John Nathan-Turner

John Nathan-Turner (August 12, 1947 - May 1, 2002) was the ninth producer for the long-running BBC science fiction program Doctor Who, from 1980 until it was put on hiatus in 1989. He was the longest-serving, and most widely known, producer during the run of the show. Many fans either praised or blamed him personally for the ups and downs of the program during his tenure.

Memorable Quotes

• "Stay tuned" - He often said this to the press, meaning that something good was coming up.
• "The memory cheats" - as a defence to his then current production of the programme, Nathan Turner used this expression to mean that viewers of the series often had a distorted recollection of older episodes, believing them to be better than they were.
• "I have been persuaded to stay" after several attempts to resign from his job as Doctor Who producer and having been persuaded to stay by his BBC bosses.