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'''Richard Martin''' (born [[3 January (people)|3 January]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/bio/richard-martin.html|title=Shannon Sullivan's A Brief History of Time (Travel)}}</ref> as Richard Martin Thomas) [[director|directed]] several of the earliest ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories. His work included three episodes of the very first [[Dalek]] story, and all the episodes of the next two Dalek stories. He was also interviewed on the documentaries ''[[Over the Edge]]'' and ''[[Tales of Isop]]'' and provided a commentary for the DVD releases of ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' and ''[[The Dalek Invasion of Earth (TV story)|The Dalek Invasion of Earth]].''
'''Richard Martin''' (born [[3 January (people)|3 January]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.shannonsullivan.com/drwho/bio/richard-martin.html|title=Shannon Sullivan's A Brief History of Time (Travel)}}</ref> as Richard Martin Thomas) [[Director (crew)|directed]] several of the earliest ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television stories. His work included three episodes of the very first [[Dalek]] story, and all the episodes of the next two Dalek stories.
 
He also shared his memories of his ''Doctor Who'' career on [[THWR 80|the 80th]] and [[THWR 105|105th editions]] of [[Big Finish Productions|Big Finish]]'s charity podcast series ''[[Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]'', as well as several documentaries released on DVD and Blu-ray.


One of his few regrets about his work during his time on the show, beyond budgetary constraints, was his decision to lay Dalek signage on the Cenotaph during location filming for ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth.''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYl3BDMVnG8</ref>
One of his few regrets about his work during his time on the show, beyond budgetary constraints, was his decision to lay Dalek signage on the Cenotaph during location filming for ''The Dalek Invasion of Earth.''<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GYl3BDMVnG8</ref>


Outside of Doctor Who, other notable directorial credits include episodes of ''All Creatures Great and Small'' and ''Crown Court''.
== Career ==
Richard began his career as an actor. Outside of ''Doctor Who'', other notable directorial credits include episodes of ''[[All Creatures Great and Small]]'' and ''Crown Court''.


== Doctor Who stories directed ==
== ''Doctor Who'' stories directed ==
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' (episodes 3, 6 and 7)
* ''[[The Daleks (TV story)|The Daleks]]'' (episodes 3, 6 and 7)
* ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' (episode 1)
* ''[[The Edge of Destruction (TV story)|The Edge of Destruction]]'' (episode 1)
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* ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''
* ''[[The Web Planet (TV story)|The Web Planet]]''
* ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''
* ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]''
== Documentary Appearances ==
* ''[[Doctor Who: Origins (documentary)|Doctor Who: Origins]]''
* ''[[Over the Edge: The Story of "The Edge of Destruction" (documentary)|Over the Edge]]''
* ''[[Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS (documentary)|Inside the Spaceship]]''
* ''[[Tales of Isop (documentary)|Tales of Isop]]''
* ''[[Flight Through Eternity (documentary)|Flight Through Eternity]]''
* ''[[The Thrill of The Chase (documentary)|The Thrill of The Chase]]''
''to be completed''


== External links ==
== External links ==
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[[Category:Doctor Who directors]]
[[Category:Doctor Who directors]]
[[Category:Directors interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]
[[Category:Directors interviewed on Toby Hadoke's Who's Round]]
[[Category:Television directors]]

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Richard Martin (born 3 January 1935[1] as Richard Martin Thomas) directed several of the earliest Doctor Who television stories. His work included three episodes of the very first Dalek story, and all the episodes of the next two Dalek stories.

He also shared his memories of his Doctor Who career on the 80th and 105th editions of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round, as well as several documentaries released on DVD and Blu-ray.

One of his few regrets about his work during his time on the show, beyond budgetary constraints, was his decision to lay Dalek signage on the Cenotaph during location filming for The Dalek Invasion of Earth.[2]

Career[[edit] | [edit source]]

Richard began his career as an actor. Outside of Doctor Who, other notable directorial credits include episodes of All Creatures Great and Small and Crown Court.

Doctor Who stories directed[[edit] | [edit source]]

Documentary Appearances[[edit] | [edit source]]

to be completed

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

Footnotes[[edit] | [edit source]]