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The Diary Of River Song
''The Diary of River Song'' is an audio play series from Big Finish Productions. Alex Kingston reprises her character River Song from the television series ''Doctor Who''. Background The series is one of the first to prominently feature elements from the revived era (2005 on) of the show; the character of River Song was introduced in "Silence in the Library" (2008) as a time traveller with a mysterious connection to the Tenth Doctor, who does not recognize her. ''The Rulers of the Universe'', the fourth episode of Series 1, sees River crossing paths with the Eighth Doctor, a still younger incarnation. River would appear, again, alongside The Eighth Doctor starting with '' Doom Coalition 2'' and concluding in '' Doom Coalition 4''. The second series of ''The Diary of River Song'' features encounters with both the Sixth and Seventh Doctors. The third series, announced September 2017, features an encounter with the Fifth Doctor with Frances Barber reprising her role of Madame K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infobox Audio Drama
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This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. For other, related lists, see below. See also * List of ''Doctor Who'' supporting characters * List of ''Doctor Who'' henchmen * List of ''Doctor Who'' universe creatures and aliens * List of ''Doctor Who'' robots * List of ''Torchwood'' characters * List of ''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' minor characters External links The Bumper Book of ''Doctor Who'' Monsters, Villains & Alien Species {{DEFAULTSORT:List Of Doctor Who Villains Villains Doctor Who Doctor Who villains Villains A villain (also known as a "black hat" or "bad guy"; the feminine form is villainess) is a stock character, whether based on a historical narrative or one of literary fiction. ''Random House Unabridged Dictionary'' defines such a character a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Bradley (English Actor)
David John Bradley (born 17 April 1942) is an English actor. He is known for playing Argus Filch in the ''Harry Potter'' film series, Walder Frey in the HBO fantasy series ''Game of Thrones'', Abraham Setrakian in the FX horror series ''The Strain'', and for voicing Merlin in Guillermo del Toro’s animated Netflix series ''Tales of Arcadia'' (for which he won an Annie Award for Best Voice Actor in a Television Series). A character actor, Bradley's screen roles include parts in ''Our Friends in the North'' (1996), the ''Three Flavours Cornetto'' trilogy and '' After Life'' (2019–2022). He has made several appearances as the First Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' (2017–2022), having portrayed the role's originator, William Hartnell, in the docudrama ''An Adventure in Space and Time'' (2013). An alumnus of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Bradley is also an established stage actor, with a career that includes a Laurence Olivier Award for his role in a production of ''King Lear'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tim Treloar
Timothy David Treloar is a Welsh actor. He is known for voicing the Third Doctor in the Big Finish Productions '' Doctor Who'' audio series and for playing Sergeant Major Tysoe in '' Bombshell''. A well known stage actor, he has also appeared in several high-profile films including ''Maleficent'', '' 100 Streets'' and '' Dolittle''. Career Born in Bridgend, Wales, Treloar studied at LAMDA before earning his first screen role in ''Bomber'' in 2000 before working his way into becoming a regular actor seen on-screen. He then appeared in the film ''Wondrous Oblivion'' and then the television series ''Mine All Mine'' and '' Bombshell''. Shortly after, Treloar appeared in two episodes of ''The Bill'' before appearing as a regular in both ''Casualty'' and '' Midsomer Murders'' as well as a role in one episode of ''A Touch of Frost''. In 2010, Treloar played the main role of DS Simon Vedder in '' Silent Witness'' as well as playing a Norwegian terrorist in ''Mammon'', following this with ... [...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] |
Peter Davison
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor with many credits in television dramas and sitcoms. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's '' All Creatures Great and Small'' stories. Davison's subsequent starring roles included the sitcoms '' Holding the Fort'' (1980–1982) and '' Sink or Swim'' (1980–1982), the fifth incarnation of the Doctor in '' Doctor Who'' (1981–1984), Dr. Stephen Daker in ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' (1986–1988) and Albert Campion in '' Campion'' (1989–1990). He also played David Braithwaite in ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), "Dangerous" Davies in ''The Last Detective'' (2003–2007) and Henry Sharpe in '' Law & Order: UK'' (2011–2014). Early life Davison was born to Claude and Sheila Moffett in Streatham, London. Claude was originally from British Guiana (no ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colin Baker
