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Our Friend in Wales: Edward Russell

A selfie of a white man with grey-brown hair, wearing a red hoodie underneath a black leather jacket, as he stands in the newly revamped Doctor Who TARDIS

This month marks 20 years since the first BBC Wales-made episode of Doctor Who was broadcast, effectively creating the Welsh drama hub we enjoy today. Aside from a Children in Need special and a TV movie starring Paul McGann, the series had been off-air since 1989 until it was revived in 2005 by the then Controller of BBC One, Lorraine Heggessey.

Production was bestowed on Julie Gardner, Head of Drama for BBC Wales, under the penmanship of Russell T Davies.