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Mike Tucker (special Effects Artist)
Mike Tucker (born in South Wales) is a Welsh special effects expert who worked for many years at the BBC Television Visual Effects Department, and now works as an Effects Supervisor for his own company, The Model Unit. He is also the author of a variety of spin-offs relating to the television series '' Doctor Who'' and novelisations based on episodes of the television series '' Merlin''. He sometimes co-writes with Robert Perry. Effects work Tucker's early work for the BBC was as a holiday relief assistant on the 1982 history series ''Timewatch''. Following this, he became a full-time member of the BBC Visual Effects Department working on practical effects and models for a range of BBC programmes including ''Casualty'', ''Top of the Pops'', '' EastEnders'', ''The Singing Detective'', ''Proust'' and ''Tomorrow's World'' among many others. He was one of the principal effects crew for '' Red Dwarf'' series 1 - 7 and worked as an effects assistant on the final four series of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Wales
South Wales ( cy, De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards to include Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. In the western extent, from Swansea westwards, local people would probably recognise that they lived in both south Wales and west Wales. The Brecon Beacons National Park covers about a third of south Wales, containing Pen y Fan, the highest British mountain south of Cadair Idris in Snowdonia. A point of some discussion is whether the first element of the name should be capitalised: 'south Wales' or 'South Wales'. As the name is a geographical expression rather than a specific area with well-defined borders, style guides such as those of the BBC and ''The Guardian'' use the form 'south Wales'. In a more authoritative style guide, the Welsh Government, in their international gateway website ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Loving The Alien (Doctor Who)
''Loving the Alien'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Mike Tucker & Robert Perry and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the c .... Trivia # There is an alternative cover which features a different newspaper, called the ''London Inquisitor'', providing the same exact headlines. 2003 British novels 2003 science fiction novels Past Doctor Adventures Seventh Doctor novels British science fiction novels Novels by Mike Tucker Novels by Robert Perry {{2000s-DoctorWho-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prime Time (Doctor Who)
''Prime Time'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Mike Tucker and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. (1963-1989 & 2005-) It features the Seventh Doctor, played in the BBC TV Show by Sylvester McCoy, and his companion Ace An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the c .... It was published in July 2000 and follows the story of the pair on the zombie planet 'Blinni Gaar'. Synopsis Detecting a mysterious sub-space signal in the Time Vortex, the Doctor and Ace land on the planet 'Blinni Gaar'. They soon discover that the native population are little more than zombies, addicted to the programmes of the dangerously powerful Channel 400. As the Doctor investigates, he finds that the television company has a sinister agenda that ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Storm Harvest
''Storm Harvest'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace An ace is a playing card, die or domino with a single pip. In the standard French deck, an ace has a single suit symbol (a heart, diamond, spade, or club) located in the middle of the card, sometimes large and decorated, especially in the ca .... External links * 1999 British novels 1999 science fiction novels Past Doctor Adventures Seventh Doctor novels British science fiction novels Novels by Mike Tucker Novels by Robert Perry {{1990s-sf-novel-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matrix (Doctor Who Novel)
''Matrix'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Mike Tucker and Robert Perry and based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Summary It features the Seventh Doctor and Ace. It also includes appearances by the Wandering Jew and Jack the Ripper. Part of it is set in an alternate timeline, featuring parallel universe versions of Ian Chesterton and Barbara Wright. The villain is the Valeyard. Inspiration Perry and Tucker originally pitched ''Matrix'' as a Virgin New Adventure, but were advised by range editor Rebecca Levene that the idea was unworkable. References As well as the obvious references to ''Trial of a Time Lord'' and the First Doctor's era, the Valeyard's schemes bring the Doctor face-to-face with dark alternate versions of his other selves who have been corrupted by the Valeyard; these include a First Doctor who murdered other Time Lords to depart Gallifrey in the first place, a Fourth Doctor who destroyed the Daleks at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Illegal Alien (Doctor Who)
The ''Past Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes known by the abbreviation ''PDA'' or ''PDAs'') were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' and published under the BBC Books imprint. For most of their existence, they were published side-by-side with the ''Eighth Doctor Adventures''. The novels regularly featured the First through Seventh Doctors. '' The Infinity Doctors'' had an ambiguous place in continuity and featured an unidentified incarnation of the Doctor. The Eighth Doctor co-starred with the Fourth Doctor in one novel ('' Wolfsbane'') and, after the Eighth Doctor Adventures had ceased publication, a novel ('' Fear Itself'') featuring the Eighth Doctor and set between two earlier Eighth Doctor Adventures (''EarthWorld'' and ''Vanishing Point'') was published within the Past Doctor series. Publication history Between 1991 and 1997, Virgin Publishing produced successful spin-off novels under the New Adventur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Past Doctor Adventures
