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Nekromanteia (audio Drama)
''Nekromanteia'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The forty-first story in Big Finish's monthly range. The title features explicit content that was badly received by fans. An illustrated preview in the form of a short comic strip was created based on this title by Martin Geraghty for Doctor who magazine issue: 327. Plot The Fifth Doctor, Peri and Erimem attempt to discover the secret of the domain of the dead. Cast *The Doctor — Peter Davison * Peri — Nicola Bryant *Erimem — Caroline Morris *Tallis — Kate Brown *Jal Dor Kal — Gilly Cohen *Wendle Marr — Ivor Danvers *Yal Rom — Nigel Fairs *Salaysian — Andrew Fettes *Cmmdr Harlon — Glyn Owen * Thesanius — Gary Russell *Lt Cochrane — Kerry Skinner *Paul Addison — Simon Williams Notes In the Doctor Who timeline, this story takes place between ''The Church and the Crown'' and ''The Axis of Insanity ''Doctor Who: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and radio drama, audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'', ''Dark Shadows#Audio drama, Dark Shadows'', ''Dracula'', ''Terrahawks'', ''Sapphire & Steel'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''Stargate'', ''The Avengers (TV series)#Audio, The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Timeslip'', and ''Torchwood''. History Founded in 1996, Big Finish in late 1998 began releasing audio plays adapted from the Virgin New Adventures, 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 Summerfield, Bernice "Benny" Summerfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who Magazine
''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following year. In 1990 it switched to a four-weekly schedule, publishing 13 issues a year, along with triannual deluxe Special Editions (2002–) and Bookazines (2013–). Regular issues include interviews, behind-the-scenes articles on television episodes and ''Doctor Who'' in other media, as well as producing its own comic strip. Its founding editor was Dez Skinn, and the longest-serving editor was Tom Spilsbury who served from 2007 to 2017. He was succeeded by Marcus Hearn, who took over from Spilsbury in July 2017. The incumbent editor is Jason Quinn, who took over from Hearn in September 2023. ''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. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Axis Of Insanity
''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'', formerly subtitled as the ''Main Range'', is a series that consists of full-cast audio dramas based on the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who''. They are produced by Big Finish Productions and star one or more of the original actors to play the Doctor on television in the classic era of the programme. ''Doctor Who'' revolves around the adventures of an alien called the Doctor, whose people are called the Time Lords. He travels in space and time using a spaceship called the TARDIS, which can travel in time as well as space. While travelling, the Doctor works to save lives and liberate oppressed peoples by combating foes. The Doctor often travels with companions. The programme has a concept of regeneration, in which, when a Time Lord is fatally injured, their cells regenerate and they are reincarnated into a different body with a different personality, but the same memories. The series originally ran from 1963 to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simon Williams (actor)
Simon Williams (born 16 June 1946) is a British actor known for playing James Bellamy in the period drama '' Upstairs, Downstairs''. Frequently playing upper middle class or aristocratic upper class roles, he is also known for playing Charles Cartwright in the sitcom '' Don't Wait Up'' and Charles Merrick in medical drama ''Holby City''. Since 2014, he has played the character of Justin Elliott in the long-running BBC Radio 4 series ''The Archers''. Early life and education Simon Williams was born in Windsor, Berkshire, Windsor in 1946. His parents were the actor Hugh Williams and the actress and model Margaret Vyner. His sister Polly, an actress, married his ''Don't Wait Up'' co-star and friend Nigel Havers. She died in 2004. His brother is the poet Hugo Williams. Williams was educated at Harrow School. He trained in Repertory theatre, repertory at Worthing, Birmingham and Bath, Somerset, Bath, and later joined the Theatre Workshop. Career Williams has appeared on stage in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crystal Of Cantus
Professor Bernice Surprise Summerfield, or simply Benny, is a fictional character created by author Paul Cornell as a new companion of the Seventh Doctor in Virgin Publishing's range of original full-length ''Doctor Who'' novels, the '' New Adventures''. The ''New Adventures'' were authorised novels carrying on from where the ''Doctor Who'' television series had left off, and Summerfield was introduced in Cornell's novel '' Love and War'' in 1992. History A 26th-century archeologist, Summerfield became a hugely popular character amongst fans of the books, and was present until their end in 1997. She officially stopped travelling with the Doctor in ''Happy Endings'' but returned a few times thereafter, including the last Virgin New Adventure, ''The Dying Days''. That year, Virgin had lost the licence to publish ''Doctor Who'' fiction, which was not renewed by the BBC. However, range editors Peter Darvill-Evans and Rebecca Levene decided to continue the series with Summerfield as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Glyn Owen
