Born: 20th June 1929
Died: 25th September 1997 (aged 68 years)
Episodes Broadcast: 1972-1973

London-born Paul Bernard attended the Ealing School of Art, focussing on painting and illustration; throughout his life, he would regularly hold exhibitions of his painted work. Bernard was employed by a variety of film studios prior to his National Service, following which he was encouraged to move into repertory theatre and, later, musical theatre. In 1958, Bernard added television to his repertoire, serving as a production designer on programmes as varied as The Trouble With Harry, Our House, Ghost Squad and The Avengers.

In 1964, Bernard enrolled in the BBC's directors' training course, and earned his first credit in this capacity on Z Cars. However, Bernard became unhappy with the BBC's methods and soon decided to go freelance. The late Sixties saw him working on shows like Emergency -- Ward 10, Virgin Of The Secret Service and Market In Honey Lane. He directed for Doctor Who three times in a two-year span during Jon Pertwee's tenure as the Third Doctor, initially on 1972's Day Of The Daleks -- the first new Dalek serial in almost half a decade. Soon after making his final contribution to Doctor Who, 1973's Frontier In Space, Bernard helped launch the rival science-fiction series The Tomorrow People.

Bernard's other directorial work in the Seventies included Under The Same Sun and Coronation Street. In 1973, he formed a production company whose output included the movie The Tiger Lily. He also occasionally designed for the cinema, such as the 1972 horror film Virgin Witch. Sadly, during the Seventies, Bernard lost his wife, actress Anne Rushworth, to tuberculous meningitis; he later remarried. Bernard's screen career wound down during the Eighties, and he renewed his focus on the theatre. He died on September 25th, 1997 following a heart attack. He was survived by his second wife, Carole, and daughter Charlotte.