To clarify, by stunts we mean simulated action requiring special skill to achieve, not publicity stunts (though there’s an article in that). At last, Den of Geek publishes an article for the people who – when watching ‘The Sontaran Experiment’ – tap their partner on the shoulder and say knowledgeably: ‘If you look carefully you can see it’s Terry Walsh’. For these people’s partners we can, alas, only offer the solace that all things must pass.
A key name associated with stunts in Doctor Who is Derek Ware, who arranged fight scenes in the very first story and later founded the Havoc stunt team who were regularly involved in the early-Seventies. Doctor Who isn’t a show heavily associated with stunts anymore, but they’re still a key part of the show. Jodie Whittaker still hurled herself into boxes and injured herself during the making of ‘Flux’. We’re...
A key name associated with stunts in Doctor Who is Derek Ware, who arranged fight scenes in the very first story and later founded the Havoc stunt team who were regularly involved in the early-Seventies. Doctor Who isn’t a show heavily associated with stunts anymore, but they’re still a key part of the show. Jodie Whittaker still hurled herself into boxes and injured herself during the making of ‘Flux’. We’re...
- 10/2/2022
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
A new series of Big Finish’s Doctor Who: Short Trips has kick-started – and Turlough is back! Yep, Mark Strickson’s wonderfully scheming companion who accompanied Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor in 1983 and 1984 makes his Short Trips debut to start off the sixth series of the range. Here’s what Gardens of the Dead is all about: Turlough has joined the Tardis...
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A new series of Big Finish’s Doctor Who: Short Trips has kick-started – and Turlough is back! Yep, Mark Strickson’s wonderfully scheming companion who accompanied Peter Davison’s Fifth Doctor in 1983 and 1984 makes his Short Trips debut to start off the sixth series of the range. Here’s what Gardens of the Dead is all about: Turlough has joined the Tardis...
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- 1/31/2016
- by Philip Bates
- Kasterborous.com
Philip Bates is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Whovians know Mark Strickson best as Vislor Turlough, the red-haired alien who travelled with the Fifth Doctor in 1983 and 1984. But since then, he’s become a big name in the world of documentaries, even working with the late, great Steve Irwin, aka The Crocodile Hunter. I recently spoke to Mark on one of his...
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Whovians know Mark Strickson best as Vislor Turlough, the red-haired alien who travelled with the Fifth Doctor in 1983 and 1984. But since then, he’s become a big name in the world of documentaries, even working with the late, great Steve Irwin, aka The Crocodile Hunter. I recently spoke to Mark on one of his...
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- 11/23/2014
- by Philip Bates
- Kasterborous.com
Turlough
Portrayed by: Mark Strickson
Doctor(s): Fifth Doctor
Tenure: 10 stories (33 episodes), from Mawdryn Undead (Feb, 1983) to Planet of Fire (March, 1984)
Background: Vislor Turlough is from the planet of Trion but, after a civil war there, he becomes a political exile. Stuck on the frustratingly primitive (to him) Earth of the 20th century (at the school where the currently retired Brigadier is working), he takes up the Black Guardian on his offer to take Turlough home if he’ll kill the Doctor. More about Turlough’s past is revealed throughout his run, before he leaves in Planet of Fire to return to his family and home world.
Family/Friends: Turlough has a father and a brother who he is eventually reunited with and we find out his mother passed away in the civil war that led to his exile. Otherwise, we know very little about his family. Though they are initially at odds,...
Portrayed by: Mark Strickson
Doctor(s): Fifth Doctor
Tenure: 10 stories (33 episodes), from Mawdryn Undead (Feb, 1983) to Planet of Fire (March, 1984)
Background: Vislor Turlough is from the planet of Trion but, after a civil war there, he becomes a political exile. Stuck on the frustratingly primitive (to him) Earth of the 20th century (at the school where the currently retired Brigadier is working), he takes up the Black Guardian on his offer to take Turlough home if he’ll kill the Doctor. More about Turlough’s past is revealed throughout his run, before he leaves in Planet of Fire to return to his family and home world.
