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The Butcher Of Brisbane
''The Butcher of Brisbane'' is a Big Finish Productions List of Doctor Who audio plays by Big Finish, audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction on television, science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. It's the second sequel to the 1977 story ''The Talons of Weng-Chiang'' following after ''The Shadow of Weng-Chiang''. Plot The Doctor attempts to take Tegan home to Brisbane, Australia, but mistakenly arrives in the 51st century. The whole world is in chaos and the infamous Minister of Justice, List of Doctor Who villains#Weng-Chiang, Magnus Greel, is at the height of his power. Cast *The Doctor (Doctor Who), The Doctor – Peter Davison *Tegan Jovanka – Janet Fielding *Nyssa (Doctor Who), Nyssa – Sarah Sutton *Vislor Turlough – Mark Strickson *List of Doctor Who villains#Weng-Chiang, Magnus Greel – Angus Wright (actor), Angus Wright *Dr Sa Yy Findecker – Rupert Frazer *Ingrid Bjarnsdottir – Felicity Duncan *Ragan Crezzen – Daniel Weyman ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Big Finish Productions
Big Finish Productions is a British company that produces books and radio drama, audio plays (released straight to compact disc and for download in MP3 and m4b format) based, primarily, on science fiction properties. These include ''Doctor Who'', the characters Judge Dredd and Strontium Dog from ''2000 AD (comics), 2000 AD'', ''Blake's 7'', ''Thunderbirds (TV series), Thunderbirds'', ''Dark Shadows#Audio drama, Dark Shadows'', ''Dracula'', ''Terrahawks'', ''Sapphire & Steel'', ''Sherlock Holmes'', ''Stargate'', ''The Avengers (TV series)#Audio, The Avengers'', ''The Prisoner'', ''Timeslip'', and ''Torchwood''. History Founded in 1996, Big Finish in late 1998 began releasing audio plays adapted from the Virgin New Adventures, 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 Summerfield, Bernice "Benny" Summerfield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Davison
Peter Malcolm Gordon Moffett (born 13 April 1951), known professionally as Peter Davison, is an English actor. He made his television acting debut in 1975 and became famous in 1978 as Tristan Farnon in the BBC's television adaptation of James Herriot's ''All Creatures Great and Small (1978 TV series), All Creatures Great and Small'' stories. He subsequently played the Fifth Doctor, fifth incarnation of Doctor (Doctor Who), the Doctor in ''Doctor Who'' from 1981 to 1984. Davison's other starring roles included the sitcoms ''Holding the Fort'' (1980–1982) and ''Sink or Swim (TV series), Sink or Swim'' (1980–1982), Dr. Stephen Daker in ''A Very Peculiar Practice'' (1986–1988), and Albert Campion in ''Campion (1989 TV series), Campion'' (1989–1990). He also played David Braithwaite in ''At Home with the Braithwaites'' (2000–2003), "Dangerous" Davies in ''The Last Detective'' (2003–2007), and Henry Sharpe in ''Law & Order: UK'' (2011–2014). Early life Davison was bo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Sarah Jane Adventures
''The Sarah Jane Adventures'' is a British science fiction television programme that was produced by BBC Cymru Wales for CBBC, created by Russell T Davies, and starring Elisabeth Sladen. The programme is a spin-off of the long-running BBC science fiction programme ''Doctor Who'' and is aimed at a younger audience than ''Doctor Who''. It focuses on the adventures of Sarah Jane Smith, an investigative journalist living in Ealing, London, who, as a young woman, had numerous adventures across time and space with the Doctor. Following Sladen's death in 2011, the BBC confirmed that the show would not return for a sixth series. The series debuted on BBC One with a 60-minute special, " Invasion of the Bane", on 1 January 2007, and broadcast until Sladen's death in 2011. It was nominated for a British Academy Children's Award in 2008 in the Drama category, and for a BAFTA Cymru in 2009 in the Children's Drama category. The programme won a Royal Television Society 2010 award for Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The King’s Demons
