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Dragonfire (Doctor Who)
''Dragonfire'' is the fourth and final serial of the 24th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in three weekly parts from 23 November to 7 December 1987. This serial marked the departure of Bonnie Langford as Mel Bush and the introduction of Sophie Aldred as companion Ace. In the serial, the criminal Kane (Edward Peel), exiled to the planet Svartos three thousand years ago, seeks to find the power source for his prison ship, which has since become a trading colony called Iceworld, so he can use it to return to his home planet. Plot The Seventh Doctor and Mel arrive at the trading colony Iceworld on the dark side of the planet Svartos. They soon run into Sabalom Glitz, who is on Svartos to work off a debt that he owes to the crime lord Kane, and is preparing to explore the depths of Svartos to locate a treasure reportedly protected by a dragon, aided by a map given to him by Kane; in exchange, Kane will return Glitz' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. Now with 13 issues a year, as well as currently producing triannual deluxe Special Editions (2002–) and Bookazines (2013–), the publication features behind the scenes articles on the TV show and other media, as well as producing its own world famous comic strip. Its founding editor was Dez Skinn, and the incumbent editor is Marcus Hearn, who took over from the magazine's longest-serving editor, Tom Spilsbury, in July 2017. ''DWM'' is recognised by ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest running TV tie-in magazine, celebrating 40 years of continuous publication on 11 October 2019. History Originally geared towards children and predominately featuring comic strips, ''DWM'' slowly transformed into a mature magazine, expanding ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stephanie Fayerman
Stephanie is a female name that comes from the Greek name Στέφανος (Stephanos) meaning "crown". The male form is Stephen. Forms of Stephanie in other languages include the German "Stefanie", the Italian, Czech, Polish, and Russian "Stefania", the Portuguese ''Estefânia'' (although the use of that version has become rare, and both the English and French versions are the ones commonly used), and the Spanish ''Estefanía''. The form Stéphanie is from the French language, but Stephanie is now widely used both in English- and Spanish-speaking cultures. Given names Royalty *Stephanie, Queen of Navarre (died after 1066), Queen consort of king García Sánchez III of Navarre *Stephanie of Castile (died 1 July 1180), illegitimate daughter of Alfonso VII of León and Castile * Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Oultrejordain (died 1197), an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem * Stephanie of Milly, Lady of Gibelet, an influential figure in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, first cous ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andrew Cartmel
Andrew J. Cartmel (born 6 April 1958) is a British author and journalist. He was the script editor of '' Doctor Who'' during the Sylvester McCoy era of the show between 1987 and 1989. He has also worked as a script editor on other television series, as a magazine editor, as a comics writer, as a film studies lecturer, and as a novelist. Biography Raised in Canada, Cartmel returned to England in order to complete his education. He took a post-graduate course in computer studies and worked on computer-aided design for Shape Data Ltd (now UGS Corp) in Cambridge, England during the mid-1980s. He then turned more to writing and managed to gain an agent on the strength of two unproduced scripts, also attending workshops run by the BBC Television Drama Script Unit. In late 1986, when he was in his late twenties, Cartmel was hired as the script editor for the twenty-fourth season of the science-fiction programme '' Doctor Who'', having been recommended to the producer John Nathan-Tu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Briggs
