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Survival (Doctor Who)
''Survival'' is the final serial of the 26th season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in three weekly parts on BBC1 from 22 November to 6 December 1989. It is also the final story of the series' original 26-year run; it did not return regularly until 2005. It marks the final regular television appearances of Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor and Sophie Aldred as Ace, and is also the final appearance of Anthony Ainley as the Master, the latter appearing alongside McCoy's Doctor for the only time. Journalist Matthew Sweet has described ''Survival'' as "a parable about Thatcherism" that shares multiple characteristics with the later David Tennant era of ''Doctor Who''. The Doctor brings Ace home to Perivale, where her friends have been transported to the planet of the Cheetah People. Plot The Seventh Doctor brings Ace back home to Perivale in west London. Ace becomes worried when most of her old friends seem to have ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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, expand ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alan Wareing
Alan Wareing (born 16 August 1943 in Chorley, Lancashire) is a British television director. He became interested in directing through amateur theatre. He directed many plays before he started working in BBC Television, firstly as an assistant floor manager and then as a production assistant, before training to be a director at the corporation. His early work as a director included three '' Doctor Who'' serials from Sylvester McCoy's era as the Seventh Doctor, and he has directed hundreds of episodes of the ITV soap operas ''Coronation Street'' and ''Emmerdale''. Filmography Director *'' London's Burning'' - 1988 *'' Doctor Who'' **''The Greatest Show in the Galaxy'' - 1988 **'' Ghost Light'' - 1989 **''Survival'' - 1989 *'' Notaufnahme'' - 1995 *''Wycliffe'' **Strangers - 1997 **Bad Blood - 1997 **Time Out - 1998 **Feeding the Rat - 1998 **Scope - 1998 **Land's End - 1998 *'' Casualty'' **Cry for Help - 1987 **Cross Fingers - 1987 **Fun Night - 1987 **These ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thatcherism
Thatcherism is a form of British conservative ideology named after Conservative Party leader Margaret Thatcher that relates to not just her political platform and particular policies but also her personal character and general style of management while in office. Proponents of Thatcherism are referred to as Thatcherites. The term has been used to describe the principles of the British government under Thatcher from the 1979 general election to her resignation in 1990, but it also receives use in describing administrative efforts continuing into the Conservative governments under statesmen John Major and David Cameron throughout the 1990s and 2010s. In international terms, Thatcherites have been described as a part of the general socio-economic movement known as neoliberalism, with different countries besides the United Kingdom (such as the United States) sharing similar policies around expansionary capitalism. Thatcherism represents a systematic, decisive rejection and rev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Sweet (writer)
Matthew Sweet (born 2 December 1969) is an English journalist, broadcaster, author, and cultural historian. A graduate of the University of Oxford, he has been interviewed on many documentaries about television for the BBC and Channel 4. Early life Born in Hull, Sweet received a doctorate from Oxford on Wilkie Collins. Career Sweet was among the contributors to '' The Oxford Companion to English Literature'' and was both film and television critic for ''The Independent on Sunday''. Sweet's book, ''Shepperton Babylon: The Lost Worlds of British Cinema'' (2005) is a history of the British film business from the silent days, and includes interviews with surviving figures from the period. A television documentary series was adapted from the book. Sweet has written other television films and series, including ''Silent Britain'', ''Checking into History'', ''British Film Forever'', ''The Rules of Film Noir'', ''Truly, Madly, Cheaply!: British B Movies'', and ''A Brief History of F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
BBC1
BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television network owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's flagship network and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television bulletins, primetime drama and entertainment, and live BBC Sport events. It was launched on 2 November 1936 as the BBC Television Service and was the world's first regular television service with a high level of image resolution. It was renamed BBC TV in 1960 and used this name until the launch of the second BBC channel, BBC2, in 1964. The main channel then became known as BBC1. The channel adopted the current spelling of BBC One in 1997. The channel's annual budget for 2012–2013 was £1.14 billion. It is funded by the television licence fee together with the BBC's other domestic television stations and shows uninterrupted programming without commercial advertising. The television channel had the highest reach share of any broadcaster ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who
