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'''Michael Imison''' (pronounced EYE-miss-on) (born [[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3415 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) [[director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''. | '''Michael Imison''' (pronounced EYE-miss-on) (born [[9 February (people)|9 February]] [[1935 (people)|1935]]<ref>[http://guide.doctorwhonews.net/person.php?code=3415 Doctor Who Guide]</ref>) [[director|directed]] the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' television story ''[[The Ark (TV story)|The Ark]]''. He was also heavily responsible for the visual visual style of the [[Monoid]]s. In fact, it was his idea to call them Monoids, as the script merely referred to them as "the reptiles". He later said he had hoped that the [[British Broadcasting Corporation|BBC]] would be able to market the Monoids as they had done the [[Dalek]]s. ([[INFO]]: ''The Ark'') | ||
Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "[[The Bomb]]", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of ''The Ark''. He wasn't told face-to-face; he was simply handed a note informing him of the fact. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Riverside Story]]'') | Imison's contract with the BBC was not renewed during the recording of "[[The Bomb]]", which effectively meant that he was fired as he recorded the last episode of ''The Ark''. He wasn't told face-to-face; he was simply handed a note informing him of the fact. ([[DOC]]: ''[[Riverside Story]]'') | ||
