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Sydney Newman

Sydney Newman

Actor, Writer, Producer

Born April 1, 1917 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Died October 30, 1997

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Sydney Cecil Newman, OC (April 1, 1917 – October 30, 1997) was a Canadian film and television producer, who played a pioneering role in British television drama from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. After his return to Canada in 1970, Newman was appointed Acting Director of the Broadcast Programs Branch for the Canadian Radio and Television Commission (CRTC) and then head of the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). He also occupied senior positions at the Canadian Film Development Corporation and Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, and acted as an advisor to the Secretary of State.

During his time in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s, he worked first with the Associated British Corporation (ABC, now Thames Television), before moving across to the BBC in 1962, holding the role of Head of Drama with both organisations. During this phase of his career, he was responsible for initiating two hugely popular television programmes, the spy-fi series The Avengers and the science-fiction series Doctor Who, as well as overseeing the production of groundbreaking social realist drama series such as Armchair Theatre and The Wednesday Play.

The Museum of Broadcast Communications describes Newman as "the most significant agent in the development of British television drama." His obituary in The Guardian declared that "For ten brief but glorious years, Sydney Newman ... was the most important impresario in Britain ... His death marks not just the end of an era but the laying to rest of a whole philosophy of popular art."

In Quebec, as commissioner of the NFB, he attracted controversy for his decision to suppress distribution of several politically sensitive films by French Canadian directors.

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Filmography

Actor

8

Type

Year

The Last Chance Saloon Documentary2010

Verity Lambert: Drama Queen Documentary2008

Creation of the Daleks Poster

Creation of the Daleks Documentary2006

Doctor Who: Origins Documentary2006

The Truth About 60s TV Documentary2004

The Magical Eye Documentary1989

Television Poster

Television TV Series1985

Grierson Poster

Grierson Documentary1973

Writer

25

Type

Year

Doctor Who: Wisdom of the Guardians Poster

Doctor Who: Wisdom of the Guardians Short Film2023

The American Doctor Mini-Series2018

Unit Tapes TV Series2018

All American Doctor Who Poster

All American Doctor Who TV Series2013

Meanwhile, in the TARDIS: Part 1 Poster

Meanwhile, in the TARDIS: Part 1 Video2010

Meanwhile, in the TARDIS: Part 2 Poster

Meanwhile, in the TARDIS: Part 2 Video2010

Doctor Who Poster

Doctor Who TV Series2005

Doctor Who: The Crusade Poster

Doctor Who: The Crusade Video1999

Doctor Who: The Missing Years Poster

Doctor Who: The Missing Years Documentary1998

Lust in Space Poster

Lust in Space Video1998

The Avengers Poster

The Avengers Feature Film1998

Doctor Who: The Movie Poster

Doctor Who: The Movie TV Movie1996

I Was a 'Doctor Who' Monster Poster

I Was a 'Doctor Who' Monster Documentary1996

Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis Poster

Doctor Who: 30 Years in the Tardis Documentary1993

Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years Poster

Doctor Who: The Tom Baker Years Documentary1992

'Doctor Who': Then and Now Documentary1987

The New Avengers Poster

The New Avengers TV Series1976

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Poster

Daleks' Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. Feature Film1966

Dr. Who and the Daleks Poster

Dr. Who and the Daleks Feature Film1965

The Wednesday Play Poster

The Wednesday Play TV Series1964

Doctor Who Poster

Doctor Who TV Series1963

The Avengers Poster

The Avengers TV Series1961

Police Surgeon Poster

Police Surgeon TV Series1960

Ski Skill Documentary1946

Fighting Sea-Fleas Short Film1944

Producer

60

Type

Year

The Little Sweep TV Movie1989

Utilities Poster

Utilities Feature Film1983

Tea Party Poster

Tea Party TV Movie1965

Festival Poster

Festival TV Series1963

First Night Poster

First Night TV Series1963

Hold My Hand, Soldier TV Movie1963

Workshop Limits TV Movie1963

Out of This World Poster

Out of This World TV Series1962

The Full Chatter TV Movie1962

I'll Have You to Remember TV Movie1961

Pathfinders to Venus Poster

Pathfinders to Venus TV Series1961

BBC Sunday-Night Play Poster

BBC Sunday-Night Play TV Series1960

Counter-Attack! TV Series1960

Inside Story TV Series1960

Pathfinders in Space Poster

Pathfinders in Space TV Series1960

Pathfinders to Mars Poster

Pathfinders to Mars TV Series1960

Target Luna Poster

Target Luna TV Series1960

Armchair Theatre Poster

Armchair Theatre TV Series1956

First Performance TV Series1956

Folio TV Series1955

On Camera TV Series1954

Playbill Poster

Playbill TV Series1953

Space Command Poster

Space Command TV Series1953

Yoho: Wonder Valley Documentary1953

Encounter Poster

Encounter TV Series1952

Eye Witness No. 39 Short Film1952

The Man in the Peace Tower Documentary1952

Wits End Short Film1952

After Prison What? Short Film1951

Cadet Holiday Documentary1951

Canadian Talent Showcase No. 4: Songs by Gisele with Gisele MacKenzie Poster

Canadian Talent Showcase No. 4: Songs by Gisele with Gisele MacKenzie Feature Film1951

Chansons créoles Short Film1951

Eye Witness No. 30 Short Film1951

Eye Witness No. 33 Short Film1951

Gangway for Navy Short Film1951

Music Master (with Neil Chotem) Short Film1951

Royal Canadian Army Cadets Short Film1951

Screaming Jets Short Film1951

Sing with the Commodores No. 2 Short Film1951

Sing with the Commodores No. 3 Short Film1951

Sing! with the Commodores No. 1 Short Film1951

Talent Showcase Short Film1951

A Capital Plan Short Film1949

Choral Concert Short Film1949

Passport to Canada Short Film1949

Red Runs the Fraser Short Film1949

Summer Is for Kids Poster

Summer Is for Kids Short Film1949

It's Fun to Sing Short Film1948

Pay-off in Pain Poster

Pay-off in Pain Short Film1948

Science in Bloom Short Film1948

Canada Dances Poster

Canada Dances Short Film1947

Careers and Cradles Short Film1947

Johnny at the Fair Poster

Johnny at the Fair Short Film1947

Métropole Poster

Métropole Short Film1947

Ski Skill Documentary1946

The New North Feature Film1946

Suffer Little Children Poster

Suffer Little Children Short Film1945

Fighting Sea-Fleas Short Film1944

Trans-Canada Express Poster

Trans-Canada Express Documentary1944

Banshees Over Canada Short Film1943

Director

7

Type

Year

Canadian Talent Showcase No. 4: Songs by Gisele with Gisele MacKenzie Poster

Canadian Talent Showcase No. 4: Songs by Gisele with Gisele MacKenzie Feature Film1951

Talent Showcase Short Film1951

Suffer Little Children Poster

Suffer Little Children Short Film1945

Fighting Sea-Fleas Short Film1944

Flight 6 Short Film1944

Train Busters Poster

Train Busters Documentary1944

Fighting Norway Poster

Fighting Norway Documentary1943

Editor

2

Suffer Little Children Poster

Suffer Little Children Short Film1945

Fighting Sea-Fleas Short Film1944

Cinematographer

1

Flight 6 Short Film1944

Other Crew

1

Encounter Poster

Encounter TV Series1952

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