Family/Friends: Turlough has a father and a brother who he is eventually reunited with and we find out his mother passed away in the civil war that led to his exile. Otherwise, we know very little about his family. Though they are initially at odds,...
- 11/29/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
This weekend (November 23rd & 24th) sees the McM Comic Con and Memorabilia show take place at the NEC in Birmingham. We’ll be there on the Saturday, checking out what’s happening at one of the UK’s biggest conventions. If you haven’t grabbed a ticket yet, what are you waiting for? Ok, ok, so some of you may still be undecided, so let me tempt you with a rundown of just some highlights of the guests attending the event this weekend…
Red Dwarf Reunion – Chris Barrie (Arnold Rimmer); Hattie Hayridge (Holly); Danny John-Jules (The Cat) and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) from much-loved British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf. Quadrophenia Reunion – Stars Phil Daniels (Jimmy); Toyah Willcox (Monkey) and Daniel Peacock (Danny) celebrate the ultimate mod movie, based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera.
Richard Donat and Kate Kelton from popular sci-fi series Haven. Donat plays Vince Teagues, leader of The...
Red Dwarf Reunion – Chris Barrie (Arnold Rimmer); Hattie Hayridge (Holly); Danny John-Jules (The Cat) and Robert Llewellyn (Kryten) from much-loved British sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf. Quadrophenia Reunion – Stars Phil Daniels (Jimmy); Toyah Willcox (Monkey) and Daniel Peacock (Danny) celebrate the ultimate mod movie, based on The Who’s 1973 rock opera.
Richard Donat and Kate Kelton from popular sci-fi series Haven. Donat plays Vince Teagues, leader of The...
- 11/19/2013
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
New details of BBC Worldwide's Doctor Who 50th Celebration have been announced.
Peter Davison is the latest star to be added to the guest-list for the three-day event, which takes place at ExCeL London from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.
The fifth Doctor actor joins Matt Smith and former Doctors Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy in attending the celebration.
It has also been confirmed that 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' will be screened, in 2D and free of charge, on the evening of Saturday, November 23.
The screening will have limited availability and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with Saturday attendees due to be e-mailed shortly with details about how they can reserve a seat.
The full guest list for all three days is as follow:
Friday, November, 22:
Waris Hussein, Anneke Wills, Kate O'Mara, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse,...
Peter Davison is the latest star to be added to the guest-list for the three-day event, which takes place at ExCeL London from Friday, November 22 to Sunday, November 24.
The fifth Doctor actor joins Matt Smith and former Doctors Tom Baker, Colin Baker and Sylvester McCoy in attending the celebration.
It has also been confirmed that 50th anniversary special 'The Day of the Doctor' will be screened, in 2D and free of charge, on the evening of Saturday, November 23.
The screening will have limited availability and tickets will be allocated on a first come first served basis, with Saturday attendees due to be e-mailed shortly with details about how they can reserve a seat.
The full guest list for all three days is as follow:
Friday, November, 22:
Waris Hussein, Anneke Wills, Kate O'Mara, Richard Franklin, Matthew Waterhouse,...
- 11/1/2013
- Digital Spy
Review Andrew Blair 14 Oct 2013 - 10:26
Andrew checks William Hartnell's final story, newly released and restored, The Tenth Planet...
This review contains spoilers.
The Tenth Planet, Mondas, is a vampire. So are its inhabitants. This vaguely supernatural aspect of the Cybermen is promptly never mentioned again. Author Dr. Kit Pedler – co-creator of Doomwatch – had begun Doctor Who's glorious tradition of turning scientific theories into fantasy yarns, the pseudo-science in the background just as motivated by narrative necessity as before.