Glyn Griffith Owen (6 March 1928 – 10 September 2004) was a Welsh stage, television and film actor, perhaps best known to British TV viewers for three roles: that of Dr Patrick O'Meara in '' Emergency Ward 10'' (ITV, 1957–61), Edward Hammond in '' The Brothers'' (BBC, 1972), and Jack Rolfe in '' Howards' Way'' (BBC, 1985–90). Biography Born in Bolton, Lancashire, the son of a Welsh railway guard (and an English mother, making him Anglo-Welsh), Glyn Owen left school aged 14 and worked in a telegraph office. He completed his national service in 1946-48 during which time he acted in the War Office's amateur dramatic company. For the next five years he was a police officer in London's Paddington district, and as a traffic officer he unofficially escorted Richard Attenborough under blue lights to a BBC recording. He continued in amateur dramatics and received acting training at the Actors' Studio in St John's Wood. where agent, Lew Grade signed him as a client. By 1955 he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigel Fairs
Nigel Fairs is a British actor and writer. He trained at Bretton Hall College of Education, Bretton Hall College and his theatre credits include stage production of ''Translations (play), Translations'' at Royal National Theatre, The National Theatre, Inspector Morse in the UK tour of ''House of Ghosts'', Dr. Watson, Dr Watson in ''To Kill a Canary'' at the Kenton Theatre, Henley-on-Thames, Henley), Nurse Ratched in ''One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (play), One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest'' at The English Theatre Frankfurt, Christopher Wren in The Mousetrap in the West End theatre, West End, John Haigh in his own award-winning play ''In Conversation with an Acid Bath Murderer'' and Gavin in another award-winner, ''My Gay Best Friend'' (which he co-wrote with Louise Jameson. Television credits include ''EastEnders'', ''Emmerdale'', ''Silent Witness'' and ''Unforgotten''. Film credits include ''Angels on the Ceiling'', ''In From The Side'', ''Ashens and the Polybius Heist'' and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivor Danvers
Ivor Colin Danvers (14 July 1932 – 13 March 2020) was an English actor, best known for his role as Gerald Urquhart in the 1980s BBC drama '' Howards' Way''. He was born in Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex. Other TV credits include: ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, Softly'', '' The Troubleshooters'', ''Juliet Bravo'', '' Tenko'', ''Minder'', ''Terry and June'' and ''Keeping Up Appearances''. In 2003, he guest starred in the ''Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...'' audio drama '' Nekromanteia''. Danvers died in March 2020 at the age of 87. References External links * 1932 births 2020 deaths English male television actors Male actors from Essex People from Westcliff-on-Sea Actors from Southend-on-Sea (district) {{UK-tv-actor-1930s-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Morris
Caroline Morris (born 1974) is a British actress who played the part of the companion Erimem in a range of audio dramas by Big Finish Productions based on the BBC television series ''Doctor Who''. As well as playing Erimem, Morris also appeared in ''Zagreus'' as Mary Elson, the Bernice Summerfield adventure '' The Kingdom of the Blind'' as 26 and the ''Sapphire and Steel'' story '' Perfect Day'' as Jennifer. Erimem *''The Eye of the Scorpion'' (2001) *'' The Church and the Crown'' (2002) *'' No Place Like Home'' (2002), a one-episode ''Doctor Who'' audio story given away free with an issue of ''Doctor Who Magazine'' *'' Nekromanteia'' (2003) *''The Axis of Insanity'' (2004) *''The Roof of the World'' (2004) *''Three's A Crowd'' (2005) *'' The Council Of Nicaea'' (2005) *''The Veiled Leopard'' (2006) *'' The Kingmaker'' (2006) *'' Son of the Dragon'' (2007) *'' The Mind's Eye & Mission of the Viyrans'' (2007) *''The Bride of Peladon ''Doctor Who: The Monthly Adventures'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nicola Bryant
Nicola Jane Bryant (born 11 October 1960)England & Wales Birth Index Ancestry.co.uk. is an English best known for her role as , a companion to both the Fifth and s, in the |
Peter Davison
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. 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 (1978 TV series), All Creatures Great and Small'' stories. He subsequently played the Fifth Doctor, fifth incarnation of Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' from 1981 to 1984. Davison's other starring roles included the sitcoms ''Holding the Fort'' (1980–1982) and ''Sink or Swim (TV series), Sink or Swim'' (1980–1982), Dr. Stephen Daker in ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' (1986–1988), and Albert Campion in ''Campion (1989 TV series), 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 bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
