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Nightmare Of Eden
''Nightmare of Eden'' is the fourth serial of the 17th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 24 November to 15 December 1979. The serial is set on the interstellar cruise ship ''Empress''. In the serial, drug smugglers try to smuggle the deadly drug Vraxoin on the ship contained in alien beings called the Mandrels. Plot The TARDIS arrives near an unstable area on the interstellar cruise ship ''Empress'', which has emerged from hyperspace at the same co-ordinates as the trade ship ''Hecate'', causing a dimensional crossover that the Fourth Doctor and Romana realise must be repaired. The Doctor offers his services to detach the two craft. Rigg, captain of the ''Empress'', is suspicious of the Doctor's alias as a representative of Galactic Salvage but nevertheless agrees to let him try and separate the two craft by reversing the smaller craft at full thrust. The Doctor is accompanied b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Baker
Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is well known for his portrayal of the Fourth Doctor, fourth incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1974 to 1981.Scott, Danny. (17 December 2006)"A Life in the Day: Tom Baker" ''The Sunday Times''. Later in his career, Baker performed in the television series ''Medics (UK TV series), Medics'' (1992–1995), ''Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series), Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (2000–2001) and ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'' (2004–2005). He also provided narration for the television comedy series ''Little Britain (sketch show), Little Britain'' (2003–2006) and ''Little Britain USA'' (2008). His voice, which has been described as "sonorous", was voted the fourth-most recognisable in the UK in 2006. Early life Thomas Stewart Baker was born on Scotland Road in the Vauxhall, Liverpool, Vauxh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Annet Peters , France
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Annet may refer to: Arts and media * Lord Thomas and Fair Annet, an English folk ballad * ''Anett Futatabi'', a 1993 video game * ''Aldri annet enn bråk'', a 1954 Norwegian film People * Armand Annet * Peter Annet * Annet (given name), including a list of people with the given name Places * Annet, Isles of Scilly, UK * Annet-sur-Marne Annet-sur-Marne (, literally ''Annet on Marne'') is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France. Demographics The inhabitants are called ''Annetois''. See also *Communes of the Seine-et-Marne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC One
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations, and helps people in need. Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; in 2017, Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to officially play the role on television. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the series with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. Each acto ... [...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] |
The Horns Of Nimon
''The Horns of Nimon'' is the fifth and final broadcast serial of the 17th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 22 December 1979 to 12 January 1980. It is the last broadcast of David Brierley's voice as K9 (as John Leeson returned in the next season). The serial is set on the planets Skonnos and Crinoth. In the serial, minotaur-like aliens called the Nimons plot to invade Skonnos by creating a tunnel in time and space linked between two artificial black holes. Plot The declining Skonnan Empire is under control of a mysterious horned being called the Nimon. It resides inside a labyrinthine Power Complex on the planet Skonnos, and communicates only with the Skonnan leader, Soldeed, who reveres the Nimon as a god. The Nimon demands a regular tribute of young people, who are flown in from the nearby planet Aneth, as well as a supply of hymetusite crystals. A transport ship bearing the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Creature From The Pit
''The Creature from the Pit'' is the third serial of the 17th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 27 October to 17 November 1979. It was the first serial to feature David Brierley as the voice of K9. On the planet Chloris, Lady Adrasta (Myra Frances) imprisons the Tythonian ambassador Erato in a pit for fifteen years in order to maintain her control over the planet's limited metal supply. The alien time traveller the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) attempts to negotiate peace and a trade agreement with Erato. Plot The use of an MK3 Emergency transceiver on the TARDIS identifies a distress signal and brings the craft to the lush jungle world of Chloris, where metal in all forms is a rare and prized commodity. The Fourth Doctor The Fourth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Tom Baker. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who (season 17)