Ian Briggs (born 31 October 1958) is a British television writer, author and manager, whose work includes scripts for the BBC drama series ''Doctor Who'' and '' Casualty''. Writing Briggs wrote two serials for ''Doctor Who'', '' Dragonfire'' and '' The Curse of Fenric'', for the programme's 24th and 26th seasons respectively. Both stories featured Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor, while ''Dragonfire'' introduced Sophie Aldred as Ace. Briggs subsequently novelised both serials for the Target Books range. In 1990, Briggs contributed the episodes "Street Life" to the fifth series of ''Casualty'' and "Old Wounds" to the sixth series of ''The Bill ''The Bill'' is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 August 1983 until 31 August 2010. The programme originated from a one-off drama, '' Woodentop'', broadcast in August 1983. The programme focused o ...''. He has also contributed a short story, ''The Celestial Harmony Engine'' to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Clough
Chris Clough (born 9 March 1951 in Harrogate, Yorkshire, England) is an English television producer and director. Clough studied English literature at Leeds University. He went there because they had a television studio available for the students. He used the material he created there to apply for jobs and he got a job as a researcher at Granada Television. He then started directing. In 1982 he went freelance and in that decade he directed episodes of the television soap operas ''Brookside'' and '' EastEnders''. While working on ''EastEnders'', Clough got to know one of the assistant directors, Gary Downie, who had also worked on '' Doctor Who''. He got an interview with ''Doctor Who'' producer John Nathan-Turner and he later directed six serials of the series — '' Terror of the Vervoids'', '' The Ultimate Foe'', ''Delta and the Bannermen'', '' Dragonfire'', ''The Happiness Patrol'' and '' Silver Nemesis''. In the 1990s, Clough directed several episodes of ''The Bill'' and h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynn Gardner (actress)
Lynn C. Gardner (1877-1948) was a Republican politician from Michigan who served in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1925 through 1930. He served as Speaker of the House during the 54th Legislature.The Political GraveyardGardner, Lynn C./ref> Born to Robert and Frances Gardner in 1877, Gardner was educated in the local schools and became a farmer and teacher in Iosco Township. Gardner was a member of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, the Grange, the Farm Bureau and the Farmers Union. Prior to his election to the House in 1922, Gardner served on the local school board, as a township supervisor, and as justice of the peace. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Michigan Senate in 1930. In 1939, he began a term of service on the Michigan Fair Board, and was an alternate delegate to the 1948 Republican National Convention The 1948 Republican National Convention was held at the Municipal Auditorium, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from June 21 to 25, 1948. Ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daphne Oxenford
Daphne Margaret du Grivel Oxenford (31 October 1919 – 21 December 2012) was an English actress, known for her early stage roles, and later her radio and television work. She was the voice (''"Are you sitting comfortably ...?"'') of BBC radio's ''Listen with Mother'' from its inception in 1950 to 1971. As spinster Esther Hayes, she was part of the original cast of ''Coronation Street''. Other notable roles include Mrs Plummer in ''Man About the House'' (1973), Alice Dutton in ''EastEnders'' (1990), and Mrs. Oldknow in the mini-series ''The Children of Green Knowe'' (1986). Early life and early career Born in Barnet, Hertfordshire, to chartered accountant Dudley Oxenford and his wife Marie (née du Grivel), a writer of historical fiction, Oxenford first appeared on stage at the age of thirteen and trained at the Embassy School of Acting in Swiss Cottage, North London. She was briefly employed by a bank before working in censorship during World War II while performing in rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leslie Meadows
