 and Company; A Girl's Best Friend'
• Despite his association with the John Nathan-Turner era, he very nearly wrote the original 'Doctor Who' pilot. When Verity Lambert and David Whitaker received Anthony Coburn's draft for 'The Forest of Fear' in June 1963, they were unhappy with the story's development. Verity asked him to quickly write a replacement. He declined, leaving them to somewhat unenthusiastically produce Coburn's story

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: Song in a Strange Land (1960), Annual Outing (1960)
Television: Theatre Night [1 episode] (1957) / The Nightwatchman's Stories [2 episodes] (1959) / Charlesworth [4 episodes] (1959) / BBC Sunday-Night Play [1 episode] (1960) / Saturday Playhouse [1 episode] (1960) / The World of Tim Frazer [6 episodes] (1960-1961) / The Men from Room 13 [2 episodes] (1961) / The Big Pull [6 episodes] (1962) / Moonstrike [3 episodes] (1963) / First Night [1 episode] (1963) / Maigret [1 episode] (1963) / Z Cars [2 episodes] (1963-1964) / Detective [2 episodes] (1964) / The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling [1 episode] (1964) / Cluff [4 episodes] (1964-1965) / This Man Craig [1 episode] (1966) / The Troubleshooters [3 episodes] (1966) / Vendetta [4 episodes] (1966-1967) / Champion House [4 episodes] (1967) / Softly Softly [6 episodes] (1967-1968) / The First Lady [1 episode] (1968) / Out of the Unknown [1 episode] (1969) / BBC Play of the Month [1 episode] (1969) / Doomwatch [3 episodes] (1970-1972) / The Regiment [1 episode] (1973) / Colditz [3 episodes] (1974) / Oil Strike North [2 episodes] (1975) / Survivors [1 episode] (1977) / Secret Army [5 episodes] (1978) / All Creatures Great and Small [8 episodes] (1978-1983)

After Who
Films: None
Television: To Serve Them All My Days [2 episodes] (1980-1981) / Flesh and Blood [20 episodes] (1980-1982) / Triangle [11 episodes] (1983) / Chips Comic [5 episodes] (1984)

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: Love Story (1959), Song in a Strange Land (1960)
Television: The River Flows East [6 episodes] (1962) / Moonstrike [1 episode] (1963) / Detective [1 episode] (1964) / The Wednesday Play [1 episode] (1966) / Boy Meets Girl [1 episode] (1968) / The First Lady [2 episodes] (1969) / Doomwatch [5 episodes] (1970-1972) / Survivors [1 episode] (1977) / All Creatures Great and Small [4 episodes] (1978-1980)

After Who
Films: None
Television: None

Who: Before And After #1602b

Name: John Flanagan [1944 - ]

Role: Writer [4 episodes]
Year(s): 1980
Stories: Meglos part 1 - Meglos part 4
Note(s):

• Is currently the earliest surviving writer to have written for the series
• Co-wrote the unproduced story 'Project Zeta Sigma'

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: Anybody's Nightmare (2001), Margery and Gladys (2003)
Television: Boon [1 episode] (1986) / Robin Hood [1 episode] (1986) / Coasting [4 episodes] (1990) / Sleepers [4 episodes] (1991) / The Good Guys [3 episodes] (1992) / Pie in the Sky [1 episode] (1994) / Peak Practice [1 episode] (1999) / Heartbeat [36 episodes] (1999-2009) / Ballykissangel [1 episode] (2001) / The Royal [16 episodes] (2003-2011) / Murder in Suburbia [1 episode] (2004)

Who: Before And After #1602c

Name: Andrew McCulloch [1945 - ]

Role: Writer [4 episodes]
Year(s): 1980
Stories: Meglos part 1 - Meglos part 4
Note(s):

• Co-wrote the unproduced story 'Project Zeta Sigma'
• Is the brother of Who actor Ian McCulloch

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: Anybody's Nightmare (2001), Margery and Gladys (2003)
Television: Boon [1 episode] (1986) / Robin Hood [1 episode] (1986) / Coasting [4 episodes] (1990) / Sleepers [4 episodes] (1991) / The Good Guys [3 episodes] (1992) / Pie in the Sky [1 episode] (1994) / Peak Practice [1 episode] (1999) / Heartbeat [36 episodes] (1999-2009) / Ballykissangel [1 episode] (2001) / The Royal [16 episodes] (2003-2011) / Murder in Suburbia [1 episode] (2004)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on FULL CIRCLE who have previously worked on the show:

• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1603a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #111 - Full Circle

Name: Peter Grimwade [1942 - 1990]

Role: Director [16 episodes]
Year(s): 1980 / 1981 / 1982
Stories: Full Circle part 1 - Full Circle part 4 / Logopolis part 1 - Logopolis part 4 / Kinda part 1 - Kinda part 4 / Earthshock part 1 - Earthshock part 4

Role: Writer [12 episodes]
Year(s): 1982 / 1983 / 1984
Stories: Time-Flight part 1 - Time-Flight part 4 / Mawdryn Undead part 1 - Maydryn Undead part 4 / Planet Of Fire part 1 - Planet Of Fire part 4
Note(s):

• Had previously worked as a production assistant on the stories 'Spearhead from Space' / 'The Daemons' / 'Robot' / 'Pyramids of Mars' / 'The Robots of Death' / 'Horror of Fang Rock'
• Was scheduled to direct a story entitled 'The Return' (which later become 'Resurrection of the Daleks'). However, industrial action disrupted filming and the filming of the story was delayed, resulting in the story being helmed by a different director
• Wrote the Target novelisations of 'Time-Flight' / 'Mawdryn Undead' / 'Planet of Fire'
• During 'The Robots Of Death', the Doctor described Robophobia (the irrational fear of robots) as Grimwade's Syndrome. This was actually an ad-libbed in-joke reference made by Tom Baker after Grimwade (who was working as a PA on the story) bemoaned the fact that the stories on which he was assigned to work almost always involved robots! [The actual scripted line was 'Gimwol's Syndrome']

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: The Onedin Line (1971-1980) / The Omega Factor [1 episode] (1979)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Dramarama [1 episode] (1986)

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: Z Cars [6 episodes] (1969-1971) / Kim & Co. [6 episodes] (1975-1976)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Dramarama [1 episode] (1986)

Who: Before And After #1603b

Name: Andrew Smith [1962 - ]

Role: Writer [4 episodes]
Year(s): 1980
Stories: Full Circle part 1 - Full Circle part 4
Note(s):

• At the time of initial broadcast, he was the youngest writer to contribute to the TV series
• Wrote the Target novelisation of 'Full Circle'
• Wrote the [The Scientific Secrets of Doctor Who' story 'The Constant Doctor'

Wrote a number of Big Finish Productions audio adventures:

• The 'Doctor Who Main Range' stories 'The Brood of Erys' / 'Mistfall' / 'The Star Men' / 'Hour of the Cybermen' / 'Emissary of the Daleks'
• The 'Lost Stories' adventure 'The First Sontarans'
• The 'Fourth Doctor Adventures' stories 'The Movellan Grave' / 'The Sons of Kaldor' / 'The Sinestran Kill' / 'The Quest of the Engineer' / 'The Tribulations of Thadeus Nook'
• The 'Classic Doctors, New Monsters' story 'The Sontaran Ordeal'
• The 'War Doctor' stories 'The Eternity Cage' / 'The Lady of Obsidian'
• The 'Dalek Universe' story 'The House of Kingdom'
• The 'First Doctor Adventures' stories 'The Barbarians and the Samurai' / 'Return to Skaro'
• The 'Second Doctor Adventures' story 'Wrath of the Ice Warriors'
• The 'Third Doctor Adventures' story 'Storm of the Horofax'
• The 'War Doctor Begins' stories 'The Shadow Squad' / 'Destroyer'
• The 'Early Adventures' story 'Domain of the Voord'
• The 'Destiny of the Doctor' story 'Vengeance of the Stones'
• The 'Companion Chronicles' story 'The Invasion of E-Space'
• The 'Short Trips' story 'Flashpoint'
• The 'UNIT: The New Series' stories 'Earthfall' / 'Bridgehead' / 'Death in Geneva' / 'The Battle of the Tower' / 'The Sontaran Project'
• The 'UNIT: Nemesis' stories 'The Enemy Beyond' / 'The Curator's Gambit' / 'The Man from Gallifrey' / 'The Vulpreen Encounter' / 'True Nemesis'
• The 'Robots' story 'Toos and Poul'

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: None
Television: Star Cops [8 episodes] (2018-2024)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Isobel (Sally Faulkner) looks annoyed with Captain Turner (Robert Sidaway) during The Invasion (1968)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on STATE OF DECAY who have previously worked on the show:

• Terrance Dicks (Writer)
• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1604 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #112 - story title

Name: Peter Moffatt [1923 - 2007]

