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Ed Stradling

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Ed Stradling (born 1972), is a television producer and director, who is best known for producing documentaries accompanying the BBC DVD range in the 2000s. Stradling produced over 40 documentaries and shorts on DVD releases of various TV shows, most notably Doctor Who, also Robin of Sherwood, and with Sir David Attenborough on Civilisation: A Personal View and The Ascent of Man. In the 2010s he worked on Children's BBC programming, directed Danny Baker's Christmas Hits, as well as music documentaries for the Sky Arts Channel. He has since worked on political and royal programming for Channel 5 and ITV, including General Election specials for ITV's Tonight programme in 2017, 2019 and 2024. …

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Film credits

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A New Beginning poster
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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.

A New Beginning

2004

A New Beginning poster
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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.

A New Beginning

2004

Scotch Mist in Sussex poster
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Cast and crew look back at the making of Terror of the Zygons.

Scotch Mist in Sussex

2013

Scotch Mist in Sussex poster
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Cast and crew look back at the making of Terror of the Zygons.

Scotch Mist in Sussex

2013

Trials and Tribulations poster
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A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), covering his casting, the 1985 hiatus, and his sacking on the orders of BBC One controller Michael Grade.

Trials and Tribulations

2008

Trials and Tribulations poster
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A retrospective of Colin Baker's turbulent three-years as the Sixth Doctor in Doctor Who (1963), covering his casting, the 1985 hiatus, and his sacking on the orders of BBC One controller Michael Grade.

Trials and Tribulations

2008

The Nightmare of TV Centre poster
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A look back at the somewhat troubled production of Nightmare of Eden with three of the behind-the-scenes crew who worked on it.

The Nightmare of TV Centre

2012

The Nightmare of TV Centre poster
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A look back at the somewhat troubled production of Nightmare of Eden with three of the behind-the-scenes crew who worked on it.

The Nightmare of TV Centre

2012

Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance' poster
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Cast and crew look back at the making of Snakedance. With actors Peter Davison and Janet Fielding, director Fiona Cumming, writer Christopher Bailey, script editor Eric Saward, designer Jan Spoczynski, and new series writer Robert Shearman.

Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance'

2011

Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance' poster
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Cast and crew look back at the making of Snakedance. With actors Peter Davison and Janet Fielding, director Fiona Cumming, writer Christopher Bailey, script editor Eric Saward, designer Jan Spoczynski, and new series writer Robert Shearman.

Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance'

2011

The Doctor's Moriarty poster
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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.

The Doctor's Moriarty

2011

The Seven Year Hitch poster
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This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with the BBC shortly before its cancellation in 1989, through to the production and transmission of the movie in 1996. Featuring Philip Segal, BBC executive producer Jo Wright, BBC Head of Series Peter Cregeen, BBC1 controller Alan Yentob, writer Matthew Jacobs and Graeme Harper, the director of BBC Enterprises' abandoned Doctor Who movie. Narrated by Amanda Drew.

The Seven Year Hitch

2010

The Seven Year Hitch poster
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This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with the BBC shortly before its cancellation in 1989, through to the production and transmission of the movie in 1996. Featuring Philip Segal, BBC executive producer Jo Wright, BBC Head of Series Peter Cregeen, BBC1 controller Alan Yentob, writer Matthew Jacobs and Graeme Harper, the director of BBC Enterprises' abandoned Doctor Who movie. Narrated by Amanda Drew.

The Seven Year Hitch

2010

The Seven Year Hitch poster
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This documentary looks at executive producer Philip Segal’s seven-year quest to return Doctor Who to the screen, from his initial contact with the BBC shortly before its cancellation in 1989, through to the production and transmission of the movie in 1996. Featuring Philip Segal, BBC executive producer Jo Wright, BBC Head of Series Peter Cregeen, BBC1 controller Alan Yentob, writer Matthew Jacobs and Graeme Harper, the director of BBC Enterprises' abandoned Doctor Who movie. Narrated by Amanda Drew.

The Seven Year Hitch

2010

Come in Number Five poster
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A special retrospective of Peter Davison's tenure as the Fifth Doctor.

Come in Number Five

2011

Come in Number Five poster
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A special retrospective of Peter Davison's tenure as the Fifth Doctor.

Come in Number Five

2011

Doctor Who and the Third Man poster
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An overview of the Third Doctor era, with new interviews and archival contributions.

Doctor Who and the Third Man

2019

Doctor Who and the Third Man poster
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An overview of the Third Doctor era, with new interviews and archival contributions.

