The woman who made Doctor Who happen when BBC men said it was impossible.
A tribute to Verity Lambert, the BBC's first female producer and one of the country's most influential pioneers of television drama.
Acting
Sam Neill's warm, reverent narration
Production
Rare archival footage of 1960s BBC corridors
Writing
Russell T Davies' gushing, personal testimony
Director
Louis Heaton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Lambert was only 28 when assigned Doctor Who, making her younger than most of the actors playing the Doctor would later be.
She produced The Naked Civil Servant in 1975, a landmark queer television event, cementing her pattern of backing risky, culture-shifting work.
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