Sad news that he's gone, but quite odd that the BBC has given him a much bigger and better obituary than they gave Christopher Barry earlier this year, who directed far more episodes and became the longest serving Who director.
Christopher Barry just got a brief mention in Been and Gone.
Chris Barry was the longest-serving director of the original series of Doctor Who and one of only three directors to work with the all of the first four doctors. He directed the episode that saw the very first appearance of the Daleks as well as the first episode to be shot entirely on videotape, Robot (which was also Tom Baker's first story as the Doctor). He was famous for some of the programme's great cliff-hangers, notably the first encounter between human and Dalek when viewers had to wait a week to actually see the alien for the first time. Barry began his career as an assistant film director in the 1950s before moving into television. He became well known at the BBC as the director of the soap Compact, before he was asked to move to Doctor Who. Among his many other credits were episodes of Z Cars, Poldark, The Onedin Line and All Creatures Great and Small.
He directed the episode that saw the very first appearance of the Daleks as well as the first episode to be shot entirely on videotape, Robot (which was also Tom Baker's first story as the Doctor).
I thought most of Season 1 was shot entirely on videotape.
Hartnell's departure, Evil...and Pertwee's arrival; important parts of Who lore directed with style, especially Spearhead...RIP Mr Martinus.
As an aside, I think the comment above about Robot is saying that it was the first time video rather than film was used for location filming? Not certain that is actually correct mind. Think so but not 100 percent....
As an aside, I think the comment above about Robot is saying that it was the first time video rather than film was used for location filming? Not certain that is actually correct mind. Think so but not 100 percent....
That is true. First DW use of Outside Broadcast video, which had always been considered too bulky for anything but football matches and the like.
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R.I.P. Derek.
The report on the BBC website is nice though, with some lovely reminiscences from his daughter.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-26789825
Sad news that he's gone, but quite odd that the BBC has given him a much bigger and better obituary than they gave Christopher Barry earlier this year, who directed far more episodes and became the longest serving Who director.
Christopher Barry just got a brief mention in Been and Gone.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-26416005
Chris Barry was the longest-serving director of the original series of Doctor Who and one of only three directors to work with the all of the first four doctors. He directed the episode that saw the very first appearance of the Daleks as well as the first episode to be shot entirely on videotape, Robot (which was also Tom Baker's first story as the Doctor). He was famous for some of the programme's great cliff-hangers, notably the first encounter between human and Dalek when viewers had to wait a week to actually see the alien for the first time. Barry began his career as an assistant film director in the 1950s before moving into television. He became well known at the BBC as the director of the soap Compact, before he was asked to move to Doctor Who. Among his many other credits were episodes of Z Cars, Poldark, The Onedin Line and All Creatures Great and Small.
I thought most of Season 1 was shot entirely on videotape.
Sad about Derek.
As an aside, I think the comment above about Robot is saying that it was the first time video rather than film was used for location filming? Not certain that is actually correct mind. Think so but not 100 percent....
That is true. First DW use of Outside Broadcast video, which had always been considered too bulky for anything but football matches and the like.