Eric Saward

Biography

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.

Movies & TV Shows

1. 30 Years in the TARDIS (1993) — Himself
2. Built for War: The Sontaran Story (2006)
3. Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (2005)
4. The Dalek Tapes (2006) — Self
5. The Doctors: The Colin Baker Years (2019)
6. Davros Connections (2007)
7. Showman: The Life of John Nathan-Turner (2019) — Himself
8. The Making of The Trial of a Time Lord (2008)
9. Trials and Tribulations (2008)
10. Come in Number Five (2011)
11. Earthshocked (2018)
12. Chain Reaction (2010)
13. Driven to Distractation (2011)
14. Peter Grimwade: Directing with Attitude... (2011) — Self
15. Darkness & Light: The Life of Graham Williams (2024) — Self
16. Lords and Luddites: Making 'The Mark of the Rani' (2006)
17. The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (documentary) (2007)
18. Snake Charmer: The Making of 'Snakedance' (2011)