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Terminus (Doctor Who)
''Terminus'' is the fourth serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 15 to 23 February 1983. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) attempts to stop the fuel from a plague spaceship called Terminus from exploding and causing the destruction of the universe. ''Terminus'' is the second of three loosely connected serials where the Black Guardian (Valentine Dyall) attempts to compel the alien Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) to kill the Doctor. It marks the final regular appearance of Sarah Sutton as companion Nyssa. Plot Under the Black Guardian's instructions, Turlough sabotages the TARDIS, causing parts of it to dissolve. As the field of instability threatens to engulf Nyssa's room, a door appears behind her and the Fifth Doctor tells her to go through it. The TARDIS, to save itself, has materialised aboard a spaceship hea ...
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Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. Now with 13 issues a year, as well as currently producing triannual deluxe Special Editions (2002–) and Bookazines (2013–), the publication features behind the scenes articles on the TV show and other media, as well as producing its own world famous comic strip. Its founding editor was Dez Skinn, and the incumbent editor is Marcus Hearn, who took over from the magazine's longest-serving editor, Tom Spilsbury, in July 2017. ''DWM'' is recognised by ''Guinness World Records'' as the longest running TV tie-in magazine, celebrating 40 years of continuous publication on 11 October 2019. History Originally geared towards children and predominately featuring comic strips, ''DWM'' slowly transformed into a mature magazine, expanding ...
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Andrew Burt
Andrew Thomas Hutchison Burt (23 May 1945 – 16 November 2018) was a British actor, voiceover artist, and counsellor. Early life and education Andrew Burt was born on 23 May 1945 in Wakefield, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Hutchison Burt, a psychiatrist, lecturer and Medical Superintendent at Stanley Royd Hospital, Wakefield, and Aileen, a teacher. Burt's father died when he was eight years old, also leaving an older brother, Ian. Burt was educated at Silcoates School in Wakefield. From 1963 to 1965 he performed with Oldbury Rep. He attended Rose Bruford College of Speech and Drama until 1968, and left with a bachelor's degree in English, validated by the University of Kent. Filmography Selected Film and TV * ''Emmerdale Farm'' (1972–73, 1976) – Jack Sugden * ''Warship'' (1976) – Lieutenant Peek * '' The Black Panther'' (1977) – Ronald Whittle * ''The Voyage of Charles Darwin'' (1978) – Robert Fitzroy * ''The Legend of King Arthur'' (1979) – King Arthur * ...
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Enlightenment (Doctor Who)
''Enlightenment'' is the fifth serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast in four twice-weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 9 March 1983. It was the 127th serial of the series,From the ''Doctor Who Magazine'' series overview, in issue 407 (pp26-29). ''The Discontinuity Guide'', which counts the unbroadcast serial '' Shada'', lists this as story number 128. Region 1 DVD releases follow ''The Discontinuity Guide'' numbering system. and was written by Barbara Clegg and directed by Fiona Cumming, making it the first serial to be both written and directed by women. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) and his companions Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding) and Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) encounter a group of god-like immortals who are racing historical sailing vessels from Earth through space, crewed by humans they had plucked out of time, in an attempt to win the prize of ...
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Mawdryn Undead
''Mawdryn Undead'' is the third serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast in four twice weekly parts on BBC1 from 1 to 9 February 1983. The serial is set in an English boarding school and a spaceship above the Earth in 1977 and 1983. In the serial, the scientist Mawdryn (David Collings), whose people on board the ship have been afflicted by a mutation that constantly causes their bodies to renew themselves, seeks to die using the regenerative abilities of the alien time traveller the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison) to stop this process and allow them to die. ''Mawdryn Undead'' is the first of three loosely connected serials where the Black Guardian (Valentine Dyall) attempts to compel the alien Vislor Turlough (Mark Strickson) to kill the Doctor, and introduces Turlough as a regular character. Nicholas Courtney is reintroduced as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart, who was last seen in the series in the 197 ...
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Doctor Who (season 20)
The twentieth season of British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' began on 3 January 1983 with the story ''Arc of Infinity'', and ended 16 March 1983 with ''The King's Demons''. A 20th Anniversary special, ''The Five Doctors'', followed in November 1983. John Nathan-Turner produced this series, with Eric Saward script editing. Casting Main cast * Peter Davison as the Fifth Doctor * Sarah Sutton as Nyssa * Janet Fielding as Tegan Jovanka * Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough * Gerald Flood as Voice of Kamelion * Richard Hurndall as the First Doctor * Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor * Jon Pertwee as the Third Doctor * Carole Ann Ford as Susan Foreman * Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart * Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane Smith Peter Davison continues as the Doctor, accompanied by Tegan Jovanka (Janet Fielding). While Nyssa (Sarah Sutton) leaves halfway through the season in ''Terminus'', Mark Strickson arrives as new companion Vislor Tur ...
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Roger Limb
Roger James Limb is a British composer, specialising in electronic music. He is best known for his work on the television series ''Doctor Who'' whilst at the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. He joined the BBC #REDIRECT BBC #REDIRECT BBC Here i going to introduce about the best teacher of my life b BALAJI sir. He is the precious gift that I got befor 2yrs . How has helped and thought all the concept and made my success in the 10th board exam. ... ... as a studio manager, before going on to become a television announcer. In 1972 he left this position to join the Radiophonic Workshop, where he remained until 1995. Although he had received formal music training, he also spent much time in pop and jazz bands, the influence of which can be heard in much of his music. Limb is best known for his work on ''Doctor Who'', for which, between 1981 and 1985, he composed the music for the serials ''The Keeper of Traken'', ''Four to Doomsday'', ''Black Orchid (Doctor Who), Black Orchid'', ''Time-Fli ...
