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[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE KEEPER OF TRAKEN who have previously worked on the show:

• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1606a / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #114 - The Keeper Of Traken

Name: John Black [1940 - ]

Role: Director [8 episodes]
Year(s): 1981 / 1982
Stories: The Keeper Of Traken part 1 - The Keeper Of Traken part 4 / Four To Doomsday part 1 - Four To Doomsday part 4
Note(s): Directed the 'Doctor Who' spin-off story 'K9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend'

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: The Zoo Robbery (1973), Robin Hood Junior (1975)
Television: Centre Play [2 episodes] (1975-1976) / Softly Softly: Task Force [3 episodes] (1976) / The Unbroken Arrow (1976) / Coronation Street [8 episodes] (1976-1978) / Play for Today [1 episode] (1977) / Crown Court [1 episode] (1979)

After Who
Films: SKI the French Way (1984)
Television: The Bill [2 episodes] (1991)

Who: Before And After #1606b

Name: Johnny Bryne [1935 - 2008]

Role: Writer [12 episodes]
Year(s): 1981 / 1983 / 1984
Stories: The Keeper Of Traken part 1 - The Keeper Of Traken part 4 / Arc Of Infinity part 1 - Arc Of Infinity part 4 / Warriors Of The Deep part 1 - Warriors Of The Deep part 4
Note(s):

• Wrote the unmade 1983 'Doctor Who' story 'The Guardians of Prophecy' which was later adapted by Big Finish Productions as part of their 'Lost Stories' range
• Wrote the scripts for two 'Doctor Who' films - The Time Lord' in 1988 and 'Last of the Time Lords' in 1991. Neither movie was ultimately made

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: Adolf Hitler: My Part in His Downfall (1973), The Day After Tomorrow (1975), Lionman II: The Witchqueen (1979), Cosmic Princess (1982)
Television: The Wednesday Play (1970) / NBC Special Treat (1975) / Space: 1999 [11 episodes] (1975-1977) / All Creatures Great and Small [28 episodes] (1978-1990) / Tales of the Unexpected [2 episodes] (1980-1982)

After Who
Films: Heaven's a Drag (1994), HeartBeat: Changing Places (1998), Message from Moonbase Alpha [short] (1999)
Television: Miracles Take Longer [4 episodes] (1984) / Dodger, Bonzo & the Rest [2 episodes] (1985) / One by One [11 episodes] (1985-1987) / Heartbeat [20 episodes, also creator (1992-2009) / Love Hurts [2 episodes] (1994) / Noah's Ark [7 episodes] (1997-1998) / Young James Herriot [3 episodes, also series creator] (2011)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Turlough (Mark Strickson) with his master the Black Guardian (Valentine Dyall) in Mawdryn Undead (1983)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on LOGOPOLIS who have previously worked on the show:

• Peter Grimwade (Director)
• Christopher H. Bidmead (Writer)
• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Key Crew working on CASTROVALVA who have previously worked on the show:

• Christopher H. Bidmead (Writer)
• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1607 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #116 - Castrovalva

Name: Fiona Cumming [1937 - 2015]

Role: Director [16 episodes]
Year(s): 1982 / 1983 / 1984
Stories: Castrovalva part 1 - Castrovalva part 4 / Snakedance part 1 - Snakedance part 4 / Enlightenment part 1 - Enlightenment part 4 / Planet Of Fire part 1 - Planet Of Fire part 4
Note(s):

• Had previously been an assistant floor manager on the story 'The Massacre'
• Had previously been a production assistant on the stories 'The Highlanders' / 'The Seeds of Death' / 'The Mutants'
• Made an uncredited cameo appearance as a tourist at Windsor Castle in 'Silver Nemesis'
• John Nathan-Turner wanted her to direct the story 'The Ultimate Evil', but the episode was later abandoned due to the 18-month hiatus
• Was was married to Who floor manager Ian Fraser

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: Z Cars [4 episodes] (1974-1977) / The Master of Ballantrae [6 episodes] (1975) / Jackanory Playhouse [1 episode] (1978) / Scottish Playbill [1 episode] (1978) / Angels [3 episodes] (1978) / Play for Today [1 episode] (1979) / The Omega Factor [1 episode] (1979) / God's Wonderful Railway [2 episodes] (1980) / Blake's 7 [2 episodes] (1980) / Square Mile of Murder [2 episodes] (1980) / The Walls of Jericho[2 episodes] (1981) / Take the High Road [40 episodes] (1982-1990)

After Who
Films: None
Television: Emmerdale Farm [30 episodes] (1984-1987) / Open Space [1 episode] (1985) / Dramarama [1 episode] (1986) / Eldorado [8 episodes] (1992) / Machair [149 episodes] (1993)

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

A lovely new shot of Paul McGann as the Doctor graces the cover of the new issue of Doctor Who Magazine, issue 609 published today.

