Showing posts with label ABC Television. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ABC Television. Show all posts

Friday, November 23, 2007

Verity Lambert 1935-2007

Verity Lambert is best known to those of us who follow the media and media history as the original producer of Doctor Who from 1963 onwards. But she started her career at Granada, then went to ABC before joining the BBC in 1963.

She later produced for London Weekend Television before becoming Head of Drama at ABC's successor, Thames Television. 1985 saw her creating her own company, Cinema Verity.

But to all Doctor Who fans, and to a lot of people around the world, she will be seen as the original producer of Doctor Who. In fact, in the recent revivial series, in an episode called Human Nature, the Doctor, under his human name of John Smith, refered to his parents by name. Sydney and Verity. She will forever be the mother who gave birth to Doctor Who, and steered it through it's early years becoming a very popular and successful science fiction drama series.

Saturday, November 03, 2007

Australia Votes 2007: Online coverage news

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation have confirmed that they will be streaming their ABC Television coverage of the Australian Federal Election from 6pm EST, which I believe is 5am UK Time on Saturday morning.

Not sure yet if BBC Parliament will relay coverage, or whether BBC News 24 and/or BBC World will provide some form of coverage as well. I definitely think that there will be an election programme as well on ABC Radio National and/or ABC NewsRadio, which are both streamed live online anyway.