Compared with the titular entity, there's a lot that's grounded about the final First Doctor story. Set on an Antarctic Base in the distant future of 1986, the space programme is in full swing, and it's a multi-national organisation (courtesy of the script and good casting decisions by director Derek Martinus). Sexually frustrated men of all creeds and colours gather to supervise routine probe flights. It's like a British version...
Andrew checks William Hartnell's final story, newly released and restored, The Tenth Planet...
This review contains spoilers.
The Tenth Planet, Mondas, is a vampire. So are its inhabitants. This vaguely supernatural aspect of the Cybermen is promptly never mentioned again. Author Dr. Kit Pedler – co-creator of Doomwatch – had begun Doctor Who's glorious tradition of turning scientific theories into fantasy yarns, the pseudo-science in the background just as motivated by narrative necessity as before.
Compared with the titular entity, there's a lot that's grounded about the final First Doctor story. Set on an Antarctic Base in the distant future of 1986, the space programme is in full swing, and it's a multi-national organisation (courtesy of the script and good casting decisions by director Derek Martinus). Sexually frustrated men of all creeds and colours gather to supervise routine probe flights. It's like a British version...
- 10/14/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Meredith Burdett is a writer at Kasterborous Doctor Who News and Reviews - All the latest Doctor Who news and reviews with our weekly podKast, features and interviews, and a long-running forum.
Big Finish has been producing the audio adventures of the Fifth Doctor since 1999. At first, he was joined by only Nyssa and occasionally Peri before Mark Strickson joined Davison...
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Big Finish has been producing the audio adventures of the Fifth Doctor since 1999. At first, he was joined by only Nyssa and occasionally Peri before Mark Strickson joined Davison...
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- 8/6/2013
- by Meredith Burdett
- Kasterborous.com
So the Big Finish monthly releases for April, May, and June all formed a very loose trilogy where each story focused on one of the Doctor’s companions. I figured since they all fit together naturally, I’d review them all together, so here we go!
Starring: Peter Davison (the Doctor), Mark Strickson (Turlough), Janet Fielding (Tegan) and Sarah Sutton (Nyssa)
April – “Eldrad Must Die!”
“”A Doctor, curse his name, threw me down among the dead… but I endure. I am Eldrad… and I must live!
A nuclear icebreaker, foundering in Arctic waters. Seabirds washed up in the fishing resort of Ambermouth, their wings encrusted with crystals. A shining artefact of uncertain provenance, up for sale on an auction site.
All of these things are linked, as the Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Turlough are about to discover. Linked to the rebirth of a genocidal tyrant, presumed dead many years ago…...
Starring: Peter Davison (the Doctor), Mark Strickson (Turlough), Janet Fielding (Tegan) and Sarah Sutton (Nyssa)
April – “Eldrad Must Die!”
“”A Doctor, curse his name, threw me down among the dead… but I endure. I am Eldrad… and I must live!
A nuclear icebreaker, foundering in Arctic waters. Seabirds washed up in the fishing resort of Ambermouth, their wings encrusted with crystals. A shining artefact of uncertain provenance, up for sale on an auction site.
All of these things are linked, as the Doctor, Nyssa, Tegan and Turlough are about to discover. Linked to the rebirth of a genocidal tyrant, presumed dead many years ago…...
- 6/29/2013
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
All right class, it’s time for the next installment of Doctor Who: Doctors Revisited and this time we’re on to Peter Davidson, the fifth Doctor. Peter Davidson’s Doctor was completely enable to resist a cricket game and kept a piece of celery in his lapel to test chemicals in the air.
Synopsis
Take an in-depth look at the fifth incarnation of the truly timeless Time Lord, played by the youngest actor in the part until current Doctor Matt Smith debuted in 2010. With exclusive interviews with lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, Tenth Doctor David Tennant, Season Six guest star Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Fifth Doctor companions Sarah Sutton and Mark Strickson, and Davison himself, examining one of the most dramatic departures from the series to date and discussing the return of the two popular foes, the emotionless Cybermen and the ever-deceitful Master.
TV Spot: Doctor Who: Doctors Revisited...
