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'''Sylvia James''' was an often-used [[Make-Up|make-up]] supervisor during the 1963 version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. After a period as a junior artist during the [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]] era, she had three major periods of continuous work as the lead artist, or roughly what is classed a [[make-up designer]] by the [[BBC Wales]] team. By far her longest stint was during the [[Patrick Troughton|Troughton]] era, where she served continuously from ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'' to ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', spanning all but one [[serial]] of [[season 5|seasons 5]] and [[season 6|6]]. She returned for a brief stretch in the [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]] era, heading the make-up department for ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' and ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''. She then did the majority of work for the [[season 12]] [[production block]], doing every episode from ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' to ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' — except for ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''. Consequently, her most enduring contribution to ''Doctor Who'' history was likely the prosthetic she applied to [[Michael Wisher]]'s [[Davros]]. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'')
'''Sylvia James''' was an often-used [[Make-Up|make-up]] supervisor during the 1963 version of ''[[Doctor Who]]''. After a period as a junior artist during the [[William Hartnell|Hartnell]] era, she had three major periods of continuous work as the lead artist, or roughly what is classed a [[make-up designer]] by the [[BBC Wales]] team. By far her longest stint was during the [[Patrick Troughton|Troughton]] era, where she served continuously from ''[[The Abominable Snowmen (TV story)|The Abominable Snowmen]]'' to ''[[The War Games (TV story)|The War Games]]'', spanning all but one [[serial]] of [[season 5 (Doctor Who 1963)|seasons 5]] and [[season 6 (Doctor Who 1963)|6]]. She returned for a brief stretch in the [[Jon Pertwee|Pertwee]] era, heading the make-up department for ''[[The Curse of Peladon (TV story)|The Curse of Peladon]]'' and ''[[The Sea Devils (TV story)|The Sea Devils]]''. She then did the majority of work for the [[Season 12 (Doctor Who 1963)|season 12]] [[production block]], doing every episode from ''[[The Ark in Space (TV story)|The Ark in Space]]'' to ''[[Terror of the Zygons (TV story)|Terror of the Zygons]]'' — except for ''[[Revenge of the Cybermen (TV story)|Revenge of the Cybermen]]''. Consequently, her most enduring contribution to ''Doctor Who'' history was likely the prosthetic she applied to [[Michael Wisher]]'s [[Davros]]. ([[BBC DVD]]: ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'')


Her views were solicited for the DVD commentaries to ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'', as well as featuring on several ''Doctor Who'' documentaries released on DVD and Blu-ray.
Her views were solicited for the DVD commentaries to ''[[The Dominators (TV story)|The Dominators]]'' and ''[[The Krotons (TV story)|The Krotons]]'', as well as featuring on several ''Doctor Who'' documentaries released on DVD and Blu-ray.
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== Documentary appearances ==
== Documentary appearances ==
* ''[[Sssowing the Ssseedsss: Musings on being an Ice Warrior (documentary)|Sssowing the Ssseedsss: Musings on being an Ice Warrior]]''
* ''[[Sssowing the Ssseedsss: Musings on being an Ice Warrior (documentary)|Sssowing the Ssseedsss: Musings on being an Ice Warrior]]''
* ''[[Recharge and Equalise (documentary)|Recharge and Equalise]]''
* ''[[Recharge and Equalise (documentary)|Recharge and Equalise]]''

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Sylvia James was an often-used make-up supervisor during the 1963 version of Doctor Who. After a period as a junior artist during the Hartnell era, she had three major periods of continuous work as the lead artist, or roughly what is classed a make-up designer by the BBC Wales team. By far her longest stint was during the Troughton era, where she served continuously from The Abominable Snowmen to The War Games, spanning all but one serial of seasons 5 and 6. She returned for a brief stretch in the Pertwee era, heading the make-up department for The Curse of Peladon and The Sea Devils. She then did the majority of work for the season 12 production block, doing every episode from The Ark in Space to Terror of the Zygons — except for Revenge of the Cybermen. Consequently, her most enduring contribution to Doctor Who history was likely the prosthetic she applied to Michael Wisher's Davros. (BBC DVD: The Dominators)

Her views were solicited for the DVD commentaries to The Dominators and The Krotons, as well as featuring on several Doctor Who documentaries released on DVD and Blu-ray.

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