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The Massacre Of St Bartholomew's Eve
''The Massacre'' (also known as ''The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve'') is the completely missing fourth serial of the third season in the British science fiction television series '' Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts from 5 to 26 February 1966. In this serial, the Doctor (William Hartnell) and his travelling companion Steven (Peter Purves) arrive in France in 1572, during the events leading up to the St. Bartholomew's Day massacre. The two of them become separated, leaving the Doctor's journey largely unaccounted for while Steven is caught up in a Huguenots plot to assassinate the Catholic Queen Mother Catherine de' Medici (Joan Young). This serial marks the first appearance of Jackie Lane as companion-to-be Dodo Chaplet. It is also notable for being the first time the lead actor (Hartnell) played a dual role as the Doctor and the villain (the First Doctor and the Abbot of Amboise), although unlike future instances, they never met on-screen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massacre Of St Bartholomews Eve
A massacre is the killing of a large number of people or animals, especially those who are not involved in any fighting or have no way of defending themselves. A massacre is generally considered to be morally unacceptable, especially when perpetrated by a group of political actors against defenseless victims. The word is a loan of a French term for "butchery" or "carnage". A "massacre" is not necessarily a "crime against humanity". Other terms with overlapping scope include war crime, pogrom, mass killing, mass murder, and extrajudicial killing. Etymology The modern definition of ''massacre'' as "indiscriminate slaughter, carnage", and the subsequent verb of this form, derive from late 16th century Middle French, evolved from Middle French ''"macacre, macecle"'' meaning "slaughterhouse, butchery". Further origins are dubious, though may be related to Latin ''macellum'' "provisions store, butcher shop". The Middle French word ''macecr'' "butchery, carnage" is first recor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Tranchell
Chris Tranchell (born Christopher Peter John Small, 13 April 1941) is a British actor, best known for his role in the television drama '' Survivors'' as Paul Pitman. He also appeared in three different ''Doctor Who'' serials: ''The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve'' in 1966, ''The Faceless Ones'' in 1967 and ''The Invasion of Time'' in 1978. His other credits include ''Z-Cars'', ''The Onedin Line'', '' The New Avengers'' and '' Play School''. Theatre work includes ''Thomas Malory’s Morte D'Arthur'' at the Lyric Hammersmith in the roles of Merlin and Pelles.KEVIN J. HARTY, Review: ntitledReviewed Work: SIR THOMAS MALORY'S MORTE D'ARTHUR by David Freeman, Lyric Theatre Hammersmith, St. Paul's Church, Arthurian Interpretations, Vol. 4 No 2 (Spring 1990), pp. 88-90 Filmography *''Battle of Britain The Battle of Britain, also known as the Air Battle for England (german: die Luftschlacht um England), was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who Missing Episodes
Several portions of the long-running British science-fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'' are no longer held by the BBC. Between 1967 and 1978 the BBC routinely deleted archive programmes for various practical reasons—lack of space, scarcity of materials, and a lack of rebroadcast rights. As a result, 97 of 253 episodes from the programme's first six years are currently missing, primarily from seasons 3, 4 and 5, leaving 26 serials incomplete. Many more were considered lost until recovered from various sources, mostly overseas broadcasters. ''Doctor Who'' is not unique in its losses, as many broadcasters routinely cleared their archives in this manner. Until the BBC changed its archiving policy in 1978, thousands of hours of programming in all genres were deleted. Other affected BBC series include ''Dad's Army'', ''Z-Cars'', ''The Wednesday Play'', ''Till Death Us Do Part'', ''Steptoe and Son'' and '' Not Only... But Also''. ITV regional franchisees, such as Red ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
