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The Dæmons
''The Dæmons'' is the fifth and final serial of the eighth season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in five weekly parts on BBC1 from 22 May to 19 June 1971. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Master (Roger Delgado) awakens the ancient horned alien Azal ( Stephen Thorne) in a cavern beneath an English church, with the Master intending to be granted Azal's immense power. Plot In the village of Devil's End, an archaeological dig is excavating the infamous Devil's Hump, a Bronze Age burial mound. A local white witch, Olive Hawthorne arrives to protest, warning of great evil and the coming of the horned beast, but she is dismissed as a crank. After watching a television broadcast about the dig the Third Doctor tells Jo that Miss Hawthorne is right – the dig must be stopped, and so the two make preparations to depart. Miss Hawthorne goes to see the new local vicar, the Reverend Magister who is the Maste ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Pertwee
John Devon Roland Pertwee (; 7 July 1919 – 20 May 1996), known professionally as Jon Pertwee, was an English actor. Born into a theatrical family, he became known as a comedy actor, playing Chief Petty Officer Pertwee (and three other roles) in the BBC Radio sitcom ''The Navy Lark'' (1959–1977) and appearing in four films in the ''Carry On (franchise), Carry On'' series (1964–1992). On television, Pertwee starred as the Third Doctor, third incarnation of the Doctor in the long-running science fiction series ''Doctor Who'' (1970–1974), hosted the game show ''Whodunnit? (British game show), Whodunnit?'' (1974–1978), and played the title character in ''Worzel Gummidge (TV series), Worzel Gummidge'' (1979–1981 and 1987–1989). Towards the end of his life he maintained a close association with ''Doctor Who'' by appearing at many fan conventions related to the series and giving interviews. Biography Early life and education Born in Chelsea, London, Chelsea, London, and, ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Simeon
David John Townsend (born 17 May 1943, Chippenham, Wiltshire), known professionally as David Simeon, is a British actor. Career David Simeon began his acting career after being accepted into RADA, the Rose Bruford College and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Ultimately he chose the latter and completed his training in 1964. After years working in Wiltshire rep and Birmingham rep, Simeon began working extensively in theatre and television from the late 1960s. His first television role was as a murderer in ''Sexton Blake'', which Simeon puts down to his honest face being the reason for his casting. From this point he moved to London and continued working in theatre in between television roles, which by the early 1970s were becoming plentiful. Among these were small parts in the ''Doctor Who'' serials '' Inferno'' (1970) and '' The Dæmons'' (1971), which Simeon now says despite his vast experience, "I’m now known as being in ''Doctor Who''". During the 1970s he s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Barry
Christopher Chisholm Barry (20 September 1925 – 7 February 2014) was a British television director. He worked extensively in BBC television drama and became best known for his work on the science fiction series ''Doctor Who''. He also directed the direct to video ''Doctor Who'' spin-off ''Downtime'' in 1995. Early life and education Barry was the son of Sir Gerald Barry, editor of the ''News Chronicle'' and director general of the Festival of Britain in 1951, and his first wife Gladys, He attended Blundell's School in Devon and the University of Cambridge, before service in the Royal Air Force. Career Barry became a trainee at Ealing Studios and worked on the film '' The Ship That Died of Shame'' (1955) as an assistant director to Basil Dearden. He joined the BBC as a production assistant in 1955. In 1963, Barry was asked by producer Verity Lambert to be one of the initial directors of the BBC's new science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Barry's work on ''Docto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headington Quarry