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on FOUR TO DOOMSDAY who have previously worked on the show:

• John Black (Director)
• Terence Dudley (Writer)
• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Key Crew working on KINDA who have previously worked on the show:

• Peter Grimwade (Director)
• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1608 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #118 - Kinda

Name: Christopher Bailey [1948 - ]

Role: Writer [8 episodes]
Year(s): 1982 / 1983
Stories: Kinda part 1 - Kinda part 4 / Snakedance part 1 - Snakedance part 4

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: Second City Firsts [1 episode] (1977) / ITV Playhouse [1 episode] (1979)

After Who
Films: None
Television: None

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

Bill (Pearl Mackie) encounters a couple of Emojibots during Smile (2017)

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on THE VISITATION who have previously worked on the show:

• Peter Moffatt (Director)
• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1609 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #119 - The Visitation

Name: Eric Saward [1944 - ]

Role: Writer [20 episodes]
Year(s): 1982 / 1984 / 1985
Stories: The Visitation part 1 - The Visitation part 4 / Earthshock part 1 - Earthshock part 4 / Resurrection Of The Daleks part 1 - Resurrection Of The Daleks part 2 / Revelation Of The Daleks part 1 - Revelation Of The Daleks part 2
Note(s):

• Provided uncredited re-writes of The Five Doctors / Planet Of Fire part 1 - Planet Of Fire part 4 / Attack Of The Cybermen part 1 - Attack Of The Cybermen part 2 / The Trial Of A Time Lord part 8: Mindwarp part 4
• Was script editor on 'Doctor Who' between 1982 - 1986 [87 episodes: Time Flight part 1 - The Trial Of A Time Lord part 11: The Ultimate Foe part 1]
• Was script editor on the 'Doctor Who' spin-off story 'K-9 and Company: A Girl's Best Friend'
• Wrote the mini-episode 'A Fix With Sontarans'
• Wrote the Radio play 'Slipback'
• Wrote the 1983 Radio Times 'Doctor Who 20th Anniversary Special' short story 'Birth of a Renegade'
• Wrote the Big Finish Productions 'Short Trips: Past Tense' short story 'CHAOS'
• Wrote the BBC Books 'Dalek: The Astounding Untold History of the Greatest Enemies of the Universe' short story 'War And Peace'
• Wrote the Target Novelisations of 'Doctor Who and the Visitation' / 'The Twin Dilemma' / 'Slipback' / 'Attack of the Cybermen' / 'Resurrection of the Daleks' / 'Revelation of the Daleks'
• Wrote the Lyttoncomic strip stories 'Down These Mean Streets A Man Must Go' / 'Crime Like Politics is Always Personal' / 'Even the Oppressed Own Their Lives...' / 'Goodbye to All That'

Before Who: Writer Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: None
Television: None

[Demdike@Cult Labs]

The cliffhanger at the end of episode one of Remembrance of the Daleks (1988) as the Doctor (Sylvester McCoy) tries to escape a Dalek by climbing stairs to get out of the school basement... but the Dalek follows him. EXTERMINATE!

[Susan Foreman]

^^

One of the all-time great moments from latter day Classic-Who

[Susan Foreman]

Key Crew working on BLACK ORCHID who have previously worked on the show:

• Terence Dudley (Writer)
• John Nathan-Turner (Producer)

Who: Before And After #1610 / Doctor Who: Key Crew: Story #120 - Black Orchid

Name: Ron Jones [1945 - 1993]

Role: Director [20 episodes]
Year(s): 1982 / 1983 / 1984 / 1985 / 1986
Stories: Black Orchid part 1 - Black Orchid part 2 / Time-Flight part 1 - Time Flight part 4 / Arc Of Infinity part 1 - Arc Of Infinity part 4 / Frontios part 1 - Frontios part 4 / Vengeance On Varos part 1 - Vengeance On Varos part 2 / The Trial Of A Time Lord part 5: Mindwarp part 1 - The Trial Of A Time Lord part 8: Mindwarp part 4
Note(s): Was set to directed the unproduced story 'Mission to Magnus'

Before Who: Director Credits
Films: None
Television: None

After Who
Films: None
Television: Juliet Bravo [2 episodes] (1985) / Lindenstrabe [35 episodes] (1987-1988) / Damals auf Burg Wutzenstein (1990)