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Simon Guerrier
Simon Guerrier (born June 1976) is a British science fiction author and dramatist, closely associated with the fictional universe of '' Doctor Who'' and its spinoffs. Although he has written three ''Doctor Who'' novels, for the BBC Books range, his work has mostly been for Big Finish Productions' audio drama and book ranges. Guerrier has also written tie-in books for the Being Human and Primeval television series and co-authored a reference book for the Buffy the Vampire Slayer television series. Work Guerrier's earliest published fiction appeared in ''Zodiac'', the first of Big Finish's '' Short Trips'' range of ''Doctor Who'' short story anthologies. To date, his work has appeared in the majority of the ''Short Trips'' collections. He has also edited three volumes in the series, '' The History of Christmas'', ''Time Signature'' and '' How the Doctor Changed My Life''. The second of these takes as its starting-point Guerrier's short story ''An Overture Too Early'' in ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Reading
The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 1926 by royal charter from King George V and was the only university to receive such a charter between the two world wars. The university is usually categorised as a red brick university, reflecting its original foundation in the 19th century. Reading has four major campuses. In the United Kingdom, the campuses on London Road and Whiteknights are based in the town of Reading itself, and Greenlands is based on the banks of the River Thames in Buckinghamshire. It also has a campus in Iskandar Puteri, Malaysia. The university has been arranged into 16 academic schools since 2016. The annual income of the institution for 2016–17 was £275.3 million of which £35.4 million was from research grants and contracts, with an expenditur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernice Summerfield
Bernice Surprise Summerfield (later Professor Bernice Summerfield or just Benny) is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length '' Doctor Who'' novels, the '' New Adventures''. The ''New Adventures'' were authorised novels carrying on from where the ''Doctor Who'' television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel '' Love and War'' in 1992. History A 26th century archeologist, Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present right up until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in '' Happy Endings'' but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, ''The Dying Days''. That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene decided to co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Slitheen Excursion
''The Slitheen Excursion'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Guerrier and based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor initially without a companion, most likely following on from the fourth series finale '' Journey's End''. During the story he does acquire a temporary companion in the form of university student June who—while still with him at the end of the story—does not appear in any other adventure. It was released on 2 April 2009, alongside ''Judgement of the Judoon'' and ''Prisoner of the Daleks''. Audiobook An unabridged audiobook was released in May 2010 on download only, read by Debbie Chazen. See also *Whoniverse The Whoniverse is the non-narrative name given to the fictional setting of the television series ''Doctor Who'', ''Torchwood'', '' The Sarah Jane Adventures'' and ''Class'' as well as other related media.Lofficier (1992Foreword/ref> The word, a ... References External ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Pirate Loop
''The Pirate Loop'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Guerrier and based on the long-running science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor and Martha Jones. It was published on 26 December 2007 alongside '' Peacemaker'' and ''Wishing Well''. It is also the second Tenth Doctor book to feature space pirates, after '' The Resurrection Casket''. Plot After escaping from over-eager serving robots in Milky-Pink City, Martha asks the Doctor about the Starship ''Brilliant'', which mysteriously disappeared. He agrees to investigate, but the TARDIS crashes on arrival and Martha is knocked out. She wakes in the ship's engine room, where she and the Doctor are led to the starship's experimental drive by the slave-like mechanics, who have small holes instead of mouths. The Doctor realises that the starship's experimental drive works by skipping out of space-time. However, it has become stalled, putting it at risk of exploding. They attempt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Time Travellers
''The Time Travellers'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Simon Guerrier. It is based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', and features the First Doctor, his Granddaughter Susan Foreman, and her two Coal Hill School teachers Barbara Wright and Ian Chesterton Ian Chesterton is a fictional character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and a companion of the First Doctor. He was played in the series by William Russell, and was one of the members of the programme's first r .... References External links *The Cloister Library - ''The Time Travellers'' {{DEFAULTSORT:Time Travellers, The 2005 British novels 2005 science fiction novels Past Doctor Adventures First Doctor novels Novels by Simon Guerrier BBC Books books ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh Doctor
The Seventh Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', and the final incarnation of the original Doctor Who series. He is portrayed by Scottish actor Sylvester McCoy. 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. McCoy portrays the Seventh Doctor as a whimsical, thoughtful character who quickly becomes more layered, secretive, and manipulative. His first companion was Melanie Bush (Bonnie Langford), a computer programmer who travelled with his previous incarnation, and who is soon succeeded by troubled teenager and explosives expert Ace (Sophie Aldred), who becomes his protégée. The Seventh Doctor first appeared on TV in 1987. After the programm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sapphire And Steel
''Sapphire & Steel'' is a British television supernatural sci-fi/fantasy series starring David McCallum as Steel and Joanna Lumley as Sapphire. Produced by ATV, it ran from 1979 to 1982 on the ITV network. The series was created by Peter J. Hammond who conceived the programme under the working title ''The Time Menders'', after a stay in an allegedly haunted castle. Hammond also wrote all the stories except for the fifth, which was co-written by Don Houghton and Anthony Read. From 2005 to 2008, ''Sapphire & Steel'' returned in a series of audio dramas produced by Big Finish Productions, starring David Warner and Susannah Harker as the titular Steel and Sapphire. Series overview Premise The opening credits include the narration that "All irregularities will be handled by the forces controlling each dimension. Transuranic heavy elements may not be used where there is life. Medium atomic weights are available: Gold, Lead, Copper, Jet, Diamond, Radium, Sapphire, Silver an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Nations Intelligence Taskforce
Unit may refer to: Arts and entertainment * UNIT, a fictional military organization in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' * Unit of action, a discrete piece of action (or beat) in a theatrical presentation Music * ''Unit'' (album), 1997 album by the Australian band Regurgitator * The Units, a synthpunk band Television * ''The Unit'', an American television series * '' The Unit: Idol Rebooting Project'', South Korean reality TV survival show Business * Stock keeping unit, a discrete inventory management construct * Strategic business unit, a profit center which focuses on product offering and market segment * Unit of account, a monetary unit of measurement * Unit coin, a small coin or medallion (usually military), bearing an organization's insignia or emblem * Work unit, the name given to a place of employment in the People's Republic of China Science and technology Science and medicine * Unit, a vessel or section of a chemical plant * Blood unit, a measureme ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Companion Chronicles
''The Companion Chronicles'' is a sci-fi audio series produced by Big Finish, detailing adventures usually featuring the Doctor, as told by various former companions of his, with only one further voice actor taking part in the narration. It began in 2007 as a mini-series of four stories about adventures of the first four Doctors (none of whom appeared in regular Big Finish audio plays, as William Hartnell, Patrick Troughton and Jon Pertwee died before they began and 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 incarnation of the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1974 to 1981.Scott, Danny. (1 ... had declined to participate at that time ), but its popularity ensured that it returned for a second mini-series, and then in July 2008 releases became monthly. The monthly series of Companion Chronicles ended in June 2014 but the range has continued with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Doctor Who Audio Plays By Big Finish
This is a list of audio productions based on the long-running British science fiction on television, 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 (Doctor Who), the Doctor and his companions, and new continuing characters as well as elements from other Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-off media. The Canon (fiction)#Doctor Who, canonicity of the audio dramas, as with other ''Doctor Who'' spin-off media, is unclear. To date, productions have featured the Fourth Doctor, Fourth (Tom Baker), Fifth Doctor, Fifth (Peter Davison), Sixth Doctor, Sixth (Colin Baker), Seventh Doctor, Seventh (Sylvester McCoy), Eighth Doctor, Eighth (Paul McGann), War Doctor, War (John Hurt, Sir John Hurt), Ninth Doctor, Ninth (Christopher Eccleston) and Tenth Doct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Judgement Of Isskar
''The Judgement of Isskar'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot The Key to Time must be sought again, due to the Doctor's carelessness during its last assembling. The first stop in its search: Mars, home of the Ice Warriors. Cast * The Doctor – Peter Davison * Amy – Ciara Janson *Zara – Laura Doddington *Isskar – Nicholas Briggs *Harmonious 14 Zink – Andrew Jones *Mesca – Raquel Cassidy *Thetris – Jeremy James *Wembik – Heather Wright Heather Wright (born 1950) is an English actress, noted for her performances in film and television. Her film credits include '' Psychomania'' (1973), ''The Belstone Fox'' (1973), '' Shout at the Devil'' (1976) and ''Inseminoid'' (1981). On televi ... External linksBig Finish – ''The Judgement of Isskar''*''Den of Geeks reviews oEpisodes One [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
