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His first [[Director (crew)|directing]] gig was for the [[Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)|2011 National Television Awards sketch]], but it's unclear whether he actually got on-screen credit for this project; credits were given only at the end of the evening, and not over the ''Doctor Who'' segment itself. He did, however, receive unambiguous credit as director, at time of transmission, for ''[[Time (TV story)|Time]]'' and ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'', two mini-episodes broadcast during the 2011 [[Comic Relief]] fundraiser. | His first [[Director (crew)|directing]] gig was for the [[Dermot and the Doctor (TV story)|2011 National Television Awards sketch]], but it's unclear whether he actually got on-screen credit for this project; credits were given only at the end of the evening, and not over the ''Doctor Who'' segment itself. He did, however, receive unambiguous credit as director, at time of transmission, for ''[[Time (TV story)|Time]]'' and ''[[Space (TV story)|Space]]'', two mini-episodes broadcast during the 2011 [[Comic Relief]] fundraiser. | ||
His first full episode of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' — and indeed of ''any'' television series — was ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''. He also did some of the ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'' mini-episodes for the [[series 6 (Doctor Who)|series 6]] box set, though he was left uncredited<ref>https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/richard-senior/cv</ref>, as well as ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)|Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]'', produced at around the same time for the [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] box set. | His first full episode of ''[[Doctor Who (TV series)|Doctor Who]]'' — and indeed of ''any'' television series — was ''[[Let's Kill Hitler (TV story)|Let's Kill Hitler]]''. He also did some of the ''[[Night and the Doctor]]'' mini-episodes for the [[series 6 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 6]] box set, though he was left uncredited<ref>https://www.curtisbrown.co.uk/client/richard-senior/cv</ref>, as well as ''[[Meanwhile in the TARDIS (home video)|Meanwhile in the TARDIS]]'', produced at around the same time for the [[series 5 (Doctor Who 2005)|series 5]] box set. | ||
Senior also directed the pre-recorded scenes for ''[[The Crash of the Elysium (stage play)|The Crash of the Elysium]]'' on [[29 April (releases)|29 April]], but these were dropped from the final release.<ref>[[DWMSE 31]] - ''[[The Crash of the Elysium (stage play)|The Crash of the Elysium]]''</ref> | Senior also directed the pre-recorded scenes for ''[[The Crash of the Elysium (stage play)|The Crash of the Elysium]]'' on [[29 April (releases)|29 April]], but these were dropped from the final release.<ref>[[DWMSE 31]] - ''[[The Crash of the Elysium (stage play)|The Crash of the Elysium]]''</ref> | ||
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Richard Senior is a Doctor Who editor and director. As of August 2017[update], he is the only Doctor Who editor in BBC Wales history to direct an episode. He was also the first person to make their television directorial debut on Doctor Who.
Prior to his involvement with Doctor Who, Senior was largely a runner, and was uncredited on the films Batman Begins and The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.[source needed]
As editor[[edit] | [edit source]]
Senior began his association with the programme during the first Russell T Davies era when, according to Julie Gardner, he made "all our BBC One trailers for Doctor Who".[1] Though it is unclear exactly how accurate Gardner's statement was, and for how many episodes he cut the trailers, it is known definitively that he at least created the main Voyage of the Damned BBC One spot.
He continued on into the Steven Moffat era, where he "graduated" to cutting the episodes themselves. Throughout series 5, he provided "additional" editing, but was not credited for any episode upon original transmission. His only actual credit for editing was for doing the screen sequences seen in the 2010 Doctor Who at the Proms.
As director[[edit] | [edit source]]
His first directing gig was for the 2011 National Television Awards sketch, but it's unclear whether he actually got on-screen credit for this project; credits were given only at the end of the evening, and not over the Doctor Who segment itself. He did, however, receive unambiguous credit as director, at time of transmission, for Time and Space, two mini-episodes broadcast during the 2011 Comic Relief fundraiser.
His first full episode of Doctor Who — and indeed of any television series — was Let's Kill Hitler. He also did some of the Night and the Doctor mini-episodes for the series 6 box set, though he was left uncredited[2], as well as Meanwhile in the TARDIS, produced at around the same time for the series 5 box set.
Senior also directed the pre-recorded scenes for The Crash of the Elysium on 29 April, but these were dropped from the final release.[3]
Later credits[[edit] | [edit source]]
Since working on Doctor Who, Senior directed a number of episodes for series 6 and 7 of M.I. High for CBBC, as well as a few episodes for BBC One's Silent Witness and Poldark, Channel 4's Humans, and BBC Two's The Last Kingdom.
