Brian Hodgson

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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.

Most Popular Brian Hodgson Trailers

Total trailers found: 58

The Delian Mode Trailer (2009)

08 May 2009

A Genie Award winning documentary about electronic music pioneer Delia Derbyshire, primarily remembered for the original realization of Ron Grainer's theme for Doctor Who and her work with the BBC Radiophonic Workshop.

The Alchemists of Sound Trailer (2003)

19 October 2003

A documentary about the BBC Radiophonic Workshop, responsible for creating some of the most memorable television and radio music in British popular culture, including "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" and Doctor Who (1963).

Doctor Who: The Space Pirates Trailer (1969)

12 April 1969

The TARDIS materialises in Earth's future on a space beacon just before it is attacked by pirates. The travellers find themselves trapped in a sealed section of the beacon.

Shawcraft: The Original Monster Makers Trailer (2010)

01 March 2010

This documentary looks at the work of Uxbridge-based Shawcraft Models, who provided many of the props and models for Doctor Who during the 1960s.

Shades of Grey Trailer (2009)

06 July 2009

The War Games saw the end of black-and-white Doctor Who. This documentary examines the artistic limitations - and advantages - of monochrome.

Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World Trailer (1968)

27 January 1968

On Earth in 2018, the Doctor and his companions are enmeshed in a deadly web of intrigue thanks to his uncanny resemblance to the scientist/politician Salamander.

Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors Trailer (1967)

16 December 1967

The TARDIS arrives on Earth in a new ice age. The travellers make their way into a base where scientists, commanded by Leader Clent, are using an ioniser device to combat the advance of a glacier.

Doctor Who: Shada Trailer (2017)

24 November 2017

The Doctor visits his old Time Lord friend Chronotis in Cambridge, 1979. But the ruthless Skagra has also arrived to retrieve a book that will help unlock one of the Time Lords' greatest secrets: what is Shada? Filming for this story was never finished, and in this version the unfilmed material is completed via animation.

Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks Trailer (1966)

05 November 1966

Following the Doctor's regeneration into a new, younger body, the TARDIS lands at an Earth colony on the planet Vulcan in the far future.

Warriors of Mars Trailer (2010)

18 January 2010

A brief history of the Ice Warriors in Doctor Who by the people who designed and brought them to life.

The Dalek Tapes Trailer (2006)

10 April 2006

A look at the appearances of the Daleks and Davros in the classic Doctor Who era.

Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' Trailer (2006)

30 January 2006

Documents the making of the Doctor Who Serial, 'The Edge of Destruction'. It was released on the DVD of the serial and hence in The Beginning box set.

The Story of Doctor Who Trailer (2003)

30 December 2003

Documentary to celebrate the fortieth anniversary of this popular cult sci-fi television series.

The Legend of Hell House Trailer (1973)

15 June 1973

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.

Masters of Sound Trailer (2006)

30 January 2006

Documentary on the sound effects of Doctor Who in the 1960s.

The Tempest Trailer (1979)

13 September 1979

Prospero, a potent magician, lives on a desolate isle with his virginal daughter, Miranda. He's in exile, banished from his duchy by his usurping brother and the King of Naples.

Creation of the Daleks Trailer (2006)

31 January 2006

The cast and crew's memories of the creation of the Daleks and the making of The Daleks.

The Machine Stops Trailer (1966)

06 October 1966

The future. The material needs of people are tended by the Machine, which makes their environment, in vast tunnels beneath the earth, comfortable and safe.

Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks Trailer (1972)

22 January 1972

Guerillas time-jump back from the 22nd century to assassinate Sir Reginald Styles - a diplomat working for World Peace, The Doctor discovers they are from a future where the Daleks have invaded the Earth (Following wars precipitated by Styles's destruction at the peace conference).

Doctor Who: Inferno Trailer (1970)

09 May 1970

UNIT is providing security cover at an experimental drilling project at Eastchester, designed to penetrate the Earth's crust and release a previously untapped source of energy.

Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS Trailer (2006)

30 January 2006

A feature on Doctor Who: The Beginning box set which tells the stories of the Doctor's time machine - the TARDIS.

Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death Trailer (1970)

02 May 1970

Astronauts rescued from a mission to mars are kidnapped when they arrive back on earth. They seem to have been irradiated, and can now kill people merely by touching them.

Apocalypse Clarkson Trailer (1997)

19 October 1997

Clarkson compares a number of sports and touring cars to find the best-handing car in the world. Jeremy tests a reviled Lada to destruction, a Toyota off-roader is matched head to head with the largest muckspreader Europe can offer and a whole lot more besides!

The Dead Past Trailer (1965)

25 October 1965

The Chronoscope is a device that analyses ancient photons to allow a glimpse into any event in Earth's distant past.

Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters Trailer (1973)

17 February 1973

The Doctor and Jo find themselves trapped inside an alien peepshow machine which showman Vorg and his assistant Shirna have brought to amuse the populace of the planet Inter Minor.

Doctor Who: The Sea Devils Trailer (1972)

01 April 1972

The Doctor and Jo visit the Master in his high-security prison on an island off the south coast of England.

Doctor Who: The Five Doctors Trailer (1983)

25 November 1983

Many incarnations of the Doctors and their old companions are taken out of time and deposited in the Death Zone on Gallifrey.

Doctor Who: The Krotons Trailer (1969)

18 January 1969

The TARDIS arrives on the unnamed planet of the Gonds, who are ruled and taught in a form of self-perpetuating slavery by the alien Krotons — crystalline beings whose ship, the Dynatrope, crash-landed there thousands of years earlier after being damaged in a space battle.

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror Trailer (2019)

25 March 2019

The original 1967 master recordings of ‘The Macra Terror’ were lost soon after the programme’s original transmission.

Clarkson: Shoot-Out Trailer (2003)

10 November 2003

2003 has been the best year for new cars ever. But I’m not interested in reliability, fuel consumption or even cup holders.

Doctor Who: The Invasion Trailer (1968)

21 December 1968

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe return to Earth and become embroiled in the schemes of Tobias Vaughn. They meet up with an old friend, Colonel (now Brigadier) Lethbridge-Stewart, and some old enemies, the Cybermen.

Clarkson: Heaven and Hell Trailer (2005)

11 July 2005

I trawl the whole of cardom to bring you seven great cars and truffle the undergrowth looking for seven automotive disasters.

Doctor Who: Marco Polo Trailer (1964)

04 April 1964

The TARDIS crew lands in the Himalayas of Cathay in 1289, their ship badly damaged, and are picked up by Marco Polo's caravan on its way along the fabled Silk Road to see the Emperor Kublai Khan.

Boy and Bicycle Trailer (1965)

01 January 1965

A teenage boy plays truant from school, and spends the day riding around the town and the deserted beach on his bicycle, letting his mind wander as he imagines he is the only person in the world.

Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace Trailer (1967)

04 February 1967

The TARDIS arrives on an extinct volcanic island. Before long, the travellers are captured and taken into the depths of the Earth, where they find a hidden civilisation — the lost city of Atlantis.

Doctor Who: The Macra Terror Trailer (1967)

01 April 1967

When the Second Doctor, Polly, Ben and Jamie visit a human colony that appears to be one big holiday camp, they think they have come across a truly happy place.

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks Trailer (1967)

01 July 1967

The Daleks draft the Second Doctor into distilling the Human Factor. Once implanted, it will make the Dalek race invincible.

Clarkson: Hot Metal Trailer (2004)

08 November 2004

In "Hot Metal", Jeremy Clarkson tells us how everything is slowing down. But is it the same for today's cars? That means the 200-mile-per-hour Jaguar XJ220 taking on a Pagani Zonda.

Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen Trailer (1967)

23 September 1967

Aided by his two assistants Jamie and Victoria, the Doctor lands the TARDIS on Telos, last resting place of the infamous Cybermen.

