- He is closely associated with the Doctor Who franchise as the only person to have directed episodes of Doctor Who (1963) and Doctor Who (2005). He also directed episodes of The Sarah Jane Adventures (2007). His work as a director on The Caves of Androzani: Part One (1984) and Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985) was widely acclaimed. Peter Davison has stated on several occasions that he was the best director he worked with on the series. He was also asked to direct Battlefield: Part One (1989) but was unavailable. There was much excitement when he was announced as the director of the 30th anniversary special "The Dark Dimension", but this project was abandoned.
- His favourite authors are John Buchan and Arthur Conan Doyle.
- He revealed on the DVD commentary for Revelation of the Daleks: Part One (1985) that he dislikes most electronic music, although he makes an exception for the music of Roger Limb, with whom he worked on both of the Doctor Who (1963) serials he directed.
- His favourite film directors are Martin Campbell, Sam Peckinpah, John Huston and John Ford. He is also a big fan of Ridley Scott's Alien (1979) and the work of Steven Spielberg.
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