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|birth date    = [[20 August (people)|20 August]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]
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|job title      = [[Director (crew)|Director]]
|time          = 1967
|story          = ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''
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'''John Davies''' (born in Birmingham<ref>[http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/bio/john-davies.html A Brief History of Time (Travel): John Davies Biography]</ref> on [[20 August (people)|20 August]] [[1934 (people)|1934]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3502 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) [[Director (crew)|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Macra Terror (TV story)|The Macra Terror]]''.


'''John Davies''' (born [[20 August]] [[1934]]) directed [[DW]]: ''[[The Macra Terror]]''.
He was later interviewed in ''[[THWR 62|Toby Hadoke's Who Round 62]]''. An extract from this interview was used as part of the audio commentary for ''The Macra Terror''<nowiki/>'s DVD and Blu-ray release.


At 78, he is now the earliest surviving [[director]] of a [[Second Doctor]] tale.
== Career ==
His other directorial credits include episodes of {{wi|United!}}, ''[[Z-Cars]]'' and ''[[The Bill]]''. He also directed all twenty episodes of a 1972 adaptation of {{wi|War and Peace (1972 TV series)|War and Peace}}.


Davies was interviewed in the [[2000s]] for ''[[Doctor Who Magazine]].''
As ''The Macra Terror'' is missing all of its episodes, Davies is one of three directors (along with [[Michael Leeston-Smith]] and [[Hugh David]]) to not have a single surviving ''Doctor Who'' episode in the [[BBC Archives]].


== External links ==
== External links ==
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== Footnotes ==
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John Davies (born in Birmingham[1] on 20 August 1934[2]) directed the Doctor Who television story The Macra Terror.

He was later interviewed in Toby Hadoke's Who Round 62. An extract from this interview was used as part of the audio commentary for The Macra Terror's DVD and Blu-ray release.

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

His other directorial credits include episodes of United!, Z-Cars and The Bill. He also directed all twenty episodes of a 1972 adaptation of War and Peace.

As The Macra Terror is missing all of its episodes, Davies is one of three directors (along with Michael Leeston-Smith and Hugh David) to not have a single surviving Doctor Who episode in the BBC Archives.

External links[[edit] | [edit source]]

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]