Sidney Malcolm Sutton (23 August 1939[1] – 27 June 2023) was a British graphic designer most famous for designing the Doctor Who title sequences from 1980 until 1986.[2] He joined the BBC in 1961, as assistant to Tom Taylor.[3] In 1968 he was appointed Senior Designer for Presentation Graphics.[3]
Sid Sutton | |
|---|---|
| Born | Sidney Malcolm Sutton 23 August 1939 |
| Died | 27 June 2023 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Graphic designer |
In 1969 he designed the "rotating globe" ident for BBC television, which was used until 1984 at least.[3]
Sutton was seen on camera as a magician in the title sequence he made for the programme "For My Next Trick" in 1975.[3]
The title sequences for Doctor Who were the starfield versions and were used from The Leisure Hive until the end of The Trial of a Time Lord. For 1987's Time and the Rani, Oliver Elmes designed the titles.[2] Sutton also provided the cover designs for the earliest BBC VHS Video Doctor Who releases, including The Seeds of Death and Day of the Daleks.[citation needed] Sutton discusses his work in a short documentary, "Synthesizing Starfields", provided as an extra feature on the DVD release of the series The Leisure Hive.[4]
Sutton also created logos for Sveriges Television.[citation needed]
Immediately prior to his work on Doctor Who, he had been nominated for a BAFTA for his graphics on the Robert Banks Stewart-created Shoestring that was a precursor to Bergerac, another show for which he provided the titles.[citation needed]
An archive of his work for the BBC is held at Ravensbourne University London.[3]
References
edit- ^ "The Stars Aligned", Doctor Who Magazine, No. 603, May 2024 (pg.46)
- ^ a b Landekic, Lola; Perkins, Will (26 November 2013). "Doctor Who: 50 Years of Main Title Design". Retrieved 19 March 2021.
- ^ a b c d e "Sid Sutton". Ravensbourne University London. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "The Fourth Dimension". BBC. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Tribute to Sidney Malcolm Sutton, 1939 - 2023". Retrieved 14 December 2023.
- ^ "Information".
External links
edit- Sid Sutton at IMDb
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