A tame Dalek outside the London Planetarium on 20 August 1964.
Spencer Chapman is only credited as a Doctor Who designer on two stories, but the first of those holds a special place in the series’ history. This was the first time Doctor Who rose to the challenge of Significant outdoor filming, venturing onto the streets of central London to depict The Dalek Invasion of Earth (1964).
For Spencer, however, this was just another job – although one for an organisation he’d been keen to join for many years, after beginning his career in the theatre in the 1950s.