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John Nathan-Turner
John Nathan-Turner (''né'' Turner; 12 August 1947 – 1 May 2002) was an English television producer. He was the ninth producer of the long-running BBC science fiction series ''Doctor Who''. He was also the final producer of the series' first run on television (from 1980 until it was cancelled in 1989). He finished the role having become the longest-serving ''Doctor Who'' producer and cast Peter Davison, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy as the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Doctors, respectively.BBC (3 May 2002Doctor Who producer diesBBC. Retrieved 15 August 2008. Early life Born John Turner in Birmingham, he adopted the double-barrelled stage name ''John Nathan-Turner'' to distinguish himself from the British actor John Turner. He was educated at King Edward VI School, at Aston in Birmingham, where he showed an early interest in acting and theatre. His earliest television acting work was as an extra in TV productions for ITV, including ''Crossroads'' and ''The Flying Swan''. Bot ...
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Eric Saward
Eric Saward (; born 9 December 1944) is a British radio scriptwriter who worked for the BBC as a television script editor and screenwriter on the science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' from 1982 until 1986. He wrote the stories '' The Visitation'' (1982), ''Earthshock'' (1982), ''Resurrection of the Daleks'' (1984) and ''Revelation of the Daleks'' (1985). Early life Saward was born to a father who was an engineer at de Havilland in Hatfield, Hertfordshire. He was raised in Welwyn Garden City. He cites David Mercer, Brian Moore and Harold Pinter as early influences. Career His career as a scriptwriter began with drama for radio while he was working as a teacher. Later he was able to cross into full-time writing. He was approached by then ''Doctor Who'' script editor Christopher H. Bidmead to submit some ideas to the series on the strength of a recommendation from the senior drama script editor at BBC Radio. He received a commission to write the story '' The Visitation''. This i ...
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Stephen Gallagher
Stephen Gallagher (born 13 October 1954) is an English screenwriter and novelist. Gallagher was born in Salford, Greater Manchester. Career Gallagher has written novels and television scripts, including for the BBC television series ''Doctor Who'' — for which he wrote two serials, ''Warriors' Gate'' (1981) and ''Terminus'' (1983)—as well as for the series ''Rosemary & Thyme'' and '' Bugs'', for two seasons of which he was script consultant along with Brian Clemens. He adapted his own novel ''Chimera'' as a 90 minute dramatized audio drama for BBC Radio 4 in 1985, and as a miniseries of the same name that was shown on ITV in 1991. He also directed the miniseries adaptation of '' Oktober'', as well as writing the feature-length episode ''The Kingdom of Bones'' for the BBC series ''Murder Rooms''. He created and wrote a science-based series for ITV, ''Eleventh Hour'', starring Patrick Stewart as a government science investigator and advisor. The programme was rumoured ...
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Mary Ridge
Eileen Mary Ridge (23 June 1925 – 20 September 2000) was a British television director, best known for directing episodes of ''Blake's 7'' and ''Doctor Who'' in the early 1980s. Early life Ridge was born in Preston, Lancashire, and raised in Colwyn Bay, Wales, the daughter of William W. Ridge and Eileen Dorothy Phillips Hackett Ridge. Her father was a bank manager. Ridge attended the Lyndon School in Colwyn Bay. Career Ridge acted and directed in theatrical productions in Colwyn Bay as a young woman. She directed a play, ''To Kill a Cat'' by Roland Pertwee and Harold Dearden, in 1955. In a 1999 interview, Ridge said that she worked in repertory theatre and briefly taught stage management at the Central School. She stated that she had wanted to "have a go" at directing television from 1956, but in that era around a decade of theatrical experience was expected to break into television work, and then she was required to enter at the bottom as an Assistant Floor Manager. She ...
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Rachel Weaver
Rachel () was a Biblical figure, the favorite of Jacob's two wives, and the mother of Joseph and Benjamin, two of the twelve progenitors of the tribes of Israel. Rachel's father was Laban. Her older sister was Leah, Jacob's first wife. Her aunt Rebecca was Jacob's mother. After Leah conceived again, Rachel was finally blessed with a son, Joseph, who would become Jacob's favorite child. Children Rachel's son Joseph was destined to be the leader of Israel's tribes between exile and nationhood. This role is exemplified in the Biblical story of Joseph, who prepared the way in Egypt for his family's exile there. After Joseph's birth, Jacob decided to return to the land of Canaan with his family. Fearing that Laban would deter him, he fled with his two wives, Leah and Rachel, and twelve children without informing his father-in-law. Laban pursued him and accused him of stealing his idols. Indeed, Rachel had taken her father's idols, hidden them inside her camel's seat cushion, and ...
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Martin Muncaster
Martin may refer to: Places * Martin City (other) * Martin County (other) * Martin Township (other) Antarctica * Martin Peninsula, Marie Byrd Land * Port Martin, Adelie Land * Point Martin, South Orkney Islands Australia * Martin, Western Australia * Martin Place, Sydney Caribbean * Martin, Saint-Jean-du-Sud, Haiti, a village in the Sud Department of Haiti Europe * Martin, Croatia, a village in Slavonia, Croatia * Martin, Slovakia, a city * Martín del Río, Aragón, Spain * Martin (Val Poschiavo), Switzerland England * Martin, Hampshire * Martin, Kent * Martin, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, hamlet and former parish in East Lindsey district * Martin, North Kesteven, village and parish in Lincolnshire in North Kesteven district * Martin Hussingtree, Worcestershire * Martin Mere, a lake in Lancashire ** WWT Martin Mere, a wetland nature reserve that includes the lake and surrounding areas * Martin Mill, Kent North America Canada * Rural Municipality of M ...
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