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Nevertheless, the designer was not in any kind of formal control of the people who executed his designs. Like he himself, individual artisans and craftspeople would've been assigned to ''Doctor Who'' per serial by a BBC scheduler. They were all employees of the BBC, rather than employees of ''Doctor Who''. This is decidedly not the case of the modern production designer who, as the head of the art department within a production company that is technically distinct from [[BBC Wales]], has managerial oversight of hundreds of employees.
Nevertheless, the designer was not in any kind of formal control of the people who executed his designs. Like he himself, individual artisans and craftspeople would've been assigned to ''Doctor Who'' per serial by a BBC scheduler. They were all employees of the BBC, rather than employees of ''Doctor Who''. This is decidedly not the case of the modern production designer who, as the head of the art department within a production company that is technically distinct from [[BBC Wales]], has managerial oversight of hundreds of employees.
== [[Season 1]] ==
== Season 1 ==
* ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' - [[Peter Brachacki]] and [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[An Unearthly Child]]'' - [[Peter Brachacki]] and [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[The Daleks]]'' - [[Raymond Cusick]] and [[Jeremy Davies]]
* ''[[The Daleks]]'' - [[Raymond Cusick]] and [[Jeremy Davies]]
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* ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' - [[Roderick Laing]]
* ''[[The Reign of Terror]]'' - [[Roderick Laing]]


== [[Season 2]] ==
== Season 2 ==
* ''[[Planet of Giants]]'' - [[Raymond Cusick]]
* ''[[Planet of Giants]]'' - [[Raymond Cusick]]
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' - [[Spencer Chapman]]
* ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth]]'' - [[Spencer Chapman]]
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* ''[[The Time Meddler]]'' - Barry Newbery
* ''[[The Time Meddler]]'' - Barry Newbery


== [[Season 3]] ==
== Season 3 ==
* ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'' - [[Richard Hunt]]
* ''[[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]'' - [[Richard Hunt]]
* ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' - Richard Hunt and [[Raymond Cusick]]
* ''[[Mission to the Unknown]]'' - Richard Hunt and [[Raymond Cusick]]
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* ''[[The War Machines]]'' - [[Raymond London]]
* ''[[The War Machines]]'' - [[Raymond London]]


== [[Season 4]] ==
== Season 4 ==
* ''[[The Smugglers]]'' - [[Richard Hunt]]
* ''[[The Smugglers]]'' - [[Richard Hunt]]
* ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' - [[Peter Kindred]]
* ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'' - [[Peter Kindred]]
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* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' - [[Chris Thompson]]
* ''[[The Evil of the Daleks]]'' - [[Chris Thompson]]


== [[Season 5]] ==
== Season 5 ==
* ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' - [[Martin Johnson]]
* ''[[The Tomb of the Cybermen]]'' - [[Martin Johnson]]
* ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' - [[Malcolm Middleton]]
* ''[[The Abominable Snowmen]]'' - [[Malcolm Middleton]]
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* ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' - [[Derek Dodd]]
* ''[[The Wheel in Space]]'' - [[Derek Dodd]]


== [[Season 6]] ==
== Season 6 ==
* ''[[The Dominators]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[The Dominators]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' - [[Evan Hercules]]
* ''[[The Mind Robber]]'' - [[Evan Hercules]]
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* ''[[The War Games]]'' - [[Roger Cheveley]]
* ''[[The War Games]]'' - [[Roger Cheveley]]


== [[Season 7]] ==
== Season 7 ==
* ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' - [[Paul Allen]]
* ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' - [[Paul Allen]]
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[Doctor Who and the Silurians]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
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* ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' - [[Jeremy Davies]]
* ''[[Inferno (TV story)|Inferno]]'' - [[Jeremy Davies]]


== [[Season 8]] ==
== Season 8 ==
* ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' - [[Ian Watson]]
* ''[[Terror of the Autons]]'' - [[Ian Watson]]
* ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' - [[Ray London]]
* ''[[The Mind of Evil]]'' - [[Ray London]]
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* ''[[The Dæmons]]'' - [[Roger Ford]]
* ''[[The Dæmons]]'' - [[Roger Ford]]


== [[Season 9]] ==
== Season 9 ==
* ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' - [[David Myerscough-Jones]]
* ''[[Day of the Daleks]]'' - [[David Myerscough-Jones]]
* ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'' - [[Gloria Clayton]]
* ''[[The Curse of Peladon]]'' - [[Gloria Clayton]]
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* ''[[The Time Monster]]'' - [[Tim Gleeson]]
* ''[[The Time Monster]]'' - [[Tim Gleeson]]


