Alexandra Tynan is a costume designer best known for her design of the

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in the

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Television series '' Doctor Who''. Tynan trained at Belfast College of Art and worked as a costume designer for the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre before accepting a staff role at the BBC in 1964.

Doctor Who

Credited as Sandra Reid, Tynan worked on eight Doctor Who serials including

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's final story,

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, which included the first appearance of the Cybermen, devised by Dr

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and his writing partner Gerry Davis. Prior to her Cybermen designs, Tynan had not worked on science fiction before. She redesigned her creations for the 1967 serial ''

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''. Tynan also worked on

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's first serial ''

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'' and was responsible for realising the production team's ideas for his "cosmic hobo" look.

Later career

After work on a wide range of programmes, Tynan left the BBC in 1968 and emigrated to Australia. She subsequently became a lecturer in costume, fashion and textiles as well as continuing to work in costume design for television production.

References

External links

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Splendid Chaps podcast in which Tynan discusses her experiences on Doctor Who
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people British costume designers BBC people Alumni of Ulster University British emigrants to Australia {{DoctorWho-stub