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The Fearmonger
''The Fearmonger'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot The Seventh Doctor and Ace are on the trail of a monster that not only knows their every move but appears to be able to anticipate their actions too. The head of the far right New Britannia party survives an assassination attempt, but the Doctor suspects there is far more to the affair than the failed slaying of a politician. As he and Ace fight their way through the prejudices which blind everyone touched by a very particular monster, they face the prospect of the entire world being plunged into a bitter war of mistrust and mutual loathing. Cast *The Doctor — Sylvester McCoy *Ace — Sophie Aldred *Sherilyn Harper — Jacqueline Pearce Jacqueline Pearce (20 December 1943 – 3 September 2018) was a British film and television actress. She was best known for her portrayal of the principal villain Servalan in the British s ... [...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 Marian Conspiracy
''The Marian Conspiracy'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot The Sixth Doctor meets Evelyn Smythe and attempts to find out why she is disappearing by travelling back in time to the era of Queen Mary. This episode addresses issues of freedom of religious expression. Cast *The Doctor — Colin Baker *Evelyn Smythe — Maggie Stables *George Crow — Sean Jackson *John Wilson — Gary Russell *William Leaf — Jez Fielder *Lady Sarah — Jo Castleton *The Queen — Anah Ruddin *Reverend Thomas — Nicholas Pegg *François de Noailles — Barnaby Edwards *Royal Guard — Alistair Lock Continuity * This story features the first appearance of the first made-for-Big Finish companion, Evelyn. How she parted company with the Doctor is revealed in '' Thicker Than Water''. * The Doctor mentions being in the Tower of London in ''The Mind of Evil''. The Sixth Doctor and Evelyn return to it in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seventh Doctor Audio Plays
Seventh is the ordinal number (linguistics), ordinal form of the number 7, seven. Seventh may refer to: * Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution * A fraction (mathematics), , equal to one of seven equal parts Film and television *"The Seventh", a second-season episode of ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' Music * A seventh (interval), the difference between two pitches ** Diminished seventh, a chromatically reduced minor seventh interval ** Major seventh, the larger of two commonly occurring musical intervals that span seven diatonic scale degrees ** Minor seventh, the smaller of two commonly occurring musical intervals that span seven diatonic scale degrees ** Harmonic seventh, the interval of exactly 4:7, whose approximation to the minor seventh in equal temperament explains the "sweetness" of the dominant seventh chord in a major key ** Augmented seventh, an interval * Leading-tone or subtonic, the seventh degree and the chord built on the seventh degree * Seventh chord, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hugh Walters (actor)
Hugh Thornton Walters (2 March 1939 – 13 February 2015) was a British actor. During the early 1990s, Hugh Walters appeared regularly on ''The Russ Abbot Show'', and he played a recurring role in the Channel 4 sitcom ''Chance in a Million''. His films include ''Catch Us If You Can'' (1965), ''Jules Verne's Rocket to the Moon'' (1967), ''Alfie Darling'' (1975), ''George and Mildred'' (1980), '' Brimstone and Treacle'' (1982), ''The Missionary'' (1982), ''1984'' (1984), '' The Innocent Sleep'' (1995) and ''Firelight'' (1997). In 1975, Hugh Walters replaced Terry Scully in the role of Vic Thatcher late in the first series of the BBC series '' Survivors''. Scully had appeared in 4 episodes, but then suffered a nervous breakdown, leaving the ''Survivors'' production team no choice but to recast the role of Vic with Vic's big episode ''Revenge'' coming up. Walters played Vic in episodes 11 and 13 of the first series. Filmography *''Catch Us If You Can'' (1965) - Grey *''Doctor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vince Henderson
Vincent P. Henderson is an English television presenter, actor and street performer. He is known for hosting the Sky Sports Saturday morning show ''Soccer AM'', and the 1996 season of ITV's game show ''Chain Letters''. He made his television debut on the CBBC show ''Dear Mr. Barker'' in 1995. Personal life He married actress Sophie Aldred on 12 July 1997. They have two sons, Adam and William, who make occasional convention appearances with their mother. Career In 1998, he appeared in the Reeltime Pictures video release of ''Where on Earth Is... Katy Manning Because She'd Really Like to Know'' as himself. In 2000, he played the role of Mick Thompson in ''The Fearmonger'', a Big Finish ''Doctor Who'' audio play, alongside Aldred and McCoy. Prior to 2008, Henderson presented ''Off the Rails'' on Discovery Real Time, where he visited heritage steam railways in Britain, such as the Severn Valley Railway, the North Norfolk Railway and the Colne Valley Railway The Colne Vall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacqueline Pearce
Jacqueline Pearce (20 December 1943 – 3 September 2018) was a British film and television actress. She was best known for her portrayal of the principal villain Servalan in the British science fiction TV series ''Blake's 7'' (1978–1981), a performance which her obituarist in ''The Times'' wrote produced "a sexual awakening for a generation of sci-fi fans". Pearce studied at both the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and at the Actors Studio. After early roles in two Hammer horror films, ''The Plague of the Zombies'' and ''The Reptile'', she played opposite Jerry Lewis in '' Don't Raise the Bridge, Lower the River''. On stage, she acted in ''Otherwise Engaged'', directed by Harold Pinter, and in Tom Stoppard's '' Night and Day'', and she had numerous television, theatre and audio roles, including in '' Doctor Who''. She suffered from clinical depression during periods of her life, which she discussed in her memoir, ''From Byfleet to the Bush'' (2012). Pearce spent five year ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sophie Aldred
Sophie Aldred (born 20 August 1962) is an English actress and television presenter. She has worked extensively in children's television as a presenter and voice artist. She played the Seventh Doctor's companion, Ace, in the television series ''Doctor Who'' during the late 1980s, becoming the final companion in the series' first run. Early life Aldred was born in Greenwich, London, but grew up in nearby Blackheath. She sang in the church choir of St James', Kidbrooke, and attended Blackheath High School from 1973 until 1980. She then enrolled as a drama student at the University of Manchester. She graduated in 1983 and decided to embark on a career in children's theatre. She also sang in working men's clubs around Manchester. Career In 1987, Aldred was cast as Ace in ''Doctor Who'', initially for '' Dragonfire'', the final story of the twenty-fourth season. Her tenure on the show spanned the last nine stories of the programme's original run, which ended in 1989. In January 199 ... [...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] |
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 B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction On 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] |
List Of Doctor Who Audio Plays By Big Finish
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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Land Of The Dead
''The Land of the Dead'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot Hovering just above Alaska in 1964, the TARDIS picks up some strange energy emissions of a type the Doctor and Nyssa cannot make head nor tail of. Before they can try, they are forced to dematerialise to avoid a collision with a light aircraft. But the TARDIS is apparently following a scent and takes them to the same place thirty years later. There they encounter a new kind of habitat, occupied by the obsessive Englishman Brett, Monica his interior designer and Tulung, the half-Inuit, brought up in America. Something in the snowy wastes of Alaska doesn't seem to want this new intrusion, and before long it appears as if the local spirits, revered by the Inuit, scorned by Brett, may be making some drastic attempts to erase Brett's structure and the secrets it contains from the face of the planet. If the Doctor can discover exactl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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