Brian Hodgson

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Brian Hodgson

Sound 88 January 1, 1938

Brian Hodgson (born June 1938) is a former sound engineer who provided the special sounds, or sound effects, for Doctor Who beginning with An Unearthly Child and ending with The S…

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Doctor Who

Doctor Who

7.9 1963 TV Show
The Legend of Hell House

The Legend of Hell House

6.7 1973 Movie
Out of the Unknown

Out of the Unknown

7.1 1965 TV Show
The Tomorrow People

The Tomorrow People

7.0 1973 TV Show
Boy and Bicycle

Boy and Bicycle

5.6 1965 Movie
The Tempest

The Tempest

5.8 1979 Movie
Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

7.8 1983 Movie
Doctor Who: Shada

Doctor Who: Shada

7.1 2017 Movie
Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child

7.3 1963 Movie
Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction

6.0 1964 Movie
Doctor Who: Marco Polo

Doctor Who: Marco Polo

7.4 1964 Movie
Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks

8.1 1966 Movie

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Brian Hodgson (born June 1938) is a former sound engineer who provided the special sounds, or sound effects, for Doctor Who beginning with An Unearthly Child and ending with The Sea Devils, after which he was succeeded by Dick Mills, although he did return to work on Carnival of Monsters. He is credited with creating the distinctive sound of the TARDIS dematerialising, which has been used throughout the Doctor Who television series.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2021
    Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  2. 2019
    Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  3. 2017
    Doctor Who: Shada

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  4. 2014
    Return of the Unknown

    Movie

  5. 2010
    Shawcraft: The Original Monster Makers

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  6. 2010
    Warriors of Mars

    Movie

  7. 2009
    Roger Delgado: The Master

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  8. 2009
    Shades of Grey

    Movie

  9. 2009
    The Delian Mode

    Movie Self

  10. 2006
    The Dalek Tapes

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  11. 2006
    Creation of the Daleks

    Movie Himself

  12. 2006
    Doctor Who: Origins

    Movie Self

  13. 2006
    Masters of Sound

    Movie Self (archive footage)

  14. 2006
    Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS

    Movie Self

  15. 2006
    Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction'

    Movie Self

  16. 2005
    Clarkson: Heaven and Hell

    Movie Original Music Composer

More credits
  1. 2004
    Clarkson: Hot Metal

    Movie Original Music Composer

  2. 2003
    The Story of Doctor Who

    Movie

  3. 2003
    Clarkson: Shoot-Out

    Movie Original Music Composer

  4. 2003
    The Alchemists of Sound

    Movie Self

  5. 1997
    Apocalypse Clarkson

    Movie Music

  6. 1983
    Doctor Who: The Five Doctors

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  7. 1979
    The Tempest

    Movie Original Music Composer

  8. 1973
    The Legend of Hell House

    Movie Original Music Composer

  9. 1973
    The Tomorrow People

    TV show Original Music Composer

  10. 1973
    Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  11. 1972
    Doctor Who: The Sea Devils

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  12. 1972
    Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  13. 1970
    Doctor Who: Inferno

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  14. 1970
    Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  15. 1969
    Doctor Who: The War Games

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  16. 1969
    Doctor Who: The Space Pirates

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  17. 1969
    Doctor Who: The Krotons

    Movie Original Music Composer

  18. 1968
    Doctor Who: The Invasion

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  19. 1968
    Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space

    Movie Original Music Composer

  20. 1968
    Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  21. 1967
    Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  22. 1967
    Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  23. 1967
    Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks

    Movie Special Sound Effects

  24. 1967
    Doctor Who: The Macra Terror

    Movie Special Sound Effects