
A New Beginning
2004-07-05 · 30 min · Not rated
A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by John Nathan-Turner for his first story as producer, which opened the programme's eighteenth year on BBC1.
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- Directors
- Ed Stradling
- Production companies
- 2 Entertain
- Countries
- United Kingdom
- Status
- Released
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Christopher H. Bidmead
John Nathan-Turner(archive footage)
John Leeson
Tom Baker(archive footage)
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