Leslie may refer to: * Leslie (name), a name and list of people with the given name or surname, including fictional characters Families * Clan Leslie, a Scottish clan with the motto "grip fast" * Leslie (Russian nobility), a Russian noble family of Scottish origin Places Canada * Leslie, Saskatchewan * Leslie Street, a road in Toronto and York Region, Ontario ** Leslie (TTC), a subway station ** Leslie Street Spit, an artificial spit in Toronto United States * Leslie, Arkansas *Leslie, Georgia *Leslie, Michigan *Leslie, Missouri *Leslie, West Virginia * Leslie, Wisconsin *Leslie Township, Michigan *Leslie Township, Minnesota Elsewhere * Leslie Dam, a dam in Warwick, Queensland, Australia * Leslie, Mpumalanga, South Africa * Leslie, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, see List of listed buildings in Leslie, Aberdeenshire * Leslie, Fife, Scotland, UK Other uses * Leslie speaker system * Leslie Motor Car company * Leslie Controls, Inc. * Leslie (singer) Leslie Bourgouin, bette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miranda Borman
Miranda may refer to: Law * ''Miranda v. Arizona'', an American legal case * ''Miranda'' warning, an American police warning given to suspects about their rights, before they are interrogated Places Australia * Miranda, New South Wales * Miranda railway station, New South Wales Portugal * Miranda do Corvo, a ''município'' in Coimbra District, Centro * Miranda do Douro (parish), a ''freguesia'' in Bragança District, Norte * Miranda do Douro, a ''município'' in Bragança District, Norte * Terra de Miranda, a plateau in Bragança District, Norte Spain * Miranda (Avilés), a parish of Avilés, Asturias * Belmonte de Miranda, Asturias * Miranda de Arga, Navarre * Miranda de Ebro, Castile and Leon * , in Los Rábanos, in the Province of Soria, Castile and Leon * Miranda del Castañar, in the Province of Salamanca, Castile and Leon United States * Miranda, California * Miranda, South Dakota Venezuela * Miranda (state) * Francisco de Miranda Municipality, Anzoátegui * Franci ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shirin Taylor
Shirin Taylor (born 1956) is an English actress, best known for playing Jackie Ingram in the television soap opera '' Coronation Street'' from 1990 to 1992 as well as Tina, girlfriend to Robert Lindsay's character in comedy drama '' Give Us a Break'' and Rosa in sitcom ''I Woke Up One Morning''. Acting career *'' Doctor Who'' serials ''The Stones of Blood'' and '' Dragonfire'' *'' Crown Court'' *''The Cleopatras'' *''Shine on Harvey Moon'' *'' One by One'' *'' Crossroads'' (as Sue Kirk in 1985) *''Boon'' *''Dramarama'' *''The Ruth Rendell Mysteries'' *''The Bill'' *''Casualty'' *''A Touch of Frost'' *''Hetty Wainthropp Investigates'' *'' London's Burning'' *'' Holby City'' *'' Night & Day'' *'' Doctors'' Theatre work On stage, Taylor made her West End debut in ''Educating Rita'', firstly as understudy to star Julie Walters and then taking over the role of the leading lady."Shirin finds a new challenge in Street life", ''Nottingham Evening Post The ''Nottingham Post'' (for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian MacKenzie (actor)
Ian MacKenzie or McKenzie may refer to: * Ian Alistair Mackenzie (1890–1949), Canadian parliamentarian * Ian MacKenzie (swimmer) (born 1953), Canadian former swimmer * Iain McKenzie Iain McKenzie (born 4 April 1959) is a Scottish Labour Party politician, who was formerly the Member of Parliament for Inverclyde. He was elected at the June 2011 by-election, and stood unsuccessfully for re-election in the 2015 general election ... (born 1959), Scottish Labour politician * Ian Mackenzie-Kerr (1929–2005), British book designer * Ian Clayton Mackenzie (1909–2009), British diplomat * Ian MacKenzie (footballer) (1950–2018), English footballer {{hndis, Mackenzie, Ian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Blowers
Sean Anthony Blowers (born 26 January 1961) is an English actor. Blowers was born in Middlesbrough, North Riding of Yorkshire. He is best known for playing John Hallam in '' London's Burning'' from 1986 until the character was killed off in 1996. He has also been in ''The Bill'', ''A Touch of Frost'', ''Dalziel and Pascoe'', '' Heartbeat'', ''New Tricks'', ''Casualty'', '' Staying Alive'', '' Crossroads'', '' Doctor Who'', '' EastEnders'' and has appeared in films such as '' The Krays'', ''Black Beauty'' and '' First Knight''. In 2016, he joined the cast of the HBO series '' Game of Thrones'' in "The Winds of Winter ''The Winds of Winter'' is the planned sixth novel in the epic fantasy series ''A Song of Ice and Fire'' by American writer George R. R. Martin. Martin believes the last two volumes of the series will total over 3,000 manuscript pages. Martin ...", the finale of Season 6 as Wyman Manderly. External links * English male film actors English male soap o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |