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The Raincloud Man
''The Raincloud Man'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot The Doctor and Charley return to Manchester and discover its complicated link to transient aliens. Cast * The Doctor — Colin Baker *Charley Pollard – India Fisher *D.I. Patricia Menzies – Anna Hope *Brooks – Michael Fenton Stevens *Lish – Aidan J David *Carmen – Octavia Walters *Kelsa – Simon Sherlock *Tabbalac Leader – Jeremy James *The Bouncers – Steven Hansell *The Cyrox – Andrew Dickens Notes * Anna Hope previously appeared as Novice Hame in the television episodes " New Earth" and "Gridlock". *Writer Douglas Adams (a former script editor of the classic TV series) has his most famous story ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' directly mentioned in this play. The phrase "interconnectedness of all things" spoken in this audio story is a quote repeatedly used in Adams' ''Dirk Gently'' novels. The char ... [...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' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Doctor Who Henchmen
This is a list of henchmen, fictional characters serving villains and/or monsters and aliens in the long-running British science fiction television series, '' Doctor Who''. For other, related lists, see below. B Lance Bennett Lance Bennett, played by Don Gilet, spiked his fiancée's ( Donna Noble) coffee daily with deadly Huon particles during their coffee break, taken while working together at H. C. Clements, under the instruction of the Empress of the Racnoss, as seen in " The Runaway Bride" (2006). When Donna escaped from her with the Doctor, the Empress ordered her Robotic Santas to douse Lance with Huon particles, replacing Donna for her purposes. After Donna was recaptured, the Empress used the two of them to awaken the Racnoss swarm in the centre of the Earth, and dropped Lance down the pit as food for her starving children. Mother Bloodtide Mother Bloodtide, played by Linda Clark, was a Carrionite involved in the plot to begin a new Carrionite Empire on Ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Audio Plays
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. In mathematics 8 is: * a composite number, its proper divisors being , , and . It is twice 4 or four times 2. * a power of two, being 2 (two cubed), and is the first number of the form , being an integer greater than 1. * the first number which is neither prime nor semiprime. * the base of the octal number system, which is mostly used with computers. In octal, one digit represents three bits. In modern computers, a byte is a grouping of eight bits, also called an octet. * a Fibonacci number, being plus . The next Fibonacci number is . 8 is the only positive Fibonacci number, aside from 1, that is a perfect cube. * the only nonzero perfect power that is one less than another perfect power, by Mihăilescu's Theorem. * the order of the smallest non-abelian group all of whose subgroups are normal. * the dimension of the octonions and is the highest possible dimension of a normed division algebra. * the first numb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who And The Curse Of Fatal Death
''Doctor Who: The Curse of Fatal Death'' is a '' Doctor Who'' special made specifically for the Red Nose Day charity telethon in the United Kingdom, and was originally broadcast in four parts on BBC One on 12 March 1999 under the title ''Doctor Who and the Curse of Fatal Death''. Later home video releases are formatted as two parts and drop the "and" in the title. It follows in a long tradition of popular British television programmes producing short, light-hearted specials for such telethon events. It has a special status amongst ''Doctor Who''-themed charity productions. It has twice been featured on the cover of ''Doctor Who Magazine'' – an unusual feat even for a regular episode of the programme. It is the only parodic story to be covered by "DWM Archives", a section of ''DWM'' normally reserved for discussion of past episodes of the regular series. Similarly, it is the only parody to be given an extensive behind-the-scenes article on the BBC official website, and its own ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Master (Doctor Who)
The Master, is a recurring character in the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' and its associated spin-off works. He is a renegade alien Time Lord and the childhood friend and later archenemy of the title character, the Doctor. He is most recently portrayed by Sacha Dhawan. Multiple actors have played the Master since the character's introduction in 1971. Within the show's narrative, the change in actors and subsequent change of the character's appearance is sometimes explained as the Master taking possession of other characters' bodies or as a consequence of regeneration, which is a biological attribute that allows Time Lords to survive fatal injuries or old age. The Master was originally played by Roger Delgado from 1971 until his death in 1973. The role was subsequently played by Peter Pratt, Geoffrey Beevers, and Anthony Ainley, with Ainley reprising the role regularly through the 1980s until the series was cancelled in 1989. Eric Roberts t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genesis Of The Daleks
''Genesis of the Daleks'' is the fourth serial of the twelfth season of the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was written by Terry Nation and directed by David Maloney, and originally broadcast in six weekly parts from 8 March to 12 April 1975 on BBC1. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) and his travelling companions Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen) and Harry Sullivan ( Ian Marter) are directed by the Time Lords to the planet Skaro at the time of the Daleks' creation to prevent them from becoming the dominant race in the universe. ''Genesis of the Daleks'' was originally commissioned under producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks, who felt that the outline submitted by Nation was too similar to his previous Dalek adventures, and encouraged him to explore the origin of the Daleks. The story introduces the Daleks' creator Davros ( Michael Wisher), who had a unique visual design. The script was handed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Crimes Of Thomas Brewster