Role: Director [20 episodes]
Year(s): 1980 / 1982 / 1983 / 1984 / 1985
Stories: State Of Decay part 1 - State Of Decay part 4 / The Visitation part 1 - The Visitation part 4 / Mawdryn Undead part 1 - Mawdryn Undead part 4 / The Five Doctors / The Twin Dilemma part 1 - The Twin Dilemma part 4 / The Two Doctors part 1 - The Two Doctors part 3
Note(s):

• Because the birth name of 5th Doctor Peter Davison is Peter Moffatt, a lot of people asssumed that he was using his real name to both direct and star some episodes
• Made uncredited cameo appearances in 'Silver Nemesis' (as a tourist at Windsor Castle) and 'The Two Doctors' (sitting outside a restaurant in Seville)

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: Fortune's Fools (1962), Beyond Our Means (1973)
Television: Small Time [1 episode] (1960) / Arms and the Man [4 episodes] (1961) / Top Secret [2 episodes] (1962) / Tales of Mystery [1 episode] (1962) / Somerset Maugham Hour [2 episodes] (1962) / No Hiding Place [4 episodes] (1962-1966) / It Happened Like This [4 episodes] (1963) / Crane [5 episodes] (1963-1964) / ITV Play of the Week [9 episodes] (1963-1967) / The Hidden Truth [2 episodes] (1964) / Blackmail [4 episodes] (1965-1966) / Seven Deadly Sins [2 episodes] (1966) / The Power Game [3 episodes] (1966-1969) / Seven Deadly Virtues [2 episodes] (1967) / Sanctuary [1 episode] (1967) / Sexton Blake [6 episodes] (1968) / Gazette [2 episodes] (1968) / ITV Playhouse [3 episodes, including 'Entertaining Mr. Sloane' (1968)] (1968-1973) / Who-Dun-It [1 episode] (1969) / Detective [1 episode] (1969) / Hadleigh [2 episodes] (1969) / The Root of All Evil? [3 episodes] (1968-1969) / Kate [2 episodes] (1970) / Confession [1 episode] (1970) / Big Brother [1 episode] (1970) / Menace [2 episodes] (1970) / ITV Saturday Night Theatre [2 episodes] (1970-1971) / Crime of Passion [7 episodes] (1971-1972) / The Shadow of the Tower [1 episode] (1972) / New Scotland Yard [1 episode] (1972) / Harriet's Back in Town [2 episodes] (1973) / Armchair Theatre [1 episode] (1973) / Thriller [1 episode] (1974) / Dial M for Murder [1 episode] (1974) / Melissa [3 episodes] (1974) / Rooms [7 episodes] (1974-1977) / Within These Walls [4 episodes] (1974-1978) / Ten from the Twenties [3 episodes] (1975) / Jubilee [4 episodes] (1977) / All Creatures Great and Small [12 episodes] (1978-1988) / The Camerons [6 episodes] (1979) / Doom Castle [6 episodes] (1980) / The Gentle Touch [1 episode] (1980)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Juliet Bravo [3 episodes] (1980-1982) / Lady Killers [1 episode] (1981) / EastEnders [6 episodes] (1986)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A promo image of the Doctor (David Tennant) and new companion Martha Jones (Freema Agyeman) for Gridlock. The third episode of the third series of Doctor Who back in 2007.

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on WARRIORS' GATE who have previously worked on the show:

• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1605a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #114 ? Warriors' Gate

Name: Graham Harper [1945 - ]

Role: Doctor Who: Director [19 episodes]
Year(s): 1981 / 1984 / 1984 / 2006 / 2007 / 2008 / 2009
Stories: Warriors' Gate [See note below] / The Caves Of Androzani part 1 - The Caves Of Androzani part 4 / Revelation Of The Daleks part 1 - Revelation Of The Daleks part 4 / Rise Of The Cybermen - The Age Of Steel / Army Of Ghosts - Doomsday / 42 / Utopia / The Last Of The Time Lords [See note below] / Partners In Crime [See note below ]/ Planet Of The Ood / The Unicorn And The Wasp / Turn Left / The Stolen Earth - Journey's End / The Waters Of Mars

Role: The Sarah-Jane Adventures: Director [6 episodes]
Year(s): 2007 / 2008
Stories: Whatever Happened To Sarah-Jane part 1 - Whatever Happened To Sarah-Jane part 2 / The Temptation of Sarah-Jane Smith part 1 - Enemy of the Bane part 2
Note(s):

