Sound
Brian Hodgson
Born 1938-01-01
Department: Sound
Biography
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.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Brian Hodgson
TV
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Doctor Who
1963
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The Legend of Hell House
1973
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Out of the Unknown
1965
TMDB3.5
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Boy and Bicycle
1965
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The Tempest
1979
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The Tomorrow People
1973
TMDB3.5
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Doctor Who: The Five Doctors
1983
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Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child
1963
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Doctor Who: Shada
2017
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Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction
1964
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (66 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 2021 |
 | Doctor Who: The Macra Terror | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 2019 |
 | Doctor Who: Shada | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 2017 |
 | Return of the Unknown | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2014 |
 | Shawcraft: The Original Monster Makers | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 2010 |
 | Warriors of Mars | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2010 |
 | Roger Delgado: The Master | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 2009 |
 | Shades of Grey | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Delian Mode | Self | Movie | 2009 |
 | The Dalek Tapes | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 2006 |
 | Creation of the Daleks | Himself | Movie | 2006 |
 | Doctor Who: Origins | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Inside the Spaceship: The Story of the TARDIS | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Masters of Sound | Self (archive footage) | Movie | 2006 |
 | Over the Edge: The Story of 'The Edge of Destruction' | Self | Movie | 2006 |
 | Clarkson: Heaven and Hell | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2005 |
 | Clarkson: Hot Metal | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2004 |
 | The Story of Doctor Who | Self / Appearance | Movie | 2003 |
 | Clarkson: Shoot-Out | Original Music Composer | Movie | 2003 |
 | The Alchemists of Sound | Self | Movie | 2003 |
 | Apocalypse Clarkson | Music | Movie | 1997 |
 | Doctor Who: The Five Doctors | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Tempest | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Legend of Hell House | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1973 |
| The Legend of Hell House | Sound Effects | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Tomorrow People | Original Music Composer | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Doctor Who: Carnival of Monsters | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1973 |
 | Doctor Who: The Sea Devils | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1972 |
 | Doctor Who: Day of the Daleks | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1972 |
 | Doctor Who: Inferno | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1970 |
 | Doctor Who: The Ambassadors of Death | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1970 |
 | Doctor Who: The War Games | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1969 |
 | Doctor Who: The Space Pirates | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1969 |
 | Doctor Who: The Krotons | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1969 |
| Doctor Who: The Krotons | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1969 |
 | Doctor Who: The Invasion | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1968 |
 | Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1968 |
| Doctor Who: The Wheel in Space | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1968 |
 | Doctor Who: The Enemy of the World | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1968 |
 | Doctor Who: The Ice Warriors | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1967 |
 | Doctor Who: The Tomb of the Cybermen | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1967 |
 | Doctor Who: The Evil of the Daleks | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1967 |
 | Doctor Who: The Macra Terror | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1967 |
 | Doctor Who: The Underwater Menace | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1967 |
 | Doctor Who: The Power of the Daleks | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1966 |
 | The Machine Stops | Original Music Composer | Movie | 1966 |
| The Machine Stops | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1966 |
 | Doctor Who: The Celestial Toymaker | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1966 |
 | Doctor Who: The Ark | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1966 |
 | Doctor Who: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1966 |
 | Doctor Who: The Daleks' Master Plan | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1965 |
 | Doctor Who: The Myth Makers | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Dead Past | Sound Effects | Movie | 1965 |
 | Doctor Who: Mission to the Unknown | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1965 |
 | Out of the Unknown | Original Music Composer | TV Series | 1965 |
| Out of the Unknown | Special Sound Effects | TV Series | 1965 |
 | Doctor Who: The Chase | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1965 |
 | Doctor Who: The Space Museum | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1965 |
 | Doctor Who: The Crusade | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1965 |
 | Boy and Bicycle | Sound Recordist | Movie | 1965 |
 | Doctor Who: Planet of Giants | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who: The Reign of Terror | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who: Marco Polo | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who: The Edge of Destruction | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1964 |
 | Doctor Who: An Unearthly Child | Special Sound Effects | Movie | 1963 |
 | Doctor Who | Special Sound Effects | TV Series | 1963 |