Synopsis
Take an in-depth look at the fifth incarnation of the truly timeless Time Lord, played by the youngest actor in the part until current Doctor Matt Smith debuted in 2010. With exclusive interviews with lead writer and executive producer Steven Moffat, Tenth Doctor David Tennant, Season Six guest star Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Fifth Doctor companions Sarah Sutton and Mark Strickson, and Davison himself, examining one of the most dramatic departures from the series to date and discussing the return of the two popular foes, the emotionless Cybermen and the ever-deceitful Master.
TV Spot: Doctor Who: Doctors Revisited...
- 5/20/2013
- by Jess Orso
- ScifiMafia
Mark Strickson is best known for appearing during the Fifth Doctor’s era on the long-running TV series Doctor Who. There he played a character named (or possibly titled) Vislor Turlough. These days he has a different calling, though he frequently returns to the character through Big Finish’s line of Doctor Who audio stories. I caught up with Mr. Strickson at the recent Gallifrey One convention in Los Angeles, and we chatted about Doctor Who, Steve “The Crocodile Hunter” Irwin and his thoughts on bringing Turlough back to TV.
Me: So how did you end up getting involved with Big Finish’s Doctor Who range?
Strickson: You know, I can’t remember. I think somebody very nice, like Jason [Haigh-Ellery, executive producer for Big Finish] or somebody like that, gave me a ring and said would I like to some Big Finishes? And I said, yeah, I’d love to. I like the character of...
Me: So how did you end up getting involved with Big Finish’s Doctor Who range?
Strickson: You know, I can’t remember. I think somebody very nice, like Jason [Haigh-Ellery, executive producer for Big Finish] or somebody like that, gave me a ring and said would I like to some Big Finishes? And I said, yeah, I’d love to. I like the character of...
- 3/13/2013
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
Reader Mara Katz suggested that we talk about who our favorite companions are, and why they’re our favorites. I’m gonna go with Vislor Turlough, companion to the Fifth Doctor played by Mark Strickson. Turlough was never easy to like, but he was always intriguing and frustrating, in the most interesting kind of way. He upended ideas about who could be a companion, and why: he never really seemed to like the Doctor, and indeed bullshitted his way onto the Tardis only as a way to escape an intolerable situation, not because he was seeking adventure or excitement. And of course there’s the small detail of how he tried to kill the Doctor, more than once, at the behest of the Black Guardian, who misled Turlough about the Doctor’s nature. Turlough was smart and sarcastic, which always appeals to me, but more importantly, he was a different sort of companion,...
- 11/12/2012
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
When Tom Baker left the role of the Doctor after seven years, there were many questions about who would take his place. Eventually the duty fell to Peter Davison, previously known for his role on All Creatures Great and Small. Davison was left with huge shoes to fill, and it’s a great testament to his skill as an actor that his Doctor is so very well thought of today.
While Davison’s stories weren’t always the best, and while many people found the Tardis a bit crowded with many of the episodes featuring three companions, there are still some real gems from his time at the Doctor. Let’s have a look at six.
6. Mawdryn Undead (Story 125, 1983)
The Brigadier returns! Twice! Yes, we get two times the Brig in this one, and get a nice example of the Blinovitch Limitation Effect in action when the two touch. Not a wise idea,...
While Davison’s stories weren’t always the best, and while many people found the Tardis a bit crowded with many of the episodes featuring three companions, there are still some real gems from his time at the Doctor. Let’s have a look at six.
6. Mawdryn Undead (Story 125, 1983)
The Brigadier returns! Twice! Yes, we get two times the Brig in this one, and get a nice example of the Blinovitch Limitation Effect in action when the two touch. Not a wise idea,...
- 8/21/2012
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
[rating 4.5]
(Warning: Significant spoilers follow!)