• Was the uncredited director on some scenes of 'Warriors' Gate'
• Was the uncredited director of some scenes of 'The Last Of The Time Lords'. According to the DVD commentary, Freema Agyeman states that the 'full' director fell down some stairs and injured himself, and so some parts featuring Martha Jones were actually directed by Graeme Harper
• According to the DVD commentary, he was the uncredited director of additional material in the episode, namely the reshoots featuring Bernard Cribbins in place of Howard Attfield, and Rose's cameo at the end
• At time of writing, he is the first (and only) director of stories in both classic Who and also Nu-Who
• Before becoming a director, he was assistant floor manager on 'Colony in Space', 'Planet of the Daleks' and 'Planet of the Spiders'
• Was production assistant for 'The Seeds of Doom' and 'Warriors' Gate'
• Appeared in an uncredited on-screen appearance in 'Colony in Space', where a photograph of him in costume was used to portray Martin Jurgens, the Adjudicator whose credentials had been stolen by the Master. The same photograph was later reused in 'The Brain of Morbius' to portray a past incarnation of the Doctor
• His work on 'The Caves of Androzani' was notable for his highly innovative directorial style at the time. Unlike his predecessors, who would observe filming from a booth and relay their instructions via the production assistant on the floor, he would work from the actual set, giving instructions to the actors in person. Additionally, he utilised more diverse and cinematic shots, offering freer and more dynamic camera control in filming. His energetic, personal style of directing was widely praised by the show's staff and audience, with Peter Davison stating that he would've stayed on the show longer had Harper's methods been more prevalent throughout his tenure
• Was lined up to direct the unproduced series 23 story 'Yellow Fever and How to Cure It' and also the 1993 planned 30th Anniversary film 'Lost in the Dark Dimension'
• Directed the 2007 mini-episode 'Time Crash'
• Wrote about his experiences directing 'Doctor Who' in his book 'Calling the Shots'

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: The Hope and the Glory (1984), High Hopes: Saving Private Ryan (1999), The Face at the Window (2004), Coronation Street: Tram Crash (2010),
Television: Angels [9 episodes] (1982[1983) / The District Nurse [5 episodes] (1984) / Juliet Bravo [4 episodes] (1984[1985) / Bergerac [2 episodes] (1985[1987) / Star Cops [4 episodes] (1987) / On the Waterfront [3 episodes] (1988) / Howards' Way [3 episodes] (1988) / Boon [5 episodes] (1989-1991) / Stay Lucky [4 episodes] (1990-1991) / The New Statesman [12 episodes] (1991-1992) / Get Back [7 episodes] (1992) / The House of Eliott [4 episodes] (1992-1994) / The Bill [12 episodes] (1993-2002) / The House of Windsor [6 episodes] (1994) / September Song [7 episodes] (1995) / Heartbeat [2 episodes] (1995) / The Detectives [10 episodes] (1995-1997) / Casualty [15 episodes] (1996-2015) / Wycliffe [2 episodes] (1997) / The Last Salute [6 episodes] (1998) / The Broker's Man [2 episodes] (1998) / See How They Run [6 episodes] (1999) / Babes in the Wood [7 episodes] (1999) / Microsoap [4 episodes] (2000) / EastEnders [7 episodes] (2000-2002) / Grange Hill [4 episodes] (2001) / Custer's Last Stand Up [4 episodes] (2001) / Oscar Charlie [6 episodes] (2002) / Byker Grove [8 episodes] (2003-2005) / Steel River Blues [3 episodes] (2004) / The Royal [4 episodes] (2004-2005) / Coronation Street [45 episodes] (2005-2013) / Robin Hood [5 episodes] (2006-2009) / Dani's House [9 episodes] (2009-2010) / House of Anubis [3 episodes] (2012) / Holby City [7 episodes] (2013-2016) / Hollyoaks [20 episodes] (2014-2022) / Evermoor [5 episodes] (2016) / Inside No. 9 [3 episodes] (2016-2018) / Secret Life of Boys [1 episode] (2017)

Who: Before And After #1605b

Name: Paul Joyce [? - ] [Note: Different sources give his date of birth as 1940, 1941 or 1944]

Role: Director [4 episodes]
Year(s): 1981
Stories: Warriors' Gate part 1 - Warriors[ Gate part 4
Note(s): The production of 'Warriors' Gate' was not an easy one! Complications with the production of the story led Joyce to undertake an effort to rewrite its script. He then argued with both producer John Nathan-Turner and also lighting director John Dixon over differing visions about how to capture the story. He was subsequently fired from his position after the dispute, leaving then production assistant Graeme Harper to oversee the latter half of the script. However, he was quickly re-hired after the issues with productions were worked out. Because of this, he is the only director on 'Doctor Who' to have been fired and then re-hired

