“There's nothing better than a party that turns into a death trap.”

—  Russell T. Davies

Doctor Who Confidential Series 2, Episode 5, "Cybermen" http://www.bbc.co.uk/doctorwho/confidential/index5.shtml (Doctor Who documentary series, 2005)

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Screenwriter, former executive producer of Doctor Who 1963

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