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Earthsearch
''Earthsearch: A Ten-Part Adventure Serial in Time and Space'' is a science fiction radio series written by James Follett. It consists of ten half-hour episodes. It was first broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between January and March 1981. There is also a novelisation by Follett of the same name. The series has been released on cassette and audio CD. Since 2003 it has been re-broadcast, several times in the ''Seventh Dimension'' science fiction slot on BBC 7 and its successor BBC Radio 4 Extra. A sequel, ''Earthsearch 2'' was broadcast between January and March 1982. There is also a novelisation by Follett under the title ''Earthsearch 2: Deathship''. The series has been released on cassette and audio CD, and has been rerun several times on BBC Radio 4 Extra beginning in 2003. ''Earthsearch'' Main cast * Commander Telson - Sean Arnold * Sharna - Amanda Murray * Darv - Haydn Wood * Astra - Kathryn Hurlbutt * Angel One - Sonia Fraser * Angel Two - Gordon Reid Other cast (across the s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Follett
James Follett (27 July 1939 – 10 January 2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning from contract work as a technical writer for the Ministry of Defence. He wrote over 20 novels, several television plays and many radio dramas. He died in January 2021 at the age of 81. Works Novels * ''The Doomsday Ultimatum'' (1976) * ''Crown Court'' (1977) * ''Ice'' (1978) * ''U-700'' (1979), based on his radio play ''The U-boat that lost its Nerve'', in turn based on a true story during World War II. * ''Churchill's Gold'' (1980) * ''The Tiptoe Boys'' (1981) (filmed as ''Who Dares Wins'') * ''Earthsearch'' (1981, a novelization of Follett's radio drama ''Earthsearch'') * ''Deathship'' (1982, a novelization of Follett's radio drama ''Earthsearch II'') * ''Dominator'' (1984) * ''Swift'' (1985). Set in 1996, it foresaw the proliferation of Mobile phones * '' A Cage of Eagles'' (1989) * ''Mirage'' (1988). A fictionalise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Crawford Logan
Crawford Logan is a British actor best known for his work in radio. In 2006 he became the latest actor to play the eponymous hero Paul Temple in a revival of the long-running mystery series on BBC radio. In 2009 he narrated the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week, ''Newton and the Counterfeiter'' by Thomas Levenson. On television, he has appeared in ''Doctor Who'' as Deedrix in The Tom Baker story Meglos and ''Secret Army (TV series), Secret Army''. He is also a member of the band The Martians (band), The Martians. Crawford Logan played D.I. Donaghue in the crime drama "P Division: Code Four One" on BBC Radio 4 in the 1994 and 1995 series. Radio , – , , ''Paul Temple and the Madison Mystery'' , , Paul Temple , , , , BBC Radio 4 , - , , , ''Kirsty Williams (drama)#Gondwanaland, Gondwanaland'' , , Marbury , , Kirsty Williams (drama), Kirsty Williams , , BBC Radio 4 Afternoon Play , - , , , ''Kirsty Williams (drama)#La Princesse de Clèves, La Princesse de Clèves'' , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sean Arnold
Sean Arnold (30 January 1941 – 15 April 2020) was an English actor. For his role as Harry Fisher in the BBC soap opera ''Doctors'', he was nominated for Villain of the Year at the 2005 British Soap Awards. Arnold was born in January 1941 in Wickwar, Gloucestershire, England. He is known for his roles as Mr. Llewelyn in ''Grange Hill'' in the 1970s and 1980s, and as Barney Crozier in the 1980s BBC television series '' Bergerac''. He played Commander Telson in the 1981 BBC Radio 4 science fiction serial ''Earthsearch'' and the 1982 sequel ''Earthsearch II'', and later appeared as the Chief Constable in '' Merseybeat''. He also voiced every character in the 1984 ''James the Cat'' series. His film credits include roles in ''North Sea Hijack'' (1979), '' Remembrance'' (1982), ''Haunters of the Deep'' (1984), ''Speaking of the Devil ''Speaking of the Devil'' (Italian: ''Un piede in paradiso'', also known as ''Standing In Paradise'') is a 1991 Italian comedy film directed by En ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Maloney
