- In the Doctor Who episode The Family of Blood (2007), a character mentions that his parents were called Verity and Sydney. This is a tribute to Verity Lambert, the first producer of the original series Doctor Who (1963), and Sydney Newman, the Head of Drama at the BBC who gave her this job.
- She was chosen by BBC Head of Drama Sydney Newman to be the first producer of the science-fiction series Doctor Who (1963). She had previously worked with Newman, as a production secretary on Armchair Theatre at ABC.
- She was due to receive a lifetime achievement award at the Women in Film and Television Awards in December 2007 but died a few weeks before the award could be presented to her. It was awarded posthumously on 7th December 2007.
- She was made a Fellow of the British Film Institute in recognition of her outstanding contribution to television culture.
- She was awarded the O.B.E. (Officer of the order of the British Empire) in January 2002 in recognition of her services to film and television.
- She worked as a Production Secretary at ABC TV, Didsbury, Manchester, UK, around 1960, working with a young Canadian Director called Ted Kotcheff.
- After her stint as a producer at BBC TV (1963-1974), she held several executive roles at other companies, such as Controller, Drama Department, Thames TV (1974-1976), Director of Drama (1981-1982), director (1982-1985); Chief Executive, Euston Films (1979-1983); Director of Production, Thorn EMI Screen Entertainment (1982-1985); Director, Cinema Verity Productions (1985-2007).
- In 1982 she was involved in the Rock Follies (1976) court case, which her employer Thames Television lost for plagiarizing the series' concept from the group Rock Bottom. Substantial damages were paid out by Thames Television to the group.
- She gained experience of television production as the personal assistant to David Susskind David Susskind at Talent Associates in New York in 1961, before returning to ABC.
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