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Doctor Who Online
Doctor Who Online (or DWO by its users) has, since 1996, been a UK-based news, information, and forum site dedicated to the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. A regular feature on the website is the Doctor Who: DWO Whocast Podcast, started in April 2006. Site history The site was founded as ''Doctor Who: The REGENERATIVE website'' in 1996, as a site for fans to find out news and guides for the show while it was off the air. The website was created by science fiction fan Sebastian J. Brook. When it launched, there was no current series of ''Doctor Who'' and the show was not shown in a regular cycle. The website detailed when previous episodes were scheduled to repeat on television. In 2000, the website changed its name to ''Doctor Who Online'' in response to former Doctor Tom Baker, who suggested the name would suit the website better. Many of the features the website originally had, such as the News section, still remain. Features The original w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction Television
Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality. Story creation and scientific accuracy Science fiction tries to blend fiction and reality seamlessly so that the viewer can be immersed in the imaginative world. This includes characters, settings, and tools. Viewers often critique the scientific plausibility and accuracy of technology and technological concepts. In the 2020 series ''Away (TV series), Away'' a notable plot point in the eight episode, ''Vital Signs'' has astronauts listen intently for a sound boom picked up by a real-life Mars rover called InSight. Similarity, in 2022 scientists used InSight to listen for the landing of a real spacecraft. Visual production process and methods The need to portray imaginary settings or char ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Internet Forums
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and Interest (emotion), interest of an audience or gives pleasure and delight. It can be an idea or a task, but is more likely to be one of the activities or events that have developed over thousands of years specifically for the purpose of keeping an audience's attention. Although people's attention is held by different things because individuals have different preferences, most forms of entertainment are recognisable and familiar. Storytelling, music, drama, dance, and different kinds of performance exist in all cultures and were supported in Court (royal), royal courts and developed into sophisticated forms, over time becoming available to all citizens. The process has been accelerated in modern times by an entertainment industry that records and sells entertainment products. Entertainment evolves and can be adapted to suit any scale, ranging from an individual who chooses a private entertainment from a now eno ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who Fandom
The long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' has developed a large fan base over the years. ''Doctor Who'' fans are sometimes referred to as Whovians, or simply as the ''Doctor Who'' fandom. The usage of "Whovian" was restricted to fans in the United States during the 1980s, when the ''Doctor Who Fan Club of America'' (pronounced by members as Dwifca – now defunct) published the ''Whovian Times'' as its newsletter. An early use of 'Whovian', outside of the 'Whovian Times', is from Flaming Carrot Comics issue number 19 (circa 1988), when Flaming Carrot leads a combined group of Trekkies into rebellion. Fan organisations ''Doctor Who'' fans in Britain have had a formally recognised organisation – the Doctor Who Appreciation Society (or DWAS) – since the late 70s. It has thousands of members and enjoyed an ongoing relationship with the classic series and later with BBC Worldwide. The Oceanian ''Doctor Who'' Fan Club was founded soon after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Internet Properties Established In 1996
The Internet (or internet) is the global system of interconnected computer networks that uses the Internet protocol suite (TCP/IP) to communicate between networks and devices. It is a '' network of networks'' that consists of private, public, academic, business, and government networks of local to global scope, linked by a broad array of electronic, wireless, and optical networking technologies. The Internet carries a vast range of information resources and services, such as the inter-linked hypertext documents and applications of the World Wide Web (WWW), electronic mail, telephony, and file sharing. The origins of the Internet date back to the development of packet switching and research commissioned by the United States Department of Defense in the 1960s to enable time-sharing of computers. The primary precursor network, the ARPANET, initially served as a backbone for interconnection of regional academic and military networks in the 1970s to enable resource sharing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Podshock
''Doctor Who: Podshock'' (commonly referred to as ''Podshock'', but officially titled ''Outpost Gallifrey Presents... Doctor Who: Podshock'') is a weekly podcast about the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The podcast, which originated in 2005, is produced by the Gallifreyan Embassy, a ''Doctor Who'' fan group originally based in Long Island, New York. ''Doctor Who: Podshock'' is also significant for being the first podcast to be officially attached to the world's largest ''Doctor Who'' online community, Outpost Gallifrey. Further, it was the first ''Doctor Who'' podcast to feature both British and American hosts, along with regular contributors from other parts of the English-speaking world. History ''Podshock'' has its origins on Long Island, New York. The first meeting of the fan club which would eventually spawn ''Podshock'' was held in a Holiday Inn in Rockville Centre on or about 18 June 1985. It was one of many local clubs being formed aro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
