Verity Lambert
Nov. 23rd, 2007 01:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altarielToday's the 44th anniversary of the first transmission of Doctor Who.
Sadly, today Verity Lambert has died, aged 71. Verity Lambert was the first producer of Doctor Who and, at that time, was the youngest and the only female producer at the BBC. She went on to become one of the UK's most distinguished TV producers.
Sadly, today Verity Lambert has died, aged 71. Verity Lambert was the first producer of Doctor Who and, at that time, was the youngest and the only female producer at the BBC. She went on to become one of the UK's most distinguished TV producers.
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Date: 2007-11-23 02:50 pm (UTC)It's largely just a sign of my ignorance, but I hadn't realised just how much she had done. Looking down that list on IMDb is rather like a looking over a selection of some of the most significant programmes that we've had.
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Date: 2007-11-23 03:16 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2007-11-23 04:10 pm (UTC)She was a trailblazer for women at the BBC. Her CV is amazing. I'm glad that she's appeared in various DVD extras and documentaries so we have records of her words as well as her work.
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Date: 2007-11-23 04:25 pm (UTC)