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Doctor Who (series 11)
The eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'' premiered on 7 October 2018 and concluded on 9 December 2018. The series is the first to be led by Chris Chibnall as head writer and executive producer, alongside executive producers Matt Strevens and Sam Hoyle, after Steven Moffat and Brian Minchin stepped down after the tenth series. This series is the eleventh to air following the programme's revival in 2005 and is the thirty-seventh season overall. It also marks the beginning of the third production era of the revived series, following Russell T Davies' original run from 2005 to 2010, and Moffat's from 2010 to 2017. The eleventh series was broadcast on Sundays, a first in the programme's history; regular episodes of the revived era were previously broadcast on Saturdays. The series was followed by a New Year's Day special episode, " Resolution", instead of the traditional annual Christmas Day special. The series introduces Jodie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jodie Whittaker
Jodie Whittaker (born 17 June 1982) is an English actress who is best known for portraying the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' (2017–2022) and as Beth Latimer in ''Broadchurch'' (2013–2017). She came to prominence in her 2006 feature film debut ''Venus'', for which she received British Independent Film Award and Satellite Award nominations. She was later praised for her roles in the cult science fiction film ''Attack the Block'' (2011) and the '' Black Mirror'' episode " The Entire History of You" (2011). On 16 July 2017, the BBC announced that Whittaker would play the thirteenth incarnation of the Doctor in ''Doctor Who''. She formally assumed the role from Peter Capaldi in the 2017 Christmas special episode " Twice Upon a Time". Whittaker appeared in her first full series as The Doctor in the eleventh series, which premiered in October 2018. She continued in the role in the twelfth series in 2020 and thirteenth series in 2021. It was announ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Police Box
A police box is a public telephone kiosk or callbox for the use of members of the police, or for members of the public to contact the police. It was used in the United Kingdom throughout the 20th century from the early 1920s. Unlike an ordinary callbox, its telephone was located behind a hinged door so it could be used from the outside, and the interior of the box was, in effect, a miniature police station for use by police officers to read and fill in reports, take meal breaks and even temporarily hold detainees until the arrival of transport. Police boxes predate the era of mobile telecommunications; nowadays members of the British police carry two-way radios and mobile phones rather than relying on fixed kiosks.. Most boxes are now disused or have been withdrawn from service. The typical police box contained a telephone linked directly to the local police station, allowing patrolling officers to keep in contact with the station, reporting anything unusual or requesting hel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Woman Who Fell To Earth
"The Woman Who Fell to Earth" is the first episode of the eleventh series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. It was written by new head writer and executive producer Chris Chibnall, directed by Jamie Childs, and was first broadcast on BBC One on 7 October 2018. It stars Jodie Whittaker in her first full appearance as the Thirteenth Doctor, and introduces the Doctor's new companions – Bradley Walsh as Graham O'Brien, Tosin Cole as Ryan Sinclair, and Mandip Gill as Yasmin Khan. The episode also guest stars Sharon D. Clarke, Johnny Dixon, and Samuel Oatley. The story focuses on a group of people who come across a new alien threat in Sheffield, and find themselves banding together with the recently regenerated Doctor, who has been separated from her time machine the TARDIS since the events of " Twice Upon a Time". As they seek to understand the threat, they find themselves in danger as well, and discover that the recently arrived aliens are planni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who (series 7)
The seventh series of the British science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who'' was broadcast concurrently on BBC One in the United Kingdom, and was split into two parts as the previous series had been. Following its premiere on 1 September 2012, the series aired weekly with five episodes until 29 September. The remaining eight episodes were broadcast between 30 March and 18 May 2013. The 2012 Christmas special, "The Snowmen", aired separately from the main series and introduced a new TARDIS interior, title sequence, theme tune, and outfit for the Doctor. ''Doctor Who''s seventh series was the show's third and final series to feature Matt Smith, Karen Gillan and Arthur Darvill. They reprised their roles of the Eleventh Doctor, Amy Pond and Rory Williams, from the previous series. Gillan and Darvill departed the series in the fifth episode, "The Angels Take Manhattan", after which a new companion named Clara Oswald joined the Doctor, played by Jenna-Louise Coleman, rem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vinay Patel