Ah, “The Talons of Weng-Chiang”. It’s the gift that just keeps on giving in the Doctor Who universe. Widely regarded as one of the best episodes of the entire series, it has spawned a spin-off set of audio stories starring the characters of Henry Gordon Jago and Professor George Litefoot, it served as the jumping-off point for the first of the Fourth Doctor audios, “Destination: Nerva”, and now we have this, which, Doctor Who being what it is, accomplishes the neat trick of being both a sequel and a prequel to that great episode.
In short, the Tardis, with the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison), Tegan (Janet Fielding), Nyssa (Sarah Sutton), and Turlough (Mark Strickson), goes through your basic timey-wimey ball, which results in the Doctor and Tegan landing in Brisbane, Australia, in the distant future, with Nyssa and Turlough landing in Bhutan three years prior.
(Warning: Significant spoilers follow!)
Ah, “The Talons of Weng-Chiang”. It’s the gift that just keeps on giving in the Doctor Who universe. Widely regarded as one of the best episodes of the entire series, it has spawned a spin-off set of audio stories starring the characters of Henry Gordon Jago and Professor George Litefoot, it served as the jumping-off point for the first of the Fourth Doctor audios, “Destination: Nerva”, and now we have this, which, Doctor Who being what it is, accomplishes the neat trick of being both a sequel and a prequel to that great episode.
In short, the Tardis, with the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison), Tegan (Janet Fielding), Nyssa (Sarah Sutton), and Turlough (Mark Strickson), goes through your basic timey-wimey ball, which results in the Doctor and Tegan landing in Brisbane, Australia, in the distant future, with Nyssa and Turlough landing in Bhutan three years prior.
- 7/6/2012
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
The Fifth Doctor encounters his most iconic enemies for the first and as it would turn out last time in this serial. The Winter Olympics would necessitate a running time change that would eventually be adopted for the series. There.s much to offer, some silliness, but otherwise a solid effort with some goodbyes to familiar faces. The Tardis becomes caught in a time corridor but the Doctor (Peter Davison) manages to free it and it then materializes in present day London within sight of Tower Bridge. Investigating some nearby warehouses, the Doctor, Tegan (Janet Fielding), and Turlough (Mark Strickson) stumble into a trap that the Daleks have set for them. The Daleks also attack a space station...
- 7/2/2012
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
The Awakening is a short trip, but an effective one for its short running time - although it does have an ever-so-quick wrap-up. The special effects department also got some recognition from an unlikely source culled from my fandom memory. The Doctor (Peter Davison), Turlough (Mark Strickson), and Tegan (Janet Fielding) land the Tardis in the village of Little Hodcombe to visit Tegan.s grandfather Andrew Verney (Frederick Hall). They were supposed to be in 1984 but soon find that people are running about in 1643 garb. Has the Tardis miscalculated? No, Sir George Hutchinson (Denis Lill) is recreating a battle that occurred in the village and playing dress-up war games and school teacher Jane Hampden (Polly James)...
- 7/22/2011
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
Frontios buries its own dead, but the Doctor faces underground peril on a planet but he also witnesses the destruction of his most erstwhile companion . the Tardis. The Doctor (Peter Davison), Tegan (Janet Fielding), and Turlough (Mark Strickson) land on the planet named Frontios. The colonists, some of the last surviving vestiges of humanity, are led by Plantagenet (Jeff Rawle) and find themselves under phantom attack by orchestrated meteor showers. The Tardis is dragged down under the surface of the planet and apparently destroyed during a meteorite bombardment. The Doctor is forced to help colonists and eventually discovers that their problems stem from an infestation of Tractators, a species of burrowing, insect-like creatures which Turlough has...
- 7/18/2011
- by Jeff Swindoll
- Monsters and Critics
Humour. Where would we be without it? Blackadder, The Goodies and Miranda have this in abundance. Mork from Ork swears by it. Frankie Boyle hasn't found its meaning yet.
And humour is one of the cornerstones of all good Doctor Who. Think of some of the most popular Doctors - Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton, David Tennant - their Doctors are known for quirky humour. A good chunk of the show's stories contain several killer funny lines that could slot comfortably in any comedy show.