Headington Quarry is a suburb and civil parish of Oxford, England. Once a separate village built on the site of a former limestone quarry, it is now fully integrated into the city of Oxford and lies approximately 3 miles east of the city centre, just inside the Oxford Ring Road. It is near to Headington, Wood Farm, Risinghurst, and Barton. Today it is known colloquially as "Quarry". and is now considerably uneven due to previous quarrying in the area. The Headington Quarry Morris Dancers are based in the area. Headington Quarry Morris Dancers were the first Morris dancers ever seen by Cecil Sharp, on Boxing Day 1899. This chance meeting was one of the events that sparked a lifelong interest in folk dance, song and music, to which Sharp devoted much of his life. Headington Quarry was designated a conservation area in 1971, and the Friends of Quarry is a residents' association which aims to preserve the distinctive character of the Conservation Area and its immediate neighbou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gerald Taylor (actor)
Gerald is a masculine given name derived from the Germanic languages prefix ''ger-'' ("spear") and suffix ''-wald'' ("rule"). Gerald is a Norman French variant of the Germanic name. An Old English equivalent name was Garweald, the likely original name of Gerald of Mayo, a British Roman Catholic monk who established a monastery in Mayo, Ireland in 670. Nearly two centuries later, Gerald of Aurillac, a French count, took a vow of celibacy and later became known as the Roman Catholic patron saint of bachelors. The name was in regular use during the Middle Ages but declined after 1300 in England. It remained a common name in Ireland, where it was a common name among the powerful FitzGerald dynasty. The name was revived in the Anglosphere in the 19th century by writers of historical novels along with other names that had been popular in the medieval era. British novelist Ann Hatton published a novel called ''Gerald Fitzgerald'' in 1831. Author Dorothea Grubb published her novel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Owens (actor)
John Owens may refer to: * John Owens (merchant) (1790–1846), English merchant * John Owens (Australian politician) (1809–1866), doctor and politician in Victoria, Australia * John E. Owens (1824–1886), English-American comedian * John G. Owens (1865–1893), American archaeologist * John W. Owens (1884–1968), editorial writer on the ''Baltimore Sun'' * John Reginald Owens (1890–1944), English footballer also known as Reg Owens * John Sidney Owens (1893–1965), American pursuit pilot and World War I flying ace * John Owens (Gaelic footballer) (born 1966), Irish Gaelic footballer * John B. Owens (born 1971), American lawyer and federal appellate judge * Johnny Owens (born 1977), Canadian drummer * John Owens (American football) (born 1980), American football tight end See also * Jack Owens (other) * John Owen (other) {{human name disambiguation, Owens, John ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eric Hillyard
The given name Eric, Erich, Erikk, Erik, Erick, Eirik, or Eiríkur is derived from the Old Norse name ''Eiríkr'' (or ''Eríkr'' in Old East Norse due to monophthongization). The first element, ''ei-'' may be derived from the older Proto-Norse ''* aina(z)'', meaning "one, alone, unique", ''as in the form'' ''Æ∆inrikr'' explicitly, but it could also be from ''* aiwa(z)'' "everlasting, eternity", as in the Gothic form ''Euric''. The second element ''- ríkr'' stems either from Proto-Germanic ''* ríks'' "king, ruler" (cf. Gothic ''reiks'') or the therefrom derived ''* ríkijaz'' "kingly, powerful, rich, prince"; from the common Proto-Indo-European root * h₃rḗǵs. The name is thus usually taken to mean "sole ruler, autocrat" or "eternal ruler, ever powerful". ''Eric'' used in the sense of a proper noun meaning "one ruler" may be the origin of '' Eriksgata'', and if so it would have meant "one ruler's journey". The tour was the medieval Swedish king's journey, when newly e ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christopher Wray (actor)
Christopher John David Wray (8 March 1940 – 12 September 2014) was an English actor and businessman. Early life and education He was born in Scarborough, North Yorkshire, North Riding of Yorkshire, and educated at Abingdon School in Abingdon-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, from 1951 to 1957. He was a keen actor at the school appearing in the School Productions, which included playing Bob Acres in The Rivals during 1956. Career In the late 1950s he trained as an actor at the Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts in London and for the next few years found roles in British television productions such as Lowe in the episode " I Dies from Love" in '' Upstairs, Downstairs'', Seaman Lovell and PC Groom in ''Doctor Who'', PC Anderson in ''Z-Cars'' and PC Ball in ''Emmerdale''. During the actors’ strike in the early 1960s he started selling old lamps in the Chelsea Antiques Market, and this developed into a lighting business with a shop on the King's Road in London known as the Christopher ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Snell
