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Patient Zero (audio Drama)
''Patient Zero'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot Charley becomes ill, which brings the Doctor to the Amethyst Viral Containment Station. There they witness a confrontation between the Daleks and the mysterious Viyrans. Cast * The Doctor – Colin Baker *Charley Pollard – India Fisher * Mila – Jess Robinson *Fratalin – Michael Maloney *Etheron/Daleks – Nicholas Briggs The Three Companions ''The Three Companions'' bonus feature, Part 4. The Brigadier's Story by Marc Platt Continuity *This play follows on immediately from ''The Raincloud Man'' with the Doctor determined to find out who Charley really is. *The Doctor and Charley previously encountered the Daleks in ''Brotherhood of the Daleks''. Charley also met them with the Eighth Doctor in ''The Time of the Daleks'' and ''Terror Firma''. *The Viyrans were last seen in the Fifth Doctor The Fifth Doctor is an incarna ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on cult science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from '' 2000 AD'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Dark Shadows'', '' Dracula'', ''Terrahawks'', ''Sapphire & Steel'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', '' Stargate'', '' The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Timeslip'' and ''Torchwood''. History Founded in 1996, Big Finish in late 1998 began releasing audio plays adapted from the New Adventures, a series of novels from Virgin Books which had originally been licensed ''Doctor Who'' stories, but by then had become officially independent from the show and were based around the character of Bernice "Benny" Summerfield. In 1999, Big Finish obtained a non-exclusive licence to produce official ''Doctor Who'' plays, beginning with the multi-Doctor story ''The Sirens of Time''. ''Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Three Companions
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Lucie Miller / To The Death (audio Drama)
This is a list of audio productions based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' produced by Big Finish Productions. Overview These are the season and episode counts for all seasons and series released , ordered by the date that they were initially released. Cast The dramas feature both former actors who portrayed the Doctor and his companions, and new continuing characters as well as elements from other spin-off media. The canonicity of the audio dramas, as with other ''Doctor Who'' spin-off media, is unclear. To date, productions have featured the Fourth (Tom Baker), Fifth (Peter Davison), Sixth (Colin Baker), Seventh (Sylvester McCoy), Eighth (Paul McGann), War ( Sir John Hurt), Ninth (Christopher Eccleston) and Tenth (David Tennant) Doctors portrayed by their original actors. In April 2022, it was confirmed Jo Martin would reprise her role as the Fugitive Doctor in a series of audio adventures. Big Finish's current licence f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalek Variants
Since their first appearance in 1963 there have been a number of variant models of the Daleks, a fictional alien race in the BBC science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. First seen in the serial ''The Daleks'' (1963–64), the outward manifestation is portrayed as a powerful, technically advanced travel machine in which a hideous and malevolent mutant, the Dalek creature, resides. Although the general appearance of the Daleks has remained the same, details of both the casing and the mutant creature have changed over time. Alterations were made to accommodate the requirements of specific plot elements in various serials and episodes or at the request of producers, designers and directors to revitalise the Dalek appearance. On other occasions design changes have been the result of practical considerations when filming the Dalek props on location, or the mixing of components acquired from different sources. The episodes "Asylum of the Daleks" (2012), "The Magician's App ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Chase (Doctor Who)
''The Chase'' is the eighth serial of the second season in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Written by Terry Nation and directed by Richard Martin, the serial was broadcast on BBC in six weekly parts from 22 May to 26 June 1965. Set in multiple time periods on several different planets, including Aridius, Earth, and Mechanus, the serial features the Dalek race travelling through time while pursuing the time machine the TARDIS and its occupants—the First Doctor (William Hartnell) and his companions Ian Chesterton ( William Russell), Barbara Wright (Jacqueline Hill), and Vicki (Maureen O'Brien)—to kill them and seize the TARDIS for themselves. The Doctor and companions encounter several characters, including monsters Dracula (Malcolm Rogers) and Frankenstein's monster (John Maxim), human astronaut Steven Taylor (Peter Purves), and an android replica of the Doctor (Edmund Warwick). Nation was commissioned to write the serial by story ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Doctor
The First Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He was portrayed by actor William Hartnell. 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. The concept of regeneration, initially referred to as a "renewal," was introduced when Hartnell needed to leave the series, due to his increasingly bad health, and consequently has extended the life of the show for many years. Hartnell's portrayal of the character was initially a stubborn and abrasive old man who was distrustful of humans, but he mellowed out into a much friendlier, grandfatherly figure who adored his travels with his companions. The First Doctor's original companions were his granddaughter Susan (Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castrovalva (Doctor Who)
