About this episode

The episode discusses the greatest directors from the classic era of Doctor Who as suggested by listener Frankie Naughton.

Listener Frankie Naughton set us a challenge this month - who are the greatest directors from the classic era of Doctor Who? From the atmospheric to the ambitious, the stylish to the inventive, we’ve picked our favourites and taken a look at what made their work stand out. If you’ve got 20m to spare, we’d love you to tune in. Who would make your list? Why not write in and let us know? Contact us: Bluesky: @thedwshow.netX / Twitter: @theDWshowEmail: hello@theDWshow.netSubstack: thedwshow.substack.comFacebook: facebook.com/theDWshow

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Host: The Doctor Who Show

Topics covered

• directors
• classic era
• Doctor Who
• film
• television

Keywords

• Doctor Who
• classic era
• directors
• television
• film

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