SciFiNow
''SciFiNow'' was a British magazine published every four weeks by Kelsey Media in the United Kingdom, covering the science fiction, horror and fantasy genres. It launched in April 2007, with the print publication ceasing in May 2020. Following the print magazine's closure, ''SciFiNow'' transitioned to an online only media presence, publishing daily news, interviews, reviews and competitions covering films, TV shows, books and comics in the Science Fiction, Horror and Fantasy genres. In addition to the content on its own website, longer features and archival pieces from back issues are published under the brand-name "''SciFiNow+''" in the subscription-based website and app ''The Companion''. In 2010, ''SciFiNow'' won the Best Magazine award at the Fantasy Horror Award ceremony in Orvieto Orvieto () is a city and ''comune'' in the Province of Terni, southwestern Umbria, Italy, situated on the flat summit of a large butte of volcanic tuff. The city rises dramatically above th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miles Mendoza
''Steve Wright in the Afternoon'' was the name given to English DJ Steve Wright's popular radio shows. Wright's afternoon show was known by that name from 1989. Wright presented the afternoon show on BBC Radio 1 from 30 March 1981 to 24 December 1993, and then the breakfast show, ''Steve Wright in the Morning'', from 10 January 1994 to 21 April 1995. He presented the BBC Radio 2 afternoon show from 5 July 1999 to 30 September 2022. The Radio 2 version, broadcast from 14:00 to 17:00 on weekdays, was frequently referred to on-air as ''The Big Show''. Format The programme began at 14:00 after the news with the show's main theme. Unlike most shows, it was well established as being a "brand", with its own unique style of presentation, although Wright regularly used the standard BBC Radio 2 jingles along with jingles unique to the show, written and performed by AJ Music Productions. Guests regularly appeared on the show, often to plug a new TV show or film. History Radio 1 '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online news coverage. The service maintains 50 foreign news bureaus with more than 250 correspondents around the world. Deborah Turness has been the CEO of news and current affairs since September 2022. In 2019, it was reported in an Ofcom report that the BBC spent £136m on news during the period April 2018 to March 2019. BBC News' domestic, global and online news divisions are housed within the largest live newsroom in Europe, in Broadcasting House in central London. Parliamentary coverage is produced and broadcast from studios in London. Through BBC English Regions, the BBC also has regional centres across England and national news c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matt Smith
Matthew Robert Smith (born 28 October 1982) is an English actor. He is best known for his roles as the Eleventh Doctor, eleventh incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the BBC series ''Doctor Who'' (2010–2013), Daemon Targaryen in the HBO series ''House of the Dragon'' (2022–present) and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, Prince Philip in the Netflix series ''The Crown (TV series), The Crown'' (2016–2017), the lattermost of which earned him a Primetime Emmy Award nomination. Smith initially aspired to be a professional Association football, footballer, but spondylolysis forced him out of the sport. After joining the National Youth Theatre and studying drama and creative writing at the University of East Anglia, he became an actor in 2003, performing in plays including ''Murder in the Cathedral'', ''Fresh Kills'', ''The History Boys'' and ''On the Shore of the Wide World'' in London theatres. Extending his repertoire into West End theatre, West End theatre, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eleventh Doctor
The Eleventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. He is played by Matt Smith in three series as well as five specials. As with previous incarnations of the Doctor, the character has also appeared in other ''Doctor Who'' spin-offs. Smith's portrayal of the Eleventh Doctor has been critically acclaimed. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Smith's incarnation is a quick-tempered but compassionate character whose youthful appearance is at odds with his more discerning and world-weary temperament. This incarnation's main companions included feisty Scot Amy Pond (Karen Gillan), her husband Rory Williams (Arthur Darvill) and the mysterious Clara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ezboard
ezboard, Inc., based in San Francisco, California, United States, was a provider of free and paid hosted Internet forums. Description ezboard was a provider of a free hosted message board for use by webmasters and message board administrators who have little to no experience running a web site. Along with having premade ezboard templates and a color picking tool, the ezboard community also supports volunteers who will help other users customize their ezboards. ezboard offered free and paid accounts for both boards and users. The free accounts were supported through advertisements, and had fewer features in regards to customization and board management. Paid members were called "ezSupporters", while paid message boards were referred to as "Gold boards". Accounts were either local (deprecated) and tied to a specific board, or global, which could be used for posting across the entire ezboard network. History ezboard is a web application, created in 1996 by Vanchau Nguyen.http://ww ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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