The ''Past Doctor Adventures'' (sometimes known by the abbreviation ''PDA'' or ''PDAs'') were a series of spin-off novels based on the long running BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' and published under the BBC Books imprint. For most of their existence, they were published side-by-side with the ''Eighth Doctor Adventures''. The novels regularly featured the First through Seventh Doctors. '' The Infinity Doctors'' had an ambiguous place in continuity and featured an unidentified incarnation of the Doctor. The Eighth Doctor co-starred with the Fourth Doctor in one novel ('' Wolfsbane'') and, after the Eighth Doctor Adventures had ceased publication, a novel ('' Fear Itself'') featuring the Eighth Doctor and set between two earlier Eighth Doctor Adventures (''EarthWorld'' and ''Vanishing Point'') was published within the Past Doctor series. Publication history Between 1991 and 1997, Virgin Publishing produced successful spin-off novels under the New Adven ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Books
BBC Books (also formerly known as BBC Publishing) is an imprint majority-owned and managed by Penguin Random House through its Ebury Publishing division. The minority shareholder is BBC Studios, the commercial subsidiary of the British Broadcasting Corporation. The imprint has been active since the 1980s. BBC Books publishes a range of books connected to BBC radio and television programming, including cookery, natural history, lifestyle, and behind the scenes "making-of" books. There are also some non-programme related biographies and autobiographies of various well-known personalities in its list. Amongst BBC Books' best known titles are cookery books by former TV cook Delia Smith, wildlife titles by Sir David Attenborough and gardening titles by Alan Titchmarsh. In the BBC Publishing days, it turned down '' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'', a book which has now sold over 14,000,000 copies worldwide. ''Doctor Who'' Since 1996, BBC Books has also produced a range of tie- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC Short Trips
The BBC ''Short Trips'' books are a collection of short story anthologies published by BBC Books based on the television series '' Doctor Who'', following a pattern established by Virgin Publishing's '' Decalog'' collections. Three volumes were published between March 1998 and March 2000, before the BBC decided to stop publishing the books. The ''Short Trips'' name was later adopted for hardback collections published by Big Finish Productions and licensed from the BBC. The books Short Trips The first volume of stories is ''Short Trips'' (BBC Books, 1998), edited by Stephen Cole. It contains the following stories: More Short Trips The next volume is ''More Short Trips'' (BBC Books, 1999), again edited by Stephen Cole. It contains the stories: Short Trips and Sidesteps The final Short Trips collection is ''Short Trips and Sidesteps'' (BBC Books, 2000), and was joint edited by Jacqueline Rayner and Stephen Cole. It was intended to show a variety of stories of Doctors and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Virgin Decalog
The ''Virgin Decalog'' books were collections of short stories published by Virgin Publishing based on the television series ''Doctor Who'': they gained their name from the fact that each volume contained ten stories (although the last collection contains eleven). Five volumes were published between 1994 and September 1997, although volumes 4 and 5 did not feature the Doctor or any other non-Virgin copyrighted characters. This is because the BBC decided not to renew Virgin's licence to produce original fiction featuring the Doctor or any characters featured in the TV series (Virgin transitioned to featuring characters created for literature over which the BBC had no rights). Following this, the BBC began producing their own ''Doctor Who'' fiction, including short stories under the name '' Short Trips''. The Books Decalog The first volume of stories published was ''Decalog'' (Virgin, 17 March 1994), edited by Mark Stammers and Stephen James Walker. It contained the following st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Aldred
Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and television presenter. She has worked extensively in children's television as a presenter and voice artist. She played the Seventh Doctor's companion, Ace, in the television series ''Doctor Who'' during the late 1980s, becoming the final companion in the series' first run. Early life Aldred was born in Greenwich, London, but grew up in nearby Blackheath. She sang in the church choir of St James', Kidbrooke, and attended Blackheath High School from 1973 until 1980. She then enrolled as a drama student at the University of Manchester. She graduated in 1983 and decided to embark on a career in children's theatre. She also sang in working men's clubs around Manchester. Career In 1987, Aldred was cast as Ace in ''Doctor Who'', initially for '' Dragonfire'', the final story of the twenty-fourth season. Her tenure on the show spanned the last nine stories of the programme's original run, which ended in 1989. In January 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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