Vinay Patel (born 1986) is a British-Indian screenwriter and playwright. He is best known for writing the BBC drama ''Murdered by My Father''. Career Before writing, Patel worked as a corporate filmmaker and then a technician at the London-based Met Film School. In 2011, Patel graduated from the Central School of Speech and Drama with an MA in writing. In 2014, he wrote ''True Brits'', a play juxtaposing the news of the London 2012 Olympics, with the 7 July 2005 London bombings. This led to his selection for the Bush/Kudos TV writing scheme and an original short commission for BBC iPlayer. In 2018, he wrote ''An Adventure'', inspired by his grandparents, for the Bush Theatre. Patel contributed ''Death is a Many Headed Monster'' to the BAME essay anthology ''The Good Immigrant''. In June 2018, Patel was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in its "40 Under 40" initiative. In 2022, it was announced the Yard Theatre would produce Patel's sci-fi re-imagining of ''Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pete McTighe
Pete McTighe is a British screenwriter and executive producer. He is originating writer of ''Wentworth'', a female ensemble prison drama series that won Most Outstanding and Most Popular Drama at the Logie Awards. He is the creator and writer of the BBC1 mystery thriller series '' The Pact'' and has written various television productions in the UK and internationally including ''Doctor Who'', '' The Rising'', ''Glitch'', ''Nowhere Boys'' and ''A Discovery of Witches''. McTighe has received five Australian Writers Guild Award and one Welsh BAFTA nomination for his work. Career Early work McTighe was born in the United Kingdom. McTighe was invited to join the writing team at ''Neighbours'' in 2006. He wrote the show's 6000th episode, which aired as part of the 25th anniversary on 27 August 2010. In 2012, he was nominated for his first Australian Writers Guild Award (AWGIE) in the category of Best Television Serial for Episode 6231. McTighe later wrote scripts for the ABC drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ed Hime
Ed Hime is a British screenwriter and playwright, best known for his work with the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Career Hime has written several plays, such as ''Small Hours'' (at Hampstead Theatre), as well ''London Falls'' and ''London Tongue'' at the Old Red Lion Theatre. He also worked in radio, winning the 2007 Prix Italia award for Best Original Radio Drama for his radio play, ''The Incomplete Recorded Works of a Dead Body''.Prix Italia, Winners 1949 – 2010, RAI On television, Hime has written for the fourth and fifth series of the teen drama '' Skins''. Hime was attached to work on a new series of '' |
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed ''Noughts and Crosses'' series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism. Blackman has been the recipient of many honours for her work including, most recently, the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize. Early life Malorie Blackman was born in Clapham, London, and grew up in Bromley, one of five siblings. Her parents were both from Barbados and had come to Britain as part of the "Windrush generation"; her father was a bus driver and her mother worked in a pyjama factory. At school, Malorie wanted to be an English teacher, but she grew up to become a systems programmer instead. She earned an HNC at Thames Polytechnic and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. Author B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Tonderai
Mark Tonderai (born 1974) is a British-ZimbabweanPress Book House at the End of the Street, 2012 entrepreneur, director, writer, actor and former disc jockey. He is co-founder of the London-based production company Shona Productions with his wife Zoe Stewart.Biographical detail : WarpX.co.uk website. He directed the television series '' The Five'' which first aired in April 2016 on the channel. Career Radio Tonderai began his career in the media wor ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yasmin Khan (Doctor Who)
Yasmin "Yaz" Khan, is a fictional character created by Chris Chibnall and portrayed by Mandip Gill in the long-running Television in the United Kingdom, British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. In the show's Doctor Who (series 11), eleventh series, starting with the The Woman Who Fell to Earth, first episode, Yasmin serves as a companion (Doctor Who), companion of the Thirteenth Doctor, an incarnation of the Extraterrestrial life, alien time travel in fiction, time traveller known as The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor (portrayed by Jodie Whittaker); she would part ways with the Doctor in "The Power of the Doctor", the Thirteenth Doctor's final episode, and was the last person with her before she Regeneration (Doctor Who), regenerated on her own. Appearances Television Yasmin Khan is introduced in the eleventh series premiere, "The Woman Who Fell to Earth". Yaz is a 19-year-old probationary police officer from Sheffield, England who is eager to prove herself. S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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