James may refer to: People * James (given name) * James (surname) * James (musician), aka Faruq Mahfuz Anam James, (born 1964), Bollywood musician * James, brother of Jesus * King James (other), various kings named James * Prince James (other) * Saint James (other) Places Canada * James Bay, a large body of water * James, Ontario United Kingdom * James College, a college of the University of York United States * James, Georgia, an unincorporated community * James, Iowa, an unincorporated community * James City, North Carolina * James City County, Virginia ** James City (Virginia Company) ** James City Shire * James City, Pennsylvania * St. James City, Florida Film and television * ''James'' (2005 film), a Bollywood film * ''James'' (2008 film), an Irish short film * ''James'' (2022 film), an Indian Kannada-language film * "James", a television episode of ''Adventure Time'' Music * James (band), a band from Manchester ** ''James'', US ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Corbett
Matthew Corbett (born Peter Graham Corbett on 28 March 1948) is an English former actor, singer, comedian, magician, puppeteer, television presenter, and writer, best known for presenting '' The Sooty Show'' and later '' Sooty and Co''. He is the son of Sooty's creator, Harry Corbett, and took over the show from his father in 1976. He retired in 1998. Career Corbett was born in Guiseley, West Riding of Yorkshire, on 28 March 1948. In the late 1960s he had to choose another name when joining the performing arts trade union Equity, as there was already a Peter Corbett registered. He kept his surname and chose to go by the first name Matthew, retaining the name throughout his television career. Corbett appeared in the ''Doctor Who'' serial '' The Dæmons'' (1971) as a character called Jones and was a regular performer in the Thames Television children's show ''Rainbow'', where he sang and performed and wrote with Rod Burton and Jane Tucker as Rod, Matt and Jane; after he l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jon Croft
Jon is a shortened form of the common given name Jonathan, derived from "YHWH has given". The name is spelled Jón in Iceland and on the Faroe Islands. In the Nordic countries, it is derived from Johannes. Notable people * Jon Aaraas (born 1986), Norwegian ski jumper *Jon Abbate (born 1985), American gridiron football player * Jon Abbott, American media executive * Jon Aberasturi (born 1989), Basque bicycle racer * Jon Ramon Aboitiz (1948–2018), Filipino businessman *Jon Abrahams (born 1977), American actor *Jon Abrahamsen (born 1951), Norwegian footballer *Jon Ackerson, American lawyer and politician * Jon Adams, American folk musician *Jon Adkins (born 1977), American baseball player *Jon Agee (born 1960), American writer and illustrator *Jon Agirre (born 1997), Spanish cyclist * Jon E. Ahlquist (1944–2020), American molecular biologist and ornithologist *Jon Akass (1933–1990), British journalist *Jon Åker (1927–2013), Norwegian hospital director * Jon Akin (born 1977 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Joyce (actor)
John Joyce or Johnny Joyce may refer to: * John Joyce (New Zealand politician) (1839–1899), New Zealand Member of Parliament (MP) * John Joyce (American politician) (born 1957), United States Representative * John Joye John Joye or Joyce was a member of the Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evol ... or Joyce, MP * Jack Joyce (horse trainer) (John Edward Joyce, 1876–1934), American horseman & performer * John Joyce (footballer) (1877–1956), English footballer * John Joe Joyce (born 1987), Irish boxer * Johnny Joyce (Gaelic footballer) (1937–2019), Irish Gaelic footballer * John Stanislaus Joyce (1849–1931), father of James Joyce * John Joyce (cricketer) (1868–1938), English cricketer * Johnny Joyce (athlete) (1878–1957), American track and field athlete * John A. Joyce (1842–1915), American ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |