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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 and his human travelling companions Sarah Jane Smith and Harry Sullivan 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. It was originally commissioned under producer Barry Letts and script editor Terrance Dicks, who believed 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, who had a unique visual design. The script was handed to Letts and Dicks' successors, producer Philip Hinchcliffe and scr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Baker
Thomas Stewart Baker (born 20 January 1934) is an English actor and writer. He is best known for having played the Fourth Doctor, fourth and longest-serving incarnation of The Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in the science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' from Robot (Doctor Who), 1974 to Logopolis, 1981. Later in his career, Baker performed in the television series ''Medics (British TV series), Medics'' (1992–1995), ''Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased) (2000 TV series), Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'' (2000–2001) and ''Monarch of the Glen (TV series), Monarch of the Glen'' (2004–2005). He also provided narration for the television comedy series ''Little Britain (TV series), Little Britain'' (2003–2006) and ''Little Britain USA'' (2008). His voice, which has been described as "sonorous", was voted the fourth-most recognisable in the UK in 2006. Early life Thomas Stewart Baker was born on Scotland Road in the Vauxhall, Liverpool, Vauxhall area of Liverpool on 20 Janu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Faulkner (actor)
Max Faulkner was a British stuntman and actor. Career Max Faulkner did stunt/double work in ''The Adventures of Robin Hood'' and appeared as a clerk in one episode but, was mainly known for his credited work on ''Doctor Who'' during the 1970s where he appeared in ''The Ambassadors of Death'' (as a UNIT soldier), '' The Monster of Peladon'' (as a miner), '' Planet of the Spiders'' (as a Guard Captain), '' Genesis of the Daleks'' (as a Thal Guard), '' The Android Invasion'' (as Corporal Adams), '' The Sun Makers'' as one of Mandrel's rebels, and ''The Invasion of Time'' (as Nesbin). He also served as the fight arranger for '' The Hand of Fear''. Selected filmography *'' I Was Monty's Double'' (1958) - British Sentry (uncredited) *'' A Night to Remember'' (1958) - Steward (uncredited) *''Carve Her Name with Pride'' (1958) - German officer in train corridor (uncredited) *'' Danger Within'' (1959) - Hamlet Play POW (uncredited) *'' The Giant Behemoth'' (1959) - PLA Radio Operator ( ... [...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] |
Science Fiction Television
Science fiction first appeared in television programming in the late 1930s, during what is called the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Special effects and other production techniques allow creators to present a living visual image of an imaginary world not limited by the constraints of reality. Visual production process and methods The need to portray imaginary settings or characters with properties and abilities beyond the reach of current reality obliges producers to make extensive use of specialized techniques of television production. Through most of the 20th century, many of these techniques were expensive and involved a small number of dedicated craft practitioners, while the reusability of props, models, effects, or animation techniques made it easier to keep using them. The combination of high initial cost and lower maintenance cost pushed producers into building these techniques into the basic concept of a series, influencing all the artistic choices. By the late 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Revenge Of The Cybermen
''Revenge of the Cybermen'' is the fifth and final serial of the 12th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast in four weekly parts on BBC1 from 19 April to 10 May 1975. It was the first to feature the Cybermen since '' The Invasion'' (1968) and the last until '' Earthshock'' (1982). The serial is set on Space Station Nerva, now called Nerva Beacon, and the "planet of gold" Voga, thousands of years before '' The Ark in Space''. In the serial, the Cybermen plot to destroy Voga, as the gold there is lethal to them. Plot Following on from '' Genesis of the Daleks'', the Fourth Doctor, Harry and Sarah use the Time Ring to return to Space Station Nerva. They arrive aboard the space station thousands of years before the events of '' The Ark in Space'' and '' The Sontaran Experiment''. The TARDIS is not aboard Nerva, as it is travelling back in time towards them. The trio discover that the space station is full of dead bodies ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sontaran Experiment
''The Sontaran Experiment'' is the third serial of the 12th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast on BBC1 on 22 February and 1 March 1975. The serial is set on Earth more than 10,000 years in the future, immediately after the events of ''The Ark in Space''. In the serial, the Sontaran Field Major Styre ( Kevin Lindsay) performs experiments on humans he trapped there as part of the Sontarans' invasion stratagem. Plot Following on from ''The Ark in Space'', the Fourth Doctor, Sarah Jane Smith, and Harry Sullivan teleport down from the Nerva space station to Earth, ostensibly uninhabited. However, the system is not functioning well, and the Doctor begins repairing it. The other two explore the surrounding area, but Harry falls down a crevasse and Sarah goes to seek the Doctor's help. He is nowhere in sight. Roth, an astronaut, finds Sarah. He is obviously distressed, and explains that he has been tortured by an al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doctor Who (season 12)
The twelfth season of British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'' began on 28 December 1974 with Tom Baker's first serial ''Robot'', and ended with ''Revenge of the Cybermen'' on 10 May 1975. This is the first season to feature Tom Baker as the fourth incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. He is accompanied by companions Sarah Jane Smith (Elisabeth Sladen), continuing from season eleven, and Harry Sullivan (Ian Marter), who joins in this season. With Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks having both departed along with Jon Pertwee, new producer Philip Hinchcliffe and new script editor Robert Holmes worked on this series. Letts's last story as producer was ''Robot'', with Hinchcliffe producing the rest of the season. Holmes had previously written for the programme. Casting Main cast * Tom Baker as the Fourth Doctor * Elisabeth Sladen as Sarah Jane S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dudley Simpson
Dudley George Simpson (4 October 1922 – 4 November 2017) was an Australian composer and conductor. He was the Principal Conductor of the Royal Opera House orchestra for three years and worked as a composer on British television. He worked on the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', for which he composed incidental music during the 1960s and 1970s. When Simpson died aged 95 in 2017, ''The Guardian'' wrote that he was "at his most prolific as the creator of incidental music for ''Doctor Who'' in the 1960s and 1970s, contributing to 62 stories over almost 300 episodes – more than any other composer.""Dudley Simpson obituary" by Anthony Hayward, ''The Guardian'', 15 November 2017 Among his television work was the music for ''Moonstrike'' (1963), theme music for ''The_Last_of_the_Mohicans_(TV_se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philip Hinchcliffe
Philip Michael Hinchcliffe (born 1 October 1944) is a retired English television producer, screenwriter and script editor. After graduating from Cambridge University, he began his career as a writer and script editor at Associated Television before joining the BBC to produce ''Doctor Who'' in one of its most popular eras from 1974 to 1977. In 2010, Hinchcliffe was chosen by ''Den of Geek'' as the best ever producer of the series. Following ''Doctor Who'', Hinchcliffe remained with the BBC as a producer for several years, working on series such as ''Private Schulz'' (1981), before launching a freelance career in the mid-1980s, which included making '' Bust'' and '' The Charmer'' (both 1987) for London Weekend Television. He finished his career as an executive producer for Scottish Television, with his final credit on '' Take Me'' (2001). Background and early work Hinchcliffe was born in Dewsbury, Yorkshire. He was educated at Slough Grammar School and Pembroke College, Cambridg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Holmes (scriptwriter)
Robert Colin Holmes (2 April 1926 – 24 May 1986) was a British television scriptwriter. For over 25 years, he contributed to some of the most popular programmes screened in the UK. He is particularly remembered for his work on science fiction programmes, most notably his extensive contributions to ''Doctor Who'', which included working as its script editor from 1974 to 1977. Holmes suffered ill health from the early 1980s. He died in May 1986 while working on scripts for the second and final Sixth Doctor season '' The Trial of a Time Lord''; his last serial as sole writer, '' The Mysterious Planet'', and '' The Ultimate Foe'', of which he only wrote the first part (the second being completed by Pip and Jane Baker), were released posthumously between September and December 1986. Early career In 1944, at the age of 18, Holmes joined the army, fighting with the Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders regiment in Burma. He rapidly earned a commission, and as such became the youngest co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terry Nation
Terence Joseph Nation (8 August 19309 March 1997) was a Welsh screenwriter and novelist. Especially known for his work in British television science fiction, he created the Daleks and Davros for ''Doctor Who'', as well as the series '' Survivors'' and '' Blake's 7''. Nation first made his name as a comedy writer before becoming a prolific writer for drama, working on many of the most popular British series of the 1960s and 1970s, such as '' The Avengers'', '' The Baron'', '' The Champions'', '' Department S'', ''The Persuaders!'' and '' The Saint''. When Nation was commissioned to write '' The Daleks'' (1963) for ''Doctor Who'', the villainous eponymous creatures established the series' early popularity. He later devised the recurring character of Davros in '' Genesis of the Daleks'' (1975). His series ''Survivors'' and ''Blake's 7'' have been described as "much-loved cult TV classics". Life and career Early years Born in Llandaff, Cardiff, Wales, Nation initially worked in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Maloney
David John Lee Maloney (14 December 1933 – 18 July 2006) was a British television director and producer, best known for his work on the BBC science-fiction series ''Doctor Who'', ''Blake's 7'' and '' The Day of the Triffids''. ''The Guardian'' described him on his death as "one of that old school who could turn out 30-minute dramas in two days shooting time". Early life Maloney was born in Alvechurch, Worcestershire, educated at King Edward VI Five Ways and served in the Royal Air Force before becoming an actor in repertory theatre. Career Maloney joined the BBC as a television production assistant and trained to be a director at the corporation. His directing credits included the police series ''Z-Cars'', '' Softly, Softly: Taskforce'' and ''Juliet Bravo'', and an adaptation of the Walter Scott novel ''Ivanhoe'' (1970). He first worked on ''Doctor Who'' as a production assistant to Christopher Barry on the serial '' The Rescue'' (1965). He directed eight ''Doctor Who ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