Doctor Who: Origins Trailer (2006)

30 January 2006

A 55-minute documentary, detailing the creation of Doctor Who, including a rare interview with creatn

Doctor Who: The Ark Trailer (1966)

26 March 1966

The Doctor and his companions Steven Taylor and Dodo Chaplet arrive some ten million years into the future, on board a generation starship which is carrying the last of humanity away from an Earth that is about to fall into the Sun.

Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child Trailer (1963)

23 November 1963

Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton, two humble teachers during 1963, discover a genius student's grandfather, simply known as "the Doctor", and his police box time machine.

Doctor Who: The Chase Trailer (1965)

26 June 1965

The Doctor and his companions are pursued through time and space by the Daleks on the desert planet Aridius and beyond.

Doctor Who: The War Games Trailer (1969)

21 June 1969

The Doctor, Jamie and Zoe arrive on an unnamed planet. At first believing themselves in the midst of World War I, they realise it to be one of many War Zones overseen by the War Lords, who have kidnapped large numbers of human soldiers to form the greatest army the universe has ever seen.

Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction Trailer (1964)

15 February 1964

In this completely TARDIS-based story, the crew find themselves and their ship acting very strangely indeed.

Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks Trailer (2021)

26 September 2021

The Daleks draft the Second Doctor into distilling the Human Factor. Once implanted, it will make the Dalek race invincible.

Doctor Who: The Crusade Trailer (1965)

17 April 1965

In 12th century Palestine, the Doctor and his friends are drawn into the holy war between the forces of King Richard the Lionheart and the Saracen ruler Saladin.

Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space Trailer (1968)

01 June 1968

The Second Doctor and Jamie arrive on what appears to be a space station called the "Wheel in Space" it's here that they meet Zoe Herriot a young parapsychology librarian, The Doctor hits his head concussing him leaving Jamie and Zoe to defend off the Cybermen from taking over "The Wheel in Space.

Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan Trailer (1965)

13 November 1965

In the year 4000, the Daleks conspire to conquer the Solar System. Their scheme involves treachery at the highest levels and a weapon capable of destroying the very fabric of time.

Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve Trailer (1966)

26 February 1966

The TARDIS materialises in Paris in the year 1572 and the Doctor decides to visit the famous apothecary Charles Preslin.

Doctor Who: The Myth Makers Trailer (1965)

06 November 1965

When the TARDIS arrives on the plains of Asia Minor not far from the besieged city of Troy, the Doctor is hailed by Achilles as the mighty god Zeus and taken to the Greek camp.

Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown Trailer (1965)

09 October 1965

On the planet Kembel, Space Security Service agent Marc Cory is investigating a recent sighting of a Dalek spaceship.

Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror Trailer (1964)

12 September 1964

The TARDIS materialises not far from Paris in 1794 — one of the bloodiest years following the French Revolution of 1789.

Doctor Who: The Space Museum Trailer (1965)

15 May 1965

On the planet Xeros, the TARDIS crew discover their own future selves frozen in time as exhibits in a galactic museum and must avert this potential future.

Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker Trailer (1966)

23 April 1966

The travellers arrive in a strange domain presided over by the Celestial Toymaker — an enigmatic, immortal entity who forces them to play a series of games, failure at which will render them his playthings for all eternity.

Doctor Who: Planet of Giants Trailer (1964)

14 November 1964

When the TARDIS malfunctions, it and its travellers land on Earth at the size of insects. They uncover a murderous plot involving a new insecticide, but how can they stop the crime in their miniaturised condition?

Roger Delgado: The Master Trailer (2009)

05 October 2009

A biography of actor Roger Delgado, featuring previously unseen photographs, rare excerpts from his many BBC TV appearances and interviews with those who knew and loved him.

Return of the Unknown Trailer (2014)

24 November 2014

Bringing together key Out of the Unknown actors, directors and production team members for the very first time in order to explore the legacy and impact of the legendary series.