Barnaby Edwards (born 20 August 1969) is a British actor, writer, director and artist. He is known as a performer for the British science-fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', in the role of a

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operator. He has also written, directed, produced or performed in over 80 Big Finish Doctor Who audio stories. Alongside frequent radio and voice over work, Edwards has narrated over 40 unabridged audiobooks for

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and others.

Early life

Edwards graduated from the

University of Exeter , mottoeng = "We Follow the Light" , established = 1838 - St Luke's College1855 - Exeter School of Art1863 - Exeter School of Science 1955 - University of Exeter (received royal charter) , type = Public , ...

in 1991 with a degree in Fine Art and French. He subsequently went on to train at the

Guildford School of Acting Guildford School of Acting (GSA) is a drama school in Guildford, Surrey, England. It is an academic school in the University of Surrey The University of Surrey is a public research university in Guildford, Surrey, England. The university ...

, where he won the Postgraduate Award for Acting in 1992.

Career

Edwards has worked in the theatre, television, radio and audio plays, as a director and writer. Edwards is also an artist and his pictures hang in galleries and private collections across Europe as well as being exhibited widely within the UK. Following a successful show at the Blue Lias gallery in

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, Barnaby was asked to form one third of the Three West Country Artists exhibition in 1998. The Kingfisher Gallery in

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held a major exhibition of his work encompassing nearly thirty new paintings, and in 2006 he exhibited a selection of pieces at the FSA Summer Exhibition. Edwards regularly lectures on art history and art techniques, both in Britain and farther afield. He has given talks on subjects as diverse as European Narrative Painting, Pastel Techniques, Victorian Sea Paintings, Life Drawing, and Greek and Roman Myths in Western Art. He also gives practical tuition both to individuals and to groups, including art workshops on landscape, figure and still life. In 2010, Edwards set up Textbook Stuff, specialising in audiobooks of classic short stories and poems. Readers include

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, Peter Guinness,

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and

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and other online distributors. In November 2013 he appeared in the one-off 50th anniversary comedy homage ''

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''. Beginning in 2016, Edwards narrated the audiobook editions of ''The Bernicia Chronicles'', a series of historical novels by author

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Acting

Film

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'' – Ministry of Arts official *''

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'' – John Rugby *'' The Plotters'' – Robert Keyes *''Shadows of a Stranger'' – Marley's Ghost

Television

*'' Doctor Who'' (BBC) – principal

operator (2005 onwards) *'' Children in Need'' (BBC) –

operator *'' Children's BAFTAs'' (BBC) –

operator *''

Doctor Who Confidential ''Doctor Who Confidential'' is a documentary series created by the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) to complement the revival of the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Each episode was broadcast on BBC ...

'' (BBC) – as himself *''

Totally Doctor Who ''Totally Doctor Who'' is a children's television series produced by the BBC that was originally broadcast between 13 April 2006 and 29 June 2007, accompanying the second and third revived series of '' Doctor Who''. At the time of its original ...

'' (BBC) – as himself *'' The Giblet Boys'' (cITV) – Jeweller *''The Why Files'' (LIVE TV) – Hoax Interviewees *'' EastEnders'' (BBC) – Queen Vic darts captain *'' Thirty Years in the TARDIS'' (BBC) –

operator *''

'' – Himself

Theatre

*''

'' – John Rugby (at Shakespeare's Globe and in LA & New York) *'' Season's Greetings'' – actor and artistic director *''

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'' – actor *''

Twelfth Night ''Twelfth Night'', or ''What You Will'' is a romantic comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written around 1601–1602 as a Twelfth Night's entertainment for the close of the Christmas season. The play centres on the twins V ...

'' – actor *''

Macbeth ''Macbeth'' (, full title ''The Tragedie of Macbeth'') is a tragedy by William Shakespeare. It is thought to have been first performed in 1606. It dramatises the damaging physical and psychological effects of political ambition on those w ...

