tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111969765309227755.post2982708495045524279..comments2024-01-19T15:43:20.088+00:00Comments on TARDIS Musings: Story 21 - The Daleks' Master PlanGerryDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15825222546131243823noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111969765309227755.post-26581131839300758062013-02-02T17:42:23.266+00:002013-02-02T17:42:23.266+00:00Hi GerryD
Your article states "The story'...Hi GerryD<br /><br />Your article states "The story's genesis lies in a lift at BBC TV Centre. Head of the Corporation, Sir Huw Weldon, told Verity Lambert that his elderly mother loved the Daleks, and they should be on TV more often."<br /><br />Whatever Tosh may or may not have said, this did not happen. The idea of doing a six part Dalek story for season three took place following discussions with Nation, Spooner and Lambert sometime during February 1965. It wasn’t until late May that Savory instructed Lambert to make “Master Plan” twelve episodes long.<br /><br />Equally, Wheldon made his remark to Newman after being told that the first episode of the new Dalek serial "The Chase" had recieved 10 million viewers, which places this event sometime between 24th and 27th May 1965.<br /><br />Finally, Tosh didn't start work on Doctor Who until 14th May 1965, and has said that he didn't know about "Master Plan" until some time after this date, and only then from John Wiles who burt into his office one day and told him, "forget our schedule, forget our plans. We have an already commissioned serial. We have twelve weeks of fucking Daleks!” <br /><br />So, no matter what angle you look at it from, "Master Plan" did not come about following a discussion between Lambert and Wheldon in a lift. <br />Alan Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613566938035382877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111969765309227755.post-81247126638169153072013-01-20T10:20:14.022+00:002013-01-20T10:20:14.022+00:00I recall that it was Donald Tosh who made the comm...I recall that it was Donald Tosh who made the comment about the story having its origins in a conversation in a lift. He was probably being a bit facetious - making the point that the story was prompted by Wheldon rather than coming about through the wants and needs of the production team, who would much rather have done something else.GerryDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15825222546131243823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111969765309227755.post-67169041971984258742013-01-18T18:37:14.499+00:002013-01-18T18:37:14.499+00:00This story was not commissioned in a lift. That wa...This story was not commissioned in a lift. That was “Terror of the Vervoids.” “The Daleks’ Master Plan” was always set to appear in season 3, however, it was extended from 6 to 12 episodes when Head of Drama Sidney Newman, told the new Head of Serials, Gerald Savory, that the BBC's Managing Director Huw Wheldon thought there should be more Daleks in the programme (Wheldon's mother-in-law, Mrs L.G. Stroud, liked the Daleks, and Wheldon believed her opinions reflected those of the average viewer). This information was finally passed on to then Doctor Who producer Verity Lambert.Alan Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613566938035382877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111969765309227755.post-9391869958548569112013-01-18T18:35:42.484+00:002013-01-18T18:35:42.484+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alan Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613566938035382877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111969765309227755.post-23085557205456887992013-01-18T18:33:01.375+00:002013-01-18T18:33:01.375+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alan Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613566938035382877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111969765309227755.post-46979334959092343602013-01-18T18:28:35.651+00:002013-01-18T18:28:35.651+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alan Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613566938035382877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2111969765309227755.post-33315264088256520762013-01-18T18:06:31.350+00:002013-01-18T18:06:31.350+00:00This comment has been removed by the author.Alan Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16613566938035382877noreply@blogger.com