Mind you, when we think of humour in Doctor Who, the 5th Doctor and Christopher Hamilton Bidmead are not the first names to leap off the tongue. Peter Davison himself is the king of the DVD commentary, always chipping in with a sly wisecrack about any aspect of the story, but sadly he was never really allowed to display his wry humour in his tales. As for Bidmead,...
And humour is one of the cornerstones of all good Doctor Who. Think of some of the most popular Doctors - Tom Baker, Patrick Troughton, David Tennant - their Doctors are known for quirky humour. A good chunk of the show's stories contain several killer funny lines that could slot comfortably in any comedy show.
Mind you, when we think of humour in Doctor Who, the 5th Doctor and Christopher Hamilton Bidmead are not the first names to leap off the tongue. Peter Davison himself is the king of the DVD commentary, always chipping in with a sly wisecrack about any aspect of the story, but sadly he was never really allowed to display his wry humour in his tales. As for Bidmead,...
- 1/26/2011
- Shadowlocked
I love cartoons - the escapism, the fun, and most of all, the nostalgia factor from my childhood days. In particular, the Hanna Barbera cartoons were a staple part of pre-teen youth as much as Grifter bicycles, space hoppers, and of course, Doctor Who.
If you're a fan of Hanna Barbera cartoons, then try and spot the parallels with some classic Who adventures. Terror Of The Autons features a bearded fiend, a quaking wimp and dozens of failed inventions - just like Dastardly And Muttley In Their Flying Machines. The Web Of Fear, The Robots Of Death and The Monster Of Peladon are all examples of the Scooby Doo-esque whodunnits. And then Enlightenment comes along with its homage to Wacky Races in space.
Ok, so the competitors are racing along in boat spaceships rather than cars, but they're an eclectic mix including blank-faced Edwardians, Greeks and bwa-ha-ha-ing pirates. And naturally the latter example,...
If you're a fan of Hanna Barbera cartoons, then try and spot the parallels with some classic Who adventures. Terror Of The Autons features a bearded fiend, a quaking wimp and dozens of failed inventions - just like Dastardly And Muttley In Their Flying Machines. The Web Of Fear, The Robots Of Death and The Monster Of Peladon are all examples of the Scooby Doo-esque whodunnits. And then Enlightenment comes along with its homage to Wacky Races in space.
Ok, so the competitors are racing along in boat spaceships rather than cars, but they're an eclectic mix including blank-faced Edwardians, Greeks and bwa-ha-ha-ing pirates. And naturally the latter example,...
- 1/12/2011
- Shadowlocked
Mirror mirror on the wall. Who is the fairest of them all? Well it certainly ain't me, since my sun-baked-Gollum-in-a-wig visage smashed the mirror into tiny fragments only this morning. In Doctor Who-land though, put The Hand Of Fear or The Stones Of Blood in a mirror and you get...
Terminus!
Tenuous link? Maybe. But then I'd argue that those two Tom Baker stories are made up of three strong parts and a weak final one, whereas Terminus works on the reverse principle in most fans' eyes: an excellent first part goes steadily downhill into a runaround that's so dull it could be hosted by Mike Reid at the local Tory Party Conference (well, in 1983 anyway). Although "G-g-g-g-g-g-gooooo!!!" is a pretty appropriate phrase to bellow at Cameron and his cronies.
Is Terminus that bad though? It's not a Davison story that springs to mind instantly. A bit of memory...
Terminus!
Tenuous link? Maybe. But then I'd argue that those two Tom Baker stories are made up of three strong parts and a weak final one, whereas Terminus works on the reverse principle in most fans' eyes: an excellent first part goes steadily downhill into a runaround that's so dull it could be hosted by Mike Reid at the local Tory Party Conference (well, in 1983 anyway). Although "G-g-g-g-g-g-gooooo!!!" is a pretty appropriate phrase to bellow at Cameron and his cronies.