Michael Maloney (born 19 June 1957) is an English actor. Life and career Born in Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk, Maloney's first television appearance was as Peter Barkworth's teenage son in the 1979 drama series ''Telford's Change''. He made his West End debut in 1979 in ''Can you Hear me at The Back'', by Brian Clark, followed immediately by ''Taking Steps'' by Alan Ayckbourn. After playing Toby Gashe in ''The Bell'', by Iris Murdoch, Maloney joined the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1982 playing Ferdinand in '' The Tempest''. After the RSC, he went on to play in ''The Perfectionist'' at Hampstead, the title role of Peer Gynt for Cambridge Theatre Company, ''The London Cuckolds'' at the Lyric Hammersmith, ''Two Planks and a Passion'' by Anthony Minghella, directed by Danny Boyle at Greenwich and ''Built on Sand'' at the Royal Court. Maloney went on to appear in many films and television series, including ''What if Its Raining'', by Anthony Minghella, for Channel 4. He became a fam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordon Reid (actor)
James Gordon Reid (8 June 1939 – 26 November 2003)Some databases such as at IMDb and BFI claim his birth date was 6 September 1939; Find A Grave claimed a 9 June 1939 birthdate) was a Scottish actor. Early life and career Reid was born in Hamilton, Lanarkshire, Scotland. Educated at the former Hamilton Academy he then trained at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, graduating in 1962 with the silver medal for Acting. His extensive acting credits included the chemist Angus Livingstone on the television series ''Doctor Finlay'' from 1993 to 1996. Other television credits included ''Doctor Who'', ''Peak Practice'', ''Lovejoy'', and ''Taggart''. Films included ''Leon the Pig Farmer'' (1992), '' The Others'' and ''Mansfield Park''. On stage, he spent three years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and played in the West End production of '' Me and My Girl''. A major radio credit was as Angel Two in the BBC serialisation of James Follett's ''Earthsearch'' dramas. Death H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicholas Courtney
William Nicholas Stone Courtney (16 December 1929 – 22 February 2011) was an Egyptian-born British actor. He was known for his long-running role as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Early life Courtney was born in Cairo, Egypt, the son of a British diplomat father and half-American mother. His paternal grandfather was the journalist William Leonard Courtney. He was educated in France, Kenya and Egypt. On his maternal side, Courtney was descended from New Zealand politician John Cuff. He did his national service in the British Army, leaving after 18 months as a private, not wanting to pursue a military career. He moved to England to join London's Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art. After two years doing repertory theatre in Northampton, he became resident in London in 1961. Courtney's first television work was in the 1957 series ''Escape''. He made guest appearances in several cult television series, including '' Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antarctic Ice Sheet
The Antarctic ice sheet is one of the two polar ice caps of Earth. It covers about 98% of the Antarctic continent and is the largest single mass of ice on Earth, with an average thickness of over 2 kilometers. It covers an area of almost and contains of ice. A cubic kilometer of ice weighs approximately 0.92 metric gigatonnes, meaning that the ice sheet weighs ~24,380,000 gigatonnes. It holds approximately 61% of all fresh water on Earth, equivalent to about 58 meters of sea level rise if all the ice were above sea level. In East Antarctica, the ice sheet rests on a major land mass, while in West Antarctica the bed can extend to more than 2,500 m below sea level. Satellite measurements by NASA indicate a still increasing sheet thickness above the continent, outweighing the losses at the edge. The reasons for this are not fully understood, but suggestions include the climatic effects on ocean and atmospheric circulation of the ozone hole, and/or cooler ocean surface temperatu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terraforming
Terraforming or terraformation ("Earth-shaping") is the hypothetical process of deliberately modifying the atmosphere, temperature, surface topography or ecology of a planet, moon, or other body to be similar to the environment of Earth to make it habitable for humans to live on. The concept of terraforming developed from both science fiction and actual science. Carl Sagan, an astronomer, proposed the planetary engineering of Venus in 1961, which is considered one of the first accounts of the concept. The term was coined by Jack Williamson in a science-fiction short story ("Collision Orbit") published in 1942 in '' Astounding Science Fiction'', although terraforming in popular culture may predate this work. Even if the environment of a planet could be altered deliberately, the feasibility of creating an unconstrained planetary environment that mimics Earth on another planet has yet to be verified. While Venus, Earth, Mars, and even the Moon have been studied in relation to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Android (robot)
