Colin McCormack, who played the Commander in episodes 3 & 4 of "The Sun Makers" died on June 19, age 60. (Thanks to Trevor Dobbin)

The Times (London) finally ran an obituary for Anthony Ainley on June 15 (better late than never!) It's the first indication of cause of death, which is listed as cancer (and it also says he was 66, born in 1937... still no confirmation!)

Max Rosenberg, the co-producer of the two films "Dr. Who and the Daleks" and "Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 AD," died last Monday. Rosenberg created such memorable B-movies as "The Curse of Frankenstein" and "The House that Dripped Blood", and was responsible for fostering the careers of such film notables as Terence Stamp, Donald Sutherland, Tuesday Weld and Peter Cushing, who would later go on to star as Dr. Who in the two films. He was 89. You can read his obit at the MST3Kinfo website. (Thanks to Steve Manfred, Paul Engelberg)

New obituaries for the late Anthony Ainley have finally been turning up, albeit a few weeks late, in the UK press. The UK Newsquest Regional Press, in their "This Is Local London" section on May 21, ran an obit and noted that he died at Northwick Park Hospital. The May 20 edition of "The Stage" ran an obit noting that Ainley was 71 years old (his actual age and birthdate have been the subject of speculation; Doctor Who Magazine's obit in the June issue will attempt to get to the bottom of this.) The Harrow Times and the Guardian have picked up the story as well. May 27th's Courier Mail also ran an article, "Forever The Master, arch-nemesis of Dr Who". (Thanks to Paul Engelberg, Andrew Harvey, Francis Moloney)

The Sunday issue of the Guardian features an obituary for Anthony Ainley, almost a week after the one came out last Monday in the "Independent" which was the first word that Ainley had died. Says the Guardian obit, "The Master was to BBC Television's Doctor Who what Moriarty was to Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes." Outpost Gallifrey has learned that Mr. Ainley's funeral was held the middle of last week. Meanwhile, the Doctor Who Appreciation Society has posted its own obituary and tribute for Mr. Ainley on their website. (Thanks to Chuck Foster, Andrew Harvey)

Adam Richards, a Doctor Who fan and member of the Derby Whoovers, a local DW group in the UK, collapsed and died suddenly this afternoon, according to a post on the Restoration Team forum. Our sincerest condolences to his family and friends

Shaun Sutton, the former Head of Serials at the BBC Television Drama Group from 1966 to 1969, where he was directly responsible for oversight of the Doctor Who program, died Friday, May 14. Says his obituary in the Telegraph, Sutton was "a tireless champion of quality television whose good fortune was to preside over what is regarded as the golden age of television drama." Sutton was a great patron of Doctor Who at the BBC, although he was not a science fiction fan per se, and as such was involved in such decisions as the casting of Frazer Hines as Jamie, and advised Jon Pertwee to play the Doctor "as Jon Pertwee" -- in fact, it was Sutton who took Pertwee out to dinner several times convincing him he should do it. Sutton was the one man producer Barry Letts and writer Terrance Dicks would have a drink with in the BBC bar - unthinkable during the 1980's. He would later also be among those who oversaw the casting of Tom Baker.

Sutton later moved to the position of acting Head of Drama Group, then was formally appointed to the position in 1969. Following his retirement he published his memoirs, "The Largest Theatre in the World: 30 years of Television Drama" (published in 1982), where he admitted his fondness for the show; he later participated in interviews with various Doctor Who outlets, including appearing alongside Brian Blessed in Bill Baggs' documentary video "The Doctors: 30 Years of Time Travel".

Sutton had been a writer and director of children's television and, later, successful dramas such as "Z Cars." Says the obit: "At the height of his career, Sutton exercised benevolent control over a national theatre of the air which each year produced 120 single plays and hundreds of hours of series and serials (none of which could be labelled 'soap')." Outpost Gallifrey salutes the many contributions Sutton made to British television and to Doctor Who specifically; his support of the show was one of the reasons it kept going for many years as a mainstay of the small screen. (Thanks to Chuck Foster, Matthew Kilburn, Anthony Flynn, Simon Burt)