An Adventure in Space and Time asked to create a show that will fill the gap between "Grandstand" and "Juke Box Jury". He has an idea for a science-fiction series with the central character being a "doctor", although he does not know of what. When he tells his colleague Verity Lambert (Jessica Raine) she is hesitant to join the project. She changes her mind when Newman asks her to be the producer, not his assistant. Lambert and the show's director, Waris Hussein (Sacha Dhawan), meet William Hartnell to offer him the lead role in what will eventually be titled "Doctor Who" and, despite some trepidation, he
Doctor Who (2013 specials) omnibus edition of a serial of each Doctor. "Watch" is broadcasting two episodes per weekend, starting on 12 October. The British Film Institute ran a year long celebration of the 50th anniversary with monthly screenings of stories from each Doctor, culminating in November with screenings of both "The Day of the Doctor" and "An Adventure in Space and Time". BBC Radio 2 broadcast a number of new programmes commemorating the show, including a 90-minute documentary called "Who is the Doctor?"; "The Blagger's Guide to Doctor Who" hosted by David Quantick and Graham Norton's live Saturday show was broadcast from the