An android is a humanoid robot or other artificial being often made from a flesh-like material. Historically, androids were completely within the domain of science fiction and frequently seen in film and television, but advances in robot technology now allow the design of functional and realistic humanoid robots. Terminology The ''Oxford English Dictionary'' traces the earliest use (as "Androides") to Ephraim Chambers' 1728 '' Cyclopaedia,'' in reference to an automaton that St. Albertus Magnus allegedly created. By the late 1700s, "androides", elaborate mechanical devices resembling humans performing human activities, were displayed in exhibit halls. The term "android" appears in US patents as early as 1863 in reference to miniature human-like toy automatons. The term ''android'' was used in a more modern sense by the French author Auguste Villiers de l'Isle-Adam in his work '' Tomorrow's Eve'' (1886). This story features an artificial humanlike robot named Hadaly. As said by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet
A planet is a large, rounded astronomical body that is neither a star nor its remnant. The best available theory of planet formation is the nebular hypothesis, which posits that an interstellar cloud collapses out of a nebula to create a young protostar orbited by a protoplanetary disk. Planets grow in this disk by the gradual accumulation of material driven by gravity, a process called accretion. The Solar System has at least eight planets: the terrestrial planets Mercury, Venus, Earth and Mars, and the giant planets Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune. These planets each rotate around an axis tilted with respect to its orbital pole. All of them possess an atmosphere, although that of Mercury is tenuous, and some share such features as ice caps, seasons, volcanism, hurricanes, tectonics, and even hydrology. Apart from Venus and Mars, the Solar System planets generate magnetic fields, and all except Venus and Mercury have natural satellites. The giant planets bear plan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nova
A nova (plural novae or novas) is a transient astronomical event that causes the sudden appearance of a bright, apparently "new" star (hence the name "nova", which is Latin for "new") that slowly fades over weeks or months. Causes of the dramatic appearance of a nova vary, depending on the circumstances of the two progenitor stars. All observed novae involve white dwarfs in close binary systems. The main sub-classes of novae are classical novae, recurrent novae (RNe), and dwarf novae. They are all considered to be cataclysmic variable stars. Classical nova eruptions are the most common type. They are likely created in a close binary star system consisting of a white dwarf and either a main sequence, subgiant, or red giant star. When the orbital period falls in the range of several days to one day, the white dwarf is close enough to its companion star to start drawing accreted matter onto the surface of the white dwarf, which creates a dense but shallow atmosphere. This atmosphe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Starship
A starship, starcraft, or interstellar spacecraft is a theoretical spacecraft designed for interstellar travel, traveling between planetary systems. The term is mostly found in science fiction. Reference to a "star-ship" appears as early as 1882 in ''Oahspe: A New Bible''. While NASA's Voyager program, ''Voyager'' and Pioneer program, ''Pioneer'' probes have traveled into local interstellar space, the purpose of these uncrewed craft was specifically interplanetary, and they are not predicted to reach another star system (although ''Voyager 1'' will travel to within 1.7 light years of Gliese 445 in approximately 40,000 years). Several preliminary designs for starships have been undertaken through exploratory engineering, using feasibility study, feasibility studies with modern technology or technology thought likely to be available in the near future. In April 2016, scientists announced Breakthrough Starshot, a Breakthrough Initiatives program, to develop a proof-of-concept flee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
