Nicholas Briggs

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1. Big break

   In a 2003 Doctor Who Magazine article, Briggs wrote about the technology behind the Dalek voice, including the Moogerfooger and the ring modulator. That piece, plus his earlier audio Dalek work, led Russell T Davies to cast him as the Daleks' television voice.

2. Big break

   Almost every writer at the meeting objected to Briggs being picked to write Big Finish's debut Doctor Who drama. He was undeterred and wrote and directed The Sirens of Time in 1999, the first of the company's monthly Main Range series.

3. Early training

   Briggs studied at Rose Bruford College alongside Barry Killerby, who later played Mr Blobby, and graduated in 1983 with a degree in theater arts.

4. Behind the camera

   Under pen names including Arthur Wallis, Samuel Flint and Erica Galloway, Briggs took on writing, directing, composing and sound design for numerous Audio Visuals dramas.

5. A change of course

   Briggs hosted Myth Makers, a direct-to-video documentary series from 1985 in which he interviewed Doctor Who cast and crew, and said it gave him an outlet for performance he was not getting otherwise.