Dudley Simpson

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Dudley Simpson

Born October 4, 1922 · Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Died November 4, 2017 · aged 95

Dudley George Simpson (4 October 1922 – 4 November 2017) was an Australian composer and conductor. He was the Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years and worked as a composer on British television. He worked on the BBC science-fiction series Doctor Who, for which he composed incidental music during the 1960s and 1970s. When Simpson died aged 95 in 2017, The Guardian …

Known For

The Legend of Hell HouseThe Legend of Hell House · 1973
The Legend of Hell House
6.71973
MovieHorrorMystery
A team consisting of a physicist, his wife, a young female psychic, and the only survivor of the previous visit are sent to the notorious Hell House to prove or disprove survival after death. Previous visitors have either been killed or gone mad, and it is up to the team to survive a full week in isolation, and solve the mystery of the Hell House.
Doctor Who: The Pirate PlanetDoctor Who: The Pirate Planet · 1978
Doctor Who: The Pirate Planet
7.01978
MovieActionAdventure
The Doctor and Romana learn the second segment of the Key to Time is on the planet Calufrax. Yet they arrive on a planet called Zanak, which has been hollowed out and fitted with hyperspace engines, allowing its insane, half-robot Captain to materialise it around smaller planets and plunder their resources.
The Dead PastThe Dead Past · 1965
The Dead Past
8.01965
MovieTV MovieScience Fiction
The Chronoscope is a device that analyses ancient photons to allow a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past. Historian Arnold Potterley is rebuffed when he petitions for use of the Chronoscope to study ancient Carthage. So he commissions the building of a private time-viewing machine.
Henry VI Part 1Henry VI Part 1 · 1983
Henry VI Part 1
7.71983
MovieDramaHistory
The life of King Henry the Sixth, in three parts.
Doctor Who: The ChaseDoctor Who: The Chase · 1965
Doctor Who: The Chase
6.51965
MovieScience FictionDrama
The Doctor and his companions are pursued through time and space by the Daleks on the desert planet Aridius and beyond.
Doctor Who: Genesis of the DaleksDoctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks · 1975
Doctor Who: Genesis of the Daleks
8.91975
MovieScience FictionAdventure
The Time Lords dispatch the Doctor to the past of the planet Skaro on his deadliest adventure yet — to prevent the creation of the Daleks.
Doctor Who: RobotDoctor Who: Robot · 1975
Doctor Who: Robot
7.01975
MovieScience FictionAdventure
The newly-regenerated Doctor helps UNIT battle a sentient robot being manipulated by a corrupt scientific organization.
Doctor Who: UnderworldDoctor Who: Underworld · 1978
Doctor Who: Underworld
5.31978
MovieActionAdventure
On the edge of the universe, the Doctor, Leela and K9 encounter a Minyan ship on an epic quest to find their race banks... but their people have encountered the Time Lords before...

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The Tragedy of Richard IIIThe Tragedy of Richard III · 1983
The Tragedy of Richard III
8.01983
MovieDramaHistory
Richard Duke of Gloucester, youngest brother of King Edward IV, will stop at nothing to get the crown. He first convinces the ailing King that the Duke of Clarence, his elder brother, is a threat to the lives of Edward's two young sons. Edward has him imprisoned in the Tower of London; killers in Richard's pay then drown Clarence in a barrel of wine. When news of Clarence's death reaches the King, the subsequent grief and remorse bring about his death. Richard is made Lord Protector, with power to rule England while his nephew (now King Edward V) is still a minor. Before the young king's coronation he has his two nephews conveyed to the Tower, ostensibly for their safekeeping. Richard's accomplice, the Duke of Buckingham, then declares the two boys illegitimate and offers Richard the crown, which after a show of reticence he accepts. After Richard's coronation, he and Buckingham have a falling-out over whether or not to assassinate the two children.

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