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'''Derek Martinus''' ([[4 April (people)|4 April]] [[1931 (people)|1931]]-[[27 March (people)|27 March]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]<ref>http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26789825</ref>) [[director|directed]] six ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories from 1965 to 1970 with the first three Doctors. The first story he directed was'' [[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''. ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' was the final story of ''Doctor Who'' he directed, making him the first [[director]] to direct a colour television ''Doctor Who'' story. He also directed two stories of the [[science fiction]] TV series, ''[[Blake's 7]]'' (''Trial'' and ''The Keeper'').
'''Derek Martinus''' ([[4 April (people)|4 April]] [[1931 (people)|1931]]-[[27 March (people)|27 March]] [[2014 (people)|2014]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-26789825 BBC News]</ref><ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2014/apr/01/derek-martinus The Guardian]</ref>) [[director|directed]] six ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories from 1965 to 1970 with the first three Doctors. The first story he directed was'' [[Galaxy 4 (TV story)|Galaxy 4]]''. ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'' was the final story of ''Doctor Who'' he directed, making him the first [[director]] to direct a colour television ''Doctor Who'' story. He also directed two stories of the [[science fiction]] TV series, ''[[Blake's 7]]'' (''Trial'' and ''The Keeper'').


Martinus passed away on 27 March 2014 after succumbing to complications brought on by a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/derek-martinus-dead-doctor-who-692091 |title='Doctor Who' Director Derek Martinus Dies at 82 |author=THR staff |date of source=29 March 2014 |website name=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref>
Martinus passed away on 27 March 2014 after succumbing to complications brought on by a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/derek-martinus-dead-doctor-who-692091 |title='Doctor Who' Director Derek Martinus Dies at 82 |author=THR staff |date of source=29 March 2014 |website name=The Hollywood Reporter |accessdate=13 June 2014}}</ref>

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Derek Martinus (4 April 1931-27 March 2014[1][2]) directed six Doctor Who television stories from 1965 to 1970 with the first three Doctors. The first story he directed was Galaxy 4. Spearhead from Space was the final story of Doctor Who he directed, making him the first director to direct a colour television Doctor Who story. He also directed two stories of the science fiction TV series, Blake's 7 (Trial and The Keeper).

Martinus passed away on 27 March 2014 after succumbing to complications brought on by a long struggle with Alzheimer's Disease. [3]

Doctor Who stories directed

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Footnotes

  1. BBC News
  2. The Guardian
  3. THR staff (29 March 2014). 'Doctor Who' Director Derek Martinus Dies at 82. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved on 13 June 2014.