''Castrovalva'' is the first serial of the 19th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 4 to 12 January 1982. It was the first full serial to feature Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor. The title is a reference to the lithograph '' Castrovalva'' by M. C. Escher, which depicts the town Castrovalva in the Abruzzo region, Italy. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Doctor is led into a trap when his arch-enemy the Master (Anthony Ainley) uses the mathematical abilities of the Doctor's travelling companion Adric (Matthew Waterhouse) to create Castrovalva, a town whose dimensions fold in on itself. This was the first Doctor Who story not to air on Saturday nights. With Peter Davison taking over as the Doctor, the BBC chose to move Doctor Who from its usual Saturday night slot, where it had been since Doctor Who launched in November 1963. For this new Doctor Who series, the sho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blue Forgotten Planet
''Blue Forgotten Planet'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot In the far future, the Earth is dying. And the Viyrans seem to have a vested interest in its plight. Cast * The Doctor – Colin Baker * Charley Pollard/ Mila – India Fisher * Viyrans/Alien – Michael Maloney *David McCallister – JJ Feild *Ellen Green – Andree Bernard *Ed Driscoll – Alec Newman *Sergeant James Atherton – Sam Clemens *Soldier Clive – Alex Mallinson * Mila – Jess Robinson The Three Companions ''The Three Companions'' bonus feature, Part 7. The Hunting Ground by Marc Platt *Polly – Anneke Wills * The Brigadier – Nicholas Courtney * Thomas Brewster – John Pickard *Garry Lendler – Russell Floyd Continuity *The Viyrans claim to have encountered the Doctor several times and altered his memory at least once. The Fifth Doctor had his memories altered by the Viyrans in '' Mission of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mind's Eye & Mission Of The Viyrans
''The Mind's Eye'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It is a three-part story written by Colin Brake and was released alongside a one-part story, ''Mission of the Viyrans''. Plot The Doctor, Erimem and Peri have gone their separate ways. The Doctor is wandering on a nameless paradise planet filled with murderous primates (but only at night) and carnivorous plants. Erimem is the Queen of a space colony empire, New Cairo, and is suffering a rebellion, while Peri's stepson and new husband are causing problems to her domestic bliss. Cast * The Doctor — Peter Davison *Peri — Nicola Bryant *Erimem — Caroline Morris *Hayton — Owen Teale *Major Takol — Rebecca Front *Kyle — Thomas Brodie-Sangster *Ukarme — Richard Laing *Andree — Nicola Weeks Behind-the-scenes This story leads directly into the audio drama ''The Bride of Peladon''. The hallucinogenic plants in this story reappear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Doctor
The Fifth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Peter Davison. 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. Davison portrays the Fifth Doctor as having a vulnerable side and a tendency towards indecisiveness, dressed as a boyish Edwardian cricketer. He travelled with a host of companions, including boy genius Adric (Matthew Waterhouse), alien aristocrat Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) and Australian flight attendant Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding), whom he had travelled alongside in his previous incarnation. He also shared later adventures alongside devious schoolboy Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) and American college student Peri Brown (Nico ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terror Firma
''Terror Firma'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The story follows on directly from the previous Eighth Doctor audio drama '' The Next Life'' and flashes back to scenes that take place before (and lead into) the first Eighth Doctor audio story ''Storm Warning''. ''Terror Firma'' was voted ''Doctor Who Magazine'' readers' favourite of the previous year's ''Doctor Who'' audio plays in the annual poll held in 2006. Plot After returning from the Divergent Universe, the Eighth Doctor, Charley Pollard and C'rizz land in a corridor and are captured by Davros and several Daleks. Charley and C'rizz are taken into a cell, but Davros wants to talk to the Doctor. In Davros's lab, the Doctor notices Davros is suffering from mood swings and sometimes talks in a different voice. Davros needs the Doctor's help for something, but cannot explain what. Charley and C'rizz are freed by a woman called Gemma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Time Of The Daleks
''The Time of the Daleks'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It is the last serial in the Dalek Empire arc, which began with ''The Genocide Machine'' and continued in ''The Apocalypse Element'' and ''The Mutant Phase''. Plot The Doctor is confused enough when he finds that Charley has never heard of William Shakespeare. But when he travels to Britain in the near future and discovers a leader obsessed with watching Shakespeare's plays — and the Daleks wanting to help her — the mystery grows more sinister. Can the Daleks really claim to be the 'Masters of Time'? Cast *The Doctor — Paul McGann *Charley Pollard — India Fisher *The Orator — Don Warrington *Dalek Voices — Nicholas Briggs *General Mariah Learman — Dot Smith *Viola — Nicola Boyce *Major Ferdinand — Julian Harries *Kitchen Boy — Jem Bassett *Priestly — Mark McDonnell *Hart — Lee Moone *Professor Osric — I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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