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Beautiful Chaos (Russell Novel)
''Beautiful Chaos'' is a BBC Books original novel written by Gary Russell and based on the long running science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It features the Tenth Doctor and Donna Noble. It was published on 26 December 2008, alongside ''The Eyeless'' and ''The Story of Martha''. Summary Donna Noble is back home in London, catching up with her family and generally giving them all the gossip about her journeys. Her grandfather is especially overjoyed — he's discovered a new star and had it named after him. He takes the Tenth Doctor, as his special guest, to the naming ceremony. But the Doctor is suspicious about some of the other changes he can see in Earth's heavens. Particularly that bright star, right there. No, not that one, that one, there, on the left... The world's population is slowly being converted to a new path, a new way of thinking. Something is coming to Earth, an ancient force from the Dark Times. Something powerful, angry, and all-consuming... Con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Russell
Gary Russell (born 18 September 1963) is a British freelance writer, producer and former child actor. As a writer, he is best known for his work in connection with the television series ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-offs in other media. As an actor, he is best known for playing Dick Kirrin in the British 1978 television series '' The Famous Five''. Biography Russell was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire. His on-screen acting career included leading roles in the BBC's adaptation of E. Nesbit's novel ''The Phoenix and the Carpet'' as Cyril, ITV's adaptations of Enid Blyton's Famous Five novels (as Dick) and the BBC's ''Look & Read'' schools series, playing Lord Edward Dark in ''Dark Towers''. He also spent seasons performing with Prospect Theatre Company and the Royal National Theatre. He has written guide books, under the pseudonym Warren Martyn, to ''Frasier'' and ''The Simpsons'' for Virgin Publishing. He was editor of ''Doctor Who Magazine'' between 1992 and 1995. He was the p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Mark Of Mandragora
''The'' is a grammatical article in English, denoting nouns that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pronoun ''thee'') ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Science Fiction Novels
8 (eight) is the natural number following 7 and preceding 9. Etymology English ''eight'', from Old English '', æhta'', Proto-Germanic ''*ahto'' is a direct continuation of Proto-Indo-European '' *oḱtṓ(w)-'', and as such cognate with Greek and Latin , both of which stems are reflected by the English prefix oct(o)-, as in the ordinal adjective ''octaval'' or ''octavary'', the distributive adjective is ''octonary''. The adjective ''octuple'' (Latin ) may also be used as a noun, meaning "a set of eight items"; the diminutive '' octuplet'' is mostly used to refer to eight siblings delivered in one birth. The Semitic numeral is based on a root ''*θmn-'', whence Akkadian ''smn-'', Arabic ''ṯmn-'', Hebrew ''šmn-'' etc. The Chinese numeral, written (Mandarin: ''bā''; Cantonese: ''baat''), is from Old Chinese ''*priāt-'', ultimately from Sino-Tibetan ''b-r-gyat'' or ''b-g-ryat'' which also yielded Tibetan '' brgyat''. It has been argued that, as the cardinal nu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whoniverse
The Whoniverse is a British media franchise and shared universe consisting of the BBC television series ''Doctor Who'', its Doctor Who spin-offs, spin-offs, and other associated media. The shared universe nature was established by crossing over common plot elements, settings, cast, and characters, usually deriving from the main programme. ''Doctor Who'' depicts the adventures of a Time Lord called The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor, an extraterrestrial being with a human appearance. The Doctor explores the universe in a Time travel, time-travelling Spacecraft, space ship called the TARDIS. With various Companion (Doctor Who), companions, they combat List of Doctor Who villains, foes, work to save civilisations, and help people in need. ''Doctor Who'' was first broadcast in 1963 and ran for List of Doctor Who episodes (1963–1989), 26 seasons until 1989, briefly returning in the form of a Doctor Who (film), TV film in 1996. It was later List of Doctor Who episodes (2005–pre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Cribbins
Bernard Joseph Cribbins (29 December 1928 – 27 July 2022) was an English actor and singer whose career spanned over eight decades. During the 1960s, Cribbins became known in the UK for his successful novelty records " The Hole in the Ground" and " Right Said Fred" and for his appearances in comedy films including '' Two-Way Stretch'' (1960) and the '' Carry On'' series. His other screen roles include the astronaut Vincent Mountjoy in ''The Mouse on the Moon'' (1963), Albert Perks in '' The Railway Children'' (1970), the barman Felix Forsythe in Alfred Hitchcock's '' Frenzy'' (1972) and the pretentious hotel guest Mr Hutchinson in the ''Fawlty Towers'' episode "The Hotel Inspectors" (1975). On television, he was a regular and prolific reader for the BBC series ''Jackanory'' from 1966 to 1991, he narrated the children's programme '' The Wombles'' (1973–1975) and he played the title role in the CBeebies series '' Old Jack's Boat'' (2013–2015). In the 1966 film '' Daleks' Inva ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Remembrance Of The Daleks
