Eric Saward
Writing
1944-12-09
Eric Saward (born 9 December 1944) is a British radio scriptwriter who worked as a screenwriter and script editor on the BBC's science fiction television series Doctor Who from 1982 to 1986. He wrote the stories The Visitation, Earthshock, Resurrection of the Daleks and Revelation of the Daleks. Saward's career as a scriptwriter began with drama for radio while he was working as a teacher. Later he was able to cross into full-time writing. He was approached by then Doctor Who script editor Christopher H. Bidmead to submit some ideas to the series on the strength of a recommendation from the senior drama script editor at BBC Radio. He received a commission to write the story The Visitation. This in turn led to his appointment as script editor on the recommendation of Antony Root, who had briefly replaced Bidmead.
Filmography
Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams
2024 · Movie
Tales of the Tardis
2023 · Series
Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
2019 · Movie
The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019 · Movie
Earthshocked
2018 · Movie
Driven to Distractation
2011 · Movie
Come in Number Five
2011 · Movie
Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance'
2011 · Movie
Peter Grimwade: Directing with Attitude...
2011 · Movie
Chain Reaction
2010 · Movie
The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008 · Movie
Trials and Tribulations
2008 · Movie
Davros Connections
2007 · Movie
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary)
2007 · Movie
Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006 · Movie
Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani'
2006 · Movie
The Dalek Tapes
2006 · Movie
Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
2005 · Movie
30 Years in the TARDIS
1993 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Ultimate Foe
1986 · Movie
Doctor Who: Terror of the Vervoids
1986 · Movie
Doctor Who: Mindwarp
1986 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Mysterious Planet
1986 · Movie
Doctor Who: Revelation of the Daleks
1985 · Movie
Doctor Who: Timelash
1985 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Two Doctors
1985 · Movie
A Fix with Sontarans
1985 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Mark of the Rani
1985 · Movie
Doctor Who: Vengeance on Varos
1985 · Movie
Doctor Who: Attack of the Cybermen
1985 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Twin Dilemma
1984 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Caves of Androzani
1984 · Movie
Doctor Who: Planet of Fire
1984 · Movie
Doctor Who: Resurrection of the Daleks
1984 · Movie
Doctor Who: Frontios
1984 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Awakening
1984 · Movie
Doctor Who: Warriors of the Deep
1984 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983 · Movie
Doctor Who: The King's Demons
1983 · Movie
Doctor Who: Enlightenment
1983 · Movie
Doctor Who: Terminus
1983 · Movie
Doctor Who: Mawdryn Undead
1983 · Movie
Doctor Who: Snakedance
1983 · Movie
Doctor Who: Arc of Infinity
1983 · Movie
Doctor Who: Time-Flight
1982 · Movie
Doctor Who: Earthshock
1982 · Movie
Doctor Who: Black Orchid
1982 · Movie
Doctor Who: The Visitation
1982 · Movie
Doctor Who: Kinda
1982 · Movie
Doctor Who: Castrovalva
1982 · Movie
K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend
1981 · Movie
Doctor Who
1963 · Series