tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post5649772144854984697..comments2023-09-01T04:29:54.172-06:00Comments on Maximum Verbosity: Whovian Birth and DeathBettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-18834879132411518792007-11-23T14:02:00.000-07:002007-11-23T14:02:00.000-07:00Indeed. I don't suppose that the BBC of the early ...Indeed. I don't suppose that the BBC of the early 1960s was the most welcoming of places for a young woman.<BR/><BR/>The quality of Wikipedia articles is very uneven, but the one on her is quite good. As you say, 71 is no age nowadays, especially for a woman. It's a pity that she couldn't at least have lived another six years and seen the <I>Doctor Who</I> fiftieth anniversary celebrations. (Which could be quite something.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-85479055690258739012007-11-23T13:20:00.000-07:002007-11-23T13:20:00.000-07:00Yes, that may well be one of the better names for ...Yes, that may well be one of the better names for anything ever. :)<BR/><BR/>And 71 really <I>isn't</I> all that old, in this day and age. She was very young when she started producing <I>Doctor Who</I>, which makes her accomplishments with it, IMHO, all the more impressive.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06403255764384760662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3432116.post-70433948829606676602007-11-23T13:13:00.000-07:002007-11-23T13:13:00.000-07:00Apparently her production company was called "Cine...Apparently her production company was called "Cinema Verity." I think maybe, for that pun alone, she would be worth remembering.<BR/><BR/>71 isn't <I>that</I> old...Fredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277636954260900156noreply@blogger.com