The seventeenth season of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' began on 1 September 1979 with the story ''Destiny of the Daleks'', and ended with ''The Horns of Nimon''. This was Graham Williams' final series producing Doctor Who. The script editor was Douglas Adams. Casting Main cast * Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor * Lalla Ward as Romana * David Brierly as Voice of K9 Tom Baker continued as the Fourth Doctor. Lalla Ward, who played Princess Astra in the season 16 finale ''The Armageddon Factor'', returned to the series as the newly regenerated Romana, replacing Mary Tamm in the role. After John Leeson declined to return as K9, David Brierly replaced him in the part for the season's final four serials, including ''Shada''. Guest stars Davros returns in ''Destiny of the Daleks'', this time played by David Gooderson. Serials Season 17 was intended to follow the same format as had every season since Season 13, with five 4-part serials and a 6 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Simpson
Dudley George Simpson (4 October 1922 – 4 November 2017) was an Australian composer and conductor. He was the Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years and worked as a composer on British television. He worked on the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', for which he composed incidental music during the 1960s and 1970s. When Simpson died aged 95 in 2017, ''The Guardian'' wrote that he was "at his most prolific as the creator of incidental music for ''Doctor Who'' in the 1960s and 70s, contributing to 62 stories over almost 300 episodes – more than any other composer.""Dudley Simpson obituary" by , '' |
Douglas Adams
Douglas Noel Adams (11 March 1952 – 11 May 2001) was an English author and screenwriter, best known for ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Originally a 1978 BBC radio comedy, ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' developed into a "trilogy" of five books that sold more than 15 million copies in his lifetime. It was further developed into a television series, several stage plays, comics, a video game, and a 2005 feature film. Adams's contribution to UK radio is commemorated in The Radio Academy's Hall of Fame. Adams also wrote ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'' (1987) and ''The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul'' (1988), and co-wrote ''The Meaning of Liff'' (1983), ''The Deeper Meaning of Liff'' (1990), and ''Last Chance to See'' (1990). He wrote two stories for the television series ''Doctor Who'', co-wrote ''City of Death'' (1979), and served as script editor for its seventeenth season. He co-wrote the sketch "Patient Abuse" for the final episode of ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bob Baker (scriptwriter)
Robert John Baker (26 July 1939 – 3 November 2021) was a British television and film writer. He was best known for working on the original run of ''Doctor Who'', and for being a co-writer of the Wallace and Gromit films ''The Wrong Trousers'', ''A Close Shave'', '' Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit'' and ''A Matter of Loaf and Death'' (in which the character Baker Bob is named after him). Career Baker and Dave Martin began writing for Harlech Television (HTV), the local ITV franchise. One of their earliest works was Thick As Thieves starring Leonard Rossiter. Baker wrote for ''Doctor Who'' between 1971 and 1979. For all but the last of his contributions to this series (''Nightmare of Eden''), Baker collaborated with Dave Martin on numerous scripts including: * ''The Claws of Axos'' (1971) * ''The Mutants'' (1972) * '' The Three Doctors'' (1972–1973) * ''The Sontaran Experiment'' (1975) * ''The Hand of Fear'' (1976) * '' The Invisible Enemy'' (1977) * ''Und ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Williams (television Producer)
Richard Graham Williams (24 May 1945 – 17 August 1990) was an English television producer, script editor and screenwriter. He produced three seasons of the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' during Tom Baker's era as the Fourth Doctor, the ITV children's series ''Super Gran'' (1986-1987), and thirteen episodes of '' Tales of the Unexpected'' (1982-1984). Early work After working as the script editor for ''The View From Daniel Pike'' (1971), '' Sutherland's Law'' (1973), ''Barlow at Large'' (1975) and ''Z-Cars'' (1975–1976), he was encouraged by Bill Slater, then BBC Head of Serials, to move to production. He created a new police series for the BBC, which became ''Target'', but the corporation's management decided to take him off it at an early stage and charged him with taking over '' Doctor Who'' in 1977, swapping roles with Philip Hinchcliffe. ''Doctor Who'' Williams was the producer on ''Doctor Who'' between 1977 and 1980, during the Tom Baker era. Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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