Doctor Who at the BBC

Doctor Who at the BBC was the first release in the Doctor Who at the BBC series. Like all releases in the series prior to her death in 2011, it was presented by Elisabeth Sladen, who provided linking narration between various clips of chiefly radio interviews of Doctor Who luminaries. Like most releases in the series, the release also contained some audio parody of Doctor Who.
Unique to this release, however, the first CD was comprised almost entirely of a single segment called "30 Years". Narrated by Nicholas Courtney, it was an hour-long history of the 1963 version of Doctor Who. Despite its length, however, it was not recorded especially for this release. It was just another piece of the BBC Radio archives. In concert with the somewhat misleading text printed on the back of the CD, some listeners erroneously believed that Courtney was somehow a "co-presenter" on this release. In truth, however, Sladen presented "30 Years" just like any other segment on the release.
== Publisher's summary ==
Elisabeth Sladen and Nicholas Courtney take a journey through the archives and uncover the history of Doctor Who on BBC radio and television
Were you terrified of the Daleks? Has the familiar Doctor Who theme ever sent a shiver down your spine? Did Saturday teatimes once mean gathering around the television to see where the TARDIS had landed each week? If so, Doctor Who at the BBC is for you.
Nicholas Courtney (Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart in the series) traces the development of this incredibly successful series, which first hit our TV screens in 1963. As well as a galaxy of classic moments from the series, he introduces some of the great and good who helped make this series a national institution – including many of the actors who've played the Doctor and his companions, and some of the series' most prolific writers and producers.
Meanwhile Elisabeth Sladen – the Doctor's trusty assistant Sarah Jane – travels back in time to discover some little-heard radio gems. There's a 1974 location report from Dartmoor, The Ed Stewart Show broadcast live from Longleat in 1983, Radio 1's Newsbeat on the recovery of a missing episode, and rare interview footage with Terry Nation, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Mary Tamm, Douglas Adams and even the mutt-shaped K9. A wealth of comedy is also represented with clips from Hello Cheeky, Week Ending, The Skivers and Dead Ringers.
The TARDIS is waiting, and the Doctor's friends are at the controls – so hop on for a ride, and revisit the scary and fantastic glory days of Doctor Who
== Crew ==
* Presenter - Elisabeth Sladen
* Writer/researcher/producer - Michael Stevens
* Consultant - Andrew Pixley
* Technical presentation - Mark Ayres
* With thanks to - Kate Green, Moray Laing, Andrew Pixley, Martin Wiggins
== Track listings ==
=== CD 1 ===
Programme 	Channel 	Date 	Featuring
Introduction	n/a 	n/a 	Elisabeth Sladen
30 Years 	BBC Radio 2	20 November 1993	Verity Lambert, Jessica Carney, Brian Hodgson, Peter Purves, William Russell, Peter Davison, Terry Nation, John Scott Martin, Barry Letts, Frazer Hines, Terrance Dicks, Jon Pertwee, Tom Baker, Louise Jameson, John Nathan-Turner, Colin Baker, Sylvester McCoy, Katy Manning, Sophie Aldred. Presented by Nicholas Courtney
=== CD 2 ===
Programme 	Channel 	Date 	Featuring
Today 	BBC Radio 4 	8 January 1973 	Michael Aspel
Today 	BBC Radio 4 	8 January 1973 	Dennis Frost and Terry Nation
Sunday Best 	BBC Radio 4 	6 February 1972 	Brian Hoey with Terry Nation
Today 	BBC Radio 4 	28 March 1972 	Heather Forrester
Profile 	BBC World Service 	April 1974 	Jon Pertwee and Peter Hunt
Morning Sou'West 	BBC Radio 4 South-West	30 September 1974	Robert Deere with Tom Baker, Philip Hinchcliffe
Exploration Earth 	BBC Radio 4 	4 October 1976 	Tom Baker, Elisabeth Sladen, John Westbrook
The Paradise of Death 	BBC Radio 5 	19 September 1993	Richard Pearce, Elisabeth Sladen, Jon Pertwee, Nicholas Courtney, Peter Miles, Harold Innocent
Pete Murray's Open House 	BBC Radio 2 	29 August 1978 	Pete Murray, Tom Baker, Mary Tamm
Today 	BBC Radio 4 	9 October 1980 	Andy Price, John Leeson, John Nathan-Turner
The Ed Stewart Show 	BBC Radio 2 	4 April 1983 	Ed Stewart, Peter Davison, Janet Fielding, John Nathan-Turner
The Enthusiasts 	BBC Radio 4 	11 December 1985 	Allan Smith
Hello Cheeky 	BBC Radio 2 	21 April 1973 	Tim Brooke-Taylor, Barry Cryer, John Junkin
Week Ending 	BBC Radio 4 	30 November 1990 	Sally Grace, Bill Wallis, David Tate, Ian Ashpitel
The Skivers 	BBC Radio 4 	23 February 1995 	Nick Golson, Tim de Jongh, Jon Pertwee, Melanie Giedroyc
Newsbeat 12:30 	BBC Radio 1 	10 February 1999 	Phil Mercer
Today 	BBC Radio 4 	13 November 1999 	James Naughtie, Douglas Adams, Tom Baker
Dead Ringers 	BBC Radio 4 	7 January 2000 	Jon Culshaw
Blue Veils & Golden Sands	BBC Radio 4 	23 December 2002 	Sophie Thompson, Martin Hyder
 
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