''The King's Demons'' is the sixth and final serial of the 20th season of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who'', which was originally broadcast on BBC1 on 15 and 16 March 1983. This serial introduced Kamelion, voiced by Gerald Flood, as a companion. The serial is set in an English castle in 1215. In the serial, the alien time traveller the Master ( Anthony Ainley) uses the robot Kamelion to imitate King John of England as part of the Master's plot to have the real King John overthrown and thus prevent the signing of Magna Carta. Plot In 1215, the Court of King John of England is at the castle of Sir Ranulf Fitzwilliam to extort more taxes, and when the lord refuses to pay the King insults him. To defend his honour his son Hugh takes on the King's champion, Sir Gilles Estram, in a joust. The latter wins easily, though the joust is disturbed by the arrival of the TARDIS. The Fifth Doctor, Tegan, and Turlough are greeted as demons and welcomed by the Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Jupiter Conjunction
''The Jupiter Conjunction'' is a Big Finish Productions audio drama based on the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Plot The TARDIS arrives on comet 8/Q Panenka, passing between Earth and Jupiter, in the year 2329. Cast *The Doctor – Peter Davison * Tegan Jovanka – Janet Fielding * Nyssa – Sarah Sutton *Vislor Turlough – Mark Strickson *Patricia Walton – Rebecca Front *Anton Falcao – John Cummins *Chica St Jude – Ellie Burrow *Violet Silvaner – Zoe Lister *Major Nash – Ben Porter *Manny – Simon Blake *Jovians – Philip Pope Notes *In the Whovian timeline, this story takes place between '' The Emerald Tiger'' and ''The Butcher of Brisbane''. Critical reception ''Doctor Who Magazine ''Doctor Who Magazine'' (abbreviated as ''DWM'') is a magazine devoted to the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. Launched in 1979 as ''Doctor Who Weekly'', the magazine became a monthly publication the following ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jack Harkness
Captain Jack Harkness is a fictional character played by John Barrowman in ''Doctor Who'' and its spin-off series, '' Torchwood''. The character first appears in the 2005 ''Doctor Who'' episode " The Empty Child" and subsequently features in the remaining episodes of the first series (2005) as a companion to the series' protagonist, the Doctor. Subsequent to this, Jack became the central character in the adult-themed ''Torchwood'', which aired from 2006 to 2011. Barrowman reprised the role for appearances in ''Doctor Who'' in its third, fourth, and twelfth series, as well as specials " The End of Time", and " Revolution of the Daleks". In contrast to The Doctor, Jack is more of a conventional action hero, as well as outwardly flirtatious and capable of acts which The Doctor would view as less than noble. In the programme's narrative, Jack begins as a time traveller and con man from the 51st century, who comes to travel with the Ninth Doctor (Christopher Eccleston) and his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Empty Child
"The Empty Child" is the ninth episode of the first series of the British science fiction television programme ''Doctor Who'', which was first broadcast on BBC One on 21 May 2005. It was directed by James Hawes, and was the first canonical episode written by Steven Moffat, who previously wrote the Comic Relief mini-episode " The Curse of Fatal Death" in 1999. He would later become the showrunner and main writer of ''Doctor Who'' from the fifth to tenth series. "The Empty Child" is the first of a two-part story, which continued and concluded with " The Doctor Dances", on 28 May. In the episode, the alien time traveller, the Doctor and his companion Rose Tyler arrive in 1941 during the London Blitz, where they find that the city has been terrorised by a strange child in a gas mask repeatedly asking for his mother. The episode marks the first appearance of John Barrowman as Captain Jack Harkness, who would become a recurring character in ''Doctor Who'' and the lead character o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Victorian London
During the 19th century, London grew enormously to become a global city of immense importance. It was the List of largest cities throughout history, largest city in the world from about 1825, the world's largest port, and the heart of Financial centre, international finance and International trade, trade. Railways connecting London to the rest of Great Britain, Britain, as well as the London Underground, were built, as were roads, a modern sewer system and many famous sites. Overview During the 19th century, London was transformed into the world's largest city and capital of the British Empire. The population rose from over 1 million in 1801 to 5.567 million in 1891. In 1897, the population of "Greater London" (defined here as the Metropolitan Police District plus the City of London) was estimated at 6.292 million. By the 1860s it was larger by one quarter than the world's second most populous city, Beijing, two-thirds larger than Paris, and five times larger than New ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Doctor