Is Terminus that bad though? It's not a Davison story that springs to mind instantly. A bit of memory...
- 1/10/2011
- Shadowlocked
The early 2010s are not happy times. Especially if you don't like the Royal Family. Yes, in Spring 2011, it's street party and tacky memorabilia time as Kate and Wills get hitched to the tune of several million pounds and the out of tune of Jls and Take That, who will no doubt perform at some half-arsed concert presented by some fawning non-entity like Fearne Cotton. And then the following year, whasserface will celebrate yet another milestone jubilee. Heaven for the Royalists, a nightmare for those who are finding it a bit harder to make ends meet...
Pardon the crass soapboxing - it's just that it seems hard to get away from the hee-haw-ing Royals at the mo. At the time of writing, they're on telly, they're in the papers, and now to make matters worse, they've just mentioned the 1977 jubilee in Mawdryn Undead, one of the key season 20 stories in Doctor Who.
Pardon the crass soapboxing - it's just that it seems hard to get away from the hee-haw-ing Royals at the mo. At the time of writing, they're on telly, they're in the papers, and now to make matters worse, they've just mentioned the 1977 jubilee in Mawdryn Undead, one of the key season 20 stories in Doctor Who.
- 1/6/2011
- Shadowlocked
During Doctor Who's 47 years, companions have come and gone and have stuck by the good Doctor through thick and thin. We've had all sorts of companions, from plucky journalists through to shifty non-public school boys; leggy swinging 60s dolls through to haughty Time Lady ice-maidens and trusty schoolteachers through to – erm, Adric.
For completism's sake, I'm including all the companions of The Doctor, so that means one-offs too, like Adelaide and Christina – they were described in the BBC press releases as companions, so they're fair game. There'll be the equivalents of bronze, silver and gold for each category, so let the tournament commence!
Best Journey
3. Zoe Heriot (Wendy Padbury)
But after she's stowed away in the Tardis, Zoe goes from being Spock poster-girl through to a much more warm-hearted and caring companion. She still uses her total recall and whizzkid brain for defeating Cybermen fleets and finding her way through claustrophobic tunnels,...
For completism's sake, I'm including all the companions of The Doctor, so that means one-offs too, like Adelaide and Christina – they were described in the BBC press releases as companions, so they're fair game. There'll be the equivalents of bronze, silver and gold for each category, so let the tournament commence!
Best Journey
3. Zoe Heriot (Wendy Padbury)
But after she's stowed away in the Tardis, Zoe goes from being Spock poster-girl through to a much more warm-hearted and caring companion. She still uses her total recall and whizzkid brain for defeating Cybermen fleets and finding her way through claustrophobic tunnels,...
- 12/24/2010
- Shadowlocked
2 entertain have confirmed to Dwm the extras for the upcoming DVD release of the Fifth Doctor storiesThe King's Demons and Planet of Fire, which will be released in the UK as a Kamelion box-set.
The King's Demons
Commentary with Peter Davison and Isla Blair, who played Isabella, as well as former script editor Eric Saward.Second commentary with the story's Director Tony Virgo. Part One onlyKamelion - Metal Man : Looking at the history of the short lived companionMagna Carta: Exploring the great charter.
Planet of Fire
Commentary with Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, Mark Strickson and director Fiona CummingThe Flames of Sarn: Documentary on the making of the storyReturn to the Planet of Fire: Fiona Cumming and Malcolm Thornton revisit LanzaroteDesigns on Sarn: Malcolm Thornton on designing the showDeleted ScenesExtended ScenesContinuityAn alternative version of Planet of Fire will be presented on a second disc, a new version cut by director Fiona Cumming,...
The King's Demons
Commentary with Peter Davison and Isla Blair, who played Isabella, as well as former script editor Eric Saward.Second commentary with the story's Director Tony Virgo. Part One onlyKamelion - Metal Man : Looking at the history of the short lived companionMagna Carta: Exploring the great charter.