'' – actor *''The Amazing Tale of

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and Sleigh Rider'' – actor *''Rope'' – actor

Radio

*''Dick Barton'' – actor *''The Father of English Football'' – actor *''Dostoevsky'' – actor *''Cultural Baggage'' – actor

Doctor Who audio plays (Fifth Doctor)

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Loups-Garoux ''Loups-Garoux'' (French for werewolves) is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot In Brazil in the year 2080, the Fifth Doctor and Turlough are confronted ...

'' – Victor *'' The Eternal Summer'' – Vicar

Doctor Who audio plays (Sixth Doctor)

*'' The Marian Conspiracy'' – Francois de Noailles *'' The Spectre of Lanyon Moor'' – Philip Ludgate *'' Assassin in the Limelight'' – The Traveller

Doctor Who audio plays (Seventh Doctor)

*''

Bang-Bang-a-Boom! ''Bang-Bang-a-Boom!'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. The title is a parody of Lulu's 1969 Eurovision Song Contest winning entry ''Boom Bang-a-Bang''. ...

'' – Robot Waiter

Doctor Who audio plays (Eighth Doctor)

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'' – Rathbone *''

Sword of Orion ''Sword of Orion'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. This audio drama was broadcast on BBC 7 in four weekly parts starting from 3 September 2005, and wa ...

'' – Digley *'' The Stones of Venice'' – Pietro *''

Minuet in Hell ''Minuet in Hell'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Unlike the other Eighth Doctor audio plays from this "season", ''Minuet in Hell'' was not broadcast ...

'' – Scott *'' Shada'' – Professor Caldera *'' Horror of Glam Rock'' – Bendy Roger *''

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'' – Clive *''

Max Warp ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 tel ...

'' – Announcer *'' Brave New Town'' – The Voice *'' Grand Theft Cosmos'' – The Guardian *''

Sisters of the Flame ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 tel ...

'' – Galactinet *'' Hothouse'' – Newsreader *''

The Eight Truths ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 te ...

'' – Newsreader *''

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'' – Newsreader

Other audio plays

*'' Bernice Summerfield: Beyond the Sun'' – Leon *'' Bernice Summerfield: Walking To Babylon'' – John Lafayette *'' Bernice Summerfield: Birthright'' – John Lafayette *'' Cyberman: Scorpius'' – Paul Hunt *'' Cyberman: Fear'' – Paul Hunt *'' Cyberman: Conversion'' – Paul Hunt *'' Cyberman: Telos'' – Paul Hunt *'' Cyberman 2: Outsiders'' – Paul Hunt *'' Cyberman 2: Terror'' – Paul Hunt *'' Cyberman 2: Machines'' – Paul Hunt *'' Cyberman 2: Extinction'' – Paul Hunt

Directing

Television/film/video

*''

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: The Making of a Commercial'' *''The Dolphin Myth'' *''In-store Credit''

Theatre

*''

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'' *''

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" is a 19th-century German fairy tale that is today known widely across the Western world. The Brothers Grimm published it in 1812 in the first edition of their collection ''Grimms' Fairy Tales'' and numbered as T ...

'' *''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; ar, علاء الدين, ', , ATU 561, ‘Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with ''The Book of One Thousand and One Nights'' (''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part o ...

'' *''

The Winslow Boy ''The Winslow Boy'' is an English play from 1946 by Terence Rattigan based on an incident involving George Archer-Shee in the Edwardian era. The incident took place at the Royal Naval College, Osborne. Background Set against the strict co ...

'' *''Office Suite'' *'' Absent Friends'' *''English Sketches'' *''Kicking Bardom'' "Mad Men r Crazy"

Audiobooks (drama)

* ''The Waringham Chronicles.''

Textbook Stuff audiobooks (horror)

*'' Charles Dickens: The Signalman & Other Ghostly Tales'

*'' Dracula's Guest and Other Weird Stories, Bram Stoker: Dracula's Guest & Other Dark Tales'

*'' The Pit and the Pendulum, Edgar Allan Poe: The Pit and the Pendulum & Other Macabre Tales'

*'' M. R. James, M. R. James: Casting the Runes & Other Uncanny Tales'

*'' Sheridan Le Fanu, Sheridan Le Fanu: Carmilla'

Textbook Stuff audiobooks (poetry)

*'' Edward Thomas (poet), Edward Thomas: Selected Poems'

