9. Doctor Who Was Responsible For Hiring The BBC's First Female Producer
Revolutionary, my dear, and it seems not a moment too soon! It was all change for the BBC back in the early 1960s and not only because they had just pitched a TV show following the life and times of a 900 year old alien (good shout, by the way!). History was made when Verity Lambert, who had previously been working as a production assistant, was enlisted as D
octor Who's producer which made her the first female to take on such a senior position within the BBC. Verity, who passed away in 2007, went onto become one of the UK's leading industry icons and is often cited as a symbol of women's advances within the media.