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Eric Saward
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 19…
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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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- 2024
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2023
Tales of the Tardis
TV show Writer
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2019
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Movie Himself
- 2019
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2018
Earthshocked
Movie
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2011
Driven to Distractation
Movie
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2011
Come in Number Five
Movie
- 2011
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2011
Peter Grimwade: Directing with Attitude...
Movie Self
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2010
Chain Reaction
Movie
- 2008
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2008
Trials and Tribulations
Movie
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2007
Davros Connections
Movie
- 2007
- 2006
- 2006
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2006
The Dalek Tapes
Movie Self
- 2005
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1993
30 Years in the TARDIS
Movie Himself
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1986
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
Movie Script Editor
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1986
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
Movie Script Editor
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1986
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
Movie Script Editor
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1986
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
Movie Script Editor
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1985
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
Movie Writer
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1985
Doctor Who: Timelash
Movie Script Editor
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1985
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
Movie Script Editor
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1985
A Fix with Sontarans
Movie Writer
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1985
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
Movie Script Editor
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1985
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
Movie Script Editor
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1985
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
Movie Script Editor
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1984
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
Movie Script Editor
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1984
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
Movie Script Editor
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1984
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
Movie Script Editor
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1984
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
Movie Writer
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1984
Doctor Who: Frontios
Movie Script Editor
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1984
Doctor Who: The Awakening
Movie Script Editor
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1984
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
Movie Script Editor
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1983
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
Movie Script Editor
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1983
Doctor Who: The King's Demons
Movie Script Editor
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1983
Doctor Who: Enlightenment
Movie Script Editor
