Roger Singleton-Turner

Roger Singleton-Turner is a British television director, known for a number of series including The Demon Headmaster for the BBC. He directed the Doctor Who stories Saint Anthony's Fire and Revenge of the Master.

Prior to Doctor Who
Singleton-Turner began his directing career in 1974 on the long-running story-telling programme, Jackanory. He continued to direct for the series until its end in 1996, as well as adapting many books, including Winnie the Pooh, Treasure Island and The Hobbit.

He was the second director ever to work on the long-running iconic children's drama Grange Hill. He directed around 25 episodes in all, for which he won a BAFTA for Best Children's Programme in 1980, along with executive producer Anna Home.

Singleton-Turner also directed 1991's Watt on Earth.

Work on Doctor Who
Turner directed the Season 32 story Saint Anthony's Fire.

After Doctor Who
In 1996, he directed The Demon Headmaster, arguably his best-known work, short-listed for BAFTA, the RTS and the Prix Jeunesse in 1997.

His other works include Gruey & and Gruey Twoey by Martin Riley, Happy Families, Mortimer and Arabel, The Wild House and CITV's Welcome to orty-Fou for Carlton Television. He produced and co-directed, with Steve Wright, series 3 and 4 of The Arkcommissioned by ITV Factual from Granada Kids, transmitted in 2004.

Singleton-Turner has trained other directors at the BBC and has taught on various courses at different Universities in the UK and Thailand. He has recently spent a lot of his time at the University of Sunderland, where he taught TV Studio modules.

Personal Life
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Selected Credits
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As Director

 * Saint Anthony's Fire
 * Revenge of the Master
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