Rodney Bennett
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Rodney Bennett (24 March 1935-3 January 2017[1]) directed three Doctor Who television stories in the Fourth Doctor era.
He shared his memories of his Doctor Who career on the 112th edition of Big Finish's charity podcast series Toby Hadoke's Who's Round, as well as several documentaries released part of the DVD range.
Career
Before his career in television, Bennett studied psychology at King's College Cambridge. He initially joined the BBC's radio department.
Legacy
An in-joke reference to Bennett featured in the first story he worked on, The Ark in Space – namely, the "Bennett oscillator" mentioned by the Doctor in the first episode.[2][3]
Doctor Who stories directed
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Toby Hadoke (18 January 2017). Rodney Bennett RIP—Tom Baker Era Director Dies Aged 81. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved on 14 December 2018.
- ↑ https://news.drwho-online.co.uk/Obituary-Rodney-Bennett-(Classic-Series-Director)-1935-2017.aspx
- ↑ https://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3634