Colin Baker (born 8 June 1943) is an English actor who played Paul Merroney in the BBC drama series '' The Brothers'' from 1974 to 1976 and the sixth incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' from 1984 to 1986. Baker's tenure as the Doctor proved to be a controversial era for the series, which included a hiatus in production and his subsequent replacement on the orders of BBC executive Michael Grade. Early life Colin Baker was born in Waterloo, London, England. He moved north to Rochdale with his family when he was three years old. He was educated at St Bede's College, Manchester, where he passed A' Levels in French, Latin and Greek. Particularly strong in Latin and Greek, Baker achieved 2 A grades. He studied law at a London college and subsequently trained to become a solicitor. At the age of 23, Baker enrolled at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art (LAMDA). Career Early work in television Baker's numer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester McCoy
Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith (born 20 August 1943), known professionally as Sylvester McCoy, is a Scottish actor. Gaining prominence as a physical comedian, he became best known for playing the seventh incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from 1987 to 1989—the final Doctor of the original run—and briefly returning in a television film in 1996. He is also known for his work as Radagast in ''The Hobbit'' film series (2012–2014). Early life McCoy was born Percy James Patrick Kent-Smith in Dunoon, on the Cowal peninsula, to an Irish mother and an English father who had been killed in action in World War II a couple of months before his son was born. He was brought up by his maternal grandmother and aunts and met his father's family at the age of 17. He was raised religious, but is now an atheist. He was brought up primarily in Dunoon, where he attended St. Mun's School; he then studied for the priesthood at Bla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor (Doctor Who)
The Doctor is the title character in the long-running BBC science fiction television programme '' Doctor Who''. Since the show's inception in 1963, the character has been portrayed by thirteen lead actors. In the programme, "the Doctor" is the alias assumed by a millennia-old humanoid alien, a Time Lord who travels through space and time in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. The transition to each succeeding actor is explained within the show's narrative through the plot device of " regeneration", a biological function of the Time Lord race that allows a change of cellular structure and appearance with recovery following a fatal injury. A number of other actors have played the character in stage and audio plays, as well as in various film and television productions. The Doctor has been well-received by the public, with an enduring popularity leading ''The Daily Telegraph'' to dub the character "Britain's favourite alien", while abroad the character has come to be seen as a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paul McGann
Paul John McGann (; born 14 November 1959) is an English actor. He came to prominence for portraying Percy Toplis in the television serial ''The Monocled Mutineer'' (1986), then starred in the dark comedy ''Withnail and I'' (1987), which was a critical success and developed a cult following. McGann later became more widely known for portraying the eighth incarnation of the Doctor in the 1996 ''Doctor Who'' television film. He is also known for playing Lieutenant William Bush in the series '' Hornblower''. Early life Paul John McGann was born in Liverpool on 14 November 1959, into a Roman Catholic family. His ancestors immigrated from Ireland in the mid-19th century, having left due to the Great Famine. His mother, Clare, was a teacher, and his father Joe who died in 1984 was a metallurgist. His cousin, Ritchie Routledge, was in the 1960s band The Cryin' Shames. He has an older brother, Joe, and three younger siblings: brothers Mark and Stephen and sister Clare. All three ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liz Shaw
Elizabeth "Liz" Shaw is a fictional character played by Caroline John in the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs. A civilian member of UNIT, an international organisation that defends Earth from alien threats, she was the companion of the Third Doctor for the 1970 season. Liz appeared in 4 stories (25 episodes). Appearances Television Liz Shaw first appears in the first serial of the seventh season (1970), ''Spearhead from Space'', having been drafted from the University of Cambridge by Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart as a scientific advisor to UNIT. She is a brilliant scientist, an expert on meteorites, with degrees in medicine, physics and a dozen other subjects. Her extensive training, however, is still pale in comparison to the Doctor's own knowledge of the universe and scientific principles far beyond those of Earth. Sceptical at first of UNIT's ambit to defend against alien invasion, Shaw changes her mind when she encoun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UNIT
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] |
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