
Eric Saward
Born
December 9, 1944 (80 years old)
Known For
Writing
Place of Birth
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.
Known For

Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner
Himself
2019

The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years
2019
Earthshocked
2018

Driven to Distractation
2011

Come in Number Five
2011
Peter Grimwade: Directing with attitude...
2011

Chain Reaction
2010

Trials and Tribulations
2008

The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord
2008

Davros Connections
2007

Built for War: The Sontaran Story
2006

The Dalek Tapes
Self
2006

Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction
2005

30 Years in the TARDIS
Himself
1993