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Doctor Who (other)
''Doctor Who'' is a long-running British science fiction series. Doctor Who or Dr. Who may also refer to: Media based on the television series * Whoniverse, the fictional universe of the British science-fiction programme Doctor Who * The Doctor, the main character in the British television series * Doctor Who (film), ''Doctor Who'' (film), the television movie starring Paul McGann, based on the television series * Dr. Who (Dalek films), the human character played by Peter Cushing in two films based on the television series * Doctor Who (pinball), ''Doctor Who'' (pinball), pinball machine based on the television series * "Doctorin' the Tardis" a 1988 novelty mash-up song by The Timelords based on ''Doctor Who'' theme music Other uses * Doctor Who (CSI), "Doctor Who" (''CSI''), the 22nd episode of the 10th season of ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' * Dr. Who, the villain of ''The King Kong Show'' (1966–1969) and ''King Kong Escapes'' (1967) * Dr. Who! (Tujamo and Plastik Funk so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 extraterrestrial being called the Doctor, part of a humanoid species called Time Lords. The Doctor travels in the universe and in time using a time travelling Spacecraft, spaceship called the TARDIS, which externally appears as a British police box. While travelling, the Doctor works to save lives and liberate oppressed peoples by combating List of Doctor Who villains, foes. The Doctor usually travels with Companion (Doctor Who), companions. Beginning with William Hartnell, List of actors who have played the Doctor, fourteen actors have headlined the series as the Doctor; the most recent being Ncuti Gatwa, who portrayed the Fifteenth Doctor from 2023 to 2025. The transition between actors is written into the plot of the series with the Regeneration ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iris Noble
Iris Noble (22 February 1922 in Calgary, Alberta – 30 June 1986 in Pátzcuaro, Mexico) was a Canadian-American journalist and a prolific writer of books, best known for writing biographies for teens. Iris Noble was born as Iris Davis in Canada to parents from the US. At the age of 11 they moved to Oregon. Iris would obtain her bachelor's from the University of Oregon. At just 18 years old, in 1940, she married Hollister Noble, also a writer, with whom she later lived in New York City and California. Books * ''Nellie Bly, first woman reporter, 1867-1922'' (1956) * ''Joseph Pulitzer: Front Page Pioneer'' (1957) * ''Clarence Darrow Defense Attorney'' (1958) * ''The Doctor Who Dared: William Osler'' (1959) * ''The Courage of Dr. Lister'' (1960) * ''Great Lady of the Theatre: Sarah Bernhardt'' (1960) * ''William Shakespeare '' (1961) * ''First Woman Ambulance Surgeon: Emily Barringer'' (1962) * ''Egypt's Queen: Cleopatra'' (1963) * ''Physician to the Children : Dr. Bela Schick'' (1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torchwood (other)
''Torchwood'' is a British science-fiction television programme and subfranchise of the Whoniverse. Torchwood may also refer to: * wood used for torches * ''Amyris'', a genus of tree referred to as torchwood * ''Ixora brachiata'', a species of tree, see Kinnerasani Wildlife Sanctuary Whoniverse * ''Torchwood'' (audio drama series) * ''Torchwood'' (comics) * Torchwood Institute, a fictional organization found in the Whoniverse, the titular institution of the eponymous television show ''Torchwood'' ** Torchwood Hub, a fictional building in the Whoniverse, HQ featured in the TV programme * ''Torchwood Magazine'', a British print magazine * '' Torchwood: Original Television Soundtrack'', a 2008 album Other uses * , an Ailanthus-class net laying ship, AN-55/YN-74 See also * ''Torchwood Declassified'', a companion TV programme to ''Torchwood'' * Whoniverse * Doctor Who (other) * * Torch (other) * Wood (other) Wood is a natural material produced by the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hulbert Footner
Hulbert Footner (April 2, 1879 – November 17, 1944) was a Canadian born American writer of primarily detective fiction. He also wrote some non-fiction. Early career He was born William Hulbert Footner in Hamilton, Ontario on April 2, 1879. His mother lived in New York City and was visiting with her parents in Hamilton, Ontario. Frances Christina Mills and Harold John Footner were his parents. Her family were loyalists who fled the United States between 1775 and 1815 and considered themselves British loyalists rather than either citizens of the United States or Canada throughout the 19th Century. His grandfather, William Footner, was born in England and emigrated to Canada, and settled in Montreal and had a career in architecture; one of his surviving structures is Bonsecours Market, built in 1845. Footner attended grade school in Manhattan and beyond that was self-educated. His complete reading program of classics of literature is laid out in his journal. His first known pub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor Who Hears Voices
Rufus May (born 1968) is a British clinical psychologist best known for using his own experiences of being a psychiatric patient to promote alternative recovery approaches for those experiencing psychotic symptoms. After formally qualifying as a clinical psychologist, he then disclosed that he had been previously detained in hospital with a diagnosis of schizophrenia. Early life and education May grew up in Islington, north London. May qualified from the University of East London in 1998. Experiences of mental health May was diagnosed with schizophrenia in 1986 at age 18. May was compulsorily detained in a psychiatric hospital on three occasions. He understands his psychotic experiences as a reaction to experiences of emotional loss and social isolation. Among other beliefs, he developed ideas he was an apprentice spy for the British secret service. He also experienced messages from the radio and television. This eventually led to three admissions to Hackney Hospital w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Van Tulleken