''Remembrance of the Daleks'' is the first serial of the 25th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. The serial was first broadcast in four weekly episodes from 5 to 26 October 1988. It was written by Ben Aaronovitch and directed by Andrew Morgan. The serial contains many references to the history of the show, featuring settings from the first ''Doctor Who'' episode, ''An Unearthly Child'', such as Coal Hill School and the junkyard at 76 Totter's Lane. In the serial, alien time traveller the Doctor and his companion Ace travel back to 1963 to retrieve the Hand of Omega, a powerful device created by the Time Lords, and keep it from the Daleks. The serial is the final appearance of the Daleks in the original run and the only occasion in which the Seventh Doctor encountered them on television. In reader polls conducted by ''Doctor Who Magazine'' from 1998 onwards, ''Remembrance of the Daleks'' has consistently been voted as one of the greatest ''Do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Planet Of The Dead
"Planet of the Dead" is the first of Doctor Who (2008–2010 specials), four special episodes of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' broadcast between mid-2009 and early 2010. It was simulcast, simultaneously broadcast on BBC One and BBC HD on 11 April 2009 (Holy Saturday). The specials served as lead actor David Tennant's final stories as the Tenth Doctor. He is joined in the episode by actress Michelle Ryan, who plays Lady Christina de Souza, a one-off companion (Doctor Who), companion to the Doctor. The episode was written by Russell T Davies and Gareth Roberts (writer), Gareth Roberts, the first co-writing credit since the show's revival in 2005. "Planet of the Dead" serves as the 200th story of ''Doctor Who''. The episode depicts Christina fleeing the police from a museum robbery by boarding a bus that accidentally travels from London to the desert planet of San Helios, trapping her, the Doctor, and several passengers on board the damaged vehicle. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernard Quatermass
Professor Bernard Quatermass is a fictional scientist originally created by writer Nigel Kneale for BBC Television. An intelligent and highly moral British scientist, Quatermass is a pioneer of the British space programme, heading the British Experimental Rocket Group. He continually finds himself confronting sinister alien forces that threaten to destroy humanity. The role of Quatermass was featured in three influential BBC science fiction serials of the 1950s, and again in a final serial for Thames Television in 1979. A remake of the first serial appeared on BBC Four in 2005. The character also appeared in films, on the radio and in print over a fifty-year period. Kneale picked the character's unusual surname from a London telephone directory, while the first name was in honour of the astronomer Bernard Lovell. The character of Quatermass has been described by BBC News Online as Britain's first television hero, and by ''The Independent'' newspaper as "a brilliantly conceiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apollo 11
Apollo 11 was a spaceflight conducted from July 16 to 24, 1969, by the United States and launched by NASA. It marked the first time that humans Moon landing, landed on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and Lunar Module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Lunar Module Eagle, Lunar Module ''Eagle'' on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 Coordinated Universal Time, UTC, and Armstrong became the first person to step onto the Moon's surface six hours and 39 minutes later, on July 21 at 02:56 UTC. Aldrin joined him 19 minutes later, and they spent about two and a quarter hours together exploring the site they had named Tranquility Base upon landing. Armstrong and Aldrin collected of lunar material to bring back to Earth as pilot Michael Collins (astronaut), Michael Collins flew the Command Module Columbia, Command Module ''Columbia'' in lunar orbit, and were on the Moon's surface for 21 hours, 36 minutes, before lifting off to rejoin ''Columbia''. Apollo 11 was launched by a Saturn V rocket from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Secrets Of The Stars
''Secrets of the Stars'' is the third serial of the second series of the British science fiction television series ''The Sarah Jane Adventures''. It first aired in two weekly parts on the CBBC channel on 20 and 27 October 2008. Plot The Ancient Lights, entities that existed before the Big Bang and controlled life through astrology, possess their chosen one, the astrologer Martin Trueman, and gives him the ability to channel the power of the stars. Later, Sarah Jane, Luke, Clyde, and Rani are visiting a stage show hosted by Trueman. Trueman gives three dates and forces people born on those dates, including Clyde, to stand up and sit down. He also accurately tells the horoscopes of several of the audience members, before predicting Sarah Jane's downfall. Trueman forces Clyde to become his slave to stop Sarah Jane, but Luke, who has no birthday or astrological sign as he was artificially activated, breaks Clyde's connection to Trueman, saving her. Pretending to still be possesse ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Sontaran
''The Last Sontaran'' is the first serial of the second series of the British science fiction television series '' The Sarah Jane Adventures''. The first part of the two-part story aired on BBC One on 29 September 2008, with the second part premiering immediately after the first on the CBBC channel. This serial marks the departure of Maria Jackson, played by Yasmin Paige. Plot Sarah Jane, Maria, Luke, and Clyde investigate strange lights sighted near the village of Goblin's Copse, where a radio telescope observatory is located. When they discover Professor Nicholas Skinner, who runs the observatory, has gone missing in the woods, Luke and Clyde search for him. They discover Sontaran Commander Kaagh, the sole survivor of an invasion force involving the infiltration of Earth's cars that was otherwise destroyed, and his space pod. Sarah Jane and Maria gather at the pod, where Kaagh confesses he contrived the lights to draw the Professor out of the observatory. Professor Skinn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