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: Barbarella City [short] (1967), Youth Wave [short] (1968), Ride This Way Grey Horse [short] (1970)
Television: NBC Experiment in Television [1 episode] (1970)

After Who
Films: The Man Who Left His Soul on Film (1984), Summer Lightning (1985), Plunging on Alone: Monte Hellman's Life in a Day (1986), Motion and Emotion: The Films of Wim Wenders (1990), Picture of Europe (1990), Dirk Bogarde: By Myself (1992), Sam Peckinpah: Man of Iron (1993), Cinefile: Made in the USA (1993), Kris Kristofferson: His Life and Work (1993), Growing Up with John Waters (1993), Marlon Brando: Wild One (1994), Cinefile: You Talkin' to Me? (1994), The Last Movie: Stanley Kubrick and 'Eyes Wide Shut' (1999), Cruise on Kubrick (1999), Kidman on Kubrick (1999), Spielberg on Kubrick (1999), Still Tickin': The Return of A Clockwork Orange (2000), 2001: The Making of a Myth (2001), The Curious Case of Inspector Clouseau (2002), Hell on Earth: The Desecration and Resurrection of 'The Devils' (2002), Mantrap: Straw Dogs - The Final Cut (2003), The Invisible Man: A Definitive Portrait of Stanley Kubrick - Director's Cut (2019)
Television: Nothing As It Seems: The Films of Nicolas Roeg (1982) / Out of the Blue and into the Black (1987) / Pieces of Time: Bogdanovich on the Movies (1987) / Some Kind of Genius (1987) / Tickets for the Titanic [1 episode] (1988) / Sellers' Best? (1992) / John Cassavetes: Out of the Shadows (1993) / The Novel Image (1995) / Schooldaze (1995) / Stanley Kubrick: The Invisible Man (1996) / Robert Altman: Giggle and Give In (1996)

Who: Before And After #1605c

Name: Steve Gallagher [1954 - ] [Note: Also writes under the pseudonym John Lydecker]

Role: Writer [8 episodes]
Year(s): 1981 / 1983
Stories: Warriors' Gate part 1 - Warriors' Gate part 4 / Terminus part 1 - Terminus part 4
Note(s):

• Wrote the Target novelisations of 'Doctor Who and Warriors' Gate' (as John Lydecker) / 'Terminus' (as John Lydecker) / 'Warriors' Gate and Beyond'
• Wrote the 'Doctor Who Yearbook 1992' short story 'Time on a Vine' (as John Lydecker)
• Wrote the foreword to the Telos novellas short story 'Rip Tide'
• Wrote the BBC Audio Novelisations of 'Warriors' Gate'
• Wrote the BBC Worldwide 'Beyond the Doctor' audio story 'The Kairos Ring'
• Wrote the Big Finish Productions 'Lost Stories' audio adventure 'Nightmare Country'

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: Life Line (2007)
Television: Rockliffe's Folly [1 episode] (1988) / Chimera [4 episodes] (1991) / Chiller [2 episodes] (1995) / Bugs [10 episodes] (1995-1997) / Oktober [3 episodes] (1998) / Murder Rooms: Mysteries of the Real Sherlock Holmes [1 episode] (2001) / Rosemary & Thyme [2 episodes] (2004-2005) / Eleventh Hour [4 episodes](2006) / Crusoe [13 episodes] (2008-2009) / Eleventh Hour [18 episodes also creator of the U.K. series (2008-2009) / The Forgotten [2 episodes] (2009-2010) / Silent Witness: The Legacy [2 episodes] (2013) / Lucky Man [1 episode] (2016)

[INDENT]Who: Before And After #1605d

Name: Christopher H. Bidmead [1941 - ]

Role: Writer [14 episodes]
Year(s): 1981 / 1982 / 1984
Stories: Warriors' Gate part 1 (uncredited) - Warriors' Gate part 2 (uncredited) / Logopolis part 1 - Logopolis part 4 / Castrovalva part 1 - Castrovalva part 4 / Frontios part 1 - Frontios part 4

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: Harriet's Back in Town [6 episodes] (1973) / Rooms [2 episodes] (1975)

After Who
Films: None
Television: None

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Lee Johnson's cover art for Doctor Who: The Complete History issue 72. A fortnightly series of partworks published in hardback format by Panini UK with Hachette Partworks begun in 2015 and ran for four years.