Christoffer Rodolphe van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken (born 18 August 1978), known as Dr. Chris, is a British physician, television presenter, and identical twin brother of Alexander "Xand" van Hoogenhouck-Tulleken. Van Tulleken became well known for his two-part television special for BBC One entitled ''The Doctor Who Gave Up Drugs'' (2018). He is the author of '' Ultra-Processed People'' (2023). The Van Tulleken brothers are best known for presenting the children's series ''Operation Ouch!'' (2013). Early life and education Chris van Tulleken was born to Anthony van Tulleken, an industrial designer, and his wife Kit, a publisher. Chris and his identical twin Xand's younger brother is the film director Jonathan van Tulleken. They are descended from Dutch Rear-Admiral Jan van Hoogenhouck Tulleken (1762–1851), originally Jan Tulleken, of a family traced back to the 15th century, who changed his name in 1822 and was raised to the nobility in 1842 with the rank of ''Jonkheer'', the low ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Doctor Who Fooled The World
''The Doctor Who Fooled the World: Science, Deception, and the War on Vaccines'' is a 2020 non-fiction book by Brian Deer, published by Johns Hopkins University Press. Written in narrative style, it sets out Deer's investigation of Andrew Wakefield and the ''Lancet'' MMR autism fraud. The book is simultaneously published in the United Kingdom and Australasia by Scribe with a different subtitle: "Andrew Wakefield's War on Vaccines". Synopsis The text begins with an epigraph taken from Walter Scott's "Marmion": "O what a tangled web we weave, When first we practise to deceive." A prologue follows, setting the as-if-fiction or new journalism style of Deer's writing, aimed at a general readership. It begins: "On the first night of the Donald Trump presidency, a video went up on the World Wide Web that sent a shudder through medicine and science. It featured a sixty-year-old man in a black tie and tuxedo grinning into his phone under blue and white lights from a ballroom in Was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Nukem Forever
''Duke Nukem Forever'' is a 2011 first-person shooter game developed by Gearbox Software and published by 2K for Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 and Mac OS X. It is the fourth main installment in the ''Duke Nukem'' series and the sequel to ''Duke Nukem 3D'' (1996). Players control Duke Nukem as he comes out of retirement to battle an alien invasion. Like its predecessor, ''Duke Nukem Forever'' features pop culture references, toilet humor, and adult content. ''Duke Nukem Forever'' began development under 3D Realms and underwent a severely protracted development that lasted 14 years. Announced in 1997 following the critical and commercial success of ''Duke Nukem 3D'', it was delayed several times, which was attributed to engine changes, understaffing, and a lack of a development plan. After 3D Realms downsized in 2009, ''Duke Nukem Forever'' was finished by Triptych Games, Gearbox Software, and Piranha Games. It holds the Guinness world record for the longest develo ... [...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] |
King Kong Escapes
is a 1967 ''kaiju'' film directed by Ishirō Honda, with special effects by Eiji Tsuburaya. The film was a Japanese– American co-production between Toho and Rankin/Bass, and stars Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Akira Takarada, Mie Hama, Eisei Amamoto, with Haruo Nakajima as King Kong and Hiroshi Sekita as Mechani-Kong and Gorosaurus. The film is loosely based on Toei Animation's and Rankin/Bass' anime series '' The King Kong Show'', and was the second and final Toho-produced film featuring King Kong, until its collaboration with Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures on '' Godzilla vs. Kong'' (2021). ''King Kong Escapes'' (which is the fourth entry of the ''King Kong'' franchise) was released in Japan by Toho on July 22, 1967, and released in the United States by Universal Pictures on June 19, 1968 as Universal's second ''King Kong'' film. 37 years later, it was followed by the second remake of the 1933 film as the third and final ''King Kong'' film by Universal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King Kong Show
, commonly referred to as ''The King Kong Show'', is an animated television series produced by Videocraft International and Toei Animation. ABC ran the series in the United States on Saturday mornings between September 10, 1966, and August 31, 1969. It is the first anime-based series produced in Japan for an American company (not counting Rankin/Bass' previous Animagic stop motion productions, which were also animated in Japan). This series is an animated adaptation of the famous film monster King Kong with character designs by Jack Davis and Rod Willis. It is also the first animated series in the ''King Kong'' franchise. Plot summary In this series, the giant ape named Kong befriends the Bond family, with whom he goes on various adventures, fighting monsters, robots, aliens, mad scientists and other threats. Unlike his counterpart from original 1933 film, Kong is a protector of humanity. ''Tom of T.H.U.M.B.'' Included with ''King Kong'' is ''Tom of T.H.U.M.B.'', a parody ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