The Fourth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. He is portrayed by Tom Baker. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a centuries-old alien Time Lord from the planet Gallifrey who travels in time and space in the TARDIS, frequently with companions. At the end of life, the Doctor regenerates; as a result, the physical appearance and personality of the Doctor changes. Preceded in regeneration by the Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee), he is followed by the Fifth Doctor (Peter Davison). Baker portrays the Fourth Doctor as a whimsical and sometimes brooding individual whose enormous personal warmth is at times tempered by his capacity for righteous anger. His initial companions were the journalist Sarah Jane Smith ( Elisabeth Sladen), who had travelled with his previous incarnation, and Surgeon-Lieutenant Harry Sullivan ( Ian Marter) of UNIT. His later companions were the warrior Leela (Louise ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Weyman
Daniel Max Weyman (born 1977) is an English actor notable for his main roles in '' Just Inès'' (2010), ''Foyle's War'' (2013), and ''Silent Witness'' (2016), and more recently known for his role as The Stranger / Gandalf in '' The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power'' (2022–present). Early life Daniel Max Weyman was born in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1977 to Richard S. Weyman (born 1945) and Judith Owen. He has an older sister, Nicola, and a younger brother, George. Education Weyman trained at the Nottingham New Theatre, graduating in 2000. Career Theatre He has appeared in stage productions such as Samuel West's Sheffield Crucible production of ''As You Like It'' (as Jaques) and the Chichester Festival Theatre's production of David Edgar's '' The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby''. His portrayal of the title character earned him a nomination for 'Best Performance in a Play' at the 2006 TMA Awards. He played '' Anitpholus of Syracuse'' in the '' Whatsonstage.com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rupert Frazer
Rupert Frazer (born 12 March 1947) is a British actor. Career His work in theatre includes performances at the Citizens Theatre, the Royal Court Theatre and the Royal National Theatre. In 1975, he played the title role in the first British stage production of Seneca's '' Thyestes''. Other theatre roles include Ferdinand in ''The Tempest'' and Tamburlaine. He appeared in Richard Attenborough's ''Gandhi'' in 1982. In Steven Spielberg's '' Empire of the Sun'' (1987) he plays the father of the protagonist Jim ( Christian Bale). Other roles include Philip Castallack in '' Penmarric'' (1979), Muller in '' Eye of the Needle'' (1981), Lionel Stephens in '' The Shooting Party'' (1985), Algernon Moncrieff (Algy) in a 1986 tv-production of Oscar Wilde's '' The Importance of Being Earnest'', Alan Desland in '' The Girl in a Swing'' (1988), Lord Alexander Montford in '' The House of Eliott'' and Neville Chamberlain in ''Downton Abbey ''Downton Abbey'' is a British historical drama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angus Wright (actor)
Angus Wright (born 11 November 1964) is an American actor. Life and career Wright was born in Washington, D.C., the youngest child of Virginia and Patrick Wright. His father's career in the British Diplomatic Service took the family to the UK, the U.S., Lebanon, Egypt, Bahrain, Luxembourg, Syria and Saudi Arabia. He gained an M.A. in Art History at the University of Edinburgh and then trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama The Royal Central School of Speech and Drama, commonly shortened to Central, is a drama school founded by Elsie Fogerty in 1906, as the Central School of Speech Training and Dramatic Art, to offer a new form of training in speech and drama for .... He has since worked extensively in theatre, film and television. Film Theatre Television Radio Video games References External links *United Agents {{DEFAULTSORT:Wright, Angus 1964 births Living people Male actors from Washington, D.C. Alumni of the Royal Central School o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