''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being who appears to be human. The Doctor explores the universe in a time-travelling space ship called the TARDIS. The TARDIS exterior appears as a blue British police box, which was a common sight in Britain in 1963 when the series first aired. With various companions, the Doctor combats foes, works to save civilisations, and helps people in need. Beginning with William Hartnell, thirteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; in 2017, Jodie Whittaker became the first woman to officially play the role on television. The transition from one actor to another is written into the plot of the series with the concept of regeneration into a new incarnation, a plot device in which a Time Lord "transforms" into a new body when the current one is too badly harmed to heal normally. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Science Fiction 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'' 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 characters with prope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who (film)
''Doctor Who'', also referred to as ''Doctor Who: The Television Movie'' or simply ''Doctor Who: The Movie'' to distinguish it from the television series of the same title, is a 1996 television film continuing the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was developed as a co-production between Universal Studios and BBC Worldwide. It premiered on 12 May 1996 on CITV in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada (which was owned by WIC at the time before being acquired by Canwest Global in 2000), 15 days before its first showing in the United Kingdom on BBC One and two days before being broadcast in the United States on Fox. It was also shown in some countries for a limited time in cinemas. The film was the first attempt to revive ''Doctor Who'' following its suspension in 1989. It was intended as a backdoor pilot for a new American-produced ''Doctor Who'' TV series. It introduced Paul McGann as the Eighth Doctor in his only televised appearance as the character until " ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimensions In Time
''Dimensions in Time'' is a charity special crossover between the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' and the soap opera '' EastEnders'' that ran in two parts on 26 and 27 November 1993. It was filmed on location at Greenwich and the ''EastEnders'' Albert Square set, situated at the BBC Elstree Centre in Borehamwood, Hertfordshire. It featured all of the actors to have played the Doctor still alive, many of the character's companions and several of the ''EastEnders'' stars of the time. Produced for the '' Children in Need'' charity following ''Doctor Whos cancellation in 1989, this special was the only drama broadcast in celebration of the show's 30th anniversary. Plot The Rani has opened a hole in time, allowing her access to the Doctor's timeline. She uses this to cycle through the Doctor's lives, causing him and his companions to jump back and forth between past and present incarnations. Her intention is to capture all of the Doctor's selves in a time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Curse Of Fenric
''The Curse of Fenric'' is the third serial of the 26th season of the British science-fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 25 October to 15 November 1989. In it, the ancient evil force Fenric uses the vampiric Haemovores, descendants of humanity from the future, to attack a World War II naval base in England and orders them to destroy life on Earth by poisoning it with chemicals. Two further versions of this story exist: the 1991 video release incorporated about six minutes of extra material into the original narrative, and the 2003 DVD included a 'Special Edition' edited into a single movie-length feature, with new special effects, re-editing of some scenes, and 12 minutes of unbroadcast footage. Plot The Seventh Doctor and Ace arrive at a British naval installation near Maiden's Point on the Northumberland coast during World War II. The base contains a supply of nerve gas and the Ultima supercomputer used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who (season 26)
The twenty-sixth season of British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'' began on 9 September 1989 with the serial ''Battlefield'', after a regular series of four serials was broadcast finishing with ''Survival'' which was the final episode of ''Doctor Who'' to air before a 16-year absence from episodic television following its cancellation. John Nathan-Turner produced the series, with Andrew Cartmel script editing. Casting Main cast * Sylvester McCoy as the Seventh Doctor * Sophie Aldred as Ace Sylvester McCoy and Sophie Aldred both continue their roles as the Seventh Doctor and Ace for their final season. Recurring stars * Nicholas Courtney as Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart * Anthony Ainley as the Master Nicholas Courtney returned to play Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart in ''Battlefield''. He first appeared with the Second Doctor in 1968 in ''The Web of Fear'' before becoming a recurring character throughout the Second Doctor to the Fifth Doctor and last a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominic Glynn
Dominic Francis Glynn (born 27 September 1960 in Cuckfield, Sussex) is an English electronic composer. Glynn is a prolific composer of music for television and film. His work includes the arrangement of the ''Doctor Who'' theme music which served as the series' theme for Season 23 of the programme. It was replaced by Keff McCulloch's arrangement the next season. He also wrote the incidental music for the ''Doctor Who'' stories '' The Mysterious Planet'', '' The Ultimate Foe'', '' Dragonfire'', ''The Happiness Patrol'' and ''Survival''. Big Finish Productions has used his arrangement of the theme on several audio plays featuring the Sixth Doctor, starting with ''Jubilee'' in 2003. Glynn has a long-term working relationship as composer for the films of British filmmaker Anthony Baxter, which began with the 2011 documentary ''You've Been Trumped''. Subsequent films include '' A Dangerous Game'' (2014), '' You’ve Been Trumped Too'' (2016), '' Flint: Who Can You Trust'' (2020) a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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