== [[Season 10]] ==
== Season 10 ==
* ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' - [[Roger Liminton]]
* ''[[The Three Doctors]]'' - [[Roger Liminton]]
* ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' - [[Roger Liminton]]
* ''[[Carnival of Monsters]]'' - [[Roger Liminton]]
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* ''[[The Green Death]]'' - [[John Burrowes]]
* ''[[The Green Death]]'' - [[John Burrowes]]


== [[Season 11]] ==
== Season 11 ==
* ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' - [[Keith Cheetham]]
* ''[[The Time Warrior]]'' - [[Keith Cheetham]]
* ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' - [[Richard Morris]]
* ''[[Invasion of the Dinosaurs]]'' - [[Richard Morris]]
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* ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' - [[Rochelle Selwyn]]
* ''[[Planet of the Spiders]]'' - [[Rochelle Selwyn]]


== [[Season 12]] ==
== Season 12 ==
* ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' - [[Ian Rawnsley]]
* ''[[Robot (TV story)|Robot]]'' - [[Ian Rawnsley]]
* ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' - [[Roger Murray-Leach]]
* ''[[The Ark in Space]]'' - [[Roger Murray-Leach]]
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* ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' - Roger Murray-Leach
* ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen]]'' - Roger Murray-Leach


== [[Season 13]] ==
== Season 13 ==
* ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' - [[Nigel Curzon]]
* ''[[Terror of the Zygons]]'' - [[Nigel Curzon]]
* ''[[Planet of Evil]]'' - [[Roger Murray-Leach]]
* ''[[Planet of Evil]]'' - [[Roger Murray-Leach]]
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* ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'' - [[Jeremy Bear]] (episodes 1, 2), Roger Murray-Leach
* ''[[The Seeds of Doom]]'' - [[Jeremy Bear]] (episodes 1, 2), Roger Murray-Leach


== [[Season 14]] ==
== Season 14 ==
* ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[The Masque of Mandragora]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' - [[Christine Ruscoe]]
* ''[[The Hand of Fear]]'' - [[Christine Ruscoe]]
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* ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' - Roger Murray-Leach
* ''[[The Talons of Weng-Chiang]]'' - Roger Murray-Leach


== [[Season 15]] ==
== Season 15 ==
* ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'' - [[Paul Allen]]
* ''[[Horror of Fang Rock]]'' - [[Paul Allen]]
* ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[The Invisible Enemy]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
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* ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' - [[Barbara Gosnold]]
* ''[[The Invasion of Time]]'' - [[Barbara Gosnold]]


== [[Season 16]] ==
== Season 16 ==
* ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' - [[Ken Ledsham]]
* ''[[The Ribos Operation]]'' - [[Ken Ledsham]]
* ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' - [[Jon Pusey]]
* ''[[The Pirate Planet]]'' - [[Jon Pusey]]
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* ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' - [[Richard McManan-Smith]]
* ''[[The Armageddon Factor]]'' - [[Richard McManan-Smith]]


== [[Season 17]] ==
== Season 17 ==
* ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' - [[Ken Ledsham]]
* ''[[Destiny of the Daleks]]'' - [[Ken Ledsham]]
* ''[[City of Death]]'' - [[Richard McManan-Smith]]
* ''[[City of Death]]'' - [[Richard McManan-Smith]]
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* ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' - [[Victor Meredith]]
* ''[[Shada (TV story)|Shada]]'' - [[Victor Meredith]]


== [[Season 18]] ==
== Season 18 ==
* ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' - [[Tom Yardley-Jones]]
* ''[[The Leisure Hive]]'' - [[Tom Yardley-Jones]]
* ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' - [[Philip Lindley]]
* ''[[Meglos (TV story)|Meglos]]'' - [[Philip Lindley]]
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* ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' - [[Malcolm Thornton]]
* ''[[Logopolis (TV story)|Logopolis]]'' - [[Malcolm Thornton]]


== ''[[K9 and Company]]'' ==
== ''K9 and Company'' ==
* ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'' - [[Nigel Jones]]
* ''[[A Girl's Best Friend]]'' - [[Nigel Jones]]


== [[Season 19]] ==
== Season 19 ==
* ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' - [[Janet Budden]]
* ''[[Castrovalva (TV story)|Castrovalva]]'' - [[Janet Budden]]
* ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'' - [[Tony Burrough]]
* ''[[Four to Doomsday]]'' - [[Tony Burrough]]
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* ''[[Time-Flight]]'' - [[Richard McManan-Smith]]
* ''[[Time-Flight]]'' - [[Richard McManan-Smith]]


== [[Season 20]] ==
== Season 20 ==
* ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' - [[Marjorie Pratt]]
* ''[[Arc of Infinity (TV story)|Arc of Infinity]]'' - [[Marjorie Pratt]]
* ''[[Snakedance]]'' - [[Jan Spoczynski]]
* ''[[Snakedance]]'' - [[Jan Spoczynski]]
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* ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' - [[Malcolm Thornton]]
* ''[[The Five Doctors (TV story)|The Five Doctors]]'' - [[Malcolm Thornton]]