Planet of Fire
Commentary with Peter Davison, Nicola Bryant, Mark Strickson and director Fiona CummingThe Flames of Sarn: Documentary on the making of the storyReturn to the Planet of Fire: Fiona Cumming and Malcolm Thornton revisit LanzaroteDesigns on Sarn: Malcolm Thornton on designing the showDeleted ScenesExtended ScenesContinuityAn alternative version of Planet of Fire will be presented on a second disc, a new version cut by director Fiona Cumming,...
- 4/1/2010
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
This months Doctor Who Magazine interviews Beth Willis and Piers Wenger, who, along with head writer Steven Moffat, are the new executive producers of Doctor Who. “We wanted to give the look of the series a slightly more storybook, fairy-tale feel,” reveals Piers. “It wasn’t about suddenly becoming Tim Burton, but it was a pinch of that, a pinch of Twilight, a pinch of Harry Potter – but it’s still absolutely, slapbang, mainstream Doctor Who…”
Also in the magazine a brand new audio adventure to download, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Turlough and Tegan – Freakshow by Mark Morris. Mark Strickson and Toby Longworth star in this full-length story in which the Tardis crew encounter a caged menagerie of the most unusual aliens. There is the penultimate instalment of the latest comic strip The Crimson Hand, written by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty. And Dwm goes behind the scenes...
Also in the magazine a brand new audio adventure to download, featuring the Fifth Doctor, Turlough and Tegan – Freakshow by Mark Morris. Mark Strickson and Toby Longworth star in this full-length story in which the Tardis crew encounter a caged menagerie of the most unusual aliens. There is the penultimate instalment of the latest comic strip The Crimson Hand, written by Dan McDaid with art by Martin Geraghty. And Dwm goes behind the scenes...
- 3/11/2010
- by Marcus
- The Doctor Who News Page
Big Finish announced today details of the upcoming three-story season of Fifth Doctor stories, featuring Peter Davison as the Doctor, Sarah Sutton as Nyssa, Janet Fielding as Tegan and Mark Strickson as Turlough, the first time this Tardis team had acted together since 1983.
According to executive producer Nicholas Briggs, "The three stories were recorded just after Christmas, and everyone was on brilliant form. It was quite thrilling to hear [the cast] recreating their roles so authentically. These adventures sound just like they've fallen through a time warp!"
He aded: “The mood during the recording was quite rambunctious and everyone had such a brilliant time that I wouldn’t be surprised to see this team reunited again some time in the near future…”
The series will debut in July, and the first story released will be Cobwebs by Jonathan Morris. The story guest-stars Helen Griffin (Mrs. Moore in "Rise of the Cybermen"), Raymond Coulthard...
According to executive producer Nicholas Briggs, "The three stories were recorded just after Christmas, and everyone was on brilliant form. It was quite thrilling to hear [the cast] recreating their roles so authentically. These adventures sound just like they've fallen through a time warp!"
He aded: “The mood during the recording was quite rambunctious and everyone had such a brilliant time that I wouldn’t be surprised to see this team reunited again some time in the near future…”
The series will debut in July, and the first story released will be Cobwebs by Jonathan Morris. The story guest-stars Helen Griffin (Mrs. Moore in "Rise of the Cybermen"), Raymond Coulthard...
- 2/5/2010
- by R Alan Siler
- The Doctor Who News Page
More details have emerged about some of Janet Fielding's Big Finish appearances in 2010 - three Peter Davison starring Doctor Who adventures will also star Sarah Sutton as Nyssa and Mark Strickson as Vislor Turlough! Despite Janet Fielding living in Australia and Mark Strickson in New Zealand, both have committed to three plays alongside their former co-stars, as revealed in Doctor Who Magazine 412 and here on the Big Finish website. "The idea first came about when we were recording a...
- 8/27/2009
- by Mick Karma info@kasterborous.com
- Kasterborous.com
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