John Nathan-Turner

John Nathan-Turner

Birthday: 1947-08-12

Place of Birth: Birmingham, West Midlands, England, UK

Biography: John Turner, known professionally as John Nathan-Turner, was an English television producer. He was the ninth producer of the long-running BBC science fiction series Doctor Who and the final producer of the series' first run on television (from 1980 until it was cancelled in 1989). He finished the role having become the longest-serving Doctor Who producer and cast Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors, respectively.

Movies

Talking Doctor Who
Talking Doctor Who

As part of the sixtieth anniversary celebrations of Doctor Who, David Tennant time-travels back thro...

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The Home Whovian
The Home Whovian

In the 1980’s US public television station New Jersey Network produced some groundbreaking documenta...

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Lust in Space
Lust in Space

Doctor Who travelled with the most gorgeous girls in the Cosmos. But was there any Lust in Space? D...

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Longleat '83: The Lost Footage
Longleat '83: The Lost Footage

In April 1983, Roger Stevens and James Russell were given “Access All Areas” passes to the BBC’s Doc...

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The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years

This is the definitive set of interviews with the team who brought the Colin Baker era of Doctor Who...

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The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond
The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel and Beyond

More than 30 years have now passed since a certain time traveling police box first materialized on o...

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Adventures in Space and Time
Adventures in Space and Time

A documentary on the history of Doctor Who (1963) featuring new interviews with cast and crew, trans...

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Who's Who
Who's Who

Produced for American Public Television, this documentary on the long-running Doctor Who television ...

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Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy
Longleat '83: The Greatest Show in the Galaxy

Over Easter weekend the 3rd and 4th of April 1983 the BBC held the biggest Doctor Who event ever to ...

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Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner

This well researched and insightful documentary about producer John Nathan-Turner looks at his caree...

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Trials and Tribulations
Trials and Tribulations

A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), cov...

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The Few Doctors
The Few Doctors

BBC Executives are gathered to come up with a new concept for Doctor Who on television. After the Ch...

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JNT: Uncut!
JNT: Uncut!

Bill Baggs first met JNT as a fan at the BBC Dr Who Production Office in the 80's. He later worked w...

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30 Years in the TARDIS
30 Years in the TARDIS

A documentary celebrating the 30th anniversary of Doctor Who, featuring new interviews, rare archive...

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A New Beginning
A New Beginning

A look at the radical changes made to Doctor Who by John Nathan-Turner for his first story as produc...

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Come in Number Five
Come in Number Five

A special retrospective of Peter Davison's tenure as the Fifth Doctor....

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Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis
Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis

Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis is a documentary about the production of the Doctor Who...

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The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis
The Making of Doctor Who: Silver Nemesis

In a special documentary made for public television in the United States, Eric Luskin goes behind th...

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The Last Chance Saloon
The Last Chance Saloon

During the mid-1980s, senior BBC executives had doubts about whether Doctor Who should continue. In ...

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Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'

Actors and members of the production team recall the making of the programme in this specially-shot ...

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