Christopher H.
Bidmead (born 18 January 1941) is an English screenwriter, script editor and journalist.
He wrote three Doctor Who TV serials, all of which he also novelised and was also script editor for season 18.
He was contracted to write several serials that were ultimately cancelled.
They were In the Hollows of Time, a two-part (forty-five minute) story for the cancelled season 23, and a four-parter, Pinacotheca (a.
k.
a.
The Last Adventure), which would have been the third part of The Trial of a Time Lord.
Presented by “voice of the Daleks” Nicholas Briggs and Robert Dick, these six documentaries are the best in-depth interviews with Philip Hinchcliffe (Producer), Christopher H. Bidmead (Script Editor), John Black (Director) and Mat Irvine (Visual Effects Designer) ever undertaken! Also, special productions featuring the Costume Design Team of Richard Gregory, June Hudson, Dee Robson and Roland Warne, plus the Music and Sound Team of Dudley Simpson and Dick Mills!
This well researched and insightful documentary about producer John Nathan-Turner looks at his career with a special emphasis on his time at Doctor Who which he worked on throughout the 1980s until the show went on hiatus following the Season 26 story ‘Survival’. Featuring rare footage and commentary from those who knew him and worked with him, Showman is a fascinating look at the life of a troubled showman with lots of stories to tell.
Hanging by a Thread: The Making of Logopolis is a documentary about the production of the Doctor Who story, Logopolis, which aired in 1981. It is part of the Season 18 Blu-ray collection of Doctor Who. The documentary explores the challenges and complexities faced during the filming of the story, including the transition from Tom Baker to Peter Davison
The cast and crew of Frontios reflect on the making of this story.
With the introduction of the Master, the Doctor now had his very own Moriarty, who would be the dark figure behind every story in Season 8, and many more beyond that. This documentary discusses the enduring appeal of the character.
A special retrospective of Peter Davison's tenure as the Fifth Doctor.
The cast and crew discussing the transition from Tom Baker to Peter Davison, including exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of the regeneration.
By the end of Tom Baker's tenure, the TARDIS crew had grown from the usual one companion to three. This featurette examines the reasons behind this change of direction.
Writer David Fisher and script editor Christopher H Bidmead examine the making of The Leisure Hive from the screenwriter's point of view.
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.