Barry Newbery(1927-2015)

Barry Reginald Newbery was born in London on 10 February 1927 to Reginald, an insurance salesman and his hair-dresser wife Rosetta. After completing his National Service as a lorry mechanic in India he completed a course in commercial art at the Borough Polytechnic and spent two years designing exhibition stands at London's Olympia before joining the BBC in 1957. His love of history was indulged in such productions as 'The Count of Monte Cristo' (1963) with Alan Badel in the lead, 'The Lost Boys' (1978) about J. M. Barrie and 'Prince Regent' (1979) starring Peter Egan as the future George IV. He also worked on many popular series, including 'Dad's Army and 'Doctor Who', where he designed sets for the first five actors playing the Doctor. His daughter Joanna was a floor runner on the show and later became a television executive. Barry Newbery retired from the BBC in 1984 and spent much of his time painting, as well as publishing a book of his work on 'Doctor Who'. He died in London on February 25 2015 just six months after his wife Zena passed away.