*'' Christina Rossetti, Christina Rossetti: Selected Poems'

*'' Andrew Marvell, Andrew Marvell: Selected Poems'

*'' Robert Browning, Robert Browning: Selected Poems'

*'' The Brontës, The Brontës: Selected Poems'

Textbook Stuff audiobooks (non-fiction)

*'' Karl Marx, Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels: The Communist Manifesto'

Radio plays

*'' The Phantom of the Opera (Big Finish), The Phantom of the Opera'' (broadcast on BBC7)

''Doctor Who'' audio plays (Fifth Doctor)

*'' Exotron'' *'' Son of the Dragon'' *'' The Mind's Eye'' *''

The Bride of Peladon ''The Bride of Peladon'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot On the planet of Peladon the young King awaits his bride, a princess from Earth, whom he h ...

'' *''

The Haunting of Thomas Brewster ''The Haunting of Thomas Brewster'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot In Victorian London, Thomas Brewster is haunted by his dead mother, as well as ...

'' *'' The Boy That Time Forgot'' *'' Time Reef'' *''

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'' *'' Castle of Fear'' *'' The Eternal Summer'' *''

Plague of the Daleks ''Plague of the Daleks'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It contains a three-part story and a one-part story as well. Plot In Stockbridge's future, a zo ...

'' *''

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'' *'' The Whispering Forest'' *'' Cradle of the Snake''

''Doctor Who'' audio plays (Sixth Doctor)

*'' Doctor Who and the Pirates'' *'' Assassin in the Limelight'' *'' The Doomwood Curse'' *''

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'' *''

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''Doctor Who'' audio plays (Seventh Doctor)

*'' Frozen Time''

''Doctor Who'' audio plays (Eighth Doctor)

*''

The Chimes of Midnight ''The Chimes of Midnight'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. This audio play was broadcast on digital radio station BBC 7 in four weekly parts, starting ...

'' (broadcast on BBC7) *''

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'' *''

The Girl Who Never Was ''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'', formerly titled the ''Main Range'', is a series that consists of full-cast audio dramas based on the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who'', produced by Nicholas Briggs and Big Finish ...

'' *'' Horror of Glam Rock'' (broadcast on BBC7) *'' Phobos'' (broadcast on BBC7) *'' Dead London'' (broadcast on BBC7) *''

'' (broadcast on BBC7) *''

The Skull of Sobek ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 tel ...

'' (broadcast on BBC7) *'' Grand Theft Cosmos'' (broadcast on BBC7) *''

The Zygon Who Fell to Earth ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 ...

'' (broadcast on BBC7) *'' Hothouse'' *''

The Beast of Orlok ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 1996 ...

'' *''

Death in Blackpool ''The Eighth Doctor Adventures'' is a Big Finish Productions audio play series based on the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who''. It sees the return of Paul McGann reprising his role as the Eighth Doctor from the 199 ...

'' *'' The Book of Kells'' *''

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'' *''

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Writing

Television/film/video

*''

: The Making of a Commercial'' *''The Dolphin Myth'' *''In-store Credit''

Theatre

*''English Sketches'' *''Kicking Bardom''

Radio plays

*'' The Phantom of the Opera (Big Finish), The Phantom of the Opera'' (broadcast on BBC7)

''Doctor Who'' audio plays (Fifth Doctor)

*''

'' *'' The Emerald Tiger''

''Doctor Who'' audio plays (Sixth Doctor)

*''

''Doctor Who'' audio plays (Eighth Doctor)

*''

'' *'' The Book of Kells''

Personal life

Edwards' long-term partner is actor

. Guesting at the 2017

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event ''Who's Queer Now'', a symposium celebrating the impact and influences of ''Doctor Who'' on LGBT people, the couple revealed that they were celebrating their 25th anniversary.

References

External links

Textbook StuffBarnaby Edwards Official SiteThe Phantom Of The Opera audio play Official Site
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Audio interview with Barnaby Edwards – Goodies Podcast 17
{{DEFAULTSORT:Edwards, Barnaby 1969 births Living people English male television actors English male voice actors Alumni of the University of Exeter