It was the only Doctor Who fan club officially recognised by the BBC. The BBC's support was largely a way of channelling fan interest; it even required John Nathan-Turner, the then producer, to have two secretaries (Jane Judge and Fiona ?). A twelve member executive committee governed the society, which had a co-ordinator. Writers David Saunders and David J. Howe have both been co-ordinators for the Society. The Society ran the PanoptiCon series of conventions for at least twenty-five years.