''The Crimes of Thomas Brewster'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. It was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra from 28 May – 4 June 2016. Plot In modern-day London, Detective Inspector Patricia Menzies is investigating a strange new mob boss known as the Doctor. Meanwhile, the real Doctor is being chased by giant robot mosquitoes and Evelyn Smythe is taking the tube to an alien world. Cast * The Doctor – Colin Baker * Evelyn Smythe – Maggie Stables * Thomas Brewster – John Pickard *DI Menzies – Anna Hope *Sergeant Bradshaw – Duncan Wisbey *Raymond Gallagher – David Troughton *Jared – Ashley Kumar * Flip Jackson – Lisa Greenwood *Terravores – Helen Goldwyn Continuity *Brewster, a Victorian era urchin, stole the TARDIS from the Fifth Doctor in ''The Haunting of Thomas Brewster''. After reuniting, they briefly travelled together, until Brewster chose to stay in modern-da ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Condemned (Doctor Who Audio)
''The Condemned'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who''. Plot In Manchester, 2008, the Doctor and his new companion Charley become embroiled in a murder mystery at Ackley House. Cast * The Doctor — Colin Baker *Charley Pollard – India Fisher *D.I. Patricia Menzies – Anna Hope *Sam – Will Ash *Maxine – Sara De Freitas *Dr Joseph Aldrich – Lennox Greaves *Slater – James George *Antonia Bailey – Diana Morrison *Jane – Diana Morrison *D.C.I. Turnbull – Stephen Aintree *P.C. Blackstock – Steve Hansell Cast notes * Anna Hope previously appeared as Novice Hame in the television episodes " New Earth" and "Gridlock". * Will Ash previously appeared in the television episode " 42" as Riley. Continuity *Charley Pollard previously left the Eighth Doctor at the end of ''The Girl Who Never Was''. *D.I. Menzies reappears in '' The Raincloud Man'' and '' The Crimes of Thomas Brewster'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Trumps
''Top Trumps'' is a card game first published in 1978. Each card contains a list of numerical data, and the aim of the game is to compare these values to try to trump and win an opponent's card. A wide variety of different packs of ''Top Trumps'' has been published. Gameplay A pack of cards is based on a theme, such as cars, aircraft, books, boats, dinosaurs, or characters from a popular film or television series. Each card in the pack shows a list of numerical data about the item. For example, in a pack based on cars, each card shows a different model of car, and the stats and data may include its engine size, its weight, its length, and its top speed. If the theme is about a TV series or film, the cards include characters and the data varying from things like strength and bravery to fashion and looks, depending on the criteria. All the cards are dealt among the players. There must be at least two players, and at least one card for each player. The starting player (norma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish
''So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish'' is the fourth book of the ''Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' "trilogy of six books" written by Douglas Adams. Its title is the message left by the dolphins when they departed Planet Earth just before it was demolished to make way for a hyperspace bypass, as described in ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. A song of the same name was featured in the 2005 film adaptation of ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy''. Plot summary While hitchhiking through the galaxy, Arthur Dent is dropped off on a planet in a rainstorm. He appears to be in England on Earth, even though he had seen the planet destroyed by the Vogons. He has been gone for several years, but only a few months have passed on Earth. He hitches a lift with a man named Russell and his sister Fenchurch (nicknamed "Fenny"). Russell explains that Fenny, who is sitting in a drugged state in the back seat of the car, became delusional after worldwide mass hysteria, in whic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirk Gently
Dirk Gently (born Svlad Cjelli, also known as Dirk Cjelli) is a fictional character created by English writer Douglas Adams and featured in the books ''Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency'', ''The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul'' and ''The Salmon of Doubt''. He is portrayed as a pudgy man who normally wears a heavy old light brown suit, red checked shirt with a green striped tie, long leather coat, red hat and thick metal-rimmed spectacles. "Dirk Gently" is not the character's real name. It is noted early on in the first book that it is a pseudonym for "Svlad Cjelli". Dirk himself states that the name has a " Scottish dagger feel" to it. Holistic detective Dirk bills himself as a "holistic detective" who makes use of "the fundamental interconnectedness of all things" to solve the whole crime, and find the whole person. This involves running up large expense accounts and then claiming that every item (such as needing to go to a tropical beach in the Bahamas for three weeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy
''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (sometimes referred to as ''HG2G'', ''HHGTTG'', ''H2G2'', or ''tHGttG'') is a comedy science fiction franchise created by Douglas Adams. Originally a 1978 radio comedy broadcast on BBC Radio 4, it was later adapted to other formats, including novels, stage shows, comic books, a 1981 TV series, a 1984 text-based computer game, and 2005 feature film. ''The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' has become an international multi-media phenomenon; the novels are the most widely distributed, having been translated into more than 30 languages by 2005. The first novel, '' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy'' (1979), has been ranked fourth on the BBC’s The Big Read poll. The sixth novel, '' And Another Thing'', was written by Eoin Colfer with additional unpublished material by Douglas Adams. In 2017, BBC Radio 4 announced a 40th-anniversary celebration with Dirk Maggs, one of the original producers, in charge. The first of six new epi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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