Brian Daubney, who has died at age 81, had a lengthy career in broadcasting and corporate communications spanning several decades. Born in Redcar, North Yorkshire, he studied English at St Catherine’s College, Oxford, where he directed the inaugural performance of Tom Stoppard’s Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead at the Edinburgh fringe.
Daubney joined the BBC in 1967, beginning in the Midlands region’s current affairs department before relocating to BBC1’s general features group. During his time with the corporation, he wrote and directed numerous documentary and current affairs programs, producing more than 30 films for the science program Tomorrow’s World. He also worked on the early series of Pets and Vets and Bellamy’s Britain. His work on Tomorrow’s World exposed him to various occupational hazards, including a 40-foot fall down a ladder while working on the Aust Pylons project, exposure to aero fuel fumes aboard a supertanker, and an incident involving a Hercules aircraft at a military testing facility.
In 1975, Daubney left the BBC to establish his own consultancy firm, Impart, which provided writing, editing, film production, and audiovisual services for corporate clients. His company worked with organizations including the BBC, government departments, and various industrial firms. He became significantly involved with Wilton’s Music Hall in east London, where he advocated for the building’s preservation, delivered public lectures about the venue, and managed arrangements with film production companies seeking to use the space.
Daubney is survived by his wife and her two daughters from a previous relationship. He and his wife relocated to Ramsgate in Kent in 2012.
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