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| image = Mark Tonderai.jpg | | image = Mark Tonderai.jpg | ||
| aka = | | aka = | ||
| birth date = | | birth date = [[16 July (people)|16 July]] [[1974 (people)|1974]] | ||
| job title = [[Director]] | | job title = [[Director (crew)|Director]] | ||
| story = ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'' | | story = ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'', ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'' & ''[[The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|The Church on Ruby Road]]'' | ||
| time = 2018 | | time = 2018, 2023 | ||
| non dwu = ''Hush'', ''The House at the End of the Street'', ''The Five'', ''Paranoid'', ''Gotham'' | | non dwu = ''Hush'', ''The House at the End of the Street'', ''The Five'', ''Paranoid'', ''Gotham'' | ||
| imdb = 0867127 | | imdb = 0867127 | ||
| official site = | | official site = marktonderai.com/ | ||
| twitter = | | twitter = | ||
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'''Mark Tonderai''' directed the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'' | '''Mark Tonderai''' (born [[16 July (people)|16 July]] [[1974 (people)|1974]]<ref>[https://celpox.com/celebs/mark-tonderai?ID=32209 Celpox]</ref>) directed the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories ''[[The Ghost Monument (TV story)|The Ghost Monument]]'', ''[[Rosa (TV story)|Rosa]]'' and ''[[The Church on Ruby Road (TV story)|The Church on Ruby Road]]''. | ||
He is the first black director on ''Doctor Who'' (although not the first [[person of colour]] to direct; in fact, the very first story, ''[[An Unearthly Child (TV story)|An Unearthly Child]]'', was directed by [[Waris Hussein]]). He was also credited as a [[B camera operator]] on both episodes. | |||
In [[January (production)|January]] [[2018 (production)|2018]], Tonderai [[directed]] both episodes in his [[production block]] in [[South Africa]]. He worked with [[Out of Africa Entertainment]], a local production company, as well as the regular ''Doctor Who'' crew. | In [[January (production)|January]] [[2018 (production)|2018]], Tonderai [[directed]] both episodes in his [[production block]] in [[South Africa]]. He worked with [[Out of Africa Entertainment]], a local production company, as well as the regular ''Doctor Who'' crew. | ||
Tonderai was born in [[London]] | == Personal life and career == | ||
Tonderai was born in [[London]] but raised in Zimbabwe. He graduated with a degree in architecture from Kingston University and UNC Charlotte. He later came to work for [[BBC Radio]], even hosting his own series, the ''Mark Tonderai Show''. Soon, Tonderai turned to [[writer|writing]] and directing for film and television. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
{{imdb name|id=0867127}} | {{imdb name|id=0867127}} | ||
{{official website|marktonderai.com/}} | |||
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[[Category:Doctor Who directors]] | [[Category:Doctor Who directors]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:02, 25 December 2023
Mark Tonderai (born 16 July 1974[1]) directed the Doctor Who television stories The Ghost Monument, Rosa and The Church on Ruby Road.
He is the first black director on Doctor Who (although not the first person of colour to direct; in fact, the very first story, An Unearthly Child, was directed by Waris Hussein). He was also credited as a B camera operator on both episodes.
In January 2018, Tonderai directed both episodes in his production block in South Africa. He worked with Out of Africa Entertainment, a local production company, as well as the regular Doctor Who crew.
Personal life and career[[edit] | [edit source]]
Tonderai was born in London but raised in Zimbabwe. He graduated with a degree in architecture from Kingston University and UNC Charlotte. He later came to work for BBC Radio, even hosting his own series, the Mark Tonderai Show. Soon, Tonderai turned to writing and directing for film and television.