== [[Season 21]] ==
== Season 21 ==
* ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' - [[Tony Burrough]]
* ''[[Warriors of the Deep]]'' - [[Tony Burrough]]
* ''[[The Awakening]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
* ''[[The Awakening]]'' - [[Barry Newbery]]
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* ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'' - [[Valerie Warrender]]
* ''[[The Twin Dilemma]]'' - [[Valerie Warrender]]


== [[Season 22]] ==
== Season 22 ==
* ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' - [[Marjorie Pratt]]
* ''[[Attack of the Cybermen]]'' - [[Marjorie Pratt]]
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' - [[Tony Snoaden]]
* ''[[Vengeance on Varos]]'' - [[Tony Snoaden]]
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* ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' - [[Alan Spalding]]
* ''[[Revelation of the Daleks]]'' - [[Alan Spalding]]


== [[Season 23]] ==
== Season 23 ==
* ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]''
* ''[[The Trial of a Time Lord]]''
::''[[The Mysterious Planet]]'' - [[John Anderson]]
::''[[The Mysterious Planet]]'' - [[John Anderson]]
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::''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'' - [[Michael Trevor]]
::''[[The Ultimate Foe]]'' - [[Michael Trevor]]


== [[Season 24]] ==
== Season 24 ==
* ''[[Time and the Rani]]'' - [[Geoff Powell]]
* ''[[Time and the Rani]]'' - [[Geoff Powell]]
* ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'' - [[Martin Collins]]
* ''[[Paradise Towers (TV story)|Paradise Towers]]'' - [[Martin Collins]]
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* ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' - John Asbridge
* ''[[Dragonfire (TV story)|Dragonfire]]'' - John Asbridge


== [[Season 25]] ==
== Season 25 ==
* ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' - [[Martin Collins]]
* ''[[Remembrance of the Daleks]]'' - [[Martin Collins]]
* ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'' - [[John Asbridge]]
* ''[[The Happiness Patrol]]'' - [[John Asbridge]]
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* ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' - [[David Laskey]]
* ''[[The Greatest Show in the Galaxy]]'' - [[David Laskey]]


== [[Season 26]] ==
== Season 26 ==
* ''[[Battlefield]]'' - [[Martin Collins]]
* ''[[Battlefield]]'' - [[Martin Collins]]
* ''[[Ghost Light]]'' - [[Nick Somerville]]
* ''[[Ghost Light]]'' - [[Nick Somerville]]

Revision as of 05:30, 31 January 2013

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A designer was a member of the pre-production staff of the 1963 version of Doctor Who. He or she was responsible for designing the visual look of props, sets and sometimes graphics used in an individual serial.

The position was somewhat similar to the modern production designer, but far more limited in scope. Because designers worked only on a serial-by-serial basis, no one was in charge of the overall look of the episodes. Hence some important design elements, as with the first TARDIS interior, were simply the product of the original designer, Peter Brachacki — who never worked on Doctor Who again.

Also, the designer had oversight of fewer visual elements than the production designer. In particular, the desinger had extremely limited interaction with the costume department. Thus, if a monster was achieved by the use of a costume, as with the Cybermen, it was the costume supervisor, and not the designer, who created the look. This is one of the reasons that the Cybermen changed in almost every appearance, whereas the Daleks — achieved the use of a prop — remained stable.

In some instances, the job of the early Doctor Who designer more closely resembled that of a concept artist. Because Doctor Who for many years lacked the ability to construct its own models and props, they had to subcontract the work to firms outside the BBC's control. The designer would submit a detailed drawing and hope that the manufacturer could adhere to it. If the firm failed to adhere to the design, there was often little the designer could do about it before filming began. This problem abated somewhat in the 1970s and 1980s, as Doctor Who's ability to call on the in-house workshop increased.

Nevertheless, the designer was not in any kind of formal control of the people who executed his designs. Like he himself, individual artisans and craftspeople would've been assigned to Doctor Who per serial by a BBC scheduler. They were all employees of the BBC, rather than employees of Doctor Who. This is decidedly not the case of the modern production designer who, as the head of the art department within a production company that is technically distinct from BBC Wales, has managerial oversight of hundreds of employees.

Season 1

Season 2

Season 3

Season 4

Season 5

Season 6

Season 7

Season 8

Season 9

Season 10

Season 11

Season 12

Season 13

Season 14

Season 15

Season 16

Season 17

Season 18

K9 and Company

Season 19

Season 20

Season 21

Season 22

Season 23

The Mysterious Planet - John Anderson
Mindwarp - Andrew Howe-Davies
Terror of the Vervoids - Dinah Walker
The Ultimate Foe - Michael Trevor

Season 24

Season 25

Season 26