Doctor Who and the Third Man

2019

The End of the Line? poster
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Once the nation's favourite, by its third year Doctor Who was in trouble. With changes afoot in the production office and increasing problems with its lead actor, the programme was heading for the Last Chance Saloon.

The End of the Line?

2011

The End of the Line? poster
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Once the nation's favourite, by its third year Doctor Who was in trouble. With changes afoot in the production office and increasing problems with its lead actor, the programme was heading for the Last Chance Saloon.

The End of the Line?

2011

The Humans of Tara poster
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The cast and crew look back at the making of The Androids of Tara.

The Humans of Tara

2007

The Humans of Tara poster
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The cast and crew look back at the making of The Androids of Tara.

The Humans of Tara

2007

Paris in the Springtime poster
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A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams.

Paris in the Springtime

2005

Paris in the Springtime poster
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A 45-minute look at the making of City of Death, and in particular, the contribution of writer and script editor Douglas Adams.

Paris in the Springtime

2005

Daleks! Conquer and Destroy poster
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Since they first appeared on our television screens in 1963, the Daleks have been a source of enduring fascination for followers of Doctor Who. But just what was their appeal? With producer Verity Lambert, Dalek designer Raymond Cusick, director Richard Martin, actress Carole Ann Ford, writer Robert Shearman, designer Matthew Savage, model unit supervisor Mike Tucker and voice of the new series Daleks, Nicholas Briggs.

Daleks! Conquer and Destroy

2010

Getting Blood from the Stones poster
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Cast and crew look back at the making of The Stones of Blood.

Getting Blood from the Stones

2007

Getting Blood from the Stones poster
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Cast and crew look back at the making of The Stones of Blood.

Getting Blood from the Stones

2007

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years poster
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Writers, directors, actors and other people associated with Doctor Who discuss Patrick Troughton's time as the Second Doctor, from his first appearance at the end of The Tenth Planet to his final appearance in The War Games.

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years

2012

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years poster
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Writers, directors, actors and other people associated with Doctor Who discuss Patrick Troughton's time as the Second Doctor, from his first appearance at the end of The Tenth Planet to his final appearance in The War Games.

Second Time Around: The Troughton Years

2012

A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil poster
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A selection of key production personnel look at the making of Planet of Evil.

A Darker Side: The Making of Planet of Evil

2007

Serial Thrillers poster
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In 2004 a documentary was commissioned by the BBC looking back at the Philip Hinchcliffe era of British Television Series Doctor Who and what made those years some of the most popular in the series history.

Serial Thrillers

2004

Serial Thrillers poster
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In 2004 a documentary was commissioned by the BBC looking back at the Philip Hinchcliffe era of British Television Series Doctor Who and what made those years some of the most popular in the series history.

Serial Thrillers

2004

Cheques, Lies and Videotape poster
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The documentary follows the development of releasing Doctor Who episodes on VHS, with several people who grew up obtaining VHS and how they all felt about retrieving Doctor Who episodes, including purchasing them for ridiculous prices on the "black market."

Cheques, Lies and Videotape

2010

Cheques, Lies and Videotape poster
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The documentary follows the development of releasing Doctor Who episodes on VHS, with several people who grew up obtaining VHS and how they all felt about retrieving Doctor Who episodes, including purchasing them for ridiculous prices on the "black market."

Cheques, Lies and Videotape

2010

Defining Shadows poster
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The cast and crew look back at the making of The Armageddon Factor.

Defining Shadows

2007

Defining Shadows poster
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The cast and crew look back at the making of The Armageddon Factor.

Defining Shadows

2007

The Last Chance Saloon poster
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During the mid-1980s, senior BBC executives had doubts about whether Doctor Who should continue. In 1987, the programme was given one final chance...

The Last Chance Saloon

2010

The Last Chance Saloon poster
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During the mid-1980s, senior BBC executives had doubts about whether Doctor Who should continue. In 1987, the programme was given one final chance...

The Last Chance Saloon

2010

The Tin Men and the Witch poster
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The making of Revenge of the Cybermen, with director Michael E Briant, incoming producer Philip Hinchcliffe and outgoing producer Barry Letts.

The Tin Men and the Witch

2010

The Tin Men and the Witch poster
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The making of Revenge of the Cybermen, with director Michael E Briant, incoming producer Philip Hinchcliffe and outgoing producer Barry Letts.

The Tin Men and the Witch

2010